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[pepperj]

Morning world

 

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[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning Jim.

 

[ARC]

Morning.

 

[pepperj]

Morning Dave

 

[ARC]

Morning Pepper and Anti.

 

[pepperj]

Morning ARC

 

[Rookster]

Good morning forum people

 

[Rookster]

Morning AARC and pepperj and Dave

 

[pepperj]

Morning Rook

 

[ARC]

I grew up playing in the actual landing spot of ole Panfilo.

For those with some more interest in my statement...

This was basically my back yard for years.

When I would enter these woods... you can feel as though something is there... the mounds of shells... the old growth that has been untouched... it was a very special place to us as kids... this was our "meet up" spot deep in middle on top of very large hill.

You never feel alone there.. and no one would go in by themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Prada_Site

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Morning ARC, Rook & Jim!

Good morning ARC, Dave, Jim & Rook.
Dave good luck with the detecting foray.

Thanks Bill, I’ll post a couple of pics from yesterdays hunt at the bottom here.

I haven't hunted the GW site since the spring, as the cattle were in there. Now they're gone but the trap shooting-hunting has commenced for awhile. There is some land clearing going on either at the back of the creek permission or at the back of the original homestead where we hunted.
When time allows I'll approach the land owner on leasing out the 1 acre the site mainly sits on and throw the first foot through a screener.
Either way you're right on the no time-even when a shadow of light shines upon the coil it's an off the cuff hunt-but it's get it done before the snows fly as it's coming soon.

I always loved that site Jim. I got the feeling there was so much yet to be found, but it was being masked by all the iron.

Good morning, AntiQ, and happy hunting!

Morning WD, thanks very much. I got lucky yesterday, I found the site within 15 minutes of being on the field. This was obviously a home site, as I’ve found nothing ‘farm-related’. I had plans to hit another site 10kms west of here on Sunday, but given what popped up in only 3hrs yesterday, I’ll head back here again on Sunday instead.

After watching this video with my 7 year old son.....we started our own beach shack made from pallet wood only. One section of floor boards is nearly done, and I managed to use almost all nails that I pulled out of the pallets. Only 4 nails that failed on me and I've had to use 3 large nails from my shop. Almost 100% recycled. Ours will have a more keys beach shack feel, and will be my boys fort. Having alot of fun with the boy, and im only doing it for the same reasons as the creator of this video. Plus I'm teaching my boy how to use hand tools.....its a lot of fun for both of us.

What a great idea for reusing and repurposing wood Bart. This is something you and your son will always be able to say that you built together!

Some sites produce both, and some neither. The last new permission produced 3 complete crotal bells,(4 different broken) but only a thin half penny made into a whizzer.
I guess the homestead sites are what they are-some rich/some poor-and it depended on what they farmed/animals. If only crop/oxen and the old nag in the stable the little bells are scarce.

I just wanted to add my thoughts here as well Jim. You and I have detected a lot of sites together and your advice over the years has inspired and helped me hone my detecting skills. Being able to ‘read a site’ is important to determine what the sites original use was for. I’ve detected woollen and lumber mill sites, barns early pioneer homesteads. In the case of my hunt yesterday, through research, I determined the site was there as early as 1860. The property was sold to a horse breeder in 1927 who bought up over 500 acres in the area. “Parkwood Stables was established in 1927 by the first important family to own the property, Colonel R. S. McLaughlin, the founding President of General Motors of Canada. Later, in 1950, Parkwood Stables was purchased by E.P. Taylor.” I found nothing yesterday at the site dates to after 1930, I have a feeling the site was levelled or bulldozed around this time to allow for more pastureland.

My helmet finally arrived today from Russia, and it is better than I would have ever imagined. It is named on the inner rim, and we know who it belonged to now!

What a beautiful piece of history you have there Ethan, you’re definitely an ‘old soul’. I don’t know what your plans are for a career, but maybe being a high school History Teacher of a Museum Restoration/Conservation Specialist would be good career choice.

In 1528, conquistador Narvaez led a force of 400 men on horseback fully clad in armor with several mastiff dogs of war into the wilds of Marion county to the native American Ocali village, where they encountered several hundred Ocali warriors. In a short but fierce battle in which the armored Spanish armed with slow firing gunpowder long arms, let slip the dogs on the Ocali who had heavy loses and retreated across the Ocklawaha River. In 1539, DeSoto, with 600 cavalry and infantry match to the large village of Ocali, after a short skirmish, took all the Ocali's food supplies before heading north to that campsite in Orange Springs.

*NOTE* Orange Springs was also the site of Confederate raider Captain J J Dickenson's plantation and CSA Fort Brook from which he began hundreds of raids against the Union, including capturing and sinking two Union gunboats on the St Johns River, and chasing and recovering looted supplies of a Union raiding party from St Augustine, March 10, 1865, of the Marshall Plantation and Holly's Gristmill, both suppliers to the Confederacy, east of Silver Springs on the Ocklawaha River.

