Swift in Northeastern KY.?

[The_Frontiersman]

Hey Everyone..

I live in Ashland, Kentucky, on the Boyd, Carter County line. I've read some on a few mines and discoveries around Carter County, and Carter Caves. I live up the road from the caves and have been hunting around the area for some time now. Just wondering if any of you guys have any information on the areas of Carter, Boyd Counties... or Louisa, Paintsville, [etc.]. Any new or old info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks ,
Casey " The_Frontiersman"

[snake35]

I prospected the Louisa area pretty hard a few years ago. Not much luck, but I heard lots of rumors from the Paintsville area. Good luck!

[boomer]

this is all from memory.
Carter Caves State Park: at bat cave just in front where the dry creek makes a U turn, i found some burned rock, i put it in a reheat furnace at work and 4 small drops of silver came out. Pollocks jewelers said it was pure. behind the Lodge where the lake is, i think the place is known as smokey valley. 2 silver bars were found and also a money mold. the road that goes past carter caves and runs into the road that you can turn right and go to carter city. the last hollow on your right just before the intersection. there is an old silver mine about half way up the drain. by the way, this was all shown on an old county map about 1900/1910?
Carter City: same map, at carter city near the cross roads is an old sandstone school. across the road from the school and up on top of the cliff was a silver mine. i looked at topo and aerial photos of the top of this cliff and it showed an old trail that dead ended at a hill on top of this cliff.
Town of Greenup : in the vary early days this town was called greenupsburg and Daniel Boone's son or grandson he was the high sheriff. boone and several men went to where carter caves is and arrested several men who were making counterfeit dollars. look in one of paul hensons books on kentucky for the rest on carter county.
Fort Gay and louisa: at the forks of sandy vary near the bridge on the fort gay side about 2 hundred yards below the bridge
there is a small drain. at the end there are some faint carvings with js, ab, and sb, and a hole where something as been dug out. there is silver in carter county. good luck