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I think some of these guys don't know a lot about cache research.
rumors of buried money.
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The point I was making is that millionaires have those millions working for them not the
other way around. They don't go out at night with a lantern, shovel, flashlight and stash
under the arm looking for a place to hide it normally. Only paranoid eccentrics do such
nowadays. Banks and investments are insured unlike the olden days.
The guy I referenced was a gold coin buyer. He wanted to keep it away from his wife and
hid it in his girlfriend's yard not having the foggiest notion his time was running out. He
clearly expected to retrieve it at a later time. (info from girlfriend who died from cancer 3
years ago). He gave her some coins which on finding out her diagnosis called on the seller
to sell. Thus the provenance.
other way around. They don't go out at night with a lantern, shovel, flashlight and stash
under the arm looking for a place to hide it normally. Only paranoid eccentrics do such
nowadays. Banks and investments are insured unlike the olden days.
The guy I referenced was a gold coin buyer. He wanted to keep it away from his wife and
hid it in his girlfriend's yard not having the foggiest notion his time was running out. He
clearly expected to retrieve it at a later time. (info from girlfriend who died from cancer 3
years ago). He gave her some coins which on finding out her diagnosis called on the seller
to sell. Thus the provenance.
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Those "paranoid eccentrics" still exist. Most old rich people are probably not that way, but there are those few. It's not just a saying that some people don't trust banks, and these days I'm not too sure I do either.
The further point is, people like to look for these things. It's not all about getting rich. Yeah, cake is better with icing, but it can be pretty good as is.
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gear head
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Wow. I asked for advice on what to look for when searchin for a possible cache. I did not ask if anyone thought there was one here. Am I goin on rumors? What does the title say? I have had 8 different people tell me the exact same thing on 8 different occasions. I never knew anything about it until people started to tell me. Someone mentioned paranoid. Well for starters when I first moved in nobody in our city knew what this address should be. Ever since he first moved here back in 74 he had no mailbox. I guess he only had a post office box. Anyway my address changed 4 times in the first month I lived here until they finally figured out what to do. They literally changed all the addresses from here all the way to town. Also he owned his own business. A clearing and grading business. Had lots of employees. As I was tearing down one of the old sheds that was filled with nothing but receipts I noticed everything was paid for with cash. I also had lots of people wanting to know if they could just walk around the place. Thought that was kinda strange and told them no. I later found out that it was his relatives. Anyway, to everyone that did in fact give me some good sound advice, thank you very much. A lot of you gave me some good ideas that I wouldn't have thought of. To everyone that simply said there more than likely is no rich man who lived in a mobile home back in the woods, who buried his money. I would just like to say that I would imagine y'all to be the punk kids who busted other kids bubbles at Christmas time tellin them that there was no Santa Clause. Who freakin cares if there's a cache or not? What about the adventure? What about the mystery that surrounds all of it? What about just lighten up a tad and try to enjoy life before it passes you by!
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Alright Gear head you asked.
First choice out of sight. That means in the trailer,shed, floor or rafters or between shingles , pipes ,drains, hollow timbers,dog coop, anywhere you are out of sight of prying eyes during the day.
Second choice, out in the open.
Under a threshold of an out building at night. Dirts always worn and exposed there just like off the roof in places.
Or try this yourself.
Grab a pair of posthole diggers and punch a hole at an angle going under a cement slab. Fill material goes on a piece of material or in a large bucket. Dig three feet in starting at a corner.
Pop a peanut butter jar under it. Fill the hole,pack it down and blend in the surface. Reasonably dry and secure from being stumbled on and easy to keep an eye on and relocate if not wanting to go into or not allowed in the trailer.
Now look around for other sites. Under birdbath, stepping stones;someplace easier than what you just did. Hey look a pop up sprinkler head! How'd that get there all by itself? Hmmm, looks like a vertical pipe under it and none to the sides.
Why grandpa kept his broadaxe under the steps I don't know. Humidity to keep handle tight,(setting it head down in oil dampened sand would have kept it cleaner) or superstition? or no one should be pokin around under his steps?
First choice out of sight. That means in the trailer,shed, floor or rafters or between shingles , pipes ,drains, hollow timbers,dog coop, anywhere you are out of sight of prying eyes during the day.
Second choice, out in the open.
Under a threshold of an out building at night. Dirts always worn and exposed there just like off the roof in places.
Or try this yourself.
Grab a pair of posthole diggers and punch a hole at an angle going under a cement slab. Fill material goes on a piece of material or in a large bucket. Dig three feet in starting at a corner.
