Historik951

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Member since: Jul 10 2009, 12:32 AM EDT
Slogan: Got Story, Got detector, Gotta Go....
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Historik951

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My Top Treasure Hunting Tips
1. Bring your BEST detector !!!
2. Bring a shovel...
3. Bring some " liquid refreshments "
4. Bring some bug spray and suntan lotion
5. And bring some friends !!!

My Best Places to Find Cash and Treasure
1. Stage stops
2.Old homes
3. Old trails
4.Near the Colorado River
5.Old mining camps

More about me...

How I first got into treasure hunting...
I was looking for a hobby, and I love CSI and the History Channel so this made a TON of sense...

My treasure hunting obsession(s): Lost Pegleg Smith Gold, Lost Ship of the Desert, Lost Arch Mine, Hank Brandt's Lost Mine,

My most exciting find: Books, It's where it all starts, I TRULY fell in love with a book titled Golden Mirages by Philip Bailey. Written in 1941 after 20+ years of researching and interviewing old desert rats. I was able to find all of his personal notes as well and made copies of EVERYTHING !!!

My favorite places to look for treasure: SoCal

My favorite treasure hunting techniques: Patience and TONS of research...

My treasure hunt toolkit contains... The usual

I'm presently hunting for...Hank's Lost Mine, Lost Arch Mine, Lost Ship of the desert

Recommended treasure hunting resources:
www.goldenmirages.com
www.Treasurenet.com






MY FINDS
green rock

Description of treasure: Green rock ( I can't remember the name )

Where I found it: On the old toll road between San Bernardino and Victorville.

How I found it: Climed a small embankment checking out what looked like a smelter and it was there near some RR tracks..

Appraisal information: $ 30-40

Treasure signs at Travertine Point

Description of treasure: Old Lost Jesuit Gold symbols

Where I found it:NW end of the Salton sea

How I found it: Followed a story by Walter Ford in Desert Magazine

Appraisal information: No treasure found
Split Rock

Description of treasure: Photo of Split Rock, this granite rock is about 15ft tall and 25-30 ft wide. The desert heat is what made it split.

Where I found it: Anza Borrego Desert

How I found it: Drove up to it

Appraisal information: Priceless


Lost Ship of the Desert

Description of treasure: Lost Ship of the Desert

Where I found it:Yuha desert Mexico

How I found it: I didn't, this is a picture I found from a newspaper in the late 1950's

Appraisal information:priceless









Latest page update: Jul 15 2009, 2:04 AM EDT

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