Gold Seeker

Lot of nice relics, some info on the bottle.

Owl Drug Company.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Owl_Drug_Company

https://www.ebay.com/itm/294742214224?hash=item44a0014650:g:g6IAAOSwJ-Vhzjg7&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsCfzcn0CIjnY5W1ydp1wb3k6sVnPAjnsHCoYr3sUFNuH0CyO2Ilk88b7pFSh9iZjmj3ggycHg1D2xpXGbOKI%2F1w0YDPfU1GhKXaEFzW%2FaJghMCVW7F%2FOim52HnXff2j%2FrsAj5jAKe2eR0GZkgPWqKEFPItsxeEIcwJs3o7Sf7NyoV2mcoaAIQjmQfrw6aPR%2FwJrcVhF3HXvCEPNsza8Z3d51JeZz%2BEAUD07SRdAXGZjt|tkp%3ABk9SR_jM16mFYQ

1 hour ago, PSPR said:

Clive, what is going on with your clivesgoldpage.com link?  I clicked it and got this error:

Access to clivesgoldpage.com was denied

You don't have authorization to view this page.

HTTP ERROR 403

PSPR, 

It must be something on your end, I just checked Clive's link and had no issues with it.

Congratulations on finding a new to you coin!

Here's info on it.

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/east-africa-shilling-km-31-1948-1952-cuid-1041261-duid-1244279

Well done!

One reason some seem to find more Mercury dimes than "silver" Roosevelt dimes is Mercury dimes were minted more than 10 years longer (29 years)  than the "silver" Roosevelt dimes (18 years), so there's probably at least 1/3 more Mercury dimes put in circulation.

Cool you made a scarecrow that looks like Bob!!!

Have you read the report "Gold Placers Of California" California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 92, 1923 by Charles Scott Haley?

https://archive.org/details/goldplacersofcal00halerich/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater

If it's not the report you have referenced, it may have more info on your area.

9 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I have not been there since the last training session in June.  A few of my customers have found some gold with their GPZ-7000's and even more with the GPX-6000's, as expected.  

The Field Training with my Staff in Nov should be interesting.  Hopefully the customers are able to find a few nuggets during the training and the variety of detectors in the class will get to hear the targets before we dig.  Comparing their different detector brands and models is quite informative knowledge.  Realize the results are only good for this area/kind of soil/nugget size/nugget density.  If we change locations to a different region/environment, then the results will vary.

Expecting to have some 6000's, 7000's, Axioms and hopefully but doubtful...a couple Manticore.  I seriously doubt the Manticore to not be out until 2023 though - from past experience of NOX release rollout. 

These days... gold we find at Rye Patch "proper" during the training is pretty much the smaller ones like in the pic below.

 

 

Happy customers using variety of detectors/coil sizes.  Looks like Terry might be in that group?  Boy that was a while back.

 

 

Listening to an iffy...  Be sure to do a "ground balance" off to the side before chasing those iffy sounds.  Mike (hat with a hook) came all the way from Maine.

 

 

Here is a gift that arrived in the mail (Next Day Air) from Maine.

These crawdads are golden.

 

I love that Mike took the big rubber bands off the lobsters' claws so you would have a great surprise when you opened them up!! LOL

Looks like you had a great Father's Day trip!!

How do ya'll know who's gold is who's after mixing it all together? 

Nice find!

Yes it will still be a bit before the Manicore is being sold, so that comparison is going to take a little longer even after the Manicore is being sold and someone who has or used both can post/report such a comparison.

I'm not sure why you thought you had  to create 4 topics just to ask this question, but it is what it is!!!

That being said/complained about, I think the Trademark for the Le Trap sluice is now owned by Geo Sluice Mining/ Jeff Davis, or at least he did last I heard.

https://www.geosluicemining.com/products/le-trap-sluice-box-gold-sluice-stream-river-robber-sluice-gold-prospecting

Yes I also think it's Botryoidal Hematite or Botryoidal Goethite, Botryoidal means "grape like".

