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Real Realesby Rick Mattingly

A repeat f rom The News a rc h ives

Some years back I gave a presentation for the Rocky

Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club onthe subject of cache hunting. In this presentation I

had mentioned finding a cache of old coins while detecting avery old homestead site in Ohio some years ago. This cacheof coins, apparently stored within an old metal mesh coinpurse (since rusted away to tiny pieces) was stashed in thestones of the rock foundation of the home, long since gone.

This cache contained a number of beautiful coins from the1780 to 1820 era, including silver Spanish and MexicanReales in various denominations. While the early Americancoins found in this case were fascinating, the truly amazingthing to me was the fact that silver coins minted in Spainand Mexico had found their way to the Ohio frontier. How-

ever, subsequent research revealed that in Colonial Americaright on through the mid-1800s American-minted coinagewas in very short supply. Because of this situation the high-grade silver Reales were a common form of barter.

While the Reale was struck in fractional denominations ofone half, one, two and four bits, the eight Reale was themost popular form of exchange. The eight Reale, about thesize of our silver dollar, was minted by Spain and Mexico inamazing numbers from the rich silver mines of Central andSouth America.

In fact, it was common practice in early America to makechange by cutting an eight Reale coin into fourths (often

quite crudely!) to make change. One Reale or bit was theequivalent of 12 1/2 cents. One fourth of an 8 Reale wasthen the equivalent of a quarter dollar commonly re-ferred to as two-bits. Yep, you guessed it, this is where theditty comes from that goes two bits, four bits, six-bits, adollar. To this day our quarters are still often referred toas two-bits. The 8 Reale was also called a Pillar Dollar (fromthe Pillars of Hercules motto on the design), Milled Dollaror Piece of Eight.

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v. 15, n. 7 July, 2011 Going for the Go

Rocky Mountain Prospectors &Treasure Hunters Newsletter

The News

Visit RMPTH On The Internet At http://rmpth.com

Contents

"A friend is one who knows you and loves youjust the same."

- Elbert Hubbard

1 Real Reales2 About The News2 Book Review

3 Breckenridge Gold & Tom's Baby4 Treasure Hunt Clues5 How To Tame Mosquitoes6 What Does $1,000 In Gold Look Like?7 Newsletter Subscription News8 The Strange Story Of Jeremiah Y.

Dashiell9 News Regarding The 2011 Detector

Coin Hunt10 Calendar of Events11 Calendars12 Atocha Ring Found

13 Medieval Treasure Find14 What Is Gold?15 Manhattan Ghost Town Outing16 Trading Post18 2011 Schedule of Events19 Contact List

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Page 2 The News, July 2011

The News is the official newsletter of the RockyMountain Prospectors and Treasure HuntersClub (RMPTH): our mailing address is P.O. Box

271863, Fort Collins, CO. 80527-1863.

Opinions expressed in The News are those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect those of the

club or its members. Publication of information inThe News constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Useof any information found in this publication is at thesole risk of the user. NeitherRMPTH, nor its coordi-nators, nor The News, nor its editors or contributorsassume any liability for damages resulting from useof information in this publication.

Submissions

Articles, letters and short items of interest on pros-pecting, detecting and treasure hunting topics arewelcome and encouraged. All items submitted forpublication are subject to editing. Submittals for pub-

lication may be made in writing or, preferably, in AS-CII text format on IBM-compatible disk. If you havequestions about a submission, please contact the edi-tor for information.

Copyright

Unless otherwise noted, other nonprofit groupsmay reprint or quote from any articles appearing inThe News without prior permission, provided thatproper author and publication credits are given andthat a copy of the publication in which the article ap-pears is sent at no cost toRMPTHat the above mail-ing address. Clubs wishing to exchange newsletters

withRMPTHare invited to send a copy of their news-letter together with an exchange request.

About The New s Adver t is ing

Classified advertising for topic related items is freefor non-business ads. See the Trading Post sectionfor donation pricing of camera-ready display ads. Do-nations for ad makeup from sketches, etc., are avail-able on request.

About RMPTH

RMPTHis an independent nonprofit hobbyist socialclub, open to anyone interested in prospecting, detect-ing or treasure hunting. Its purpose is to provide aneducational and social forum of mutual benefit formembers.RMPTHholds a monthly meeting and con-ducts various field outings, as well as offers specialpresentations and seminars. Active participants havevoting privileges. The monthly newsletter, The News,is readily available on the Internet. Persons wishing toreceive the newsletter in hardcopy, mailed format arerequired to provide the amount of $24 per year re-quired to print and mail. Otherwise, no annual duesare charged as the social club functions strictly bydonation.

