The Painted Caves were actually inundated by Lake Amistad in 1968. They were a popular stopping point for travelers on the old trail from Fort Clark to El Paso. Not very long but of historic interest.
Jerry Atkinson. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2016, at 8:05 PM, Mike Flannigan via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Here is an 1857 reference to a cave: > > http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/48051?affiliate=email-ra > Click on the map and look at the Langtry area > where the "Painted Caves" are noted on the map. > > I believe the cave location shown is incorrect. I think > the caves are on the Pecos river a little east of Langtry, > but I could be wrong. > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
