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Cole Younger's and Lew Nichols Carnival in Brady, Texas in 1907! Former Southern Guerrillas and outlaws Cole Younger and Frank James started their own Great Cole Younger and Frank James Historical Wild West show in 1903. They toured many parts of the country. Sometime between Cole...

Central Texas Treasure Club - Officers for 2018 At our January 2nd C.T.T.C. meeting, we elected a new slate of officers for our club. Our goal is to make this year the best and most fun ever, for our members, in our club's 36-year history. With all of our members working together and...

Some early photos of Indianola, Texas on the Gulf Coast. I've briefly visited the area a few times in the past but I only metal detected along the beach near LaSalle's Monument around some picnic tables so I only found a few modern coins. I'm sure that if someone could locate the exact site of...

While researching some treasure leads a few nights ago, I ran across this article about some treasure that was said to have been buried by members of Quantrill's Guerrillas, including the James and Younger Brothers, near the Red River. Since that is a little out of my area of operation, I...

I just read a fascinating article by M. J. Tatum entitled Treasure at Hendricks Lake in the February, 1971 issue of Long John Latham's True Treasure magazine. Apparently Mr. Tatum had been researching and studying this long-lost treasure of millions of dollars worth of silver bars and gold...

I read about this little-known battle in a book I'm currently reading titled With the Border Ruffians by R.H. Williams who began his service to the Confederacy as a member of the Knights of the Golden Circle. I first read about Williams in Donald S. Frazier's excellent book Blood & Treasure...

Here's an old photo postcard (date unknown) of Downtown Belton, Texas during cotton season. ~Texas Jay Central Texas Treasure Club

I am including a link to a dropbox folder where there are photos of artifacts found in Central Texas that appear to be much older than all the other sites I have been on in my life. Nothing about the site fits any others. The tools are well worn and greasy when first pulled out. Many have...

This is a photo postcard dated 1916 of Gibson Wells, in Mineral Wells, Texas. ~Texas Jay Central Texas Treasure Club

This old photo postcard shows part of the courthouse square in Comanche, Texas in 1907. Outlaw John Wesley Hardin shot and killed Brown County deputy sheriff Charlie Webb in 1874 near this site. That was the crime that sent Hardin to prison. ~Texas Jay...

Some of the gold was found in the 1960s but much still remains lost. Click on the link to read the whole article. "We took on the challenge searching for the gold. Driving down dirt roads we found the Lee cemetery and where Lee lived. A creek 300 yards from the cemetery was where some of...

Hey everyone I'm new on here, and I have a artifact that I'm not quite sure about, I was hoping for some opinions, advice, any kind of knowledge. It was found in the hill country in Texas. It's quite large, made of sandstone, it's a sculptured head. I'll attach a couple of pictures and I look...

I found this excerpt that I saved to my hard copy files several years ago and had forgotten about. If the $17,000 was all gold, the treasure would be valued today at over $1 million in gold melt value alone, not to mention the numismatic value of the coins if the gold was in coin form. I don't...

I live in Round Rock TX and the most I've hunted here are local parks. Considering my area is pretty new, I'm itching to hit some older towns/locations within driving distance. Preferably under 3 hours of driving. My main focus is coin shooting, but relics are great as well. Any suggestions are...

I live in Round Rock TX and the most I've hunted here are local parks. Considering my area is pretty new, I'm itching to hit some older towns/locations within driving distance. Preferably under 3 hours of driving. My main focus is coin shooting, but relics are great as well. Any suggestions are...

I dug this heavy little piece and several other nice bones out of a dark orange clay bank (modeling clay). I think that is why this piece and the other bones is well preserved? This piece is 1.75 and .25 thick, the back is concave. It weighs 16g. Is this a Chunk-o-saurus or maybe a...

Hey all! I dropped my phone on Port Arnansas beach a week ago. It fell out of my pocket very close to Caldwell Pier in Port Arnansas, Texas. When I went back that night to look for it it was already covered by sand and unfindable with my eyeballs. If anyone is interested in doing a little...

The best single book I've read on the subject is clearly The San Sabá Mission: Spanish Pivot in Texas by Robert S. Weddle. It is first rate and highly recommended. Also very interesting is THE SAN SABA PAPERS. A Documentary Account of the Founding and Destruction of San Saba Mission. Edited...

