The Real Swift
Jr. Member
- Aug 31, 2011
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Spring Creek
Mystery Silver Mine
CLAY COUNTY – Could a long abandoned silver mine discovered by treasure hunters in 1900 be the fabled lost mine of Englishman Jonathan Swift? That was the question posed to the readers of Treasure World magazine in 1970 in a letter written by Raymond Dellh of Converse, Indiana.
Dellh told of a mysterious mine discovered by his father, grandfather and uncle, 70 years after-the-fact, where ore samples from the mine assayed at 70% silver with some nickel.
According to Dellh, his father told him that a number of human skeletons were found inside the abandoned mine when they first discovered it and recovered the ore samples that were assayed later.
Though the skeletons did disturb the three Dellh men, they decided to make a second trip to the mine. It was on their second trip that the three discovered they were being followed. This caused them to avoid the mine and to return home empty handed; it would also be their last trip to visit the old mine.
Raymond explained that a Knoxville man had considered re-opening the mine with his father and possibly uncle as partners. But he died shortly after the Dellh men had returned from their second trip, which killed the deal.
Raymond’s father had a map to the mine, which was lost when he later moved to Virginia. But Raymond’s description and location is good enough for any treasure hunter to begin a search.
Raymond described the mine as being “in Clay County, on Spring Creek off of Red Bird River.” According to his letter, Raymond had thought about trying to search for the old mine himself, but states a number of personal issues prevented him from doing so.
As far as anyone knows, Raymond never did get the opportunity to return to southeastern Kentucky to look for the abandoned mine found by his father 70 years earlier.
The confluence of Spring Creek and the Red Bird River mentioned in Raymond’s letter can be found on the county line separating Clay and Leslie counties on State Highway 66 at Lower Spring Creek Road. By following Lower Spring Creek Road roughly 2.6/10ths of a mile you should come to a driveway leading to a cemetery. It is in this vicinity where the Dellh men discovered the old mine.
State Treasure - Kentucky | Lost Treasure Online - Official Website of Lost Treasure Magazine
Mystery Silver Mine
CLAY COUNTY – Could a long abandoned silver mine discovered by treasure hunters in 1900 be the fabled lost mine of Englishman Jonathan Swift? That was the question posed to the readers of Treasure World magazine in 1970 in a letter written by Raymond Dellh of Converse, Indiana.
Dellh told of a mysterious mine discovered by his father, grandfather and uncle, 70 years after-the-fact, where ore samples from the mine assayed at 70% silver with some nickel.
According to Dellh, his father told him that a number of human skeletons were found inside the abandoned mine when they first discovered it and recovered the ore samples that were assayed later.
Though the skeletons did disturb the three Dellh men, they decided to make a second trip to the mine. It was on their second trip that the three discovered they were being followed. This caused them to avoid the mine and to return home empty handed; it would also be their last trip to visit the old mine.
Raymond explained that a Knoxville man had considered re-opening the mine with his father and possibly uncle as partners. But he died shortly after the Dellh men had returned from their second trip, which killed the deal.
Raymond’s father had a map to the mine, which was lost when he later moved to Virginia. But Raymond’s description and location is good enough for any treasure hunter to begin a search.
Raymond described the mine as being “in Clay County, on Spring Creek off of Red Bird River.” According to his letter, Raymond had thought about trying to search for the old mine himself, but states a number of personal issues prevented him from doing so.
As far as anyone knows, Raymond never did get the opportunity to return to southeastern Kentucky to look for the abandoned mine found by his father 70 years earlier.
The confluence of Spring Creek and the Red Bird River mentioned in Raymond’s letter can be found on the county line separating Clay and Leslie counties on State Highway 66 at Lower Spring Creek Road. By following Lower Spring Creek Road roughly 2.6/10ths of a mile you should come to a driveway leading to a cemetery. It is in this vicinity where the Dellh men discovered the old mine.
State Treasure - Kentucky | Lost Treasure Online - Official Website of Lost Treasure Magazine
