anyone from cental California

[JVA5th]

Any metal detectors from Central California I'm from Atwater looking to find people around into the hobby I'm a younger detector than most being 23 just thought it'd be cool to find a few people around that detect in this area

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Get on the kinzli CA forum. Several central valley folks read and chime in there. To get to the main page, you have to sign up. But it's easy: Just pick a name and a password.

 

[JVA5th]

Okay thank you I will try that

 

[high_sierra_yj]

Im from Madera. Im younger as well (27)

 

[JVA5th]

Okay cool at least there seems to be a few people around

 

[high_sierra_yj]

The hard part is finding places to hunt that actually have old coins or relics. I drove around Mariposa, Oakhurst, and Raymond area yesterday looking at a couple "ghost town" spots but everything seems to be private property. The only place i think might give stuff up is French flats by New Melones Lake. Its on blm land.

 

[JVA5th]

I've been just about everywhere up in those areas lol no luck on my part still getting used to my AT Pro though

 

[high_sierra_yj]

I almost got an AT pro but decided to give the new BH Land ranger pro a try. I havent used it yet though. Some People talked about Lost Lake off friant but i couldnt find much history on that spot. I have a ton of info on the history of friant so im sure people had to of been around lost lakes area in the late 1800's. Have you hunted there?

 

[JVA5th]

I've actually never heard of it I don't get to do much MDing due to the fact I don't drive

 

[high_sierra_yj]

Hopefully we can find some other hunters around here with land or some good spots.

 

[JVA5th]

I hope so I've been dying for a good hunt I have a lot of patience I hunted my grandparents 20 acre orchard for hours on end found a few interesting things nothing of value and found one merc only old coins I've ever found are my two mercs

 

[high_sierra_yj]

Yea patience is a must in this hobby haha Have you been to Railroad flats, bagby, briceburg area? I know there are lots of claims there for prospecting but that means there should be old mining camps.

 

[JVA5th]

I've been to bagby several times found a old minors lamp there and a 1948 commercial license plate which was in decent condition so its a decoration at my house now and briceburg I've been to countless times I used to camp there a lot

 

[JVA5th]

Wait correction I found the license plate and minors lamp at shawmit mine I spelled the mines name wrong I know the lake there had dried up I found tons of pottery on the other side I'm sure it has potential for finds if searched well

 

[high_sierra_yj]

Thats awesome. The one on Tuloumne River?

 

[JVA5th]

I believe that's the one if I'm not mistaking

 

[high_sierra_yj]

Ive been staring at maps for a few hours made in 1878 and 79 and saw the there was a house where Henderson park is now. Have you detected there yet?

 

[JVA5th]

I think I've been there I've been all over Mariaposa spelled wrong I'm sure and Cathy's Valley then in the few areas around where I live in Merced and Atwater