curbdiggercarl57
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- Nov 19, 2007
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Denver lately has been getting way to crowded, so Field Mouse suggested a road trip.
Headed up to WY, and detected at the Dale Creek Bridge, just south of Laramie.
First built of wood in 1868, and then replaced by a steel structure in 1876, it was a scary bridge to cross.
At the time it was first built it was the highest railroad bridge in the world.
It was eventually torn down in 1901. We came in from the west side, and made it just to the edge of the cliff, detecting
along where the tracks used to be located.
Hitting that area, I managed to dig one spike, and a lead bale seal from the Union Pacific.
Earlier that day, we hit a ghost town located nearby, and I managed the lead and the various shell casings.
One of the casings has me stumped.
It has the marking "F. V. & Co." on its base.
I don't have a micrometer to accurately measure its diameter, but appears to be larger than a 69 caliber.
It's about 1 and 1/8" tall, and the base it the exact size of a dime.
Was hoping for at least an old Indian Cent, what was odd about the site was when I threw down a zinc penny to test the ground,
the detector wouldn't register it. No matter what setting I set the DFX on, I'd get only silence.
Only thing I can think of was that the area was so loaded with old tin roofing, it was masking any signals.
At the Dale Creek site, not a problem.
Enjoy!
Carl
Headed up to WY, and detected at the Dale Creek Bridge, just south of Laramie.
First built of wood in 1868, and then replaced by a steel structure in 1876, it was a scary bridge to cross.
At the time it was first built it was the highest railroad bridge in the world.
It was eventually torn down in 1901. We came in from the west side, and made it just to the edge of the cliff, detecting
along where the tracks used to be located.
Hitting that area, I managed to dig one spike, and a lead bale seal from the Union Pacific.
Earlier that day, we hit a ghost town located nearby, and I managed the lead and the various shell casings.
One of the casings has me stumped.
It has the marking "F. V. & Co." on its base.
I don't have a micrometer to accurately measure its diameter, but appears to be larger than a 69 caliber.
It's about 1 and 1/8" tall, and the base it the exact size of a dime.
Was hoping for at least an old Indian Cent, what was odd about the site was when I threw down a zinc penny to test the ground,
the detector wouldn't register it. No matter what setting I set the DFX on, I'd get only silence.
Only thing I can think of was that the area was so loaded with old tin roofing, it was masking any signals.
At the Dale Creek site, not a problem.
Enjoy!
Carl
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