Joe D. Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Ā Ā I have no proof of my "find", but i think i found the location of a "known" (wasn't known to me, till later) cannon under a few feet of beach sand, close to the water! Never could see it due to the wet quicksand effect, but i had a hand on it;Ā and it felt rounded, and about ten feet long! Ā Or it's a large piece of cast iron pipe, and I'm not ashamed to speculate!š¤£šš 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hemmingway Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi dogodogā¦ an interestingĀ topic, with some unusual recoveries described below. For several decades now, our autumns have been occupied with prospecting for native silver and other commonplace minerals throughout northeastern Ontario. A few years ago, I found a specimen grade 101-lb native silver-calcite ore while metal detecting with a Fisher F75 metal detector equipped with a standard 11-inch DD coil. I almost ignored the shallow, blaring signal, initially thinking it would probably be shallow rusted ferrous sheeting or a very large pipe or implement. Ā However the target ID and fastgrab readouts did not indicate ferrous material, so the signal was dug. The result provided me a few exciting moments as can be imagined. I was never so pleased when finally I got it out of the bush and into my truck.Ā I donāt have a decent photo of it, mainly because it is about two feet in length, and nearly impossible to get close enough to properly identify what is silver and what is calcite. But Iāll post what I have, and include a āgroupā photo that includes a few other larger finds, plus a close-up shot depicted further below that allows the reader to see the silver in good detail. The āclose-upā photo below provides a better look at the silver by using my older cameraās optical zoom feature. The rock is inundated with thick coarse silver that protrudes from about an inch on down to the tiniest veinlets and horns. The vein material travels completely through and around the rock. Other than one narrow section on the reverse side, there is nowhere to place your finger without it resting on silver. Checking it with a multimeter, there are no pair of silver contacts on this rock that are not electrically connected. Thanks again for an interesting topicā¦. Jim. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Wowš³š³ Ā That is a "lifetime" find Jim!! Nice that it had friends!! Thanks for sharing it!šš 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Joe D. said: I have no proof of my "find", but i think i found the location of a "known" cannon under a few feet of beach sand, close to the water! Never could see it due to the wet quicksand effect, but i had a hand on it;Ā and it felt rounded, and about ten feet long! Was it iron or bronze? Guy was telling me he and his dad found a ship signal cannon diving off the shore where I was detecting. Not very big but was bronze and weight over 200 lbs. They had a hell of a time bringing it back. Think it sits in a museum now. Came across some sea cables last time water hunting in the river. Wondered if I hit it with my scoop if the lights would go out on the other side of town š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 As i recall; big iron signal! Near other past fleet finds of salvagers! Bronze would be way cooler!! But i imagine that they would have taken that one!! Happy that you didn't fry yourself! BIG voltage=very bad day!!ā”ā” šš Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Jim, I'm going with you as the best large target dug, unless someone comes up with a huge gold nugget. Thanks for showing that tremendous find. Glad you joined in on this post!!! I find it fun to look at the big stuff we dig that end up to be crap. Your's had a better result.Ā 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/22/2020 at 7:28 AM, dogodog said: Jim, I'm going with you as the best large target dug, unless someone comes up with a huge gold nugget. Thanks for showing that tremendous find. Glad you joined in on this post!!! I find it fun to look at the big stuff we dig that end up to be crap. Your's had a better result.Ā I don't contest Jim find he "WINS". Since you mention huge nugget, the large specimen in the photo I had to get the Bathroom scales to weight it. The weight was 3.2+ kilo over 7 lb. I smash it and put in the dolly pot and got 16 plus ounces from it alone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Digger Daniel Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Standing at 38 1/4ā and weighing in at 95.6 pounds, Iād have to say this Simplex Pole isĀ the heaviest artifact Iāve brought home. Ā 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 The "origional" Simplex?? They must have had a hell of an arm to swing that thing!!š¤£š šš 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, Arctic Digger Daniel said: Standing at 38 1/4ā and weighing in at 95.6 pounds, Iād have to say this Simplex Pole isĀ the heaviest artifact Iāve brought home. What a great (or should I say LARGE) find. A .....LINK.....to its history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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