limegoldconvertible68
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- Mar 18, 2009
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F70 with 11"DD coil, CZ-21 with 10" coil, Fisher 1265X
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I just recently found the site of a long lost town in Illinois. Its heyday was 1850-1910. I just got permission from the farmer who owns the site and he said that when the crops come off I am free to hunt as much as I would like. Using Mapquest and Google maps I think I have identified the flatboat landing as well as the public square. An old women told me where she thinks the hotel used to stand. Supposedly there was a parade ground where they mustered in a company of Union soldiers and I have identified two possible location for it. In a quick search in an area where there are no crops I found a 1903 O Barber dime and last week the farmers brother who lives in a river trailer found an 1842 large cent in his garden. My problem is the size of the area. Its at least 100 acres. I am used to hunting small areas and I lay a grid and completely work it and then lay another grid......and so on until I am complete. This area has me overwhelmed and I don't think it has every been hunted. I know common wisdom says that I should dig everything so I don't miss any gold coins or cool relics but good lord it would take more than my lifetime. Does anyone have any secrets for this kind of site? Thanks!
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