... I wish the old ghost stories would have more facts they do get old without actual facts, I’m sure u would agree. I appreciate a honest place to go but some of these ventures are just that stories without proof
Good post. And this is EXACTLY WHY I label those stories JUST LIKE YOU DO : "Old ghost stories". And you lament that they don't have "more facts". Which just shows you're sucked into the psychology of sorting "fact from fiction". But this fails to realize: It won't matter HOW MUCH "sorting fact from fiction" that you do, if .... there was/is no treasure there to begin with.
In that case, even if 99% of the story is "true" (names/dates/events), then ........ who cares ? If there was no treasure, then you can sort fact-from-fiction till you're blue in the face. And you'll end up proving, yes, troop-movements, best routes, how much coconut fibers a canary can carry in its beak, how boyant coconut fibers are, ship fuel capacity, etc... And ... because you can "connect-all-those dots" and "prove those parts of the story true", you might be thinking "aha". But .... it all boils down to an unproven conclusion: "Who ever said there was a treasure" ? Ie.: "since when?" and "says who ?" To which the faithful retreat to .... you guessed it: The legend.
Oh sure: They're fun to read. They capture the imagination. And ... they seem so bullet proof and true (especially if you turn the burden of proof around and try-to-tell the skeptic to DIS-prove the "legend").
But in the end, they are all just ghost-story camp-fire telephone game legends. But nothing ever puts them to rest. If you ever "doubt" the story, the "faithful" just point you right back to the "legend" as proof-of-itself (is anyone seeing the vicious circle ?)
If it's caches that you want, then rather than chasing the "legends" (lost dutchman, oak island, pearl ship, etc...), instead: Just git yourself a 2-box machine like the TM-808, and simply scout old ruins, ghost towns, cellar holes, etc.... long enough. They are the perfect discriminator for all small stuff. Eg.: nails, coins, tabs, foil, etc... And will only find objects @ soda-can sized or larger.
PS: This is not to speak detrimentally to any uh ... (ahem)
*certain* legend.
