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Hello to all:
It is a very sad day for those of us who
have known and worked closely with Ron Stockman of the Mother Lode Research
Center (MLRC) to announce that he passed away today while on vacation.
His close friend, Annie
Robinson called me a few minutes ago to say that Ron fell while visiting his son
in San Diego, broke two ribs and was placed in Intensive Care for 4 days because
he couldn't breathe. We honored Ron at the Laughlin, Nevada national
convention in early November and knew that even though he continued to work as
our advisor for the American Metal Detecting Association, he was battling ill
health.
We understand that his wife Celeice is on her way
back to Auburn, California thus funeral arrangements are
pending.
Please pass this information on to those friends
of Ron's that are not listed above. You have my permission to place this
on any of your web sites, as well.
The hobby of gold
prospecting and metal detecting lost today a true fighter! He will surely
be missed but there are those of us who will continue his
fight!
Thank you Ron for all of your hard work! You
will be missed by many!
Sadly,
Carolyn Garrett, CGarrettwc@aol.com
American Metal Detecting Association
Chairperson
I've been told that there is a lost treasure of gold in Dalton, Alabama. Can anyone supply any input? I'm new at this. Thanks, Ricky Albritton rwa50@bellsouth.net
I live near Carson City, Nevada and have not used my White's DFX yet. Does anyone know any hot spots near Carson? Thanks, Phil Robeson p_robeson@hotmail.com
Does anyone have any information on cache sites, old towns, Revolutionary or War of 1812 or Civil War sites on Maryland's Eastern shore. Your information would be greatly appreciated. K.Jaracy, eastern727@webtv.net
I am looking for places to metal detect in the Knox County area. Thank You for any help with my search. Mark Corson micokuma@yahoo.com
Hello, I'm having trouble with my Explorer XS in mineralized soil in upstate New York. no matter how I adjust the gain or the sens, I can't get a stable threshold, nor can I stop the clicks/pops and general false signals. This happens in many different locations but NOT in the city park! Mostly in the woods or near old home sites. Does anyone know what could cause this can it truly be minerals? Thanks, Paul treasurehound@webtv.net
I am trying to locate
the ghost town of Plain Dealing on the eastern shore of Maryland. I cannot find
it on any of my old maps. Any help out
there ? John Bisser jabisser@webtv.net
I have a hard time finding trade tokens from bars and old stores. Could anyone help me out? Mike Revermann mailto:mlrmel@albanytel.com
Saw where you said if a person had a puzzling treasure hunting dilemma to email you. I have been working on the Tres Piedras treasure in the Oklahoma Panhandle for several years now. I understand there are some notes about the treasure and men who buried it in the back of Lopat's Bible. Do you know where I can get a copy of the Lopat Bible or where it might be? Or even someone who might have some remembrance of it? Thanks, Alfred Hand rhand@par1.net
I have a summer home in the area of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, close to the Delaware river. Are there any reported treasure sites in this area? Have any fellow members searched this area with any degree of success. I'd appreciate some responses. Thank you, DJF22242@aol.com
Subject: White's Spectrum XLT. I have trouble reading when there are soda cans. They read as pennies or dollars. Mike Price mprice@bak.rr.com
Share your finds with other treasure hunters. Send them to: managingeditor@losttreasure.com
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I know what your
thinking- what all goodies did I bring home? None. I found a lot, but brought
home nothing. This hunt was not about being rewarded by a great site and
bringing home lots of relics. It was about compassion, satisfaction of helping
someone in need, and doing the right thing.
I got a call
the other day from an old friend, Joe Gerache, who I have known a long time and
has helped me many times in the past. He told me that some people very close to
him were in a fire and their two-story plantation house had burned to the
ground. The woman made it out the front door but her husband was killed in the
kitchen area, he could not make it out in time. He was found close to the door.
They were just about to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Joe told me
that the lady had nothing now and would like for me to find any keepsakes and
collectibles at the house from their 60 years of marriage. I told him that I
would be glad to help them out. He asked me, "How much would it
cost? I said, "Nothing. It's an honor to be picked for
this."
