Slippery Jack
Greenie
- Jun 22, 2010
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Okay, so I'm not actually going to blow up any caves but here's the situation. I began an interest in treasure hunting and exploration after hearing about a local man whom during the time of the gold rush struck it big and went a bit insane, the legend is upheld by several well documented newspaper stories and local folklore. Anyway as the story goes, after hoarding away his fortune because of a deep distrust that any and all those involved in gold to cash transaction would scheme him out of his wealth, he would wonder the land for most of the week leaving his family on whim and stopping only on Sundays to preach. Then he died. It was said that he was laid to rest in a tomb that had been crafted out of a cave he often went to on his trips. His body was laid to rest and it was said that his wishes was that the cave be sealed. The family then learned the fortune they had hoped to inherit had just been sealed along with the man who hoarded it so. Its said that the family did not know where the treasure was hidden, it was only years later that his daughter on her deathbed that somedays she would often find her father leaving the house with gold in his socks, never commenting on it. It was fairly clear after that, that he had hidden the gold in his tomb which was now sealed. She did not tell the location nor did any of her children know. No other member of the family that had laid him to rest at the tomb were left in the area, and it was speculated if any of them were even still alive (this was 40 years after the burial) and so, the tomb, the man, and the fortune were seemingly lost forever.
Now lets flip to the present, lets say that I (easily swept up with something as romantic as buried treasure of a dead man) have scouted and explored my heart out, digging trenches climbing cliffs and the such, the area this man lived is well known and he could not have walked more than several miles, especially weighted down with gold. Now lets say today, I was climbing up a small rock ridge that began at knee height and rose about 25 feet, an easy climb. But when i lost my footing and jumped 4 feet back to the ground I landed in the fallen leaf and twig debris with a sounding *TISH* Curious as to what exactly was under my feet i cleared away the foliage and my facial expression was that of the following
I was standing in a pile of pebbles. I brushed away much more of the greenery to find an enormous pebble bank about 15 X 10ft. Doesn't seem that interesting i know, but the surrounding forest area had no small rock or pebble deposit, there were no streams, no high rainfall flash flood-paths, and no source for the rocks to appear. I started to dig, and after about 3 hours, the ridge bottom of the ridge that had been ankle height was dug out to my knees, another 2 hours and the rock wall had ended and it had begun to incline inward,an hour after that, i had cleared a good amount of the pebbles and the wall now had a very large indention in it, just before i was about to leave (it was getting dark around this time) I pushed away a handful of pebbles reached for another and came up empty handed. I had hit an opening. only able to spend a few more minutes before packing up i gathered that the pebble bank was at least 4 feet deep. And the only thing that would cause millions of pebbles to occupy a 4 foot depth under a rock-wall would be that they are blocking the entrance to a cave. I know that the "wall" has some depth to it, ive managed to clear a 4inch space or so and i can feel freezing cold air and a very musty smell being emitted from it. I need to know how I can clear the cave mouth, the area is impossible to bet farm equipment to, hands work faster than shovels scooping such fine yet heavy material. And I really don't want to involve my friends in this nor any hired hands. Is there any sort of method or cheap equipment i could use to empty out the mouth of the cave? Also as you may have noticed i didn't exactly put every name and location in the preceding legend, its not that i dont know all the details its just ya know, loose lips and such, if you know the legend don't feel like you have to keep your lips sealed, il gladly confirm if anyone knows the tale, but otherwise PLEASE HELP WITH THE EXCAVATION METHODS!
Now lets flip to the present, lets say that I (easily swept up with something as romantic as buried treasure of a dead man) have scouted and explored my heart out, digging trenches climbing cliffs and the such, the area this man lived is well known and he could not have walked more than several miles, especially weighted down with gold. Now lets say today, I was climbing up a small rock ridge that began at knee height and rose about 25 feet, an easy climb. But when i lost my footing and jumped 4 feet back to the ground I landed in the fallen leaf and twig debris with a sounding *TISH* Curious as to what exactly was under my feet i cleared away the foliage and my facial expression was that of the following
I was standing in a pile of pebbles. I brushed away much more of the greenery to find an enormous pebble bank about 15 X 10ft. Doesn't seem that interesting i know, but the surrounding forest area had no small rock or pebble deposit, there were no streams, no high rainfall flash flood-paths, and no source for the rocks to appear. I started to dig, and after about 3 hours, the ridge bottom of the ridge that had been ankle height was dug out to my knees, another 2 hours and the rock wall had ended and it had begun to incline inward,an hour after that, i had cleared a good amount of the pebbles and the wall now had a very large indention in it, just before i was about to leave (it was getting dark around this time) I pushed away a handful of pebbles reached for another and came up empty handed. I had hit an opening. only able to spend a few more minutes before packing up i gathered that the pebble bank was at least 4 feet deep. And the only thing that would cause millions of pebbles to occupy a 4 foot depth under a rock-wall would be that they are blocking the entrance to a cave. I know that the "wall" has some depth to it, ive managed to clear a 4inch space or so and i can feel freezing cold air and a very musty smell being emitted from it. I need to know how I can clear the cave mouth, the area is impossible to bet farm equipment to, hands work faster than shovels scooping such fine yet heavy material. And I really don't want to involve my friends in this nor any hired hands. Is there any sort of method or cheap equipment i could use to empty out the mouth of the cave? Also as you may have noticed i didn't exactly put every name and location in the preceding legend, its not that i dont know all the details its just ya know, loose lips and such, if you know the legend don't feel like you have to keep your lips sealed, il gladly confirm if anyone knows the tale, but otherwise PLEASE HELP WITH THE EXCAVATION METHODS!
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