"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."
Thomas Jefferson

Editorial

In an article in the August issue of Lost Treasure magazine titled “Uncovering Gold,” a detectorist named Clarence Catt plans to return to Alaska to the Yukon River in search of a rich silver deposit, which he has been unable to uncover because of previous flooding in the region. Author James E. Mulkey addresses the issue of hunting for treasure and all that that entails in areas afflicted by disasters, which brought to mind the recent devastating fires in Alaska as well as Arizona, where gold and silver is said to still be hidden by events controlled by ‘mother nature.’

The latest count on acreage destroyed in Alaska by fire is in excess of two million. And for the second time in eight years, according to news reports, the $200 million Mount Graham International Observatory in Arizona may sustain severe damage to its telescopes even if the building escapes destruction from the fires burning out of control near Stafford. Although the fires are still burning, a trip to either state might be in order for an avid treasure hunter once the territory is safe for hunting again.

According to Mulkey, fire ravished hillsides, gullies, ravines, streams and rivers, in turn become some of the best spots for hunting after a fire or a flood, so Alaska sounds like it might be a great place for scoring some treasure, which then leads to cash. After reading Mulkey’s story and watching the recent fire events in both Alaska and Arizona the intrigue of finding gold in “Them there hills,” could make a person want to step out of the office for a little “R & R.” So if you’re thinking about a trip to a beautiful part of the ‘good-old USA,’ don’t rule out Alaska or Arizona. After the fires subside and the region is deemed safe by officials dust off those metal detectors and start detecting. And once you’ve found something interesting or have a good story to tell, contact us at Lost Treasure and let us know if Mulkey’s advice panned out. We’ll also be waiting to here from Mulkey on Catt’s progress once he returns from the Yukon. Happy hunting.

                 Managing Editor