Western Eastern Treasures is no more

[smokeythecat]

I received an email from them today and the December 2022 online issue was their last. Thought you might like to know.

 

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[SD51]

Sorry to hear that Smokey...still have some ancient issues in a box!

 

[ARC]

Sorry to hear that Smokey...still have some ancient issues in a box!

Yeah i have a stack of very early issues round here somewhere myself.

I remember...
I would always just go to bookstore and read em... along with everything else... then buy something totally unrelated. heh

 

[diamonddave]

Was a great magazine with a wealth of good treasure hunting info. Every issue is full of relevant articles aside from advancement in equipment. Subscribers can download monthly, back-issues dating to 2010 (until the end of the month).

 

[fyrffytr1]

I wonder if the forums will remain.

 

[Gare]

I got the same email. I had a subscription to them. Early IN 22 I THINK I got a notice from them they will not send the magazine out any more. Just online video wing.I think i had maybe a year and a half of issues coming. I am sure I will not get get any return on my subs i paid for I did like the magazine

 

[RGINN]

Would always pick that up if I was in a place that sold it. Got some good info.

 

[dognose]

yea thats a bummer. I have a stack going way back.

 

[michael NY]

I received an email from them today and the December 2022 online issue was their last. Thought you might like to know.

Oh yea o got the email today also that is disappointing.. I was disappointed when the stopped printing physical copies of there great magazine. It’s a change in times I guess plenty of idiots pumping out detecting videos they are given machines to demo. Put the end to the magazine.
I still have a enormous collection of W&E And Treasure World magazines. I continue to get more.
Just really sucks I enjoy the magazine subscription.

 

[ArfieBoy]

I'm very disappointed to hear W&ET is out of business, but I kind of thought that would happen when they stopped making the physical magazine. Not surprised, in that sense. I wrote a lot of articles for them in the 70's. 80's and 90's under the name R. Neil Simmons. I sent in a couple of articles right after they went online only, but they didn't accept either of them. It seemed like their focus for the magazine had changed quite a bit at that time and I was no longer in tune with their new philosophy. Really missed having the physical copies to read.

 

[michael NY]

I'm very disappointed to hear W&ET is out of business, but I kind of thought that would happen when they stopped making the physical magazine. Not surprised, in that sense. I wrote a lot of articles for them in the 70's. 80's and 90's under the name R. Neil Simmons. I sent in a couple of articles right after they went online only, but they didn't accept either of them. It seemed like their focus for the magazine had changed quite a bit at that time and I was no longer in tune with their new philosophy. Really missed having the physical copies to read.

If it’s not to much trouble do you have the months and years of the articles ? I like to go back and check to see if I have the magazines.
That’s still really cool I have been published into W&E best finds and same coin printed article Lost Treasure

 

[ArfieBoy]

Sure, Michael! I'll look them up and try to get them up tomorrow or in a couple of days.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Okay, here is the list of articles I wrote for Western Treasures and Western & Eastern Treasures starting in 1973 and up to 2007.

Western Treasures:
Under the name Randy N. Simmons:
1973: February - Page 39. " Dig Bottles In The Backyard." My first published metal detecting article.
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1974: April - Page 50 "Camp Carson Mercury Find."
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Western & Eastern Treasures Under the name "R. Neil Simmons" through the end of 2007
1975: August - Page 46. "The Canyon of Golden Nuggets."
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1977: August - Page 46. "Camp Carson: Oregon Ghost Town."
December - Page 55. "Oregon's Own Gold Coins."
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1980: Summer "Gold" Issue - Page 58. "The Assay Office At Cable Cove."
June - Page Sanger Mine Gold Camp."
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1981: November - Page 88. "My Son's Metal Detecting Toes."
December - Page 46. "Northeastern Oregon: Treasures For Everyone."
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1984: December - Page 20. "Don't Forget your Local Library."
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1986: May - Page 30. "Treasures At Home."
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1987: March - Page 38. "Hawaiian Beach Coinshooting.
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1988: Summer "Silver & Gold" - Page 53. "The Ascension School Grounds."
October- Page 42. "Those Great Detecting Sites."
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1989: March -Page 56. "Sun Valley Detecting."
November - Page 36. "Ghost Town Relics."
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1990: January - Page 24. "My Favorite Bottles."
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1994: May - Page 78. Guest Opinion Column. "Community Service Detector."
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1995: February - Page 64. "Just Another Old House."
June - Page 28. "Research: A case Study."
July - Page 72. " A Small Maui Beach."
December - Page 68. "TH'ing Northeastern Oregon."
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1996: May - Page 68. "Camp Coinshooting."
December - Page 27. "Fun, Family, Friends."

Okay, this is getting too long! I will put the rest of this list up in the next couple of days. To be continued... .

 

[michael NY]

Okay, here is the list of articles I wrote for Western Treasures and Western & Eastern Treasures starting in 1973 and up to 2007.