Book Review

by Paul Lange

Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hayby Don Rickey, Jr., University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, Libraryof Congress Number 63-9952, c. 1963, 383 pages.

S ince we just celebrated Memorial Day I thought it appropriate to feature this book that is about the enlistedmen in the United States Regular Army on the frontier from 1865 to the 1890s. This is a study of the rank andfile who served through the Indian campaigns and the framework of law and order that was created makingsettlement and social development possible and formed an important segment of our national military continuumupon and around which our massive armies have been created in times of crisis. The books 15 chapters tell us whatthe average soldier of the post-Civil War frontier thought. Whether the soldier is speaking for himself or through thediligent research of the author, this is the first documented account of their everyday life, the mass personality of therank and file during the Indian Wars and is only incidentally a history of those campaigns. Let us never forget what allour service men and women in all branches have done and the sacrifices they have made.

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Page 3The News, July 2011

Breckenridge Gold &

Tom's Baby

by Johnny Walker

Breckenridge started as a small mining camp in

1859, and at the peak of the gold rush wasnamed after then Vice-President John Cabell

Breckinridge to guarantee a post office for the town.They later changed the spelling to Breckenridge afterthe politician joined the Southern Confederate Armyin the Civil War.

In 1887, Breckenridge became famous for the find ofthe largest gold nugget in Colorado, the 13-pound"Tom's Baby".

On July 23, 1887, the largest gold nugget ever foundin the State of Colorado was discovered in Brecken-ridge. Tom Groves walked into the town cradling theblanket wrapped bundle in his arms, and it was ap-propriately named "Tom's Baby", weighing in at 13.5lbs.

Three days later the nugget was sent to Denver viatrain...it then disappeared for 85 years.

Rumors surrounding the nugget's 85 years of freedomare abundant, including that it was shown at theSmithsonian, the Peabody Museum, Harvard Univer-sity and Chicago's Field Museum, but none could be

verified.

Tom's Baby was essentially kidnapped.

In 1972, the Colorado State Historical Museum wasprodded into examining gold specimens that had beendeposited in a Denver bank in 1926. Sure enough,Tom's Baby was found, but over 5 lbs are still miss-ing.

Breckenridge is just over the hill from South Park.Geologists have made the statement "These gold fieldscontain more gold than has been taken out by all the

mining done over the last 120 years."

http://www.coloradovacation.com/history/tomsbaby.html

Whew with that said this explains why it is not uncom-mon to dig Reales or pieces of Reales when we detect today.While Reales are detected with more regularity along theEast and West coasts, they do also show up in the RockyMountain region. as the result of trade in early New Mexicoterritory.

Over the years I have uncovered several Reales of various

denomination in Colorado. The latest example being two1840s 8 Reales uncovered in an old outhouse pit dig withinthe last month. In this case we were actually looking for,and finding, old bottles. However, it is always a good idea tosift the dirt from these pit digs for coins, buttons, tokens,etc. (I personally have to believe that the most common ex-planation for coins ending up in an outhouse is that theywere unintentionally left in the pockets and linings of cloth-ing., which subsequently deteriorate away.)

The Reale in any denomination is a beautiful coin and,while not often very valuable, is still extremely collectable asan exciting reminder of our countrys amazing history. I docherish those that I have had the good fortune to find.

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1800 8 Spanish Reale showing the bust of Carolus IIII onone side and the Pillars of Hercules on the other

1780 Massachusetts note payable intwo Spanish milled dollars.

Two Bits Change in the old days

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"Karate is a form of martial arts in

which people who have had years and

years of training can, using only their

hands and feet, make some of the worst

movies in the history of the world."

- Dave Barry

TREASURE HUNTERSCODE OF ETHICS

I WILL respect private property and do no treasurehunting without the owner's permission.

I WILL fill all excavations.

I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of naturalresources, wildlife, and private property.

I WILL use thoughtfulness, consideration, and courtesyat all times.

I WILL build fires in designated or safe places only.

I WILL leave gates as found.

I WILL remove and properly dispose of any trash that I

find.

I WILL NOT litter.

I WILL NOT destroy property, buildings, or what is leftof ghost towns and deserted structures.

I WILL NOT tamper with signs, structural facilities, orequipment.

Gold Glossary

Drift - In mining, a drift is defined as a horizontal pas-

sageway that is excavated along a rich vein of ore. Hard

rock mines usually use drifts to obtain the rich ore,

though, some hard rock mines are open pit.

Treasure Hunt

RMPTH member Paul Mayhak has put togethera local Treasure Hunt for members. Paul hashidden a target in a local location. By puttingclues together and using your treasure hunting skillsof deduction you may locate the target. The prize: a

big honkin' chunk of silver in the form of an AustrianMaria Teresa Thaler - about the size of a U.S. SilverDollar. The actual coin is similar the one picture be-low.