The whole house burned to the ground except the
floor in their bedroom but it had many burn holes. When the fire department got
there, the bedroom was almost gone but hosing down that floor saved it. There
was piles of ash and stuff on top of the floor. I went through every inch of
this pile of ash, burnt wood, and burned items. I found many of his coins in his
coin collection, some I had never seen before, no telling what they are worth.
Also, found a solid gold heart locket, her husband's U.S. military pin, a clump
of gold (maybe a melted ring), an ornate bottle, and an envelope full of their
pictures of which three-fourths are in fine condition (amazing that any pictures
survived).
I smelled smoke for a day, ruined a pair of
boots and a jacket, and could hardly move the next day, but the end results were
well worth it. This was one of my most rewarding and satisfying hunts in my 20+
years of digging.
Dan Patterson
Who would like to join me for some metal detecting in July in Traverse City, Michigan? 12 beaches within 20 mile radius! Ill be there 7-13 thru 7-15, at Super8 , if nobody joins me, I guess I'll have to find all the goodies myself! Stephen Phelps ram7184@msn.com
Editor's note: Stephen, you may want to check out the "Treasure Buddies" area on Lost Treasure OnLine there are over 160 Treasure Buddies from Michigan listed.
Hi guys! Steve here, sitting up here in Mich.
waiting for warmer weather, metal detecting and motorcycle riding! Had a great
year detecting in 2002, looking forward to 2003! I have an old athletic field
200 YARDS from my house, dates from turn of century, found Barber quarters,
Barber dimes, Mercury dimes, .44-cal. lead balls, an old I.D. bracelet,
v-nickels, buffalo nickels, Indian head pennies, wheat pennies, 1 unusual copper
ring. Hope to find lots more this year! Also went to a private beach here in
Michigan, found 5 rings in 1- day, 3 silver, 2 gold with diamonds, 3-silver
and 1 gold ring found in ground in a 12" DIAMETER CIRCLE! MY ring case now has
52 rings in it- 15 silver, the rest gold--2 very heavy 14kt men's wedding bands!
I hope to add to them this summer! Happy hunting, Steve ram7184@msn.com
Rare finds, and old money are hard to come by here in Killeen, Texas. This
must be where they invented cement and asphalt back in the 1930's. So, anyway
it's real hard to find any land around here that's not paved over and if you do
it's full of four legged milk machines and they are spreading something of
their own, to where by you might want to watch where you
step.
We do have one old alley way behind one of our major
roads, and up against this wall to a business. I noticed that someone didn't
like the
cement that had been there and they removed it and laid down some
plywood temporarily I guess. So Sunday, I moved the plywood out of the way and I
found a 1930 wheat penny, a 1940 dime and a 1938 dime.
So,
where they repair side walks, old alley ways, all are good places to hunt for
old money. Next Sunday, I'm going to cover my coil with a plastic baggy and try
that farmers land. Wish me Luck! Jed Schappell msjser@aol.com
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Of the thousands of people who entered the January sweepstakes Gary Lindsay of Dalton Gardens, Indiana won the Fisher Coin$trike metal detector.
Taken from page 9 of Treasure Cache 199
8Burning with desire for the gold, Bradley soon broke his promise to the Indians and returned to the Pigeon Roost camp. He searched for and found the two slaves...
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I noticed this on another forum and felt that everyone should be made aware of it's presence. I know there are some political problems between the US and Belgium at present but if we lose ground anywhere I feel that it is our fault also so please take a minute to sign the petition and give a short response if you can after all it's our hobby no matter where it's at. Paul Schultze
Dear detectorist,
A recent proposal of
law submitted by the minister of culture of Flanders (Belgium) has the intention
to impose a total ban on metal detecting. If this proposal of law will be
approved by the Flemish Parliament in a couple of weeks, over two thousand
hobbyists will be deprived of their hobby.
Please help us
to preserve our wonderful hobby and support our petition. We thank you for your
kind cooperation.
Jurgen Genesse, Federation of Flemish Metal Detectorists
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/ffmd/