Nice little nuggets!

Which detector did you find the Tarantula with?

2 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

The iron piece looks like half of a mold of some kind.

Is the round end with a half of a hole in it. If so it could be for making musket balls for a gun.

Just a thought because I could see some type rivets in the metal.

What do some of the others on here think about the idea that i have suggested.

Not a bullet mold, photo 1 and 3 show both sides of the "round end", no holes.

I'm not sure of what it is myself.

If you get the Manticore, you'll have to wear that talisman when using it!!

9 hours ago, Chris W said:

Hi Tony

I found your post on the battery pack system you came up with. It looks great! 

I spend a lot of time underwater detecting and don't you know a soon as things start getting good my battery need to be changed. 

From what I can tell your battery system will last 2-3 times longer then the battery that come with the Excalibur. Is this correct?

I know its been some years from when you made this post but I was hopping to ask you some questions about your battery pack system and how its been working out for you over the years. Are you still using this battery pack system of have you come up with a newer or better system?

Thank you for your time and information.

It hasn't been years since he posted this, he just posted it less than 2 weeks ago, on July 29th!

2 hours ago, phrunt said:

This is the Episode from my prospecting area

You'll see the road I'm too gutless to drive down, I've only been there when JW or my ML dealer have driven me in there 😛

 

Yes that's a scary looking road for sure, but if I visited there I would have to drive that road....because my first name is Skipper, it's not a nickname it's my given name when I was born, so I would have to drive on "my" road in NZ!!!

The first book I would recommend is Chris Ralph's book "Fist Full of Gold".

Steve's review of this book.

A topic on this book.

19 hours ago, Goldseeker5000 said:

It is a dry gulch. The old timers had to transport the dirt and gravels in wagons down to the bottom of our gulch where there is a spring, to process.

Is there only the nuggets you're finding or is there any fine gold in the soil?

If there is fine gold is it worth processing?

Good find...but maybe it's just my computer but I don't see the new photos, only the one from you previous finds.

Being the casing length is 2 1/4" it would be a .44-77 cartridge, still for a Sharps rifle and mostly used for buffalo hunting and target practice.

It was the most popular cartridge for the Sharps Models 1869 and 1874, up until the introduction of the .45-70 which took over in 1876, but that caliber would of still been used for a long time after that by those who still own the previous models 44-77 Sharps rifles. 

http://www.thegunmag.com/the-colorful-history-of-the-44-77-sharps/

It's still possible that a prospector had a Sharps rifle for protection from bears if in bear country, or for hunting to feed himself.

Also found this on .44-90 cartridges..

An accurate case length will tell you which .44-90 casing it is.

"Apparently there is more than one .44/90 cartridge according to the 8th edition of 'Cartridges of the World'.

Both are bottle neck cases; .44/90 Remington Special, case length 2 7/16" made for the Remington rolling block 'Creedmore' Series about 1873.

.44/90 Sharps Necked, case length 2 5/8" made for the Sharps 'Creedmore' Series and listed in catalogue as early as June 1873.

The SPG Reloading Handbook lists the Sharps cartridge; boolit diam. .446" approx 414 grains in weight 1/40 tin/lead.
90 grains FFg; Federal 215 LRM Primer, .030" card wad and 3.30" oal."

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?15598-44-90

Not sure how accurate this info for this auction was but it dates that cartridge at 1883.

"This auction is for a raised letter headstamp E. Remington& Sons  44-90 Remington Special Bottle Necked 2-7/16" cartridge with a paper-patched inside Lubricated 550 grain lead Bullet.  The 44-90 was introduced as a match cartridge in 1883 for the Remington Rolling Block Creedmoor."

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/930752746

RIP Roger

Gold has dropped another $40 or so in the last 24 hours, I think the gold manipulators are reading this topic and toying with us!!