Customer Reviews:
Best book for new treasure hunters.......2007-07-21
I am just beginning my hobby with a metal detector. I purchased several books on treasure hunting and this is by far the best. It has a broad range of extremely useful information. By all means start with this book if you too are a beginner. Most of the other books I bought had a lot of fluff. This book has a ton of useful information and guidance.
The metal detectors guide book.......2007-07-06
This book is an invaluable resource for the beginner and even the intermediate detectorist. It has filled me with new ideas of where and how to search for lost valuables and coins. The tidbits on history and archeology were most interesting.
Fun and interesting.......2007-05-20
This book has a lot of information about treasures all over the country. Tells you where to look, how to go about hunting and what equipment you need and what to do when you find your treasures.
The Urban Treasure Hunter.......2006-11-07
I was looking for a book on using a metal detector. This was not it.
A Must Read for New Treasure Hunters.......2005-10-14
I read this book from cover to cover and highly recommend it to anyone new to the hobby of treasure hunting and metal detecting. Chaplan knows his subject well and covers everything from how to get started to what to look out for while hunting and what to do with the objects that one finds.
The author leave no stone (or dirt!) unturned in the process. An excellent, all-around resource on the topic.
Book Description
Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art celebrates an unprecedented era in the history of art. Drawn from the superb collections of Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum, the works of art featured here are a testament to the richness and variety of the paintings, prints, and decorative arts produced in the Netherlands in the 17th century. In a unique approach, Ruud Priem leads the viewer through the highlights of the Golden Age, beginning with the artists themselves and their studios, emerging into busy city streets and the bucolic Dutch countryside, and sampling the variety of 17th-century life and culture. Featured are ninety dazzling works by preeminent Dutch artists—Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Pieter de Hooch, and Jan Steen, among them.
Book Description
Learn Where and How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems and Minerals
Northwest
Whether you're an experienced rockhound or "prospector," or digging for the first time, with a simple rock hammer and a little luck, you too can strike it rich...or at the very least, have fun trying.
This guide offers you easy to use information on the ins and outs of "fee-dig" mining, complete with locations, costs, tips on technique, entertaining legends and important information on everything from safety kits to where the nearest restrooms are.
Included are resources for use in identifying your finds, having them made into jewelry, and further pursuing an exciting, and possibly profitable, hobby.
*Equipment and Clothing: What you need and where to find it (or how to make it yourself)
*Mining Techniques: Step-by-step instructions on panning for gold, sluicing for gems and other methods
*Gem and Mineral Sites: Locations of sites with directions and maps, the gems and minerals to be found, hours, fees, and equipment needed. Also includes info on guide services, additional attractions and features at each site, local camping facilities and more.
*Museums and Mine Tours: Where to visit commercial and historical mines, as well as museums with exhibits of gems and minerals (for help in learning what to look for).
*Special Events and Tourist Information: Listings of regional events involving gems and minerals, and sources of general travel and tourism information for every state.
*Other Features: Where to find your birthstone...your anniversary stone...your zodiac stone; Index by State; Index by Gem/Mineral; U.S. State Gems & Minerals Chart; and more!
Customer Reviews:
The Treasure hunter's gem & mineral guide.......2007-01-11
We found this book to be very informative and of great help in knowing what a gem mine or business has to offer in gem's and minerals. We think that this guide is a must for any one looking for gems to know what they do to help you and offer you . very ,very good .
Useless.......2006-06-21
Really thin volumes that hardly cover each state included. Big on organization and sections, but what is the use if they say "no information."
Most of the content is museums which can be found on the web or in free state tourism guides. The list of collecting sites (free, or fee) is sorely underdeveloped.
I returned my copy, even though I wont see much $ after shipping charges are deducted from the refund amount. I was just plain insulted by the book. (I got Northeast and Southeast books - sent both back!)
Do not buy!
Gem and Mineral Guide ( Northeast).......2003-03-09
This book is loaded with useless information. If your looking for someplace to mine gold or gems. This book will not tell you. It does however provide you with guide services contact information.So if your looking for a river or area in your state where you can pan some gold. Don't look in this book! I didn't see anything you can't see in the yellow pages of your local phone book.
Not a good value........2002-08-13
Very few sites listed, and mostly out-of-date info. Of no use in planning a trip. Save your money.