Pop a peanut butter jar under it. Fill the hole,pack it down and blend in the surface. Reasonably dry and secure from being stumbled on and easy to keep an eye on and relocate if not wanting to go into or not allowed in the trailer.
Now look around for other sites. Under birdbath, stepping stones;someplace easier than what you just did. Hey look a pop up sprinkler head! How'd that get there all by itself? Hmmm, looks like a vertical pipe under it and none to the sides.
Why grandpa kept his broadaxe under the steps I don't know. Humidity to keep handle tight,(setting it head down in oil dampened sand would have kept it cleaner) or superstition? or no one should be pokin around under his steps?
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On considering the man owned a grading business and had employees leads me to wonder
about their observations of the way he did business. If he always paid in cash for expenses
they wouldn't fail to notice. But business men get paid by check not cash ordinarily. That
means he did use banks or a bank to get refunded.
Owner/worker relationships usually get testy, grudges are formed by unhappy employees.
I had a guy pocket my year's SS payments and didn't catch it till years later but when I did
I had paystubs to take to SS. So the man could have made enemies who on hearing of his
death raided his domicile.
This is just one example of how experienced cache hunters noodle before reaching for a
pick and shovel. Everyone wants gearhead to succeed in his search and hope he will post
his results, although that rarely happens. Most of the time we are left hanging.
Happy Santa Day everyone.
about their observations of the way he did business. If he always paid in cash for expenses
they wouldn't fail to notice. But business men get paid by check not cash ordinarily. That
means he did use banks or a bank to get refunded.
Owner/worker relationships usually get testy, grudges are formed by unhappy employees.
I had a guy pocket my year's SS payments and didn't catch it till years later but when I did
I had paystubs to take to SS. So the man could have made enemies who on hearing of his
death raided his domicile.
This is just one example of how experienced cache hunters noodle before reaching for a
pick and shovel. Everyone wants gearhead to succeed in his search and hope he will post
his results, although that rarely happens. Most of the time we are left hanging.
Happy Santa Day everyone.
Frankn
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Well if the shed was full of receipts, there were records of his transactions, so his money was accounted for.
I think we learned something here. Put all the facts in the original post!!! You get much better replies.
Good luck on your hunt, Frank
I think we learned something here. Put all the facts in the original post!!! You get much better replies.
Good luck on your hunt, Frank
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Old Silver
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Receipts being found doesn't mean all his money was accounted for. Besides, this poster isn't asking for tips on treasure research, but on treasure hunting.
Frankn
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In case you haven't noticed yet, Treasure hunting requires research before you start the hunting. That is if you know what you are doing!!!
Frank
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Which you obviously don't.
I know very well it requires lots of research, because I've spent many years doing just that. But what I said was, THIS POSTER wasn't asking for that. He was simply asking for ideas of where to look for a POSSIBLE cache.
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Certainly we all have opinions.
Possibly yours is right.
Possibly mine is.
Either way,
A rumor, a dream, a desire,
To search for a cache is one that may only come once in a lifetime.
The "Lost Dutchman's Mine?"
Or maybe something a little closer to home?
Any found treasure begins somewhere.
Where does yours begin?
Best Wishes,
Scott
Possibly yours is right.
Possibly mine is.
Either way,
A rumor, a dream, a desire,
To search for a cache is one that may only come once in a lifetime.
The "Lost Dutchman's Mine?"
Or maybe something a little closer to home?
Any found treasure begins somewhere.
Where does yours begin?
Best Wishes,
Scott
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Frankn
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What's obvious is that you don't know me. I have been researching long before you can imagine. Your eye can only see what your mine is capable of comprehending.
The OP had to get in the mine of the original land owner to know where to look. No one experienced in cache hunting just goes out to detect without research.
True the OP had done some checking around, but didn't tell the whole story in his original post. Frank
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Old Silver
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1. How do you know the poster is an experienced cache hunter? After all, he was asking for ideas as to where to look.
2. How do you know the poster didn't do research?
3. Why do you care?
Please stop disrespecting other hunters.
Frankn
Gold Member
1-To the contrary, I know he knows nothing about cache hunting from his remarks.
2-The OP only mentioned rumors in the first post.
3-For the same reason I have helped out others on TN over the years. But I don't think you would understand that.
I don't disrespect other hunters, but I realize the truth hurts sometimes. I deal in reality.
Frank
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Mods, can you do something about this guy?
Frankn
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I'm referring to you.
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