(Following well-developed leads helped locate this old gold mine site.)
Leads and Common Sense
One of the most important questions to be answered by serious treasure hunters is where to find new treasure hunting leads. Without new leads that can be researched and developed (or cast aside as unsuitable) few treasure hunting enterprises will be successful.
Treasure Hunting
Isn't this just common sense? Yes it is, but you may be surprised just how many times that simple asset is missing in many lost treasure hunts. You see, as human beings we tend to be blinded by the possibilities and the dreams (not to mention the visions of immense wealth) dancing before our eyes when it comes to that magical word...."treasure."
Research, Develop, Substantiate, or Disprove
Instead of racing out the door with all your treasure hunting gear in hand on a "will-o-the-wisp" hunt based on the slimmest of leads and details, why not spend a little quality time developing potential treasure leads? In fact, here's a little treasure hunting mantra for you to practice repeating under your breath on a daily basis when it comes to leads. "Research, develop, substantiate, or disprove."
Where to Find Gold
The truth of the matter is that treasure hunting leads come in many forms. They may be as simple as a conversation in passing, details of a family history or genealogy, or perhaps a diary filled with notations and hand-drawn maps. Leads can also be ranked in terms of their plausibility or reliability. Some are oft-repeated legends or myths with few verifiable details while others are rich in facts, locations, occurrences, and actual persons.
Even "Treasure Trove Dreams" contains leads for you pursue if your eyes and mind are open enough to see them. Some of these are matter-of-fact in nature while others are full of possibilities if you're treasure hunting radar is attuned to what's important and what's not. The same holds true for virtually any other lost treasure lead source.
Treasure Leads are Everywhere
Do you want to know the bottom line when it comes to treasure hunting leads? LEADS ARE EVERYWHERE. Unless you're a staggering movie zombie with totally deaf ears and blind eyes, leads are jumping out at you continuously. They come from nearly every page of that old mining history you're reading, to that article in the newspaper about missing loot from a recent robbery, to Granny's recollections of post-hole banks buried around the old homestead.
Strapworks.com - any strap, any length, any color!
I admit I'm amused when other miners or treasure hunters e-mail me that they can't find any new areas to work or new leads to develop. What they're really saying is that they are unable or unwilling to do the necessary legwork to generate new leads. Laziness or negative attitude...take your pick.
So it goes in the world of treasure hunting leads. This post has been a bit more philosophical in direction and tone, but in my next post on this subject, I'll give you concrete details for developing and substantiating new treasure hunting leads.
Good hunting and keep smiling.
If you liked this post, you may want to read: "The Lost Breyfogle Mine"
(c) Jim Rocha (J.R.) 2012
Questions? E-mail me at jr872vt90@yahoo.com
Isn't this just common sense? Yes it is, but you may be surprised just how many times that simple asset is missing in many lost treasure hunts. You see, as human beings we tend to be blinded by the possibilities and the dreams (not to mention the visions of immense wealth) dancing before our eyes when it comes to that magical word...."treasure."
Research, Develop, Substantiate, or Disprove
Instead of racing out the door with all your treasure hunting gear in hand on a "will-o-the-wisp" hunt based on the slimmest of leads and details, why not spend a little quality time developing potential treasure leads? In fact, here's a little treasure hunting mantra for you to practice repeating under your breath on a daily basis when it comes to leads. "Research, develop, substantiate, or disprove."
Where to Find Gold
The truth of the matter is that treasure hunting leads come in many forms. They may be as simple as a conversation in passing, details of a family history or genealogy, or perhaps a diary filled with notations and hand-drawn maps. Leads can also be ranked in terms of their plausibility or reliability. Some are oft-repeated legends or myths with few verifiable details while others are rich in facts, locations, occurrences, and actual persons.
(Developing and substantiating a lead may lead you to lost treasure like this.)
Even "Treasure Trove Dreams" contains leads for you pursue if your eyes and mind are open enough to see them. Some of these are matter-of-fact in nature while others are full of possibilities if you're treasure hunting radar is attuned to what's important and what's not. The same holds true for virtually any other lost treasure lead source.
Treasure Leads are Everywhere
Do you want to know the bottom line when it comes to treasure hunting leads? LEADS ARE EVERYWHERE. Unless you're a staggering movie zombie with totally deaf ears and blind eyes, leads are jumping out at you continuously. They come from nearly every page of that old mining history you're reading, to that article in the newspaper about missing loot from a recent robbery, to Granny's recollections of post-hole banks buried around the old homestead.
Strapworks.com - any strap, any length, any color!
I admit I'm amused when other miners or treasure hunters e-mail me that they can't find any new areas to work or new leads to develop. What they're really saying is that they are unable or unwilling to do the necessary legwork to generate new leads. Laziness or negative attitude...take your pick.
So it goes in the world of treasure hunting leads. This post has been a bit more philosophical in direction and tone, but in my next post on this subject, I'll give you concrete details for developing and substantiating new treasure hunting leads.
Good hunting and keep smiling.
If you liked this post, you may want to read: "The Lost Breyfogle Mine"
(c) Jim Rocha (J.R.) 2012
Questions? E-mail me at jr872vt90@yahoo.com