Hello so I'm new to metal detecting, always wanted to do it since I could remember. Finally picked it up and was wondering if anyone knew any good places to metal detect in the Laredo tx area?

Hi All- anyone heading to Round Top, TX Antiques Week? Thoughts on timing and tips?

What appears to be Sam Houston's pocket ledger My treasure story starts February 22nd 2013 when my Mother and I are discussing removing from her home some of the items left by her deceased husband. During this conversation she mentions she had tried to get him to have his Sam Houston book...

Hello, My name is Stephen Potts. I'm from Redwater, Texas. I currently dig with the Garrett AT Pro and the Garrett Pin-pointer Pro AT. My youngest son, David, age 11, digs with the Garrett ACE 250 and Garrett Pin-pointer Pro AT. My daughter, Lori, age 14 just received her GoPro Hero4 camera...

Hello, I would like some information about this button. Mfg. date? Real or fake? Value? Thanks, Paul

As the title suggests, I'm very interested in searching based on some legends in the Dallas area. The two main ones I have in mind now are gold / cache related - one is at California Crossing (Irving, technically), and the other is just on the Dallas/Tarrant County border, just west of Cedar...

Hello everyone! After much nagging from my son I have come around and purchased my first metal detector,the Garrett ATP with the pro Pointer arriving in a couple days. :thumbsup: The weather is looking pretty good this weekend which will provide a good start for the new hobby which from what I...

Does anyone know some places to MD in Van Zandt County Texas? If you've hunted in this area before, would love to hear your experience. Thank you!

The 1867 Schnively Expedition - Parts One & Two I don’t like posting an article that isn’t complete. However, I’m sharing what I have so far because of the interest expressed in the topic – and it is going to be some time before I successfully locate my missing notes and other papers. This...

View Profile Email Personal Message (Online) First Time MD'ing. I am HOOKED! « on: Today at 04:34:33 pm » Quote Modify Remove Been wanting a Garrett 250 or AT PRO but wasn't sure if I would like hunting. So I spent $46 and bought a cheap MD from Harbor Freight to...

I went out today looking for Indian artifacts and found these crystals I think that's what they are. Some look more like crystals some look like clear glass almost, with some debris suspended in them and some have a real opal look / mother of pearl appearance. I want to add a little info: I...

Ladies and Gents, I am looking for locations to Metal Detect for relics and coins. I would like to ask you to please help with ideas outside of our normal locations. I will also help with any locations I might have knowledge of and I would love to do old home sites from the 1800's and treasure...

Found this website and was excited to see a place to post artifacts etc for others to comment. Here are two items that I have found in the past few years in the Central Texas area. The large rock with the incised criss-cross lines is about 9" l x 7" w x 2.5" d. Lots of use and wear to all...

This group welcomes all treasure hunting enthusiasts who either enjoy hunting for treasure in Texas or who are interested in doing so. treasurehuntingtexas : Treasure Hunting Texas Happy Hunting Texas ! ~Texas Jay

This group welcomes all treasure hunting enthusiasts who either enjoy hunting for treasure in Texas or who are interested in doing so. treasurehuntingtexas : Treasure Hunting Texas Happy Hunting Texas ! ~ Texas Jay

Hello! I am happy to say that if you live in the Ft. Worth, Texas area on May 1-30th there will be an exhibit in the main library on Swartz brothers photography, featuring some of my collection and others. The famous "Wild Bunch" photo was taken by one of three brothers, John Swartz. There...

Lakemonster and I hunted a small town elementary school on Saturday.....did fairly well. Just a few days before, Lakemonster found that 1914 German ring with the inscription (something like) "Germany fears nothing, but, God." Here is a link to a ring like he found: Objektdatenbank des...

I will be going to Galveston later on this month for the first time. Any tips? Places to MD and visit?

Guys I am new here just getting back into hunting. I have been checking the reviews and decided on the CTX3030. Ordered it Monday and got it Thursday. Can't wait to get in the field on Monday. Big Boys Hobbies :hello2: offers great deals and service if you are looking for a good dealer...

First find! Not a rookie anymore! Found a 1973 US penny in a park in Frisco Texas. :headbang:

Hi! I've been in Frisco Texas for over a year now. My family moved from Chicago; we had a lot of old parks and such to MD at there. I have the itch to start metal detecting and I'm not sure where to start here in North Texas. Collin and Denton county would be very close for me. Could someone...