The Ellenville Tunnels and Pine Bush Pits

Seemingly by coincidence I stumbled upon a book entitled Field Guide to Mysterious Places of Eastern North America by Salvatore M. Trento, an Oxford grad. In his book he gives information on 3 underground tunnels outside of Ellenville, NY. He also mentions the presence of 20 circular pits outside of Pine Bush... Unlike the pits, there is no supported explanation as of yet for the tunnels. The author speculates that they were carved by Dutch miners in search of a mineral vein. No records exist of the tunnels and no local historians know how they came to be... The main tunnel is at the foot of High Point Mountain, this tunnel extends 515 feet into the mountain, at the end of the tunnel there is a spring. There was no historical mention of the tunnel until 1905 when the tunnel was discovered... The main tunnel has about a foot of water in it. The upper tunnel is dry and seems to curve up into the mountain. The end of this tunnel has not been found, it seems to branch off in several directions. I would have to agree with the speculation that they were carved by man, especially due to the chisel-marks I noticed on the inner-walls. Despite this, the tunnels are very intriguing. I will explore that tunnel again when I get proper equipment to do so. You must be very careful if you decide to explore these tunnels, it can be very hazardous.

three more related photos here:

Ellenville Sun Ray Water Bottling Works
by William Winters
(Pictures of in and around Ellenville)
Updated June 3, 2005
Bottled Spring water from the old Sun Ray Spring and bottling, works in Ellenville, NY before World War II was advertised as "Healthful, Delicious and Sparkling" For some reason it was called a "Natural Mineral Spring Water" as the TDS meets no definition of mineral water. The water was bottled in 12 ounce and "full quart" bottles with paper labels bearing the image of a nude lady at a waterfall. The operation was shut down by the government when it was discovered the owner was using bootleg sugar in the Pure Rock accompanying line of sodas.

Kinda cool, oogitee-boogitee, but not alas spectacularly anomalous. The "Think About It" website is loaded with UFOs, aliens, Atlantis, and other fun stuff. :')

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2 posted on 06/18/2006 9:13:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be." -- Frank A. Clark)

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