Bunker Hill

[idahotreasurehunter]

I found this huge piece of lead stamped "Bunker Hill" and was hoping someone might be able to tell me something about it. http://idahotreasurehunters.blogspot.com/2009/05/metal-detecting-finds-bunker-hill-lead.html

 

[BuckleBoy]

You cannot assume that something is next to worthless because of its composition.



How much is Brass going for nowdays?


Some brass is worth Much more than its weight in Gold.




That said, I have absolutely no idea what your find is.




-Buck

 

[savant365]

found this little snippet, I would say you found an ingot from here

For a little history, the biggest mine of all in northern Idaho was Bunker Hill, (named after the Revolutionary War battle), and was discovered by Noah Kellogg in the fall of 1885. During the 1890s it was the site of all out warfare between the common workers and the mine owners. Mining unions had not been formed yet and so agreements between employer and employee were sometimes very bitter. The Idaho government had to call in the army two times in order to quell the workers insurrections, which included deaths on both sides, and the blowing up of buildings owned by the mining companies. These events led to the founding of many workers unions to contribute to the well-being of the employee. In a dramatic aftermath the governor of Idaho was assassinated at his home some years after the Couer d'Alene Mining Wars. The smelter continued to expand and by 1936 Bunker Hill was the largest lead-producing facility in the world (Bennett 1982, p. 19). Because the flotation process recovered zinc and other metals in addition to the silver and lead that were collected from the jig tables, facilities were also built to process these metals. An electrolytic zinc plant was constructed by Sullivan Mining Company at Government Gulch near Kellogg in 1928, and it was the first facility in the United States to produce zinc with 99.99+ purity in commercial quantities (Murray 1982, p. 6).



http://cgi.ebay.com/99.99+-electrol...temQQimsxZ20090509?IMSfp=TL090509122007r26609

 

[idahotreasurehunter]

Thanks for the information. I have lived here in Idaho for 12 years and still don't know all the history. I will add it to my collection of interesting finds.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Can you post a picture without all the pop-ups on your site?

 

[IronSpike]

Can you post a picture without all the pop-ups on your site?

Agree post a pic in order not having to deal with the pop-ups.

 

[doublet2a]

Some brass is worth Much more than its weight in Gold.

I would like to see that kind of brass, am I missing something here?


Tim

 

[mick56]

Before plastic plumbing pipes were in common use, the older houses had cast iron sewer pipes. The joints were leaded together, kinda like a big solder joint. The lead could be melted in an iron ladle with a blowtorch, and poured around the joints to seal them. I remember seeing my Dad do this when we added a bathroom onto our house back in the 60's. You could buy these lead ingots for melting.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Some brass is worth Much more than its weight in Gold.

I would like to see that kind of brass, am I missing something here?


Tim

I could list one of many Southern military academy buttons, or perhaps a Revolutionary War shoulder plate, or GW inaugural button. Even the "Jackson Victory" buttons give gold a run for its money, ounce for ounce.


There are some lead finds that are fairly valuable too.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Is this what we are discussing? Just currious

 

[savant365]

Here is the picture of the ingot from the other site

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Lead 101: Good for Our Health. :P

 

[Silver]

Nice find. I didnt see any pop ups. I smell some internet explorer users lol mozilla rocks

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Nice find. I didnt see any pop ups. I smell some internet explorer users lol mozilla rocks

Its full of pop-ups. But they are from Idaho Treasures.

 

[Silver]

OK sorry i went back to the page my script blocker has them blocked.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Fotr those that dont have a blocker, to view click on "skip this ad" in upper right hand corner. But it is very aggravating.
The only pic is the one savant has posted for us. This is what it says:

Friday, May 22, 2009
Metal Detecting Finds - Bunker Hill Lead
I had been searching Lakeview Park in Nampa, Idaho for several hours with limited success when I decided to try the vacant house that I owned across the street from the park. I found this hunk of lead about six inches down with my White's DFX metal detector in the backyard of the house that was built in 1947. This house had been built by Ernie Star, one-time mayor of Nampa.

Stamped on the top of the piece is "BUNKER HILL PAT'D" in capital letters. It weighs almost 7 pounds. It is approximately 1.5" tall, 2" across at the top, and 2.75" at the base. It also has a hole .5" in diameter going all the way through the center of it. Obviously not a valuable find, (what does lead go for nowadays?) but an interesting one. You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

If anyone can offer some information regarding this find it would be appreciated. Just leave a comment.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here are some related links.

http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Manuscripts/mg367.htm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/Cleanup.nsf/7ba264fac6dd6b8e8825648b0000cd67/5050dddf9177a1978825688a00047c26!OpenDocument

http://www.landgrant.org/coeur.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Check this out. http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bunker-hill-lead-marker


It may be some type of marker.


Sold Date: 05/21/2007
Channel: Auction
Source: Ebay


Bunker Hill Lead Marker. I Believe This Is An Original Marker. It Is Very Heavy 5 Pounds It Measures 3 Inches Across The Bottom 2 1/2 Across The Top 1 3/4 Inches High. It Is Stamped Bunker Hill On The Top.

 

[Tony in SC]

Couldn't get a look at it. Too many Popups!!!. Tony

 

[idahotreasurehunter]

I am not understanding where a few are talking about pop-ups. There is a full page ad that shows every six hours or so per ip address but that is it. I don't like pop-ups either. When the full page ad appears even for me I just click in the upper right corner where it says skip this ad.