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KENTUCKY 



Crossino; the Ohio River from the southern Indiana cave region. 



the counties of Kentucky lying in the belt of lower Carboniferous 

 limestone were next visited. No cave that seemed worth examining 

 could be heard of above the extreme southern portion of Hardin 

 County. The sections examined will be taken in their geographical 

 order from north to south. 



HARDIN COUNTY 



HuTOHiNs OR Bradley Cave. — This is in the bluff bordering on 

 the left bank of Nolin River, 2 miles west of Upton. It was reported 

 that human remains had been found in it. The present owners, who 

 have known the cave for a long time, never heard of any such finds. 

 The entrance is low and narrow, so that access to the cave is to be 

 had only by creeping several yards. The cavern then expands into a 

 very large chamber, separated into three by curtains or partitions 

 of stalactites and stalagmites. Very little of floor, roof, or walls is 

 to be seen, being almost entirely covered by secondary deposits. 

 Some of these are remarkable for size and beauty. There is no prol^- 

 ability that the cave was ever inhabited. 



Saltpeter Cave. — This is 3 miles southwest of Upton. It has a 

 large entrance and an earth floor, but the dirt has all been worked 

 over for making saltpeter, so there is nothing to search for. 



HART COUNTY 



Laird's Cave. — About 2 miles north of Northtown is a large, roomy 

 cave, with a good entrance, but water drips from all parts of the 

 ceiling, and the floor is muddy and rocky. The drainage from 3 or 4 

 acres of hillside flows over the arch of the entrance and logs 6 inches 

 in diameter are carried into it by the surface floods. 



Lock's Cave. — This is a mile east of Rowlett's Station, near the top 

 of a ridge, and lying nearly parallel with its crest. It affords another 

 instance of a cave which has come to light only after a portion of its 

 roof has fallen in. The detritus entirely conceals the opening at one 

 end. The other end is entered by going down the fallen rocks over a 

 slope of 15 or 20 feet, which leads to a bottom strewn with rocks. In 

 such cases there can be nothing under the loose material, because the 

 cave had no entrance until this had fallen in. 



Garvin Cave. — This cavern, which is 3 miles southeast of Munford- 

 ville, has an opening at the bottom of a sink hole, requiring a rope 

 or ladder for descent, 



Harlow Cave. — This is 3^ miles southeast of Munfordville. It is 

 a very large cave, apparently, as the slope down the debris is more 