Fee Dig sites and Museums.......2001-12-13
A real disappointment. I have looked over the "Quadrant" series by Eckart and it was much better. I would recommend a book search for the "Gems and Minerals of America" by Jay Ellis Ransom, it has much more comprehensive information and a lot more than even the "Quadrant" series contains. But of course local "collecting guides" are even better. Contact the clubs in the area you are going to visit and see if they will let you go on one of their field trips or suggest a location. I'm VP of the Montgomery Gem and Mineral Society, we would love to take you on a trip.
Book Description
Read teh book. Crack the code. Unlock the box. Includes a journal plus many accessories you need to enjoy your expedition.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!.......2005-07-20
This was a nice challenge for 7 year old girl and dad to work on together. She loved making progress toward the final goal of getting through the lock and "treasure secrets" and learned quite a lot on the way.
A Real Page Turner.......2003-03-23
My 8 and 6 year old were fascinated by this book. The puzzles were challenging, making it a book to read together. A great book for treasured time together.
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The Treasure Hunter's Gem & Mineral Guide: Where & How to Dig, Pan And Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals: Southwest States (Treasure Hunter's Gem & Mineral Guides)
Kathy J. Rygle , and
Stephen F. Pedersen
Manufacturer: Gemstone Press
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Customer Reviews:
Useless book.......2006-06-21
Really thin volumes that hardly cover each state included. Big on organization and sections, but what is the use if they say "no information."
Most of the content is museums which can be found on the web or in free state tourism guides. The list of collecting sites (free, or fee) is sorely underdeveloped.
I returned my copy, even though I wont see much $ after shipping charges are deducted from the refund amount. I was just plain insulted by the book. (I got Northeast and Southeast books - sent both back!)
Do not buy!
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Scraper Jones: Treasure Hunter
William S. Butler
Manufacturer: Castle Keep Press
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Book Description
Scraper Jones Treasure Hunter is a story of planes, airboats, hurricanes, explosives, and treasure hunting. The book contains no graphic violence, no vulgarity, and no adult situations. The book is a suitable read for mature teens and young adults. The main character, Scraper Jones, is a common household name. His band of fellow treasure hunters is made up of six diversified individuals living on the edge. Professor, a researching genius, has earned millions researching treasure leads for the most successful treasure hunters in the world, now he wants to get out of his lab and join the action. Chickenman Pete, a desert rat, never sleeps under a roof, steals for his keep, and has connections throughout the Desert Southwest that can supply the unique requirements of professional treasure hunters. Hardman, a former hard rock miner, is desert-wise, a worthy foe, and knows the Desert Southwest as well as any man. Patch, a one-eyed ladies-man millionaire society dropout, is interested only in the dangers of the hunt. Marlow, a demolition expert, constantly overestimates the correct amount of high explosives with devastating results. Willie, a mentally handicapped black man, disabled while suffering a beating by a racist cop, struggles to hold his own. These men follow a treasure lead from the Desert Southwest to the eye of hurricane Andrew in the southern bayous of Louisiana. Along the way they encounter twists and turns, unscrupulous underworld drug lords, desert rigors, and hurricane nightmares that would send normal men fleeing for their lives. The author, William S. Butler was born and grew up on a small family farm near Danville Illinois and in 1962 moved to San Diego California. He has roamed the Desert Southwest as a rock hound, prospector, and treasure hunter; earned his living as a technical writer, both writing and instructing others on how to write; and has lived and worked an adventurous life in forty-five different states and twenty-seven foreign countries in the power industry. Mr. Butler is a licensed private pilot, storm chaser, and racecar driver. He served aboard a submarine during the Cuban missile crisis, and was a decorated counter insurgent during the Vietnam War. Mr. Butler has called Las Vegas, Nevada home for the past twenty-five years
Customer Reviews:
Funny and Action Packed.......2007-04-24
This book is a dark horse. Filled to the brim with action. Wry phases, and humor. We read it as a family (all adults), by the fourth chapter we were discussing who should get the parts. Will Smith was a shoo in. A good read. We questioned the 9-12 year age bracket.
