warthog

With 2006 coming to an end very quickly, its time to think about those dreaded New Years resolutions which no one keep in any case. How about then to let us know what your goals for Geocaching in 2007 is? My goal: To place a pencil in everyone of those poor discriminated against micro caches that does not have a pencil

Thanks, I have already puchased/orders a 250th coin, in anticipation of reaching the milestone shortly. Hope to have it in time to be placed when I do my 250th. The 100th coins are sold out at the moment.

From Cornish Miners and the Witwatersrand Gold Mines in South Africa, c. 1890-1904 : Page 3 The full story can be read at this link. Thus any mining area on the Witwatersrand (Johanesburg, East Rand, West Rand) area would be good for a cache like this. I am more than will to pleace such a cache for you. Contact me via Geocaching email, if you want me to assist. Cornish Miners and the Witwatersrand Gold Mines in South Africa, c. 1890-1904 : Page 3 Cornish Miners Perhaps more has been written about Cornish miners than any other group of miners in the world. As we shall see, Cornwall supplied the greatest number of skilled white miners to the Witwatersrand gold mines. It was estimated by a government commission in 1903 at least twenty-five per-cent of the entire white male workforce on the Rand originated in Cornwall. 12 Given that Afrikaners were included in this calculation, Cornish men working on the Rand would have been considerably greater among the immigrant population. The 1904 Transvaal census figures show that 35,701 men on the Rand were born in British Europe, while 28,761 were born in southern Africa. The total white male population of the Rand was listed as 71,362. 13 These figures suggest, then, that there were approximately 17,500 to 18,000 men from Cornwall, easily the largest component of the immigrant white working class in the Transvaal. As the overwhelming majority of Cornish immigrants were skilled miners, their numbers among this section of the population were especially significant. The fact that Cornwall had not developed a trade union tradition, and that few Cornishmen can be identified as trade unionists in the Transvaal, was a key factor in the development of the white working class on the Rand. By the time the Union of South Africa was established in 1910, many Cornish miners had returned to Cornwall or moved on to another mining area. This was due to several factors. The most important were the depression on the Rand from 1903-08 and the mine owners policy of ‘de-skilling’, gradually moving white miners into supervisory roles. After the 1907–08 Mining Commission Report, there are very few references to a section of the population as being specifically Cornish. Yet the significance of Cornish miners to the history of white labor on the Rand is crucial. It was during the period from 1890–1910 that the position of white miners in the labor structure developed on the Rand was entrenched. The failure of a widespread union movement to arise before 1907, in large degree, can be attributed to the lack of involvement by the overwhelming majority of Cornish miners.

. My worst was 307 days, nowadays if it is anything between 3 and 7, then I get withdrawal systems, so must be out on the road again this afternoon. Oh yes, at 2006 rate, I will only get to the "magic" GR count of 500 in 2009

Does anyone have fancy software to keep a tab on the TBS they have found, they are watching etc, apart from the watchlists one can setup in Geocaching? On the CacheStats: FTFs are included automatically, however I think it looks for the words FTF in your log and then include it in the list. I was out by 4 FTFs, but all four were without the FTF in the log. Not 100% sure if this is the cause, but will have to wait a week before I can test this again.

While looking at another cacher's profile, I came across a very nifty program that generates your stats for you, based on the GPX file produced by the "My Finds" extract. Have a look at Cache Stats at Logicweave You can also view my profile to see what the end result look like at Warthog's Profile Is anyone else using this?

Hi all, Some of you may keep a journal of every cache you do in your little black book, other of the caching sheet and others just in their heads. I have recently started with a little "black book" of my own, but have pre-printed pages containing the following: Name of cache Date and time General notes/comments Trading item in and out TBS and geocoins in and out Waypoints (If you need to take down additional waypoints, i.e. on multi's) Other cachers with you I has place to log 100 caches and is one cache per page in an A6 (quarter of an A4) size booklet. I have also found that some blank pages for just notes, i.e. coins discovered over a chat, a nice place to put your next cache, etc may also be handy in the back of such a journal. What do you have? What size, i.e. A5, A6, bigger?

Way to go, VCR! If we find them, we'll let you know :-)

Hi GR, Congratulations on the 500! We need to celebrate this one!

How about creating a "Muggler" account and using that to remove the virtual coins?

Christmas in Bloemfontein, New Year in East London. Must get to all those road side caches along the way! Oh yes, if there is any East London chacer that is willing to maintain a cache in my absence, I am willing to place a chae or two while on holiday down there.

I have a few South African coins to trade, but these are not trackable. Are you still interested?

Two problems on placing a cache here. 1. This is big five country and you can't just walk around and up to a tree like that. 2. For the locals, it is a bit expensive to go to the Game Park, so don't think you will get many cahcers that would go there

Thanks Huskies! I have also came across the following link, which seems to be a "wikipedia" version for geocoins http://www.trackablecoins.com/tiki/tiki-index.php.

Thanks Noddy, but they have only limited coins. Was actually looking for something like a "100 finds", "200 finds" or is the one here in SA a personally made coin?

Does anyone on the forum have a list of the various geocoin sellers? I looked at the geocoin forum, but not must to easily find all the geocoin selleers.

Thnaks Noddy and QFC, I had a great day with you guys!!!

Thanks very much QFC, in the mean time Eastern Cape Cachers, please move around Rumpus Compass, so that he may enjoy more of the Eastern Cape caches.

A BIG BIG thanks to Bjbez for collecting Rumpus Compass from Forest Getaway and passing it on the Seeker 2, and for Seeker 2 to take it to the Eastern Cape!!! Please let me know where to drop of the bribary (I mean saying thanks) items. I assume it must have been a thirsty exercise to collect and drop off the TB. Now to find another Geocacher that will be visiting the Eastern Cape or coming from the Eastern Cape to bring Rumpus Compass back to Gauteng

I see the 3 coin set has been "removed" or disappeared. Do you know why?

Congrats, please keep us up to date on the how and what of doing your own coin. Just something, how come the bronze coin is more expensive than the silver, which in turn is more expensive than the gold coin? I would have thought it should be the other way round.

I have a TB that needs to go in that direction but it is in The Right 4x4 Trail at the moment. I will see if I can get to it before Saturday and then pass it on to you. Will keep you up to date.

Warthog is still keen, just let me know where and when. Will in the mean time think of some new ideas for the 2007 race.

So when and where is this happening, the beers I mean, maybe there are a few more guys (and girls) that would like to sit in, if allowed.

With the 2006 race going into the home strech, who is going to run the 2007 race? Is it maybe a WC cacher's turn?