cactusjumper
Gold Member
Joe - how are you doing? Good to talk to you.
I posted the ring that Bob was wearing, specifically, to identify where that first picture that had been posted of the ore, had come from - I was not saying it was Dutchman or otherwise.
On another point, there was, until recently, a gentleman who, indeed, had several samples of a good part of the ore from the area mines, etc. His collection was used by many to determine where certain ores had come from, and by several well-know prospectors, writers and otherwise. Ore, in this manner, is usually determined on a "point" system, much like fingerprints - 1-100 "points". If you find an ore that is a 97 point match to a known ore, the chances are it is from that place. If it is decidedly different, less points - it is not from a particular known ore. For instance, there are known samples from the Vulture mine, and other ores found did NOT match the Vulture Mine - therefore, it wasn't high-graded from the Vulture Mine.
Mrs.O
Hi Beth,
Yes, I knew that you were not saying it was Dutchman ore.
I believe there is one other person, besides "the businessman" who, it is said, has Dutchman ore. My source for that is very good, in my estimation, so I believe him. On the other hand, your trusted sources are only as good as their sources.
There is so much deceit in this game, that real friendship is a rare commodity. Many of us have had our trust betrayed by folks we called friend. They turned out to be.....a friendly acquaintance.
Take care my friends,
Joe