Newbie from New Mexico and Oklahoma

[GirlWithWolf]

I dont use a pinpointer, never have. The only time I can see the practical use is if you are on someone's lawn or a park and wish to keep your dig holes smaller. The pin point on a Nokta simplex does take some practice to master thats my only complaint. Sounds like its a package deal the Nokta and the pinpointer, which sort of looks like a little flashlight for that price. you might wish to check out kellyco.com for prices, bundles and deals.

Thank you, that will save me some money, which is always good. I'll check out that site and see what I can find. Thanks again for the guidance.

 

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[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[RGINN]

Another book I should have told you about. Get that Oklahoma and Oklahoma Treasure Tales by Steve Wilson. Should still be easy to find where you're at and your Dad may already have it. You're right in the middle of where a lot of those treasure stories are about.

 

[Older The Better]

Don’t use a pinpointer either, I put my shovel in and pop up the dirt then set the detector nearby and grab a hunk and waive over the coil… if nothing beeps I check the hole again make the hole a little bigger and go again…. Always check your hole again before you walk away sometimes there’s more than one item

 

[GirlWithWolf]

Welcome to the forum!

Thank you.

Another book I should have told you about. Get that Oklahoma and Oklahoma Treasure Tales by Steve Wilson. Should still be easy to find where you're at and your Dad may already have it. You're right in the middle of where a lot of those treasure stories are about.

Thank you. I searched Oklahoma treasure on Apple Books for those, they aren't there but I found 3 others and one is just $4. I'll try it and see if I can find the ones you recommend. I'm definitely within driving distance to some interesting sites. The ranch we were on the land owner told me there used to be two cabins there until the 1950s and though some resort in the Wichita Mountains was a safe haven for outlaws, many wanted to send observers to make sure there was only friendly faces there. So they'd stay in the cabin until the party returned to say the coast was clear. He listed some names but Jesse James and Belle Starr stick out the most.

Don’t use a pinpointer either, I put my shovel in and pop up the dirt then set the detector nearby and grab a hunk and waive over the coil… if nothing beeps I check the hole again make the hole a little bigger and go again…. Always check your hole again before you walk away sometimes there’s more than one item

Thanks for the advice, I'll do that. I know what you mean about more than one item, the coins I found Sunday had to all be dropped, lost, whatever, at the same time. They were grouped together too closely, at least in this newbie's opinion.

 

[RGINN]

That Museum of the Great Plains down there should have that. And any treasure books by J. Frank Dobie, get those. Never loan those books out cause it's hard to get them back. I'm just really jealous of where you live cause it was my favorite part of the country to explore. Since you're a good trustworthy person, I'll maybe give you a lead to where you probably can find some treasure. I'll think about it for awhile, haha! IF I tell you, you'll understand why I have to think about it. Take care.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

GirlWithWolf: Welcome to TN! Every state has a bureau of mines and geology (different states, different names for that department). Most of them have a wealth of information that is either free or very low cost. And it is generally far more reliable than most treasure hunting "literature."

Since you are in New Mexico, check out:

Gold Panning in New Mexico

geoinfo.nmt.edu

It's a useful collection of information - and it's free!

2.0 - Here's another dandy package of New Mexico information:

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/guides/rockhound/RockhoundGuide.pdf

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[GirlWithWolf]

GirlWithWolf: Welcome to TN! Every state has a bureau of mines and geology (different states, different names for that department). Most of them have a wealth of information that is either free or very low cost. And it is generally far more reliable than most treasure hunting "literature."

Since you are in New Mexico, check out:

Gold Panning in New Mexico

geoinfo.nmt.edu

It's a useful collection of information - and it's free!

2.0 - Here's another dandy package of New Mexico information:

https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/guides/rockhound/RockhoundGuide.pdf

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

Thank you for the info. I’m not in NM as much as I used to be but still go a lot and consider it home. I’ll check this out and know what to look for in the place that is about to be my new home.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Thank you for the info. I’m not in NM as much as I used to be but still go a lot and consider it home. I’ll check this out and know what to look for in the place that is about to be my new home.

GirlWithWolf: If you're in OK, I would highly recommend Oklahoma Treasures Lost and Found by "Jesse Rascoe" [Ed Bartholomew] (1971). It's long out-of-print, so you'll probably have to locate a copy in a public library or local historical society. You'll learn more from the "found" stories than from the "lost" yarns. Stories of successful treasure finds - both accidental and intentional - are blueprints for the perceptive person - they tell you what to look for, and where to look.

For example, I'm sure there are many moonshiner and bootlegger plants in Oklahoma. No knock on the citizens - your state is hardly alone in that. Then there are caches from professionals who delt in cash - doctors and attorneys, for example. Many farmers didn't trust banks, particularly after so many folks were wiped out in the Great Depression. Successful gamblers often hid part of their winnings.

I don't place a whole lot of faith in outlaw treasure tales. Although Oklahoma certainly had its share of men and women operating on the other side of the law. As I recall, the great lawman Bill Tilghman met his fate there, after a lifetime career of chasing badmen. Ramon F. Adams' Six Guns and Saddle Leather (1998) will guide you to reliable sources, if the topic is of interest. Like treasure hunting literature in general, much that is readily available isn't factual or otherwise reliable.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[GirlWithWolf]

GirlWithWolf: If you're in OK, I would highly recommend Oklahoma Treasures Lost and Found by "Jesse Rascoe" [Ed Bartholomew] (1971). It's long out-of-print, so you'll probably have to locate a copy in a public library or local historical society. You'll learn more from the "found" stories than from the "lost" yarns. Stories of successful treasure finds - both accidental and intentional - are blueprints for the perceptive person - they tell you what to look for, and where to look.

For example, I'm sure there are many moonshiner and bootlegger plants in Oklahoma. No knock on the citizens - your state is hardly alone in that. Then there are caches from professionals who delt in cash - doctors and attorneys, for example. Many farmers didn't trust banks, particularly after so many folks were wiped out in the Great Depression. Successful gamblers often hid part of their winnings.

I don't place a whole lot of faith in outlaw treasure tales. Although Oklahoma certainly had its share of men and women operating on the other side of the law. As I recall, the great lawman Bill Tilghman met his fate there, after a lifetime career of chasing badmen. Ramon F. Adams' Six Guns and Saddle Leather (1998) will guide you to reliable sources, if the topic is of interest. Like treasure hunting literature in general, much that is readily available isn't factual or otherwise reliable.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

Thank you for all the information. I’ll check those out, I find it all fascinating and I’m a dork for knowledge. I’m reading about Bill Tilghman right now.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Thank you for all the information. I’ll check those out, I find it all fascinating and I’m a dork for knowledge. I’m reading about Bill Tilghman right now.

GirlWithWolf: He was the real deal. He deserves a movie of his own, if not a TV series. All too often we honor the outlaws and not those who brought them in. A good example is Round Rock, Texas. Sam Bass has a freeway named after him (for some reason). The young man he gunned down gets a street.

 

[GirlWithWolf]

I was going to wait to share this until it happens, but so many helpful people are taking the time to share information about Oklahoma that I guess I should say something now.

By Christmas I’ll be moving to Texas full time (Fort Worth area). I’ve been in Texas more than Oklahoma over the last few months so I look forward to making it more permanent.

Thanks for all the information on Oklahoma and I hope to get the same great stuff about my new home too. All isn’t lost, I’ll still be going back to OK to visit friends and will make some time to find some of those treasures.

Yes I said “find” not “look”.

 

[Oregon Viking]

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[Nathan W]

Welcome from NC