copper --lead

10claw

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would some one please dowse this picture for copper and also a possible lead mine? thanks unnamed (4).jpg also happy new year to all.
 

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Was this a "White Man's" mine or Native American?

Ellis, could you expand the top area a little north?
 

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Hey Ellis....I need a little more map...At the top Maybe a little North west of the corner


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Art, I was picking up something first in the NW corner, but a 2nd lesser hit east some of it, My question was whether that could be of Native American origin?
 

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10claw

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thank you both Art and Red. i am sorry to say that it will be a while before i am able to acquire another portion of the area.
Red, it is white man. did you ever hear of civil war soldiers using native lead or native silver for bullets? i heard of it only once so can't say anything definite on that subject, at least not at the present.
thanks again, Ellis
 

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Yes, native lead sources I've read in certain lost treasure stories, the lead mined was believed to have a silver content. Then one story Native Americans used silver because they believed the silver bullets were a magic to help them hit their enemies.
 

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Red, thanks for the link. thats really neat.
You're welcome Ellis. Yes, I was really surprised when searching silver mining, how many links came up for Alabama.

I said silver bullets, it actually was silver musket balls some Indians in the SE used to fight a battle. If anyone ever finds a musket ball metal detecting, which seems to be made of silver, that is exactly what you might have found.
 

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