At each monthly club meeting Paul will release onemore clue which will close in on the hiding place anddescription of the target (target is not the coin!). Afterthe meeting the collective clues will also be publishedin the next months newsletter. But, you have to attendthe meeting to get the very latest hot clue which maywell enable you to be the winner of this fine prize.

Thanks to Paul Mayhak for donating his time andprize coin for our treasure hunting enjoyment!

Clue One: "I am hiding somewhere in a LovelandPark."

Clue Two: "If I'm sick or hurt I do not have far to goto get help!"

Clue Three: "Don't bark up the wrong tree."

Clue Four: Come to the July Club Meeting!

Good Luck!

Maria Teresa Thaler

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Property WantedFor Detector Hunt

RMPTH is looking for private property on which to holdan organized club detector hunt. Obviously, it would bemost ideal if this property is known to have seen some

past historical activity. If you have such property orknow of someone who does, please contact Paul Lange

or Rick Mattingly to plan a club field outing event.

Refreshment Volunteers

July - Bryan & Lucy MorganAugust - Gary AndersonSeptember - Barbara SchuldtOctober - Johnny BerndsenNovember - Dave Montoya

How To Tame

Mosquitoes

I

was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugswere having a ball biting everyone. A man at theparty sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Lis-

terine, and the little demons disappeared. The nextyear I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it aroundmy seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! Thatworked as well. It worked at a picnic where wesprayed the area around the food table, the children'sswing area, and the standing water nearby. During thesummer, I don't leave home without it. Pass it on.

Another comment regarding the tip ...

I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors.

It works - in fact, it killed them instantly. I bought mybottle from Target and it cost me $1.89. It really does-n't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not asexpensive to use as the can of bug spray you buy thatdoesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this, please. It will lasta couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wooddoor (like your front door), but spray around theframe. Spray around the window frames, and eveninside the dog house.

From the Internet

Ed - Anything to make it miserable for those worth-

less little demons - worth a try!

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What Does $1,000 In

Gold Look Like?

T

he frenzy behind skyrocketing gold prices haspeople rooting through jewelry boxes for goldto sell. It doesn't take much of the precious

metal to generate serious cash.

Gold Wafer

With an ounce of gold fetching $1,500, sellers arecoming out of the woodwork, says Jose Caba of USGold Buyers, a national gold buyer and refiner in NewYork.

The first to capitalize onrising prices, Caba says,were the investors -- peo-

ple with gold bars, ingotsor coins to cash in. "Thesecond group," he adds, "is the rest of America . . .selling dental gold, class rings, broken jewelry, thatsort of thing."

We asked Caba to show us what $1,000 worth of goldlooks like. He produced several examples, including agold wafer. Of course, $1,000 would get you less thantwo-thirds of a 1-ounce gold bar or wafer.

Gold, as in the single-ounce Pamp Suisse 24-karatingot pictured above, is measured in troy ounces, af-

ter Troyes, France, where the unit of measurement --roughly 10% heavier than a standard, or avoirdupois,ounce -- was first used.

Gold wafers can be purchased over the counter frommerchants such as ATS Bullion, a dealer operatingfrom the lobby of London's Savoy Hotel.

Go to Minyanville for more facts you may not knowabout gold, including where you can find more of it.http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/gold-prices-gold-price-price-of/5/13/2011/id/34428/?from=MSN

Gold Ore

Gold miners looking toexchange pure ore for amore commonly acceptedcurrency have set up ac-counts with US Gold Buy-ers, Caba says. "We getgold coming in fromAlaska, Colorado, British Columbia."

Prospectors whose lower-back problems or otherphysical difficulties prevent them from panning in astream might consider buying a pair of metal-detecting sandals. Specialty retailer HammacherSchlemmer recently offered sandals featuring an an-klet pack that vibrates, flashes or buzzes when it de-tects metal up to 2 feet below the Earth's surface.

Gold Coins

Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian school ofeconomics, rebutted the "labor theory" of value, insist-ing that neither intrinsic worth nor the effort neededto produce it con-ferred a good withvalue. Instead, he ar-gued, goods acquirevalue solely from theirusefulness in satisfy-ing human wants and

needs.

Take water. Menger wrote that the first pail of wateris used to satisfy the most important use, and succes-sive pails are used for progressively less importantpurposes -- making pail No. 1 more valuable than pailNo. 16.

What gives gold its value as an alternative form ofmoney is the market, which treats gold, but not water,as a form of currency.