Thank you so much for this follow-up information ECS. I became interested in the Spanish history of Florida in 2012 when visited the original Kellyco Metal Detectors showroom in Wintergarden, FL. You have so much history in your state, I’m envious of your potential to make gold and silver finds after every storm.

 

[pepperj]

You had a really good hunt Dave, congrats.
The quarter 1919 brought memories of my Dad up as it was year that he was born.
Not often silver shows up at a homestead site, looks like another hunt is in store.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

You had a really good hunt Dave, congrats.
The quarter 1919 brought memories of my Dad up as it was year that he was born.
Not often silver shows up at a homestead site, looks like another hunt is in store.

Thanks Jim, for some reason I had a feeling I might find silver here yesterday.
This site certainly has potential, I'm excited about getting back there again tomorrow.

Did you get hit with those storms that moved through our area last night.
Some strong winds and rain, but no damage here that I know of.

 

[Rookster]

Morning ARC, Rook & Jim!




Thanks Bill, I’ll post a couple of pics from yesterdays hunt at the bottom here.




I always loved that site Jim. I got the feeling there was so much yet to be found, but it was being masked by all the iron.




Morning WD, thanks very much. I got lucky yesterday, I found the site within 15 minutes of being on the field. This was obviously a home site, as I’ve found nothing ‘farm-related’. I had plans to hit another site 10kms west of here on Sunday, but given what popped up in only 3hrs yesterday, I’ll head back here again on Sunday instead.




What a great idea for reusing and repurposing wood Bart. This is something you and your son will always be able to say that you built together!




I just wanted to add my thoughts here as well Jim. You and I have detected a lot of sites together and your advice over the years has inspired and helped me hone my detecting skills. Being able to ‘read a site’ is important to determine what the sites original use was for. I’ve detected woollen and lumber mill sites, barns early pioneer homesteads. In the case of my hunt yesterday, through research, I determined the site was there as early as 1860. The property was sold to a horse breeder in 1927 who bought up over 500 acres in the area. “Parkwood Stables was established in 1927 by the first important family to own the property, Colonel R. S. McLaughlin, the founding President of General Motors of Canada. Later, in 1950, Parkwood Stables was purchased by E.P. Taylor.” I found nothing yesterday at the site dates to after 1930, I have a feeling the site was levelled or bulldozed around this time to allow for more pastureland.




What a beautiful piece of history you have there Ethan, you’re definitely an ‘old soul’. I don’t know what your plans are for a career, but maybe being a high school History Teacher of a Museum Restoration/Conservation Specialist would be good career choice.




Thank you so much for this follow-up information ECS. I became interested in the Spanish history of Florida in 2012 when visited the original Kellyco Metal Detectors showroom in Wintergarden, FL. You have so much history in your state, I’m envious of your potential to make gold and silver finds after every storm.

Very nice Dave.

 

[pepperj]

Thanks Jim, for some reason I had a feeling I might find silver here yesterday.
This site certainly has potential, I'm excited about getting back there again tomorrow.

Did you get hit with those storms that moved through our area last night.
Some strong winds and rain, but no damage here that I know of.

We had rain from at least 2:30 on, strong winds also. (Probably more branches/trees down).
Max woke us up with a lovely upchuck , then a crazy allergic reaction to where he was going nuts trying to rub his face.
His eyes were getting puffy so we gave him a Benadryl which kicked in at 3 am.
Poor guy was wanting back out just before 4 am for another bout of heaves.
Now he's complaining (groaning) because I have the desk top on-the light is bothering him as he wants to sleep.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Good morning, antiquarian, ARC, Bart, Bill, ECS, GB , Msbeep, Pepperj, rook, WHADI, and all ye lurking about the ship!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

We had rain from at least 2:30 on, strong winds also. (Probably more branches/trees down).
Max woke us up with a lovely upchuck , then a crazy allergic reaction to where he was going nuts trying to rub his face.
His eyes were getting puffy so we gave him a Benadryl which kicked in at 3 am.
Poor guy was wanting back out just before 4 am for another bout of heaves.
Now he's complaining (groaning) because I have the desk top on-the light is bothering him as he wants to sleep.

I'm so sorry to hear about Max's condition Jim, that doesn't sound good.
Any thoughts on what he's reacting to?

Hopefully, whatever it was that he ingested was 'evacuated from the pool' and he'll feel more like himself later today.

 

[pepperj]

Thanks Dave
Not sure what causes it from time to time.
Running around sniffing different scents, may of eaten a different grass.
I'm sure he's not going to have any side effects.
He'll sleep it off like a drunk'n sailor.

 

[pepperj]

Morning WD

 

[bill from lachine]

Good morning ARC, Dave, Jim, Rook & WD. Dave that's great results you have most of my older silver finds are badly worn the 25 cents still has lots of detail.