VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
First of all, Tennessee lost a legendary relic hunter this week who was a good friend of tenn. digger (Donnie). Mr. Doug Drake from Nashville passed away this week. He began relic hunting in the late 1950s and nobody will ever have the knowledge of historic sites that he did. He was very nice to me when I began relic hunting and I sought his counsel on several occasions. In my opinion, the measure of a relic hunter is not what he/she has found but the willingness to share their knowledge with others. I could not think of a better way to celebrate the life of Mr. Drake today than to do what he dearly loved to do-go relic hunting.
We (Tenn. Trio) are still pulling relics from the Williams Cleaner camp despite the weather. I made a trip for 3 hours last Sat. and dug the 7 cleaned up bullets and 1940 Wheatie probably from WW2 maneuvers in the pic. Doug & I went hunting for 4 hours on Tuesday and found bullets from a field that we scouted about half a mile from the main camp. This field turned up a fired .69 cal. 3 ringer, fired .58s, pistol balls, and 2 dropped .69 cal. balls. The .69s are not found in the camp proper and the Smith Carbine bullets that we dug during a previous trip near that field are not dug in the camp either indicating another possible regimental camp. The Sharps, Williams Cleaner bullets, iron buckles, and Doug’s tent grommet came from the camp proper. Doug just had to dig the brass décor piece in the center-LOL. It actually looked like a spur in the 8 in. hole he dug when I looked down at it.
Josh wanted to go a couple of hours early this morning and our finds are shown on the blue towel. I moved all my Williams Cleaner related relics to a new box as shown. I already have 7 more to add to that box from recent hunts. American Digger Magazine has already accepted my article on the Trio hunting the Williams Cleaner camp and it should be in print this fall. HH from the trio, Q.
To date, the Trio has dug 361 CW relics from the site since Dec. 6.
We (Tenn. Trio) are still pulling relics from the Williams Cleaner camp despite the weather. I made a trip for 3 hours last Sat. and dug the 7 cleaned up bullets and 1940 Wheatie probably from WW2 maneuvers in the pic. Doug & I went hunting for 4 hours on Tuesday and found bullets from a field that we scouted about half a mile from the main camp. This field turned up a fired .69 cal. 3 ringer, fired .58s, pistol balls, and 2 dropped .69 cal. balls. The .69s are not found in the camp proper and the Smith Carbine bullets that we dug during a previous trip near that field are not dug in the camp either indicating another possible regimental camp. The Sharps, Williams Cleaner bullets, iron buckles, and Doug’s tent grommet came from the camp proper. Doug just had to dig the brass décor piece in the center-LOL. It actually looked like a spur in the 8 in. hole he dug when I looked down at it.
Josh wanted to go a couple of hours early this morning and our finds are shown on the blue towel. I moved all my Williams Cleaner related relics to a new box as shown. I already have 7 more to add to that box from recent hunts. American Digger Magazine has already accepted my article on the Trio hunting the Williams Cleaner camp and it should be in print this fall. HH from the trio, Q.
To date, the Trio has dug 361 CW relics from the site since Dec. 6.
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) Doug found more that we could ever even dream of. I know he dug well over 60,000 minie balls alone....I know it's hard to believe but it's true. Looks like you guys have done great in that old camp...which some of the old-timers said was cleaned out. You are going to have to buy some more display cases!!! Talk to you soon.
Congrats to the Trio. And here I thought we were going to lose Dman to golf. 
