KY Hiker
Bronze Member
- Oct 28, 2014
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- Whites
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Comparing the two maps, it looks like it may be more wooded now than it was then.
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The second and longest video is right interesting. All of it actually. But about 7 minutes into the video reveals a limestone conglomerate layer under the sandstone. A right good area to start looking. I like the whole area of Grayson Lake. It looks to me like that should be the area of where some of the silver mines was located?
Yes, the Indian waybill/Caney Ck. discussions are in that area. I think Curtis is probably the most knowledgeable on that area, Boomer along with a few others have some personal experience there as well.
Thank you for the acknowledgment Hiker. I have some personal experience there. Haha
I agree, Indian hostility ramped up that time period, and Indians were hostile to any white man that encountered them.That could have been a factor in why Swift concealed and abandoned the mines.. The Indian threat was almost at a peak in the area around that time = making it super dangerous to be anywhere West of the mountains.. Even if he had some Shawnee with him there were way more hostile shawnee that definitely outnumbered the few who were with Swift.. I wouldn't doubt if that was the only reason he had to abandon the mines.. Although it is very plausible that Boone played a part in it as well..
The second and longest video is right interesting. All of it actually. But about 7 minutes into the video reveals a limestone conglomerate layer under the sandstone. A right good area to start looking. I like the whole area of Grayson Lake. It looks to me like that should be the area of where some of the silver mines was located?