Darren in NC ]
Wow, for two pages of reading about "clues," all I get is arguments over flame composition and advice to be careful when dealing with poison. Anyone really have a clue to share? Let's get back to the topic, please.
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A) Hi Darren, the fires were mentioned as an important "potential" clue in looking for buried treasures (caches) under certain conditions, right in line with the original intent of the link.
Unfortunately, as usual, and customary with certain posters , it was aborted into a play upon science, scientific credentials etc.. - I suspect an ego factor here.
The main purpose of the original posts was to show "possible" help in finding caches by different methods, whether proveable, scientifically accredited, or even logical, was not the point.
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Here's one for the average Joe out there...if you suspect a cache exists, but don't have deepseeking equipment, do what the old timers did prior to electronics. They used a long probe. Most small caches (jar of coins, etc) are buried shallow enough to find with a regular detector. But some of the larger caches (military, KGC, and the like) were buried deep. Too deep for a detector...and too deep for a probe. But what the diggers would do is mark the spot with a large flat rock close to the surface. The rock is what you're probing for. Since the detector won't pick it up, you have to try what many an old looker did in the past...act like you're using a cane and when no one is looking, start probing.
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A) Right on.
Tull Eulenspeigle