Loke
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I'm so sorry, Roy. My biggest loss was never to meet with him - may he rest in peace!
Condolencies to you and Beth.
Condolencies to you and Beth.
Roy,
Really sorry for your loss.
Lots of friendly acquaintances come thru our lives, but true friends are rare and to be treasured.
He is with you still.
Take care,
Joe
I am so sorry, Roy (and Beth). It hurts to the core when someone you love suffers and you are helpless ... At least, you can harbour all the good memories ...Amen to those words buddy. Joe was a member here but as far as I know, never did post anything, just read and followed the discussions. Joe lived in Edgemont so we got to see him and talk daily, and really notice the missing link around here. Joe had a theory on metals deposits around volcanic vents, that I have not been able to disprove and might be correct, that due to the weight (specific gravity) differences, gold would always be found in a 'ring' around the vent at the closest distance, then silver, and lastly copper. It seems to hold true where volcanic calderas exist with metallic minerals around them.
Diamond Joe got his nickname by the usual way - he found diamonds where no one had ever found them before, one particular instance he hired a geologist to examine and test the site because he thought it was a kimberlite pipe, and sure enough it is, with gem quality diamonds, just needs to be eroded another forty feet or so and it will be on the surface. That said, he never found a diamond at the Arkansas diamond mine/state park, although one visit would hardly be a good test of his abilities to spot them. Now that he is gone, no one will know where that kimberlite pipe is located until nature erodes down the surface.
I wish he had told me that he was quitting the chemo, we could have done more to settle his accounts/business instead of the mad scramble we have been trying to deal with. I was driving him for his appointments as he was not willing or able to drive more than a couple of blocks in town, I should have known something was up when he didn't have any more appointments after December 7th, though at the time I thought it would just continue after the holiday. He was 61 when he died, spent 20 days suffering in the hospital unable to speak, swallow, stand, sit or move anything but his eyes. I hope no one else has to go through that.
Thanks to you all for the kind words and wishes, I really do appreciate it.
Roy
Flint Carter passed away in December of 2018. I just heard about it from a friend who read it in the newspaper. Flint started the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum in Oracle AZ. I knew Flint from the old chicken coop he converted into his own Museum in Saddlebrook. Flint was a quite a character and gave talks on the Legend of the Iron Door Mine and the Nine Mile City. Flint was also a Lost Dutchman Mine hunter many people didn't know. He searched for the Dutchman in his younger years. I saw Flint at a Desert Gold Diggers meeting a few years back when he gave his talk on Cody's Mine in Oracle. Flint sold his own gemstone style Ore he called "Cody stone". His Museum and Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West days are celebrated in Oracle each year. Old Flint rolled his own Laredo cigarettes and had a huge collection of research both on the iron door mine and the lost Dutchman mine. In his final days Flint Traveled around telling his tales of discovery and unknown history of the Catalina Mountains his home turf.
He died in peacefully.
I'll miss old Flint he was a great Treasure Hunter!
[h=1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CodyStone is Flint Carter's Legacy[/FONT][/h][h=3][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]William T. "Flint" Carter passed away
in December 2018.[/FONT][/h][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]William "Flint"Carter was a seasoned prospector who had dozens of mining claims in theSanta Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. After fortyyears, Flint knew all about the mountains, its legends (like the Iron Door Mine), andits precious minerals (like Cody Stone).[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Before his death, Flint was able to compile his experiences and knowledge about the Santa Catalina Mountains in TheCanyon of Gold, Buffalo Bill Cody, and the Legendary IronDoor Mine Treasure.He also collaborated with author Robert Zucker with "Treasuresof the Santa Catalina Mountains." Both books are available on Amazon.com. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For more information, contact [email protected].[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In honor of Flint, the 4th Annual Cody Days in Oracle will still be held on Saturday, February 23 and Sunday, February 24, 2019. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Read more about Cody Daysin Oracle.[/FONT][/FONT]
Bill, sorry to hear this. Sounds like he was someone I would have liked to meet.
Any pics of the Cody Stone?
Take care, Jim
Edit: Sorry Bill, didn't realize you had provided several links, including the Cody Stone.
I sorry to say my brother Ron passed away on xmas day 2018...he loved the superstitions hated the elevation changes ...he spent the last 7 years at home with his family and friends and we got to talk about treasure hunting just about every week .. I got two new metal detectors and told him he could have them they would not work .. but they were both new ...lol .both his son have them now and two new treasure hunters are born ...when I think about making the rendezvous I think what is Ron doing then and then I remember he passed away ...he was great rock hound and bottle digger ,and loved metal detecting ...no one left but me ..he wanted me to do two things , join the VFW and that was one of them 'done".. the other thing was go back and put the clues back in the right order , he said you know you got it . its just a matter of going back to the house in the cave and figuring out the next step ...then again I am smarter then that .I know where it is now ...and I will be back if god is willing ...but I will never be alone Ron will be there in spirit ...