Melted Gold Bars

In his landmark book "The Power of Gold," the lateU.S. economist and historian Peter L. Bernstein ar-gues that gold is a useless metal for most practicalpurposes; it origi-nally held value asdecoration andadornment for thewealthy. When it waslater minted andused as coins by theLydians, in 635

B.C., gold took itsfirst step from the concrete to the abstract, Bernsteinsays.

The gold bars in the above photo were made frommelted jewelry and other pieces delivered to US GoldBuyers in New York. The spots of discoloration areimpurities in the metal that have yet to be refined outof the mixture.


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To find out the value of the gold in the World Cup orother major sport trophies, go to Minyanville.http://www.minyanville.com/special-features/articles/gold-price-gold-spot-price-melt/5/13/2011/id/34399?from=MSN

Dental Gold

Although it may not have the same cachet as a pieceof gold jewelry, dental gold is worth the exact sameamount as any other form of gold. And while gold isn'tmuch used in U.S. dentistry these days, cash-for-goldoutlets still receive sup-plies from dentalschools looking to cleanout inventories of un-used gold filings, andfrom individuals whoare having dental workremoved.

Unlike some metals, pure gold is 100% nontoxic tohumans and can even be eaten without harm. Asidefrom the effect it may have on your wallet, ingestinggold is something for your accountant, not your physi-cian, to worry about.

Solid Gold Chains

The American Museum of Natural History estimatesthat, worldwide, "the total amount of gold ever minedis 152,000 metrictons, only enough to

fill 60 tractor-trailers." Theamount of gold thathas been refinedcould be made intoa cube less than 70feet per side.

Most of the world's gold, between 70% and 80%, isused to make jewelry. "Gold has been recycled sinceancient times," says Cecilia Gardner, the presidentand chief executive of the Jewelers Vigilance Commit-tee. "Once gold comes out of the ground, it never goesback in. It's used over and over again."

So it's possible that the earrings you're wearing couldactually contain gold once worn by King Tut.

Mixed Jewelry

It's hard to save your jewelry for sentimental reasonswhen you see how little of it can add up to $1,000.Unless your jewelry has "collector's value," it doesn't

(Continued from page 6) matter if the style is outdated or the clasp is broken.Gold is gold, and yours will be melted down togetherwith everyone else's.What's more, those hoopearrings with gold inthem that you bought 20years ago and wore onceare today worth more

than you paid for them.

Consumers should always get several estimates beforeselling, and, as Caba says, they should "know exactlywhat they've got."

Caba offered "my little MacGyver trick" to help peoplefigure out how much gold they have before they shopit to a prospective buyer. "Ten U.S. pennies weigh ex-actly 1 ounce," he says. "So for 10 cents, you canknow precisely how much gold you have."

By Justin Rohrlich, Minyanvillehttp://www.minyanville.com/

RMPTH MEMBERS TAK E NOTICE

This month , Ju ly , w e are o f f ic ia l ly end ing

dues for our access to our soc ia l c lub. In

the pas t our dues o f $30/Month c overed

the cos t o f a mai led hardcopy o f the

mont h ly news le t ter , i f des i red. The news-

le t t e r i s now pub li shed t o t he webs i t e

each mon th f o r access by a l l a t no cos t .

Wi th th is in format ion in mind, any mem-

ber who des i res to cont inue to rece ive

the ha rdcopy new s le t t e r v ia ma i l w i l lneed to prov ide a subscr ip t ion fee o f

$24/Year . Month ly cos t s for pr in t ing and

ma i l i ng t he news le t t e r amoun ts t o $2 .

2 x 12 = $24. Should you de sire

subscr ip t ion p lease pay the fee as soon

as poss ib le, a t the m onth ly c lub meet ing

or by mai l to the c lub mai l ing address .

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acy. His notations can be found today on NARA re-cords stating that he had paid Confederate troops.One such regiment was the 33rd Tennessee.

After the War Jeremiah Dashiell settled in San Anto-nio, Texas. His house still can be found in that city tohis day.

In 1963 two young boys were hunting for lobster inthe lagoon of Fort Pierce. They found dozens of goldcoins. When the State of Florida heard of the findingsit hired Carl J. Clausen to investigate the findings.

Mr. Clausen tracked down the coins to the Charles-ton, SC treasury and the boys were told to turn overthe $23,000. The boys had never claimed to have re-covered near that much but within a few days theState of Florida had all of the money within a fewcents.

Major Dashiels pistol was

also found with severalmusket balls. Today I be-lieve that the pistol can beseen at the St. LucieCounty museum. I do NOTrecall if the boys ever triedto reclaim the money.

Major Dashiell was alsounlucky with marriage. Hewas married three timesduring his life as the othertwo had died. Dr.Jememiah Y. Dashiellwould die in 1888 and beburied in Texas.

