bluewater_treasure
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- Jun 19, 2013
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- All Treasure Hunting
Hi everyone,
I am interested in finding some treasure -- preferably gold or something valuable (don't we all), but also just historical things like arrowheads or antiques would be neat. The problem is I don't live in England on top of ancient Roman roads or at the site of any famous battles... I live in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. There are no mines or famous mineral deposits (aside from lots of oil in the area). Probably the only thing going for it, is it used to be a major shipping port (still is to some extent.) History at most dating back to the 1600s (besides Native Americans), with not much before 1800s. All around me are new houses built on what were just fields until a couple decades ago or less, so I don't think there is any chance for stuff to have accumulated in the area, and I assume I would not be lucky enough to just strike a random mineral deposit in my backyard.
So... how do I start finding treasure? I think I'm too self-concious to walk along the beach with a metal detector and expect they've mostly been picked clean anyway. I think most stuff would have accumulated at the waterfront, but that is also probably the most heavily-trafficked areas due to parks and walkways all along.
What kind of more private locations where I'm not likely to run into anyone should I look for? (I imagine not a lot of good stuff gets dropped on wilderness trails etc except the odd piece of jewelery.) How do I know where to find local "hotspots" where I'm likely to find something? Are there any places I can find old maps from the 1800s-1900s of my area online?
I can also extend my search out to the rest of Lambton County: Petrolia / Oil Springs -- they were big in the oil heyday in the 1800s. I don't know if there are any precious metals known for being found around oil, or what kind of historical places I should look for. I'd prefer to start by driving less than an hour from where I live -- for example I couldn't drive 6 hours to Northern Ontario to prospect.)
Thanks for any help or suggestions you can offer. I don't expect anyone local to give up their secrets, but maybe someone can give me some general tips of where to start even without a knowledge of the area based on my facts above. There are a lot of shipwrecks locally I've heard about but I don't know how to dive and not interested in exploring that optionm.
I am interested in finding some treasure -- preferably gold or something valuable (don't we all), but also just historical things like arrowheads or antiques would be neat. The problem is I don't live in England on top of ancient Roman roads or at the site of any famous battles... I live in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. There are no mines or famous mineral deposits (aside from lots of oil in the area). Probably the only thing going for it, is it used to be a major shipping port (still is to some extent.) History at most dating back to the 1600s (besides Native Americans), with not much before 1800s. All around me are new houses built on what were just fields until a couple decades ago or less, so I don't think there is any chance for stuff to have accumulated in the area, and I assume I would not be lucky enough to just strike a random mineral deposit in my backyard.
So... how do I start finding treasure? I think I'm too self-concious to walk along the beach with a metal detector and expect they've mostly been picked clean anyway. I think most stuff would have accumulated at the waterfront, but that is also probably the most heavily-trafficked areas due to parks and walkways all along.
What kind of more private locations where I'm not likely to run into anyone should I look for? (I imagine not a lot of good stuff gets dropped on wilderness trails etc except the odd piece of jewelery.) How do I know where to find local "hotspots" where I'm likely to find something? Are there any places I can find old maps from the 1800s-1900s of my area online?
I can also extend my search out to the rest of Lambton County: Petrolia / Oil Springs -- they were big in the oil heyday in the 1800s. I don't know if there are any precious metals known for being found around oil, or what kind of historical places I should look for. I'd prefer to start by driving less than an hour from where I live -- for example I couldn't drive 6 hours to Northern Ontario to prospect.)
Thanks for any help or suggestions you can offer. I don't expect anyone local to give up their secrets, but maybe someone can give me some general tips of where to start even without a knowledge of the area based on my facts above. There are a lot of shipwrecks locally I've heard about but I don't know how to dive and not interested in exploring that optionm.
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