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seascene

seascene

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Covid/winter the forums (hbc and this one) good to have. Thinking about posts here on this GOF thought I would float one out there. Last few years I have taken to bringing a metal detector along for shore breaks or when I hike in along rivers, creeks etc. Just ads another bit of very interesting side line for a break while fishing. BC is an incredibly historic area from pirates, rum runners to just folk. Most all of the coast where harbours and creeks intersected trading occured. The sea otter trade for example went from late 1700's to the early 1800's (Brits, Spanish, Russian, American and FNs). Currency of trade was silver and gold coin. The value of that trade has been estimated in the millions. Sea otter pelts ended up in Asia. Cults and their cash were legendary on the gulf islands... buried hoards in the bush because there were no banks ... lost, forgotten or accidents mean still out there. I have found gold earrings, rings, some jewellery over the years... enough to pay for my very advanced detector. The detector I have telescopes down to easy carry in a back pack. Anyway just some thought while the snow piles up today aboard my boat in the harbour.....
 
I travel everywhere with a metal detector. About 30 years ago I was up in the monashee mountains and came upon a collapsed cabin. Metal detected all around and found the usual nails, hinges and bottle caps. Took a few minutes to metal detect what was left of the walls and found 2 ww1 medals and a small velvet covered box that had a gold hat pin with a flower and a pearl in the middle on the end. Gave my mom the hat pin and turned the medals into the local DND army base but never heard anything back.
 
Sea lyin’ said:
I travel everywhere with a metal detector. About 30 years ago I was up in the monashee mountains and came upon a collapsed cabin. Metal detected all around and found the usual nails, hinges and bottle caps. Took a few minutes to metal detect what was left of the walls and found 2 ww1 medals and a small velvet covered box that had a gold hat pin with a flower and a pearl in the middle on the end. Gave my mom the hat pin and turned the medals into the local DND army base but never heard anything back.
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Good for you SL. Detectorists have a good rep for that kind of ethics. Frequently wedding bands are returned discovered sometime decades after loss. Make my day ... a whole new meaning. Here is a link to a story in the Vancouver Sun about a farmer 25 years ago stashed a gold nugget infused bracelet out back but could never find it again. Somehow a detectorist club got wind of it ...showed up and found it for him....
vancouversun.com

Metal detectors find long-lost gold bracelet in Central Kootenays

Stanley Fenton had buried the valuable bracelet on his rural property for safekeeping, and it was lost for about 25 years.
vancouversun.com vancouversun.com
 
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