Willie L Douthit

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Gully, I have a '3 D' whch also incorporates ground canceling, which the Fisher does not have, it will pick up an 8 reales at several inches. The Fisher is no longer the state of the art, but it was a fine machine in it's day

I reember when it had two handles and used tubes with those heavy, short lived batteries. sheesh Most don't appreciate the modern detectores.

 

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[treasminder2]

Well , if you can figure it out , the person who stashed that map in the sill , would have stashed
what he removed from the cave , where he could keep an eye on his stash .

which means , while he was in the cabin , he'd want to be able to see his stash site from inside .
so start by standing at the windows and looking out of those .

look for something out of place that would mark the site , Like a rock stood on end or not deep in the ground
like it had been set there instead of being there for centuries .

another hint , even if the stone cabin has been demolished , watch for white claiche , that cement they use
to build it with , look for it to be spread around on the surface of the ground .

The stones from the cabin may be hauled off already , but not all that cement .

stand in that , and look all around you for something out of place . walk to that , run the detector , these will not be real deep
faster recovery was the idea .

 

[UncleMatt]

If someone took apart the cabin stone by stone, they would have seen anything hidden between the stones, correct?

 

[sdcfia]

If someone took apart the cabin stone by stone, they would have seen anything hidden between the stones, correct?

Right. If this story is true - and the map was hidden inside the building - why wouldn't the gold be hidden inside the building too?

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

cause !

 

[treasminder2]

Yeah , why not just stack bars in the middle of the Cabin Floor and wait for a snoop
to show up , like a Sheriff ,, makes sense .

or why not chip out a few stones in the wall , chisel a nice Vault , set the bars in there , and expect no one to notice
the cement has been chipped away .

Com'on man , have you never cached anything in your life ?

Jebus walking on coals , I swear , no matter the clues I give , some body has to question it .

It's treasure hunting man , I ain't a Soccer Mom , or Golf nut . I don't sit and watch sports on
T.V. man

My game was investigating and finding this stuff , Not shoot pool and eat Pizza .

or sit in an Arm Chair and watch History Channel .

I'm the one the History Channel comes to for material ,. not a watcher , a doer and explorer .

if you want to doubt my material , do so , let others find stuff with my material as a guide .

Christ on a Crooked Cork Screw .

 

[gollum]

Don Jose,

I have three Fisher Geminis. One is the first generation. No tubes, but it still uses the big Eveready 276 batteries:



I still have a source for those old monsters, but I changed the battery holder to keep AA Batteries on my Gemini II. I think I even have a couple of new ones sitting around somewhere.

Mike

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Rght on Mike errr gully. The ones I was referring to used the 45 volt plate battery plus the other ones for the filament voltage. They discharged far too quikly,
and were not commonly available.

I know the model you are referring to, a good mchine but it has no ground canceling function, a handicap, but quite useable.

Many a treasure has been found with them.

 

[UncleMatt]

Roger already told us he had friends keeping an eye on the general location of the stone cabin, so why would we believe they had not already been up there to check out things as he is suggesting here? Just curious...

 

[treasminder2]

Matt , just go do it , they won't bite you .
Unless you litter .

go do it , it's free and easy enough to do . and it will ,,,

well , you're not missing anything meaningful to your life by going out there and scouting it out .

 

[mann]

Good luck with the cabin in Rincon I know the area well.


On another topic why or how would willie use a sextant to locate a cache. From what I've read even the most accurate sextants today are only accurate up to an area of roughly 200 to 600 yards at best also considering the angle or distance from the mountain hard to figure? I have read several variations of the story and been told others. The sextant was one thing I'm pretty sure about along with a sun dial that he also carried. So with those instruments he could locate a lat/lon position but again it would be quite difficult if not impossible to locate a crack, cave or mine. Must have been a big obvious marker?

 

[sdcfia]

Good luck with the cabin in Rincon I know the area well.


On another topic why or how would willie use a sextant to locate a cache. From what I've read even the most accurate sextants today are only accurate up to an area of roughly 200 to 600 yards at best also considering the angle or distance from the mountain hard to figure? I have read several variations of the story and been told others. The sextant was one thing I'm pretty sure about along with a sun dial that he also carried. So with those instruments he could locate a lat/lon position but again it would be quite difficult if not impossible to locate a crack, cave or mine. Must have been a big obvious marker?

If that story were true - I suspect it isn't - as a celestial navigation instrument, the sextant could only be used to establish a latitude line, not longitude. As you say, even a fairly accurate determination would still leave an observer with a margin of error difficult to deal with in mountainous terrain.

However, the sextant is also a very good device for figuring angles and could be used for that purpose alone. With the correct landmarks to look for, a guy could triangulate his position pretty accurately into a target area.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

SDC, as Man hs mentioned, they are not that accurate for land usege. A Theadolite is far superior. Why surveyors use them. And as for finding a crack or crevice, questionable at a distance. And I still find it curious or unbeliveable that a Sextant could be hidden in a wall, it is rather bulky.

Incidentally, a quality Lensatic compass would do just as much good from the base of the mt..

 

[UncleMatt]

There is no sign a cabin ever existed near the Rincon exit off I-25. I scoured that whole area, and found no sign any structure ever existed there.

 

[sdcfia]

There is no sign a cabin ever existed near the Rincon exit off I-25. I scoured that whole area, and found no sign any structure ever existed there.

One of the cabin/map/sextant stories locates the cabin at Fort Seldon, down near Radium Springs. Go figure. The provenance of these stories is quite weak.

 

[UncleMatt]

I'll head right over there to search for it

 

[UncleMatt]

I think people hear things and then cling to them like a life preserver at sea if they sound good...

 

[treasminder2]

Alright


The sextant first

pole stuck in a hole that was drilled in a Boulder for the purpose of setting the instrument

Line of sight is inscribed on the Boulder with the Hole drilled in it .

Ever see that one Guys ?

real simple
you can even use two sticks , a string with weight , and rule .

degree of angle is on the map , and a symbol on the boulder

ever see that ?

school's out .

see ya

 

[mann]

SDC, as Man hs mentioned, they are not that accurate for land usege. A Theadolite is far superior. Why surveyors use them. And as for finding a crack or crevice, questionable at a distance. And I still find it curious or unbeliveable that a Sextant could be hidden in a wall, it is rather bulky.

Incidentally, a quality Lensatic compass would do just as much good from the base of the mt..

I believe we are on the same page with some small variations of course. If only some of those old markers or monuments were still there would make things a little easier. I have heard of an stone carved with "ENTero EN 1860 " was found on the mountain at one time, anyone else ever heard that or possibly seen it.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Hi Rog #1 yes, #2 yes also, describes a crude Quarter staff.