I Found Another 100 Year-old Disk!

[+jeff35080]

I found another 100 year-old disk today! Check this out:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=DH0670

[+JoGPS]

Way to go "BUDDY you are da man................JOE

[+gnbrotz]

Congratulations! I don't believe I've found one over 100 years old yet. In my area, 65 years is the typical age. I think I've found some older than that, but haven't come up with an easy way to scour my finds for the exact oldest.

 

One question: I noticed that on you log you posted coords of N 33 27.417 (very close to NGS published coords) and in your official recovery note you listed N 33 37.417. Is that a typo?

Edited November 30, 2003 by gnbrotz

[+jeff35080]

I noticed that on you log you posted coords of N 33 27.417 (very close to NGS published coords) and in your official recovery note you listed N 33 37.417. Is that a typo?

 

Yeah... it's a typo I caught it right after submitting it to the NGS. I emailed Deb right after submitting it, hopefully, she will change it for me.

 

Happy hunting everyone!

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

Way to go jeff35080 as they say keep up the good work............

[+bthomas]

I'm delighted to report finding a century old BM in Northern California, next to the Golden Gate Bridge at an 1890's gun emplacement. The enclosure required bailing out, and until I wiped away the mud, I thought the flush bottom was empty or just a chisel cross. But the metal BM was there with the date on it-- 1892 ! Old BM's are seemingly rare in this state.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=HT0688

[+happycycler]

GOOD ONE bthomas!! Nicely documented and photographed also. Thank you for including the link for more info. Congrats!

[+JoGPS]

I gave myself two great Christmas presents this year , have been saving the two oldest benchmarks near where I live to do over the holidays this one on Christmas day

 

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=FD1472

 

And this one today

 

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.asp?PID=fd1475

 

The old cemetery was way toooooooo cool, never let be said the Benchmark hunters do go to great out of the way places to……………..JOE

Edited December 28, 2003 by JoGPS

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

Yup that is one of the very reasons that I like Benching so well.............

Great Places,Views and all kinds of things.

The Great ones were usually on the Highest points in the area for observation purposes.

Edited December 28, 2003 by GEO*Trailblazer 1

[+jeff35080]

Way to go Joe and bhthomas! I love finding old disks... they rock!

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

Way to go Joe and bhthomas! I love finding old disks... they rock!

 

Yea they Are(THE OLDIES) in Stone Is that the same as They-Rock!!!

They-Rock!!

[2oldfarts (the rockhounders)]

Congratulations on such a nice find.

 

We haven't found any disk dated prior to 1932. We have found 21 disks from the 1930's though.

 

I don't think there are any near here that are that old!

 

We've been lucky enough to find 6 benchmarks that dated from 1899 back to 1871, but they are either rock cairns or some type of post (metal or wooden) with an inscription on it.

 

Again, congrats on the 100 year old disk.

 

John & Shirley