And to finish this circle itwas Captain Dashiell whopaid a private named JohnW. Luster of Company A of

the 33rd Tennessee.

This according to the Complied Military Service Re-cords. John W. Luster would be captured in Atlanta

and taken to Camp Chase where he would die ofpneumonia on Nov. 24th of 64. He was one of the sixsoldiers whose bodies would be taken that night byDr. Flowers and sold to the Cleveland Medical Col-lege.

From the Internet-- posted by FortBrooke1824

The Strange Story Of

Jeremiah Y. Dashiell

B

orn in 1804 in Maryland young Mr. Dashiellhad an outstanding education. By the mid1830's now Doctor Dashiell would help start

the Louisville Medical College and become one it itsfirst professors.

After moving to Louisiana Jeremiah Dashiell wouldsettle in New Orleans. In 1846 Mr. Dashiell was madean Amry Paymaster by President James K. Polk andwith it came to rank of Major. Perhaps it was a novelidea to have a doctor pay the troops as he would havea chance to see them one way or another.

By 1857 Major Dashiellwas in Florida paying the

troops during the 3rdSeminole Indian War. Dur-ing the same year the Majorhad signed for a little morethan $23,000 in gold andsilver from the Charleston,SC sub-treasury. While ona ship outside of Fort Cap-ron, Florida (now FortPierce) the Major encoun-tered breaking waves. Hewas advised to wait forcalmer conditions however

the troops already werewell behind in pay andmoral was becoming anissue.

Major Dashiell ordered asmaller craft into the oceanand into it went the payrolland his pistol. In a matterof minutes the small vessel was over turned and withit the small fortune in coins.

Unlike today Major Dashiell was accountable for the

money lost in the respect that he had to pay back thedebt. However, he was given yet another payroll a yearlater. In 1858, in northern Florida well south of Jack-sonville Major Dashiell was robbed of his payroll ashe slept. Some people say that a free black stole themoney but no one knows for sure.

After his second loss he was asked to leave the serviceof the United States Army. When the Civil War beganperhaps a somewhat hesitate officer made CaptainDashiell a paymaster again this time for the Confeder-

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A Frenzy seized my soul: unbidden my legs

performed some entirely new movements of

polka steps, I took several . Piles of gold rose

before me at every step; castles of marble,

dazzling the eye with their rich appliances;

thousands of slaves bowing to my beck and call;

myriads of fair virgins contending with eachother for my love, were among the fancies of

my fevered imaginations. The Rothschilds,

Girards and Astors appeared to me but poor

people; in short, I had a very violent attack of

the Gold Fever.

- James H. Carson,Recollections of the

California Mines.

News Regarding The

2011 Detector Coin

Hunt

This September RMPTH will again be holdingour annual Detector Coin Hunt. Since this isprimarily an event for members with detec-

tors, about one half of the cost of the coins and prizesis covered by the club, along with donated prizeitems. The other half is then covered by a small entryfee paid by participants.

The fee for this event for RMPTH members and im-mediate family will be $10 per adult and $5 per child13 - 16 years of age. Younger family children are free.Cost for non-member adults will be $20 per adult and$10 per child 16 or younger.

Because it is always a challenge to estimate participa-tion for this event, and the equivalent number ofprizes required, we will be offering a discounted entryfee structure this year for pre-payment. This will alsoassist with the cost of obtaining coins and prize mate-rial prior to the hunt in September. Anyone who optsto take advantage of this pre-payment plan but cannotmake it to the hunt may request a full refund, so youcant lose on this deal.

The discount amount for pre-payment of entry fee willbe 20%. Please see Robert Crain to enter this event.

Oh, and dont forget the popular Pot-Luck lunch. And,as an added incentive this year, we will be holding aSwap Meet after lunch so start putting together allthose items for swap or sell.

Finally, you do not have to participate directly in thedetector hunt to join in. Should you just wish to ob-serve and participate in the Pot-Luck lunch and SwapMeet, please do so!

Thanks for helping us put on another fun hunt thisSeptem-ber!

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Calendar of Events

MAP TO TH E MEETING PLACE

Pul liam Comm uni ty Bui ld ing

545 Cleveland Avenue , Lovela nd, Colorad o

Directions:The Pulliam Community Building is situated on the west side of Cleveland Avenue in Loveland,

Colorado. Park at the rear of the building (west side). Entry to the meeting room is fromthe doorway on the south side of the building (not the main entrance on Cleveland Avenue!).

RMPTH DUESRMPTH is an unincorpo-

rated Social Club withno income generated. Allexpenses are covered bydonation. Members arerequested to considerdonating a minimum of$1.00 at each monthlymeeting to cover club

expenses.

