New underground lake is found in Wonder Cave of the Ozarks
Springfield Leader January 27, 1921 page 1 and 10. "...pool of
undetermined size discovered by explorer in Marvel Cave, Stone
County By Harold Nelson "The natural wonders of Marvel Cave,
located in Stone County, 50 miles south of Springfield, have
gained further interest through the discovery of another
underground lake of considerable extent. The lake connects with
Lake Genevieve [note: see page 157 in Caves of Missouri for
map], formerly considered the end of the waterway in the great
cave. "The lake was discovered last week by Pete Alexander,
owner of a drug store at Branson. A partial exploration of the
lake has been made and Alexander is building a special
collapsible boat to continue the exploration. A small passageway
near the entrance of the cave makes it impossible to take a
larger boat into the cave. R. H. Condie, Springfield Boy Scout
executive, Dr. G.D. Callaway, director of the Greene county
health association, T. Stanley Skinner, dean of