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Recent News
Archaeologists find Confederate cannons
- Published 06/6/2009
Last Modified: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 12:02 a.m.
Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina and East Carolina University have found two large cannons from a sunken Confederate gunboat in the Pee Dee River and have identified where the Mars Bluff Naval Yard once stood on the east side of the river in Marion County.
State underwater archaeologist Christopher Amer and state archaeologist and research associate professor Jon Leader began work April 30. The project called for finding and, eventually, raising three cannons, each weighing upwards of five tons, that were once aboard the C.S.S. Pee Dee, as well as determining the location of the naval yard where the gunboat had been built.
Amer said the underwater research has been very successful, despite rising waters that have created a higher or more swift-moving current and lower visibility.
Moorpark man finds gold nugget worth $10,000
- Published 06/1/2009
After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode.
On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find: an 8.7-ounce gold nugget worth an estimated $10,000.
“We’re all hoping to find the big one and Terry did,” said Patrick Keene, co-owner of Keene Engineering, reportedly one of the world’s largest suppliers of portable mining equipment.
A nugget that big — about the size of an egg — is “extremely rare,” Keene said.
Jeffrey Earle / Special to The Star “When you get your first gold, it gives you the gold fever,” Terry Hughes said. He stands behind a dry washer like the one he uses.
Find out how Anton Antonowicz fares scouring for gold in California
- Published 05/11/2009
It is 10am in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains and the prospector is already sweating... feverishly.He is bent double over the snow-melt creek, using a long-handled spade to dig beneath a submerged rock.
Pound after pound of stone and gravel slide into a large plastic bucket. And somewhere amid his relentless toil is pay-dirt.
Rudy Beauford looks up suddenly, his single-minded concentration broken by my presence. He takes off his New York Yankees baseball cap and wipes his brow.
Then, without prompting, he welcomes me to his world. It is one to which more and more hard-up Americans are returning as recession bites and jobs disappear.
51 years later, RHHS class ring back with owner
- Published 04/8/2009
She didn't pay but $9 and change for her Rock Hill High School class of 1942 ring. But that doesn't mean Wilma Peebles hadn't missed that little ring for so many years.
“I remember Daddy gave me a $10 bill, and I had never held so much money before, and I got some change back,” Peebles recalled about getting the ring.
But 51 years ago, she was planting daffodils outside her Harmony Road house south of Rock Hill. Her late husband, Alton, had dug a trench for the bulbs on that day in 1958. The ring somehow slipped off, but it wasn't noticed that it was gone until later.
Featured Articles
Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Series Propels Collecting
- By Wesley Skiles
- Published 02/23/2009
- Collecting
- Unrated
Collecting of die cast toy cars like Hot Wheels and Matchbox grew out of a passion for cars and childhood memories. It wasn’t until 1995 that die cast toy car makers started producing cars for sale in stores that were packaged specifically for collecting. It was the introduction of the Treasure Hunt Series from Hot Wheels that started it all.
Treasure Hunting For Antique Bottles
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/20/2009
- Bottles
- Unrated
To some, old bottles are just junk taking up space on the windowsills of the kitchen. They truly don't appreciate the craftsmanship that typically went into making these items, which was usually done by hand. Of course there are other reasons why someone would be interested in antique bottles, and it has to do with more than just how the bottles were made. Antique bottles are truly a part of history. The different types of bottles tell a story about a particular industry or way of life
Treasure Hunting For Meteorites
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/17/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated
Treasures are falling from the sky. A natural object originating in outer space that survives the impact with the earth’s surface is called a meteorite. Most meteoroids burn up when entering the Earth's atmosphere. However, it has been estimated that over 500 meteorites do reach the surface each year and they will range in size of a marble to basketball size or larger. Only about five or six will be recovered each year and pound for pound, meteorites are move valuable than gold
Treasure Hunting For Civil War Artifacts
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/17/2009
- Civil War
- Unrated
If you're a modern-day treasure hunter you may wonder how you can find some great Civil War artifacts, whether on your own or through another seller that has already found them for you. Believe it or not, there are still some great items you can find from the Civil War even after all these decades. Obviously in order to hunt up some Civil War artifacts you're going to need some equipment. Metal detectors are not just for beach bums anymore, and they have become much more sophisticated and useful in the past few years. For instance, many today have their electronic components built into the headphones you wear, meaning that the stick part of the detector is much lighter than it once was
A Treasure Finding Mindset
- By Larry Smith
- Published 02/14/2009
- Treasure Hunting
- Unrated
Discover three steps that will make you a treasure finder not a treasure hunter. Having the right mindset is even more important than having the best metal detecting equipment. Build your coin collection much faster by following these steps.
Treasure Hunting is a lot like going Fishing. Most people go "fishin" not catching. A friend of mine named Jack, a fresh-water fishing guide, had the right approach to fishing. Jack had a catching mind set. Before he would go fishing he would determine how many fish he was going to catch. He practiced a spiritual approach of taking authority over the fish. If he said he would catch 17 bass that day, he would. When he caught his total the fishing day was over. If you were with him and he caught his total for that day, he would load the boat and go home regardless of how many fish you caught.
Recent Articles
Treasure Hunting With Metal Detectors
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/19/2009
- Treasure Hunting
- Unrated
Treasure Hunting For Opals
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/19/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated
Treasure Hunting For Diamonds At Crater Of Diamonds State Park
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/18/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated
Treasure Hunting For Turquoise
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/18/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated
Treasure Hunting For Emeralds
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/17/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated