Slag? From what? Idyllwild, Ca Update....

[Nuggets4me]

Okay so, this was found while metal detecting in a camping area off Apple Canyon Rd. (wooded area, streams, etc..) It is not magnetic. It was about 6 inches down. I took what pictures I could before my batteries went dead Just curious what the heck it might be....

 

[Nuggets4me]

Re: Slag? From what? Idyllwild, Ca (Solved)

Not sure what the 'Control Road' is...all I know is the road from Hemet to Idyllwild was formerly the logging road...logs were brought down the mountain by horse pulled wagons...the saw mills were located in Hemet...or San Jacinto...

I agree with the others...Believe you found a melted beer or coke can..probably in a former camping area...in fact maybe it's mine from my teen years...

There are some hieroglyphic rocks in the Riverside campgrounds near the bowl...and others near the former Fern Valley Plank Steak Restaurant...also numerous grinding rocks...lots of oaks in the vicinity...

The log Fort located in the center of the village at one time was occupied by the Idyllwild Inn and Bowling Alley. This was where Zane Grey resided...as teens we hung there also...obviously after his time...

Not sure of the other famous people who lived there...at least it's not as touristy as Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead...do get a lot of people from downhill Palm Springs...

Kick ass area with a lot of history...

And there is gold in them thar hills...

In response to your last comment......Eureka! I think you've got it!

 

[stefen]

Re: Slag? From what? Idyllwild, Ca (Solved)

Check out Strawberry Creek!

Over the years I have panned over an ounce just having recreational fun...

 

[CC Hunter]

Re: Slag? From what? Idyllwild, Ca (Solved)

Thanks for your response! I truly appreciate it. I need all the help that I can get as I am new to detecting/panning. As for the penny-I understand what you mean. I just grabbed the first thing I saw...which from what I understand is a U.S. penny that my husband bought for 15 bucks! I don't know where it is at the moment. We found something today that closely resembles gold, seems to be some quartz in there. I will be posting pics tomorrow. I hope you can weigh in on that for me!

You are quite welcome!

Thanks for clearing up the "mystery" coin.

If you have yellow metal that makes your detector sing, and there is white quartz and/or rusty red quartz.......................well, congratulations you've found GOLD!

Looking forward to the photos!

CC Hunter

 

[Nuggets4me]

Re: Slag? From what? Idyllwild, Ca (Solved)

You can't tell (sometimes) what is lead, and what is - especially melted.

We collected this stuff, just because we didn't know.

After many opinions, we broke down and took it to a place that assays and buys gold and .

Turned out to be mostly silver, and he had it melted into a silver bar - which, after we saw it, just couldn't bear to sell it to him!

This is what it looked like before the bar was poured.

Beth

Thanks! Your post is appreciated. I showed it to my husband last night and I think it gave him hope.... 8) So, we decided to break it open. You said it turned out to be mostly silver. I know when naturally formed it contains other metals. Do you know what else was in it?

 

[sevenduce]

its from a plane crash I found some on old Idyllwild road by my edna it was a fire fighter plane that crashed " I left it there "

 

[Ant]

The Boy Scout camp and Lake F are the spots, search on you tube for Leo Aranza (Findres Keepers), you might be able to pick out some land marks during his hunts up there. And like other have said you found melted aluminum from most likely a campfire.