Still a Worthy Quest?

[SpectrumKevin]

I followed up on a treasure lead from one of Michael Paul Henson's tapes, sorted by state, in Maryland. I chose to follow up because unlike most of his leads, it provided a specific date. It took a lot of research but I was able to verify the story and obtain an additional lead. I was able to get the precise details of the story which involved a large quantity of gold coins and currency strewn over a railroad track and fallen into a creek. The creek is probably the best bet, a dredge project. I searched the area around the tracks with no success, but I had been able to confirm the truth of the story, and the reasonable chance that it was worth pursuing.

I used to read a lot of old nespapers, the further back the better. Among the sort of leads I got were occassional mentions of coins being recovered on farms, road projects, etc. I got one mention of a cave where robbers were known to hang out near Philly, on a guy's farm. I had so many leads and sites to hunt back in the day that I never followed up on that one; that's one I regret. It wouldn't have been trivial: if you've had any experience looking at old maps you'll discover that if a single Jones lived in an area there'd be no less than 10 of em, all his sons, relatives etc. I found literally countless mentions of "held a Pik-Nik in the the woods of Mr. Smith," camped near such and such, etc.

 

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[SpectrumKevin]

I would also keep a list of all stories in which a person met a sudden end. It may sound trivial, but for a treasure to have both been buried and LEFT, certain circumstances need to occur, such as sudden death or senility.

If you can find it, get some of the old Uncommon Sense newsletters, by E. Earl Webb. That stuff was amazing. It had numerous stories of actual recovered items. It was things like old guys stuffing 10s of 1000s of bucks inside their wheelchairs, the sort of stuffing spots people used, checking book collections for hidden currency, spots to stash gold coins, etc.

Lastly, you need to relentlessly get out and swing the coil. I know second hand of almost countless small caches found in the Philly area, and a good detecting buddy found not 1, not 2, but 3 woo-baby caches of gold jewelry, all most likely robbery related, in about 6 months time. It's luck, but it's also a question of the more you practice the luckier you get.