Sink holes on road shoulder near Quapaw are examined

(Quapaw-AP) -- The state Department of Transportation is trying to determine the stability of a highway near Quapaw where two sinkholes have appeared.<br><br>The sinkholes are on the shoulder of State

Thursday, February 12th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Quapaw-AP) -- The state Department of Transportation is trying to determine the stability of a highway near Quapaw where two sinkholes have appeared.

The sinkholes are on the shoulder of State Highway 69-A about one-half mile north of Quapaw. The holes are both about seven feet in diameter and two feet deep. They appeared last summer.

The three-man drilling crew from the Transportation Department is working to determine the depth of the mine and whether it could become a hazard to motorists.

The sinkholes are about 100 yards from the opening of the Alice Greenback mine, which apparently closed during the 1920s.