March Meet ingWednesday, July 6th. We will meet at the PulliamBuilding in downtown Loveland at 7:00PM. Refer tothe adjoining map for directions.

Meeting Agenda6:00 - 7:00 Planning & Social Hour7:00 - 7:30 Business, Announcements & Find of

the Month Program7:30 - 7:45 Break7:45 - 9:00 Gold Refining Presentationby

RMPTH member David Emslie

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July 2011Sun Mon Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat

1 23 4

Independence Day

5 6RMPTH PlanningSession 6:00PRMPTH Meeting 7:00P

7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23Manhattan GhostTown Detector

Outing

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

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August 2011Sun Mon Tue W ed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3RMPTH PlanningSession 6:00PRMPTH Meeting 7:00P

4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13Ames Monument,Vedauwoo & WyomingState Museum Tour

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

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RMPTH Field Outing Statement

NOTE: The Coordinators and participants stay in touchand continue to review and plan upcoming presentationsand outings for the year on a monthly basis. Our editorRick Mattingly needs timely event information for each

issue of The News. Please get information about any par-ticular event to him by the 15th of the month to meet the

printing deadline for the next issue.

Planned trips, outings, activities, and meeting programsare in the newsletter and on line at the clubs website.

Planning is a work in progress and additional outings andactivities are added and sometimes deleted on an ongo-

ing basis. Events planned in the upcoming month areemphasized to the attendees at the monthly meetings.Contact the Presentations Coordinators or Editor if youhave any suggestions or ideas throughout the year for

fieldtrips, outings, and programs.

The best made plans may change at the last minute dueto the illness of the Trail Boss, weather, land access, ve-hicles breaking down, wrong meeting sites, etc. Please

be understanding of extenuating circumstances and con-tact the coordinator or Trail Boss of a specific event ifthere is any question of an event being cancelled or

changed at the last minute.

Atocha Ring Found

Treasur e Divers Find $500,000 Gold Ring

From Spanish Sunken Ship

Published June 24, 2011 | Fox News Latino

Divers searching for treasure off the coast ofFlorida have found an antique gold ringworth $500,000 from a 17th century Span-ish ship.

The ring is believed to be from the Nuestra Senorade Atocha that sank off the Florida Keys during a1622 hurricane.

The piece has a rectangular cut emerald estimatedat 10 karats.

Divers from Mel Fisher's Treasures were seekingthe stern castle of the Atocha when they found thering Thursday 35 miles Key West.

A spokesperson said the ring's estimated value isbased on the stone's 2.7- by 2.5-centimeter size andthe value of other from Atocha.

Also found were two silver spoons and other arti-facts. A 40-inch gold rosary was found in Marchand a gold bar in April.

Based on reporting by the Associated Press.

Antique gold and emerald ring worth $500,000 from the Atocha

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Medieval Treasure Find

Maev Kennedy guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 June 2011

Ascrap of twisted silver found a few weeks ago

by a metal detector in Lancashire will take its

place among masterpieces of medieval art atthe British Museum, in an exhibition opening thisweek of the bejewelled shrines made to hold the relicsof saints and martyrs.

The badge made of silver found by Paul King, a re-tired logistics expert, is a humble object to earn aplace in an exhibition called Treasures of Heaven, butit is unique. It will sit among gold and silver reliquar-ies studded with gems the size of thumbnails or thesockets from which theywere wrenched bythieves once owned by

emperors, popes andprinces.

The badge, the only oneof its kind ever found inBritain, provides a link500 years ago betweenthis corner of rural Lan-cashire and the greatpilgrimage sites ofmainland Europe. Itshows one of the com-

panions of St Ursula,one of the most popularmystical legends of me-dieval Europe. She was said to be a British princesswho sailed with 11,000 virgin companions to marry apagan prince in Brittany, but diverted to go on a pil-grimage to Rome and in some versions of the story,Jerusalem.

After many adventures they came to Cologne, whereall were slaughtered by Hun tribesmen. When a largecemetery of Roman era bones was found in the city inthe 11th century, they were declared the remains of

the saint and her companions, and her cult spreadacross Europe.

King, a member of the South Ribble metal detectingclub, found the silver plaque at the end of April in afield some miles from his home in Walton-le-Dale,where he had already found several hundred Victo-rian coins, but returned with the blessing of the land-owner for a sweep with his new more high-poweredmetal detector.

"I knew immediately she was something special," hesaid. "I think she was hidden deliberately she wasfolded over, not damaged by a plough strike in anyway. It is extraordinary and moving to think howmuch history is locked up in this little piece of metal."