Book Description
Interested in reading about old ghost towns, lost million-dollar mining camps, and historical sites in Northeastern Washington State? Learn more about these histories and mysteries in this rare and classic book, Boom Towns & Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington. Your complete guide to ghost towns and historical places in Northeastern Washington by noted local author, historian, and treasure hunter, Jerry Smith. This category bestseller is a comprehensive and detailed history of ghost towns and picturesque sites in six historic counties, Okanogan, Chelan, Ferry, Kittitas, Pend Oreille, and Stevens, with over 100-detailed ghost town locations.
Jerry Smith takes you back in time to the Boom Town days of yesteryear and brings back the other life in the ageless Old West mining-era of the days of Boom Towns, miners, prospectors, pioneers and million-dollar mines. Here's a rich bonanza of history for you to prospect without the hardships and tragedies of early day pioneers. Fill your cache with hours of high-grade pleasure and fascinating relics from this treasure trove.
Don't miss out! This first print limited edition is filled with over 156 pages of exciting information, several rare historic maps, ninety-eight outstanding photos and exact locations of long lost famous ghost towns and mines in Northeastern Washington State. "This is a must for any history buff's collection.” In addition, my book makes a great self-guided ghost town tour book to carry in your automobile loaded with information, photos, and directions. I believe my book may be the most comprehensive and useful guidebook on the history of ghost towns in Northeastern Washington State ever produced.
But that's not all! A bonus you will enjoy reading, Information on Metal Detecting and Relic Hunting.” This chapter has several pages on how to search out and locate those long lost valuable treasures from the past with just a little knowledge about research and the use of a metal detector.
So if you're not looking to strike it rich but would like to visit those colorful Old West days and relive some of Washington's history, excitement is just waiting for you in our new book, Boom Towns & Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington.
Many of the ghost town locations listed in this book may be on private property in present day. Please consider using one of our reputable experienced adventure guides or visit Boom Towns & Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington State to explore these sensitive and historical sites.
Happy Trails! Jerry Smith
Customer Reviews:
The encyclopedia of Washington ghost towns. Their history and how to find them........2007-04-06
For anyone who loves the history and romance of the Wild West, this is an outstanding book that will help you understand more about the where and when of boomtowns in the old and the new west. It was mining that drove development in the western United States, not the cowboy. The products of Northeastern Washington mines were what held together this pioneer country and it helped to sustain development of the west and the United States.
Get lost with this book on a road trip through the dusty corners of Washington State! You will love it.
Nostalgia in Okanogan County.......2006-02-26
Upon purchasing your fantastic book and reading many of the wonderful stories on the history of Washington State, we decided to do an article in our Nostalgia Magazine. Thank you for sharing your stories and photos, folks like you keep Nostalgia Magazine a favorite read.
The Mysterious China Wall.......2005-08-18
In August 2005 I visited the mysterious "China Wall" in Okanogan County. If it had not been for Jerry's book, which included detailed directions on how to locate the China Wall, I would not have found this historic structure. Once I had arrived at these massive granite walls Jerry's book explained in detail the history of this mysterious wall from yesteryear.
In Search For Hidden Treasure.......2005-07-20
I purchased a copy of Jerry's book. It was taken along with me as my personal history reference guide as I searched for his Boom Towns & Relic Hunters "Geo Relic Treasure Caches". His book explained the detailed history of the area I was visiting while conducting my historic treasure hunt.
Forgotten Ghost Towns & Mining Camps.......2004-07-13
Join famed ghost town explorer Jerry Smith as he hits the dusty trail in search of long-lost forgotten ghost towns and mining camps with his team of experts, and a Boom Towns & Relic Hunters crew on a quest to locate, photograph, document, and solve the mysteries of yesteryear's million-dollar mines and forgotten boom towns. See the oldest ghost towns & mining camps ever discovered in Northeastern Washington State. Relive the excitement of historic ghost towns & mines discovered by Jerry's team of experts , and probe the secrets of these unprecedented archaeological "time capsules" and the clues they offer to an extraordinary, pioneer days that dates back to over one-hundred years past.
Kjell Lester
White Buck Trading Company
Customer Reviews:
Old timer.......2006-06-28
great read! I've ben a treasure hunter in copper country for many years. I loved the story, but I think its more of a sales pich for tourism then most think. don't get me wrong their is silver up there, but don't you think the big companies would have found it by now.!! I love the compitions ,try to find it what you got to lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Treasure Indeed.......2006-01-21
This book is a fast read and inspiring to any modern day treasure hunter.
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