So on our way to locate a lost mine, Farley tells me about

[Dancer]

His first dug Silver. Back in 02 it was. Had a brand new Garrett 1500. Guy I knew was going to knock down a old farm house. Said if I wanted to hunt it. Help myself. So Farley started in the front, not much. Round back, along trail to the Outhouse, some Wheaties & what nots. Then he spys a tattered grove of Apple trees. Wasn't long the Machine sings that sweet sound, quarter size.
Well sticks the digger in to the hilt. Wood. After a while he wiggles up a chest, shoebox size. Now he's getting nervous. Pryes up the lid, dumps it. Out slides cat bones, fur, and a Silver medallion. Medallion engraved " Fluffy" I dug up Fluffy ! He says. Started to look around cause he felt someone was watching. Second floor at the old house, saw a rotted window blind moving. So with his hair standing up on his neck, everything back in the box, box back in the ground. Tamped it down, and scramed! Couple miles go by I ask him. You put EVERYTHING back Farley? With his back to me, looking out the window. He says. "I ain't making no statements?"
That's my Ole Pal !

 

[Goldstrike]

Very funny Dancer!! This story reminded me of detecting up in the mountains here about 18 months ago. I was by a stream under a tree and I ended up digging up 2 kilner jars (my detector sounded off on the metal lids) and in them were a sweet smelling concoction of honey? and what I think was rose water? I don't know. Wrapped up in material and immersed in this stuff were some cheap memento's and a photograph of a young oriental women. My son and his daughter (my grandaughter) was with me and we were all a little freaked out. I hastily reburied them and we left that spot. I was initially excited because this was gold mining country in the 1800's and the miner's buried their gold in the ground, sometimes in jars. I figured it was a religious thing so I left it as I found it. You never know what we can come across on our metal detecting hunts!!

 

[Dancer]

Very funny Dancer!! This story reminded me of detecting up in the mountains here about 18 months ago. I was by a stream under a tree and I ended up digging up 2 kilner jars (my detector sounded off on the metal lids) and in them were a sweet smelling concoction of honey? and what I think was rose water? I don't know. Wrapped up in material and immersed in this stuff were some cheap memento's and a photograph of a young oriental women. My son and his daughter (my grandaughter) was with me and we were all a little freaked out. I hastily reburied them and we left that spot. I was initially excited because this was gold mining country in the 1800's and the miner's buried their gold in the ground, sometimes in jars. I figured it was a religious thing so I left it as I found it. You never know what we can come across on our metal detecting hunts!!

Now That would have me feeling like I was being watched. How old would you guess the picture is ? And how's the shape the lids were in? Oriental s. were used alot on the railroad construction. Very interesting there Goldstrike.

 

[still looking 52]

Love both those stories, thanks for sharing.

 

[Goldstrike]

Very funny Dancer!! This story reminded me of detecting up in the mountains here about 18 months ago. I was by a stream under a tree and I ended up digging up 2 kilner jars (my detector sounded off on the metal lids) and in them were a sweet smelling concoction of honey? and what I think was rose water? I don't know. Wrapped up in material and immersed in this stuff were some cheap memento's and a photograph of a young oriental women. My son and his daughter (my grandaughter) was with me and we were all a little freaked out. I hastily reburied them and we left that spot. I was initially excited because this was gold mining country in the 1800's and the miner's buried their gold in the ground, sometimes in jars. I figured it was a religious thing so I left it as I found it. You never know what we can come across on our metal detecting hunts!!

Now That would have me feeling like I was being watched. How old would you guess the picture is ? And how's the shape the lids were in? Oriental s. were used alot on the railroad construction. Very interesting there Goldstrike.

Thanks....the lids were partially rusted and probably only buried several to 10 years aprox;. There were a number of Chinese gold miners here in the San Gabriel mountains during the 1800's. Azusa Canyon which is a few miles away from me brought in they reckon about $64,000,000 worth of gold in the heyday. They hydraulicked the mountain sides and did a lot of panning for the 'yella' stuff!!. During the Great Depression, a lot of men went up into the canyons to eek out a very meager living panning for gold. Times must have been very rough but they did what they could to put food on the table, if they were lucky enough to have a table!!! We should be so thankful.