SALTPETER CAVE IN OZARKS
TRANSCRIBED BY : TINA EASLEY
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FROM THE WEEKLY SOLIPHONE
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APRIL 30 , 1915 - FRIDAY
NEAR BIG FLAT IN THE ARKANSAS OZARKS IS A SALTPETER CAVE , FROM WHICH EARLY SETTLERS GOT SALTPETER TO BE USED IN MAKING GUNPOWDER . DURING THE CIVIL WAR SALTPETER FOR FOR PART OF THE GUNPOWDER USED BY THE CONFEDERATE ARMY WAS OBTAINED FROM THIS CAVE.