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Concerning the San Saba mine. I'm not claiming to be any kind of expert here on the San Saba mine, but there are some things I've found that I would like to address. I have a first edition "Coronado's Children" by J. Frank Dobie, 1931. In this book the first 61 pages are dedicated to the San...

Here are my metal detecting finds for the month of January. I had what I think was a successful month. Although these photos don't show my quarter take clearly (on the left of the treasure tray), I found 21 quarters last month (total $5.25) which is the most I've found in one month in over...

I found a beautiful copper brooch pin that's probably 100 years old, a nice aluminum collapsible cup from Fred Harvey's Harvey House that's about the same age as the brooch, a nice round colored decorative glass piece that's set in copper, an antique set of sheep shears, a small old shovel...

T Thought some of you may like to see this publication from 1964.

I've been fascinated by treasure finds, archeology and history for as long as I can remember. Two days ago, while looking for more info on something I read re: treasure, I saw this site for the first time. I joined immediately (rare because I usually think "I should join that sometime" while...

The Arroyo Colorado flooded recently my husband and I found this while walking by the Arroyo Colorado. Is it a Native American effigy??

Brownwood, Texas photo from 1904. Looking north on West Broadway which is now Center Avenue. You can see the old County Jail which was constructed only one year earlier, in 1903. I guess this is what "The Drag" looked like before automobiles took over. ~Texas Jay...

Brownwood, Texas photo from 1904. Looking north on West Broadway which is now Center Avenue. You can see the old County Jail which was constructed only one year earlier, in 1903. I guess this is what "The Drag" looked like before automobiles took over. ~Texas Jay...

These are my metal detecting "keeper" finds from June 5th to July 3rd, 2018. I found them all using my little Garrett Ace 250. I also found a lot of scrap brass and copper items which are not shown and pounds of metal trash which I disposed of properly. The top of the old bottle is...

I recently added a message from our Bloody Bill Anderson Mystery group's archives to my Blog at my Knights of the Golden Circle website whose link is below this short excerpt from the informative post. Attached is a photo of Albert Pike's death mask. “A History of Secession from 1834 to 1861″...

Hooray! I finally broke my silver half dollar jinx today! Found a 1914-S Barber silver half dollar, 9-10 inches deep with my Garrett Ace 250. I've been metal detecting for 49 years and a silver half dollar has always eluded me until this one popped out of the mud today. I have found a...

Hooray! I finally broke my silver half dollar jinx today! Found a 1914-S Barber silver half dollar, 9-10 inches deep with my Garrett Ace 250. I've been metal detecting for 49 years and a silver half dollar has always eluded me until this one popped out of the mud today. I have found a few...

These are my best finds with a metal detector from March 6th to April 6th. I used my inexpensive Garrett Ace 250 to find them all except for the big wrench at the bottom of the photo. The top 3 coins are a 1901 Barber dime, a 1906 V nickel, and an 1899 Indian Head Cent. The next row of...

I bought my Ace 250, hardly used, from a friend several years ago but had never really used it as I was using my trusty old Garrett Scorpion all the time. At the beginning of February, I decided that I'd use the Ace on all of my hunts for the next several weeks and I did. I went detecting...

Here's a photo of my best metal detecting finds from February through March 6th. Center: metal teddy bear which snaps open and reveals a bright brass-colored compartment with the word "Charlie" inscribed inside, on top of the bear is a 1935 "20k (gold) and sterling" lady's class ring from...

Brownwood Fire Department in 1910. When I found this photo a few years ago, apparently no one had been able to date it. I spent several hours one night and was finally able to put a year on it by researching the travel schedule of the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Show whose poster appears...

The north side of the Courthouse Square in Comanche, Texas about 1900. ~Texas Jay http://centraltexastreasureclub.webs.com

Hi Everyone! This is my first post and my first time taking pictures of fossils for help with ID's. I promise I will get better! About these fossils: These bone fragments and scutes were found west of Houston, TX, along the Brazos River (Fort Bend and Waller Counties). All of these...

Majestic Hotel & Bath House in Marlin, Texas. ~Texas Jay

Cole Younger's and Lew Nichols Carnival in Brady, Texas in 1907! Former Southern Guerrillas and outlaws Cole Younger and Frank James started their own Great Cole Younger and Frank James Historical Wild West show in 1903. They toured many parts of the country. Sometime between Cole...