RE: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Geary Schindel
Cyndy,


Here is what John Tudek at WVU sent me.  Interesting, my mom grew up on the Tug 
Fork in West Virginia.  There are some large sandstone shelter  cave or as John 
said, it could be a talus or tectonic cave.

Geary



The Jackson county geology book has this to say about it:

"The famous Casto Hole is on this fork (Tug Fork). This hole was located in one 
of the rugged cliffs along Tug fork and afforded a hidding place for men who 
concealed themselves whenever a drafting or recruiting officer of the army was 
in the county during the Civil War of 1861 65 according to statements as given 
by the residents of the county. Tug fork has several branches flowing both 
north and south among which are the following Buffalo run Grassy run Straight 
run Alum Rock run Laurel run Beech run Upper Big run Laurel fork and Grass Lick 
creek"

so it could likely be talus or tectonic. those can go a few hundred feet too :)
John Tudek


From: Cynthia Lee [mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 10:35 AM
To: Mark Minton
Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real 
cave.
cindy
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton 
mailto:mmin...@caver.net>> wrote:
   The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War history 
and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone areas of WV. 
 The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West Virginia" nor 
in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature 
Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor 
the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.

Mark Minton


At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in 
spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and 
form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut 
as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com>>
To: Texas Cavers 
mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com>>
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee

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RE: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Geary Schindel
Cyndy,


Here is what John Tudek at WVU sent me.  Interesting, my mom grew up on the Tug 
Fork in West Virginia.  There are some large sandstone shelter  cave or as John 
said, it could be a talus or tectonic cave.

Geary



The Jackson county geology book has this to say about it:

"The famous Casto Hole is on this fork (Tug Fork). This hole was located in one 
of the rugged cliffs along Tug fork and afforded a hidding place for men who 
concealed themselves whenever a drafting or recruiting officer of the army was 
in the county during the Civil War of 1861 65 according to statements as given 
by the residents of the county. Tug fork has several branches flowing both 
north and south among which are the following Buffalo run Grassy run Straight 
run Alum Rock run Laurel run Beech run Upper Big run Laurel fork and Grass Lick 
creek"

so it could likely be talus or tectonic. those can go a few hundred feet too :)
John Tudek


From: Cynthia Lee [mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 10:35 AM
To: Mark Minton
Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real 
cave.
cindy
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton 
mailto:mmin...@caver.net>> wrote:
   The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War history 
and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone areas of WV. 
 The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West Virginia" nor 
in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature 
Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor 
the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.

Mark Minton


At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in 
spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and 
form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut 
as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com>>
To: Texas Cavers 
mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com>>
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee

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RE: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Geary Schindel
Cyndy,


Here is what John Tudek at WVU sent me.  Interesting, my mom grew up on the Tug 
Fork in West Virginia.  There are some large sandstone shelter  cave or as John 
said, it could be a talus or tectonic cave.

Geary



The Jackson county geology book has this to say about it:

"The famous Casto Hole is on this fork (Tug Fork). This hole was located in one 
of the rugged cliffs along Tug fork and afforded a hidding place for men who 
concealed themselves whenever a drafting or recruiting officer of the army was 
in the county during the Civil War of 1861 65 according to statements as given 
by the residents of the county. Tug fork has several branches flowing both 
north and south among which are the following Buffalo run Grassy run Straight 
run Alum Rock run Laurel run Beech run Upper Big run Laurel fork and Grass Lick 
creek"

so it could likely be talus or tectonic. those can go a few hundred feet too :)
John Tudek


From: Cynthia Lee [mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 10:35 AM
To: Mark Minton
Cc: Texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real 
cave.
cindy
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton 
mailto:mmin...@caver.net>> wrote:
   The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War history 
and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone areas of WV. 
 The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West Virginia" nor 
in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature 
Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor 
the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.

Mark Minton


At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in 
spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and 
form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut 
as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee mailto:cynthiale...@gmail.com>>
To: Texas Cavers 
mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com>>
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee

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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Cynthia Lee
Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real
cave.
cindy

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton  wrote:

>The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War
> history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone
> areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West
> Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to
> the Literature Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and
> neither the county nor the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect
> that it is not a real cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.
>
> Mark Minton
>
>
> At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson
>> County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not
>> likely that it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a
>> few caves in spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between
>> the blocks and form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to
>> Jackson County, though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on
>> there...could be a river cut as well I guess.
>>
>> http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856
>>
>> http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
>>
>> From: Cynthia Lee 
>> To: Texas Cavers 
>> Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
>> Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole
>>
>> Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
>> Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
>> Cindy Lee
>>
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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Cynthia Lee
Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real
cave.
cindy