Although a church in Cologne holds her shrine and awhole chapel still decorated with the supposed bones

of her companions, there were so many bones thatthe relics spread across Europe and beyond. Some ofthe most beautiful reliquaries, life sized busts of fash-ionably dressed young women, were made to hold thebones. The badge from Lancashire is a representationof just such a shrine - and so close in style and early16th century date that it may come from the sameBruges workshop as the one in the exhibition on loanfrom the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

The Metropolitan reli-quary, of a gently smil-ing young woman with

her hair in a modishplaited style, is so allur-ing it has become theexhibition poster. Thebadge would have beenbought as a souvenir bythe Lancashire pilgrimfrom just such a shrine.

British Museum curatorJames Robinson said hewas "beside myself withexcitement" when he sawan image of the find. "Tobe honest if I hadn't

been working on the exhibition it might have takenme a while to clock it as it is I recognized her imme-diately as one of the companions of St Ursula. I hesi-tate to call it a miracle, but it is a most extraordinarycoincidence that this should turn up just at this time."

He believes it is even possible that a similar reliquarymay have been the centre of a shrine in Britain, de-stroyed as the cult of relics was condemned as idola-trous and blasphemous by religious reformers.

"The badge may be the only fragile, ephemeral piece ofevidence for a cult of St Ursula in the north of Eng-land, that might have had at its centre a bust reli-quary of continental manufacture."

The exhibition will include reliquaries which the faith-ful believed once held the breast milk of the VirginMary, the umbilical cord of the baby Jesus, the armof Saint Luke - holding a golden pen to symbolize the


Silver badge of one of St Ursula's companions, found in Lancashire.

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What Is Gold?

Gold, in its purest form, is a malleable, noble,soft metal, yellow in color with a resistance tooxidation or corrosion, and doesn't tarnish orrust under usual conditions. It's English name maycome from the Old English word geolo, meaning

yellow, and its chemical symbol AU may come fromthe Latin term Aurum for gold. However, there aremany other opinions about the word's origins.

In gold's uncombined form it has one stable isotope,118 neutrons and 79 protons, a nucleus with anatomic mass of 197, and forms alloys with manyother metals, most commonly the ones nearest to iton the periodic table, It combines most readily withcopper.

Gold is classified as a "chalcophile", which means thatgold has an affinity for sulphur. However, there are

no known combinations with sulphur, but severalwith elements that are related to sulphur, such as tel-lurium, (known as telluride) and selenium. Becauseof this relationship with sulphur, you will find goldassociated with chalcopyrite, which is a combinationof iron pyrite and copper. Since Gold loves copper somuch, all of these elements are often found togetherin varying amounts.

Another alloy of gold is a combination of gold and sil-ver usually 25% silver, but the silver content can beas much as 50%. This metal combination is known

as electrum, and was used extensively in the ancientworld for coinage, although not necessarily from anatural state.

That brief explanation of what gold is may not havebeen all you wanted to know about it, such as it'schemical symbol, atomic weight, or what percentageof gold is contained in each Karat weight. The tablesbelow are provided to help you find additional infor-mation about gold.

Chemical Symbol, Atomic Weight and Number, Melt-

ing Point, and Specific Gravity for Gold.

The chemical symbol for gold is Au. Golds atomic number is 79 and its atomic weight is196.967 Gold melts at 1064.43 Centigrade The specific gravity of gold is 19.3, meaning goldweighs 19.1 - 19.3 times more than an equal volumeof water.

Gold TROY WEIGHT EQUIVALENTS to Avoirdupoisconversion

1 troy pound = 1,097 ordinary ounces1 troy ounce = 480 grains1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams1 troy ounce = 20 pennyweights1000 troy ounces = 31.3 kilograms

1 gram = .03215 troy ounces1 kilogram = 32.15 troy ounces1 tonne = 32,150 troy ounces1 ordinary ounce = .9115 troy ounces1 ordinary pound = 14.58 troy ounces1 pennyweight = approx. 1.5 grams

The European gold karat system is a standardizedsystem for determining the percentage of gold contentin jewelry or raw gold, and will tell you how muchgold is in 24k 22k 18k 14k and 10k gold

European Gold Karat System100 % = 1000 fine = 24 karat91.7 % = 917 fine = 22 karat75.0 % = 750 fine = 18 karat58.5 % = 585 fine = 14 karat41.6 % = 416 fine = 10 karat

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Manhattan Ghost Town

Outing

O

n Saturday, July 23 we will be holding an outing to the oldghost town site of Manhattan, situated north of Rustic onthe Poudre River. We will be panning for gold, detecting for

coins and relics . and nugget shooting.

Manhattan was a typical boom and bust gold rush town, only last-ing for a few years. There was, and still is, gold here. However, thegold deposits proved too widely scattered to mine commerciallyand the townsite faded away.

