Comments on: Truitt’s Cave Mystery

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:26:09 +0000

Very interesting. I too had to do some convincing with my wife today to stop and let me explore. The place had a since of mystery. I told my wife if I was 20 years younger I would’ve spent all day exploring around and probably getting through the door. I’m sure there has to be a grotto group around that goes in the cave. Maybe there’s someway to connect up with the owner and get a pass into the cave (?). I’m a cave owner myself for the time being in Nashville, it’s up for sale behind our house there. It goes back (explored) about 150 feet. Here’s the listing, not much said about the cave. http://nashville.craigslist.org/reb/1776502485.html

By: Kieth Nisonger

Kieth Nisonger — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:17:59 +0000

Optimist: Someone without much experience.

By: Tyson

Tyson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:50:11 +0000

That is some great info. I was able to google Cyrstal cave and found some great pictures. Thanks again!

By: Maikel Yeremy

Maikel Yeremy — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:19:37 +0000

There was also Mystery Cave and Wind Cave opened by Dad Truitt in McDonald county; there was a seventh: Crystal Cave but I don’t believe it ever got quite to the opening process. I believe it was Wind Cave that collapsed physically around the entrance not Mt. Shira Cave…so much that you could scarcely even find the entrance today.

Truitt’s Cave structure follows a fairly linear and level passage that goes back into the bluff for about 1/10 of a mile. One of the most mysterious formations of the cave I remember was a huge span of wafer-thin flowstone that looked like a canopy and there was a forest of stalamites growing up through it.

By: Maikel Yeremy

Maikel Yeremy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:04:24 +0000

Mister (Dad) Truitt was also responsible for the McDonald county caves: Ozark Wonder Cave, Bluff Dweller’s Cave, and an old show cave that has since caved-in on itself (physically, not just financially): Mt. Shira Cave.

And to think the only other cave that was featured on ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ is Luray Caverns in Virginia with Leland Sprinkle’s ‘Stalacpipe Organ’.