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton  wrote:

>The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War
> history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone
> areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West
> Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to
> the Literature Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and
> neither the county nor the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect
> that it is not a real cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.
>
> Mark Minton
>
>
> At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson
>> County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not
>> likely that it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a
>> few caves in spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between
>> the blocks and form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to
>> Jackson County, though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on
>> there...could be a river cut as well I guess.
>>
>> http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856
>>
>> http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
>>
>> From: Cynthia Lee 
>> To: Texas Cavers 
>> Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
>> Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole
>>
>> Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
>> Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
>> Cindy Lee
>>
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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Cynthia Lee
Thanks, everyone. I know about the ballad. I was curious if this was a real
cave.
cindy

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Mark Minton  wrote:

>The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil War
> history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the limestone
> areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' "Caverns of West
> Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to
> the Literature Pertaining to West Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and
> neither the county nor the cave are mentioned there either.  I also suspect
> that it is not a real cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.
>
> Mark Minton
>
>
> At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson
>> County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not
>> likely that it's much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a
>> few caves in spalled ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between
>> the blocks and form fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to
>> Jackson County, though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on
>> there...could be a river cut as well I guess.
>>
>> http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856
>>
>> http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
>>
>> From: Cynthia Lee 
>> To: Texas Cavers 
>> Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
>> Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole
>>
>> Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
>> Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
>> Cindy Lee
>>
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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Mark Minton
The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil 
War history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the 
limestone areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' 
"Caverns of West Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS 
bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature Pertaining to West 
Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor the cave 
are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.


Mark Minton

At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are 
below.  Jackson County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm 
aware of, so it's not likely that it's much more than a sandstone 
shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled ridgetop 
sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form 
fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a 
river cut as well I guess.


http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in 
Limber Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?

Cindy Lee


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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Mark Minton
The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil 
War history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the 
limestone areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' 
"Caverns of West Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS 
bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature Pertaining to West 
Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor the cave 
are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.


Mark Minton

At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are 
below.  Jackson County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm 
aware of, so it's not likely that it's much more than a sandstone 
shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled ridgetop 
sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form 
fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a 
river cut as well I guess.


http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in 
Limber Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?

Cindy Lee


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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Mark Minton
The only information I can find about Casto Hole is in Civil 
War history and a song.  As Keith said, Jackson County is not in the 
limestone areas of WV.  The entire county is not mentioned in Davies' 
"Caverns of West Virginia" nor in any of the many WVASS 
bulletins.  Bulletin 3 is "Index to the Literature Pertaining to West 
Virginia Caves and Karst" (1974) and neither the county nor the cave 
are mentioned there either.  I also suspect that it is not a real 
cave.  Maybe it was a mine or a rock shelter.


Mark Minton

At 10:25 AM 6/3/2011, Keith Goggin wrote:
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are 
below.  Jackson County, WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm 
aware of, so it's not likely that it's much more than a sandstone 
shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled ridgetop 
sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form 
fairly substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, 
though, so I can't confirm that's what's going on there...could be a 
river cut as well I guess.


http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in 
Limber Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?

Cindy Lee


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Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Keith Goggin
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's 
much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled 
ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form fairly 
substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, though, so I can't 
confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1






From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee


Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Keith Goggin
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's 
much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled 
ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form fairly 
substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, though, so I can't 
confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1






From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee


Re: [Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-03 Thread Keith Goggin
I'm sure you've already seen these, but some links are below.  Jackson County, 
WV has no cave-bearing limestone that I'm aware of, so it's not likely that 
it's 
much more than a sandstone shelter, although there are a few caves in spalled 
ridgetop sandstones that have becove covered between the blocks and form fairly 
substantial pseudokarst.  I've never been to Jackson County, though, so I can't 
confirm that's what's going on there...could be a river cut as well I guess.

http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=38856

http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1008

http://www.google.com/search?q=Casto+Hole+located+in+Limber+Ridge+at+Statts+Mill+in+Jackson+Co.+WVA&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1






From: Cynthia Lee 
To: Texas Cavers 
Sent: Fri, June 3, 2011 12:15:53 AM
Subject: [Texascavers] casto hole

Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber Ridge 
at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee


[Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-02 Thread Cynthia Lee
Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee


[Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-02 Thread Cynthia Lee
Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee


[Texascavers] casto hole

2011-06-02 Thread Cynthia Lee
Have any of you ever heard of a cave called Casto Hole located in Limber
Ridge at Statts Mill in Jackson Co. WVA?
Cindy Lee