Western Treasures:
Under the name Randy N. Simmons:
1973: February - Page 39. " Dig Bottles In The Backyard." My first published metal detecting article.
_____________
1974: April - Page 50 "Camp Carson Mercury Find."
_____________
Western & Eastern Treasures Under the name "R. Neil Simmons" through the end of 2007
1975: August - Page 46. "The Canyon of Golden Nuggets."
_____________
1977: August - Page 46. "Camp Carson: Oregon Ghost Town."
December - Page 55. "Oregon's Own Gold Coins."
_____________
1980: Summer "Gold" Issue - Page 58. "The Assay Office At Cable Cove."
June - Page Sanger Mine Gold Camp."
_____________
1981: November - Page 88. "My Son's Metal Detecting Toes."
December - Page 46. "Northeastern Oregon: Treasures For Everyone."
_____________
1984: December - Page 20. "Don't Forget your Local Library."
_____________
1986: May - Page 30. "Treasures At Home."
_____________
1987: March - Page 38. "Hawaiian Beach Coinshooting.
_____________
1988: Summer "Silver & Gold" - Page 53. "The Ascension School Grounds."
October- Page 42. "Those Great Detecting Sites."
_____________
1989: March -Page 56. "Sun Valley Detecting."
November - Page 36. "Ghost Town Relics."
_____________
1990: January - Page 24. "My Favorite Bottles."
_____________
1994: May - Page 78. Guest Opinion Column. "Community Service Detector."
_____________
1995: February - Page 64. "Just Another Old House."
June - Page 28. "Research: A case Study."
July - Page 72. " A Small Maui Beach."
December - Page 68. "TH'ing Northeastern Oregon."
_____________
1996: May - Page 68. "Camp Coinshooting."
December - Page 27. "Fun, Family, Friends."

Okay, this is getting too long! I will put the rest of this list up in the next couple of days. To be continued... .

Great I’m going to go through my stash of magazines and see what ones I have thank you.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Continued list of articles I had published in Western & Eastern Treasures magazine:

1997: Annual "Gold & Silver" - Page 67. "The Little Tin Box."
September - Page 48. "Information Means Action!"
October - Page 47. "Ghost Town Do's And Don'ts."
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1998: July - Page 33. "Back To Camp."
August - Page 49. "Weather and Your Detector."
December - Page 66. "Kira and Grandpa."
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1999: October - Page 28. "Close To Home."
December - Page 22. "Katia's Turn." Also, with Cover Photo.
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2000: February - Page 55. "Farm Houses and Town Houses."
Annual "Gold & Silver - Page 39. "Relative ring."
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2001: Annual "Silver & Gold. - Page 71. "The Little Gold Ring."
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2002: December - Page 56. "Wolfgang And Me."
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2003: July - Page 46. "Oahu Beaches."
December - Page 57. "Just Kidding Around."
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2006: August - Page 28. "How To Find Ghost Towns."
October - Page 62. " My Beginning In Treasure Hunting."
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2007: February - Page 62. "Birnie Park."
July - Page 62. "Missed Opportunities."
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That is the end of the articles I wrote for Western Treasures and Western & Eastern Treasures.
During these same years I also wrote articles for Treasure, Treasure Search, Treasure Found, True Treasure, Treasure World, and when they merged into Lost Treasure, I also wrote for LT.
If you find any of them, I hope you enjoy them.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

This is such a shame, as it was a good magazine, which I've read right back to when it was just Western Treasures (before they decided that people back east used detectors, too). Times move on though; the Brits still put out a couple of excellent detecting magazines, but W & E may have been the last of the US ones. For many years I always looked forward to the magazine’s arrival each month.

I wrote a number of articles for W&E over the years and always loved reading Gary Speck's & Mark Parker's articles. A couple of months ago, they offered a free 1-year digital subscription, which I signed on for, at least I can still access the last 12 or so years online if I want to download them. I think I'll just go on a binge and read them all one more time.

I had a feeling it was the beginning of the end when they made the decision to stop printing the magazine and it went digital a few years ago.

This certainly is sad news Smokey
Dave

 

[Professor of Engineering]

I received an email from them today and the December 2022 online issue was their last. Thought you might like to know.

No good news.

 

[fyrffytr1]

This is such a shame, as it was a good magazine, which I've read right back to when it was just Western Treasures (before they decided that people back east used detectors, too). Times move on though; the Brits still put out a couple of excellent detecting magazines, but W & E may have been the last of the US ones. For many years I always looked forward to the magazine’s arrival each month.

I wrote a number of articles for W&E over the years and always loved reading Gary Speck's & Mark Parker's articles. A couple of months ago, they offered a free 1-year digital subscription, which I signed on for, at least I can still access the last 12 or so years online if I want to download them. I think I'll just go on a binge and read them all one more time.

I had a feeling it was the beginning of the end when they made the decision to stop printing the magazine and it went digital a few years ago.

This certainly is sad news Smokey
Dave

American Digger magazine is published every other month.