Still, it is a fascinating site located in some gorgeous country.There are coins and relics and gold to be found. In addition thereis also the typical boot hill cemetery and a lot of old hard rockgold mines. We will not be entering any mines!

Further details will be provided at the July 6th club meeting orcontact Trail Boss Paul Lange.

Gold Glossary

Drywasher - A common desert mining tool.

The drywasher is like a highbanker but

lacks the need for water. A drywasher

operates by the use of wind. The light junk

material is blown off the top of the sluicein the drywasher and the gold stays on the

bottom. The sluice riffles in a drywasher

are backwards for better recovery.

Symbol: AUAtomic Number: 79

Atomic Weight: 196.967

Melting Point: 1063 (1945 F)Specific Gravity: 19.2

MOHs Scale of Hardness:2.5 - 3

Karat

24K = 100% Pure Gold18K = 75% Pure Gold14K = 58% Pure Gold10K = 42% Pure Gold

Troy Weights

1 grain = 0.0648 grams24 grains = 1 penny

weight (DWT) = 1.552 grams20 DWT = 1 ounce =

480 grains = 31.10 grams

Gold Fac t s

YOURADVERTISEMENTCOULD BE HERE!Call Rick Mattinglyat 970-613-8968or [email protected]

Manhattan in 1888.

Pingre Hill Mining Stock from Manhattan signed by Abner Loomis asPresident. Collection of Rick Mattingly

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All mistakes and

misspellings wereintentionally made so

that you could have thepleasure of finding them.

Trading Post

About Trading Post

The News runs classified ads in Trading Postfor three consecutive issues. Trading Post ads

for topic related items up to 10 lines (or 70

words) long are free. To place an ad in TradingPost contact Rick Mattingly at (970) 613-8968evenings

or e-mail at: [email protected]

Commerc ia l Adver t is ing

Spec i f ica t ions

(Monthly Donat ion Rate)

Full Page (8 1/2" X 7") $30Half Page (3 1/4" X 7") $20One Third Page (3" X 4") $15Business Card (2 3/4" X 1 1/2") $ 5

Ads must be received by the 15th of thepreceding month. Contact Rick Mattingly for in-

formation on this service at(970) 613-6968 evenings or e-mail at:

[email protected].

FOR SALE: Keene High Banker, includes stand, hoseand 5 HP Briggs and Stratton pump. Great condition,$900.00 or Best Offer. Contact Cindy Bone at (970)669-8247.

FOR SALE: Prospecting equipment: 4" Dredge andmore plus Whites VSAT Gold Detector. ContactHomer at (970) 224-4244

FOR SALE: Two CoilTec coils for MineLab GP or SDSeries: 14" Round Mono, $150.00. 5" x 10" JoeyMono, $75.00. Like New. Plus Shipping. Call (307)886-3937 or Cell (307) 654-1432.

WANTED: Federal or state duck stamps; mint orused. Contact John Hart at (307) 778-3993.

FOR SALE: Garret Treasure Ace 300 Detector.- $225OBO. Contact Roger at (970) 622-0821.

NOTE:Purchase arrangements are between the buyer and

seller only and involves no financial benefit to RMPTH.

"I am not a vegetarianbecause I love animals; I

am a vegetarian because

I hate plants."

- A. Whitney Brown

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Rocky MountainProspectors & Treasure Hunters

Contact ListRMPTH Coordinators Home E-Mail

Coordinator Paul Lange 1-970-663-5776 [email protected]

Coordinator Robert Crain 1-970-484-6488

Coordinator Bryan Morgan 1-970-416-0608 [email protected]

Coordinator Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

The News Staff

Editor-in-Chief Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

Assistant Editor Dick French 1-970-482-2110 [email protected]

Internet Web Site

Web Master Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

Volunteers/Coordinators

Find of the MonthJoe JohnstonBetsy EmondPaul Mayhak

1-303-696-69501-970-218-02901-970-482-7846

[email protected]

[email protected]

PresentationsPaul LangeJohnny Berndsen

1-970-663-57761-970-667-1006

[email protected]

Club Historian Peggy Stumpf 1-307-632-9945 [email protected]

Club Librarian Joe Johnston 1-303-696-6950 [email protected]

Panning DemosBryan MorganDarrell Koleber

1-970-416-06081-970-669-2599

[email protected]@yahoo.com

Setup &Refreshments

Volunteer Needed!

Door PrizeTom WarneJacob WoottonJohnny Berndsen

1-970-635-07731-970-980-60161-970-667-1006

[email protected]@yahoo.com

General Information Contact: Paul Lange at 1-970-663-5776

Visit RMPTH on the Internet at: http://rmpth.com

Lets Go For The Gold !

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