chuck,tx2 Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 I would like to appolize to the forum for posting Images of past hunts & carectors that I have knoned that gave me a hand in the past, I cant rembersome of there names but the deeds will ever remaine in my mind.There was talk that Hoss Blackmon RIP was less than sterling for not livingup to his job of puting some people over the gold, I had a good friend thatwas an excellent coin & relic hunter, But where there was gold he wasent,He would get mad at me & inform me that I was not good Just lucky I had toagree with him for I still don't know next to nothing about the why & whereof gold, It is where you find it, When I arrived in Perth where I was going to buy the things I would needon my what I thought was my last great adventure, for I was 73 & less thanin sterling shape, I for got to perches a mattress to rest my old ass on thelong cold nights, I would climb into that little station wagon about dark &would not get up except for a relief call about midnight & sleep like a baby(when I got a mattress) till the sun was up & it had warmed things upbefore I had to dress & gather wood to heat the Billy for coffee, the Aussiestaught me to call an old can that some body tossed a Billy, but not to like hottea.I had met Hoss at Gold Basin before & was surprised to see him in Leonora &was telling of detection a target that was to deep for me to dig with mypick, He opend the door to a shed that he stored his stuff in at the caravanpark & gave me a gift of a great short handle shovel, & his wife gave mesome dishes that I needed. Running out of space will end this quick.Two brothers that I met in the Trigos were there taking the tour with HossInformed me thatthey had a thick foam mattress that a fellow that was taking the tour withHoss went home early & they had his mattress & I was welcome to it, Thanks abunch. The image is of the shovel & holethat I dug to salvage a 1# pound smashed coffee can, Gold is where you findit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Thanks Chuck for the story!!Too bad that coffee can didn't have an oldtimer's stash of nuggets it in before it got buried that deep under that soil!! Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Now there is a good tale.Your recollection seems great and your memory sounds just fine.Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 AAAAAAAAAAA the good. the bad and the ugly. It all makes it a tough hobby that quickly weeds out the wimps and your good to go bud-thanx much for the great post. Don't feel bad as I've dug over 10' for a ol' spoked military wheel also but ya never know till ya look-kudos and respect bud-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck,tx2 Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 AAAAAAAAAAA the good. the bad and the ugly. It all makes it a tough hobby that quickly weeds out the wimps and your good to go bud-thanx much for the great post. Don't feel bad as I've dug over 10' for a ol' spoked military wheel also but ya never know till ya look-kudos and respect bud-John Good Morning, John, I will trade you a genuine 1# beautiful smashed coffee can for your wagon wheel. My can was nowhere near 10' I am built close to the ground, 5'-5" after shrinkage 5'-2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 What a HOLE Chuck !!!! You sure had "perseverance" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen in MT Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh yes gold old Hoss, My first trip to GB, he and Doc met me and a couple of others at the Joshua Tree Hotel. He took the time to show us the ropes as you say and lay out of GB, even got one of his autographed poem books from him, kind of rough around the edges but a good man PIP. He was also quit the violin player also, Lived out on Charles St. I stopped in to say hi ever chance I got.thanks for the story chuck I had buried 3 1800's silver dollars in GB with my business card attached and a note to call. Only one has ever called. they weren't near as deep as your can.Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Thanks for the great read Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Ifn' anyone wants to really find something deep the good ol'Fisher Gemini 2-2 boxer will definately punch down deep on larger objects. The old school Whites Treasure master has the exclusive find "voids" mode for locating caves and buried objects also extremely deep. Toooooooo many regs now for the backhoe and too old to dig that deep anymore but for you youngns' party on- John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck,tx2 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Oh yes gold old Hoss, My first trip to GB, he and Doc met me and a couple of others at the Joshua Tree Hotel. He took the time to show us the ropes as you say and lay out of GB, even got one of his autographed poem books from him, kind of rough around the edges but a good man PIP. He was also quit the violin player also, Lived out on Charles St. I stopped in to say hi ever chance I got. thanks for the story chuck I had buried 3 1800's silver dollars in GB with my business card attached and a note to call. Only one has ever called. they weren't near as deep as your can. Allen Allen, Did you berry a 50C coin at Rye Patch years back with a note that you found a nugget at that location & wonted to leave something in return? Bill found it & contacted who ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 HOSS was the person who introduced me to Gold Basin in 1994--I met Hoss in Kennesaw,Ga. at a GPAA show,bought a ML 16000 and we went detecting at GB. Needless to say I found many,many of those deep red rocks with the "seared" side to them and of course tossed them away after giving them a good cussin'.I found my first nuggette,yep nuggette, there and lost it years later while testing my ML Extreme--the extreme would not detect that veeery small nuggette with the hole in the middle of it.Anyway Hoss had a heart of Gold--he rubbed some folks the wrong way,but don't we all?? Every time I go out to GB I think of OLE HOSS--actually bought the 2 lots across the street from him--have since sold that place and moved up to Iron Mt. Will be going out to AZ in Oct. Good hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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