Written by the TreasrueGudie for the ezclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Seagrape Trail Access Sunday. Photo by DJ. |
This is the thpe of thing you'll see around the Vero area. There are closed beaches at other places, such as Wabasso and Turtle Trail.
Thanks to DJ.
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I took a little walk this morning to see what I could find. I did find anything exciting, but there were some things of interest.
I saw this half covered by sand. I thought it might be a very small marble, but I've never seen one that small. I thought it might be a bead, but no holes.
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| Very Small Marble or Mabye Something Else. |
I found this insulator, but it is cracked and has no markings.
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| Insulator Found Here. |
Also found this Whittmore's Polish bottle. Again, nothing great.
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| Whittmore's Polish Bottle. |
I saw some bottoms of Coca Cola bottles, including a Bangor Maine, Beaver PA, and a Staunton VA. I never saw the one from Staunton VA before.
Also saw some broken pieces of stoneware. Here is a broken one, that I'd like to find whole.
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| Broken Stoneware. |
You can see how it was made. Too bad there are no identifying marks remaining on it.
So, close, ut no winners. It does show that there is potential in the area.
As I often say, there is always somewhere to hunt and something to find. You won't hit every time though.
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Browsing the first issue of Shipwrecks: The Magazine (1990), edited by E. Lee Spence, I was impressed by the amount of information included. It has more information packed into a magazine format that you will ever see. Pages 71 - 93 presents a section of Spence's List (SC/GA wrecks 1776 -1783).
On page three Spence discusses dolphin sonar. Spence says that he believes that dolphins could be trained to find shipwrecks and has dreamed of putting together a "dolphin sonar locating project." He says, "For years people have known that Atlantic bottle nose dolphins can be trained to differentiate between dimes, nickels and quarters, even when blindfolded. Dolphins' sonar is so accurate that it can not only tell the difference in size and shape of objects; it gives the ability to tell a piece of iron from an identical size piece of silver. Dolphins can definitely locate objects buried three or four feet in the mud or sand and unquestionably could be used to find treasure."
I've talked about that a little before, and am always interested in creative approaches.
I don't think the magazine lasted very long, but it wasn't because of a lack of quality. If anything, the magazine format just wasn't the right format for the amount of information Spence tried to pack into it.
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Not too long ago I mentioned that gold was trending up. It was up something like $60 an oz. at one point today, and last I looked it was about $2046 an oz. Silver has also been going up lately, but not as much as gold. You can expect that during inflation and chaotic times. Politics is a big determinant.
Gold and silver price help determine the value of finds, and you might consider the trends when deciding if or when to sell.
Oil was up over $8.5 per barrel at one point today. If you remember, about a year ago I said to expect $4.00 gasoline and inflation. Now it is here.
Those are things that affect treasure hunting and are determined to large extent by politics. Some of the politicians have made it clear that they want to replace fossil fuels. So you can ride a bicycle or buy a new TSLA, or you might decide to cut down on your trips and travel expenses. On the other hand, maybe you made some good money investing in oil or certain types of oil companies.
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Nothing exciting in the surf predictions.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net