Merc is pretty ruff also....but that's Podunk for ya. Finally stumble onto a decent coin and it's toasted...lol These are from several hunts around Podunk last week. Did 5 privates recently and no silver but tons of wheats.
Interesting story behind the crusted Barber (189?) which just might pay off later....????? I got the barber on a privately leased chunk of RR property. I'd met the guy at his home which I was led to believe was the old RR Depot from a guy in town. I was under the impression the old Depot had burned done and/or was gone? So I drive out to this place and pull in and the owner is there and he tells me "No, this isn't the old Depot but is in fact the old Hotel and is only 1 of 2 buildings left from the original town" (got turned down on the other one). He is a history buff and proceeds to tell me a bunch of stuff that he knows about the old town. This guy knows his stuff and even chased over to Helena trying to get info on the town,etc. The town was a little boomtown and reportedly had 3-5'000 people at one time but the town burnt down shortly after it got started. It was a jumpoff point to the gold fields in Idaho. Anyways....his property covers much of the old town and he let others in there with tectors but said they gave up because of all the iron. He also said they found no coins but where looking for an "aledged" stash of whiskey that was supposedly buried when the Saloon burnt. He also said nobody has detected around the house (Hotel) that he knows? Back yard of the hotel has huge old trees and no evidence of dirt work? He's a snowbird and took off for Arizona for the winter but told me to come back in the spring and I can hunt it and in the meantime while he's gone I can hunt the RR property he has leased. It was on this RR lease I found the crusty barber so that was a good sign.
We also BS'ed about his plane and I mentioned that I LOVE the little bush planes and he said he'd take me up and let me fly it also. I told him "You misunderstood me....I don't know how to fly but love to fly". He says " Oh I understood you fine but you can still fly my plane".
If nothing else....looks like come spring I'll be hunting the Hotel and get a plane ride outta the deal ta boot...!!!!
Days are numbered here, had snow in the yard already, snow on top the mtns and it's getting cold..........these could be my last coins this season but I might get in a few more?
Interesting story behind the crusted Barber (189?) which just might pay off later....????? I got the barber on a privately leased chunk of RR property. I'd met the guy at his home which I was led to believe was the old RR Depot from a guy in town. I was under the impression the old Depot had burned done and/or was gone? So I drive out to this place and pull in and the owner is there and he tells me "No, this isn't the old Depot but is in fact the old Hotel and is only 1 of 2 buildings left from the original town" (got turned down on the other one). He is a history buff and proceeds to tell me a bunch of stuff that he knows about the old town. This guy knows his stuff and even chased over to Helena trying to get info on the town,etc. The town was a little boomtown and reportedly had 3-5'000 people at one time but the town burnt down shortly after it got started. It was a jumpoff point to the gold fields in Idaho. Anyways....his property covers much of the old town and he let others in there with tectors but said they gave up because of all the iron. He also said they found no coins but where looking for an "aledged" stash of whiskey that was supposedly buried when the Saloon burnt. He also said nobody has detected around the house (Hotel) that he knows? Back yard of the hotel has huge old trees and no evidence of dirt work? He's a snowbird and took off for Arizona for the winter but told me to come back in the spring and I can hunt it and in the meantime while he's gone I can hunt the RR property he has leased. It was on this RR lease I found the crusty barber so that was a good sign.
We also BS'ed about his plane and I mentioned that I LOVE the little bush planes and he said he'd take me up and let me fly it also. I told him "You misunderstood me....I don't know how to fly but love to fly". He says " Oh I understood you fine but you can still fly my plane".
If nothing else....looks like come spring I'll be hunting the Hotel and get a plane ride outta the deal ta boot...!!!!
Days are numbered here, had snow in the yard already, snow on top the mtns and it's getting cold..........these could be my last coins this season but I might get in a few more?
