Reality check?

[Kentucky Kache]

Suppose the whole thing boils down to. If you hate ( I think the word disgusting was used) spending time in libraries historical societies etc. doing research & methodically putting all the stories & bits & pieces together, you're not going to do well. The people who excel at pretty much everything do well because they enjoy the end result of their work, and the rewards are perpotional whether it be learning history of making a recovery.

Absolutely. To me, there's great thrills at finding clues in research. To find evidence that a cache most likely exists is almost as good as finding the actual cache. Just the possibility of finding another piece to the puzzle is exciting, and is the very reason we hunt treasure in the first place. That's why my saying is, "The real treasure is the hunt." Research is part of the hunt. Loving the research means you'll spend countless hours doing it. And that's where you find the good stuff.

 

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[Tuberale]

Agreed.

It has been said that 90% of a treasure recovery is research. I happen to enjoy that part. Probably more than getting the detector out.

Find out who the principles of the story are, and find out everything you can about them. Find out when the cache was made, and figure out why the cache was made. Where and what are just icing on the cake. (But sweet.)

 

[RustyRelicHunter]

I tend to agree with the article for the most part, robberies in a town where almost everyone was armed would be a very risky proposition. Not to say they didn't happen, but most likely not as often as the popular belief. But keep in mind, outlaws DID rob payroll shipments, mule trains, stagecoaches, and the railroad, among many other things. There were a lot of robberies in that time, and there are lots of lesser known outlaws in history.

That being said though, I tend to think the outlaws likely spent most of their ill gotten gains rather quickly, living the high life on cards, drink, and women. Just because the loot was "never recovered" doesn't mean it's still buried along the trail. Most of these guys had pretty short careers and died young, and I'm sure many knew the odds were against them in the long run, so it seems reasonable to expect them to live it up rather than hide money for the future. Plus, having done a robbery, if they were known to people in the area, it's not like they could just sneak back in and dig up the loot without the risk of being seen.

That reminds me of the story about the bank robber who stole thousands of dollars and when he was finally caught he had only a few dollars left. When the police asked him what he had done with all that money he replied "Most of it I spent on women and liquor and the rest I just wasted."

 

[Frankn]

To me the research is downright hard work. But it is tempered by satisfaction when each little piece proves out. I get my great reward with the boots on ground process where I am trying to think like the cachier. The icing of course is the find. The whole thing is driven by great expectations. Frank
PS I never think, I am going out and find this cache. I think, I am going out to look for this cache.

 

[boogeyman]

PS I never think, I am going out and find this cache. I think, I am going out to look for this cache.
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I like that thought