+ddnutzy Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 (edited) Found a BM today(MZ2040) that was placed in 1862 with no recovery listed until today. The iron bolt had rusted out but the I found the drill hole The coords were off a bit. The altitude was right on. Got BM's in three different states today but I had to hike 13 miles to do it. Every one was on a mountain over 2100 ft above sea level. Edited August 25, 2004 by ddnutzy Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 That's disgusting, go sit in the truck!! What, no hint or link to the mark? It makes the crowing better when others get to read the logs! John Quote Link to comment
+Colorado Papa Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 What, no hint or link to the mark? It makes the crowing better when others get to read the logs! I agree, but to make it easier for others to find, try MZ2040.Good show! Something to brag about by all means! I'll even post the drill hole for ddnutzy. Quote Link to comment
+ddnutzy Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 I'd post the pictures but I'm such a computer idiot I don't know how. If someone would let me know how to do it in real basic layman's terms I'd upload some. Quote Link to comment
mloser Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Did you by any chance look for the boundary stone 6 feet away? I wonder what that looked like? Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I'd post the pictures but I'm such a computer idiot I don't know how. If someone would let me know how to do it in real basic layman's terms I'd upload some. This is a congratulations from me. That must have been a great feeling when you discovered that one! John has his own way of telling you how great that find was. He only tells people to 'go sit in the truck' (a long standing joke that started in a rock hounding club) who he thinks found something really special, it is the best praise you could receive from him. Here is a link to a thread that explains how to post a picture on the forums. Try this out. Now just post a picture here for all of us to see.... Shirley~ Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Way to go!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the GOOD work. Quote Link to comment
+California Bear Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Wow! That's really awesome! I wish there were some around here that could match the age of those out here on the left coast. I haev trouble finding marks from as recently as the 1940s or even the 1960s as they are rapidly being paved over. Most of the real oldies (i.e. 1800s) around here were placed on or near the coast which is prime real estate . Quote Link to comment
+ddnutzy Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 The bound mark was nowhere to be found. I spent some time looking for the bolt and the bound mark just to make sure that the hole was the mark. There is another unrecorded 1862 mark about a mile from this one but the area is covered with grass and it's a seven inch deep hole in ledge. Wildbird and myself are going back to get it when he has time. Quote Link to comment
+happycycler Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Yeah! CONGRATS.!! (It would be a real honor to get to sit in the truck after a find like that!) Quote Link to comment
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