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WHY HAVENT WE SEEN ANY NEW TREASURE HUNTS?
Jim, there are hundreds of sites across his nation. I hope people will start sharing their knowledge. I have posted a number of sites on the National Directory in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and South Dakota.
Bill
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Apr 19 2008, 9:56 AM EDT by
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Hey John, welcome to the Wiki. If you'll look at the left of this page, you'll see a blue box. Click on National Directory. When the state list comes up, click on Missouri. You'll find info there. Check any links you find on that page for even more info. Good luck hunting for rocks, and welcome to the world of half crazy rockhounds.
Don
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Aug 20 2009, 10:09 AM EDT by
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Brining out the big boys..April NFMS/LGMC rock & mineral show tomorrow
My great grandfather Wison Wallace fought in a number of battles. He was shot through the thigh at Corinth Mississippi but recovered to fight again. He was taken prisoner at Port Hudson Louisiana but after being released in a prisoner exchanger joined the cavalry. I am surrounded by battles. Just 15 miles north of my home is the Pea Ridge National Battlefield Park where 26000 men fought for control of Missouri. The losses were 3400 men. Eighteen miles west of my home is the battle of Prairie Grove where Federal forces suffered 1,251 casualties and Confederate forces suffered 1,317 casualties. My great grandfather Hartwell Reynolds is buried just south of here in a unmarked soldier's grave. If I was into relic collecting, I guess I could have a load of artifacts. But out of respect for the men who fought on both sides I refrain from plundering the spots were thousands fought and died. My great grandfather Wilson Wallace (whom I am named for) died in 1938 returning from the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.At the reunion Union and Confederate soldiers gathered together to remember the brave comrades and as men who have fought in battle; both sides stood together in respect for each other and as one nation. The big event was the dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial (on Oak Hill), a ceremony highlighted by President Franklin Roosevelt’s speech and a joint Union/Confederate undraping of the memorial and lighting of its eternal flame. A sense of closure or finality pervaded the 1938 reunion. Everyone realized that the advanced age and frailty of the veterans would make further reunions of any decent size impractical, and that most of the old vets would soon be dead. The following link has rare film footage of the reunion.
http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2009/02/rare-motion-pictures-show-civil-war-veterans-75th-gettysburg-battle-anniversary
Db I thank you for your service in Nam. What branch of the service?
Bill
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Apr 20 2009, 10:54 AM EDT by
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My PERSONAL Montana Sapphire Success story to air Feb.28,2008
You may want to look at this thread here in same forum.
It's lengthly but informative.
http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/thread/919814/Have+you+ever+gone+to+one+of+the+places+featured+on+the+show%3F?offset=160&maxResults=20
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Jun 5 2008, 12:57 AM EDT by
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Adna, Washington ((((No Trespassing???))))
WARNING!!!!!
Do not take any thing on this thread as permission to trespass. KNOW the rockhound's code of ethics and KNOW the law, not just your rights but everyone's. Please refer to the "Washington Forest/ Weyerhaeuser UPDATE"
http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/thread/3398714/Washington+Forest%2F+Weyerhaeuser+UPDATE
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Sounds suspicious to me. was there a phone number? If it's a creek you should still have the right to walk along it, irregardless of the ownership of the creek-side properties. At least that's what I will always assume no matter what signs are posted. Locals often overstep their rights in when it comes to creeks, trying to block off all access points so they can have their own private playground. It's pathetic. i recently had an issue with the main collecting area on a creek, where technically they couldn't restrict your access to the creek, but they tried to make it look that way with a "private road" through a wilderness, and "no trespassing" signs in the only other access point. Total bs. They even had the nerve to post that you couldn't walk on the gated road, as if it were some kind of military installation. If anyone ever questions my right to be there, they will be in for a world of hurt. When I'd get done with them, their property will be a public park. I can't stand selfish greedy sobs.
~Zeke
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Sep 16 2009, 1:17 AM EDT by
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Tips for Newbees places to collect
I thought a thread about places to collect not in the guide books would be an interesting discussion. Most of my collecting sites are not on the tourist maps and are a lot less crowded and not as picked over. After prospecting for a while a person learns some tricks of the trade (so to speak). The first tip is to learn a little about your local geology. I not saying become a geologist but it makes a lot of sense to know if the rocks in your area a sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic. Fossils will not be found in lava,
Road cuts give a great lesson in what kind of rock is at that location. In fact road cuts can be get collecting sites but do not park on the shoulder or on an Interstate. Some states have regulations about collecting a road cut but most will allow collecting if you are not excavating. The most valuable site I ever find in Tennessee was a fresh road cut. Cuts are often temporary. The one in Tennessee was temporary because the road cut was resodded . But a large number of Sulerian fossils came from that site some are in a museum. I called the University of Alabama when I found the site because it was to important to keep all to myself. I donated a free standing crinoid attached to a brocapod to the University Museum. Add more tips and I will too.
Bill
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