Vulcan dig update....

Mark, sorry to hear that you can't come due to exams. Laurie are you still going to be able to come? This leaves Scott and Rob and possibly Laurie and myself (4) total.

I spoke to Lee at Vulcan and he's ready for us Friday morning. After Vulcan which is approx. 2 hours, there are other areas that we can look and anyone wanting to come by my shop is welcome.

Whoever decides to come, please have a safe trip and I look forward to seeing you there. Any problems you can always call me at 910-206-7629.

Cheers, Mike

Mark,

Its up to you, but I hate to see you have to drive so far for so little day light left. I think Scott and Rob are still coming. Afterward, I thought we'd go over to that epidote locality if someone wants to and then there is the corundum locality. My last visit to the epidote locality turned up some really nice sprays of epidote xls on feldspar. I know that when you came down you didn't find much but I looked in a different area on the hill and stumbled across a weathering vein and there were a couple dozen nice pieces laying on top of the ground. Digging exposed more until it got into hard ground and I quit. After all that, if anyone wants to stop by the shop, I thought we could head over there as well. I'll have to make a short break to drive over to work and pick up my check since I'll be off Friday and try to swing by the back prior to closing but other than that, I will be around. Its up to you though.

Mike

Rob, if you are truly interested in joining in on the search for the Lost Quartz Mine, then you should join in with those of us that have been looking for the last 10 years and have a great deal of information about where it may or may not be.  The assumptions you made are only moderately accurate.  Fortunately anyone basing a search on those assumptions would wasting their time.  I'd rather that we don't publish all this information and clues on a forum that is available to the entire world. I would rather we talk in generalities on here and leave the specific clues and details for PM's and personal conversations.  That only seems fair to those of us who have a great deal invested in the search.  I'm afraid the barn door has been opened pretty wide already.  I envision finally locating the place and seeing a dozen diggers there already.  We live in a time when there are many, many collectors with few places to go, and who are always looking for new places.  No problem, I do the same.  But when a new locality is published on the internet, dozens of people will go there or want to go there.  We don't even know yet who the property owner is, so let's not put the cart before the horse.  Am I just being selfish and paranoid?

Rob,

Good to hear your still coming to Vulcan, look forward to meeting you tomorrow. Hope Scott can come also. Met him last weekend. He's a real nice person and knows allot about minerals. Don't know if Mark is coming or not with exams but Mark if you do, hope you have a safe trip.

As far as Tower Road, maybe we can chat tomorrow a bit. Well, look forward to meeting you and have a safe trip.

Best regards,

Mike

Rob,

No problem, just be sure they have a hard hat, steel toe shoes, and safety glasses....(Vulcan's rules to enter quarry). Have a safe one.

Mike

Laurie,
Would love to join you or a group...been doing some studies of various maps/aerials of the areas and have at least one spot that seems to fit...of course, I've never been and don't know where you've looked so I could be way wrong. My number is 919.215.7462. I'm a commercial real estate guy so I can sneak away most days.

Well....the Vulcan dig is over. I want to thank Scott and Rob for joining me today. We had a great time and it was an experience that I won't forget. We did not find much unfortunately. We did manage to find some small garnets in gabbro base rocks and several unusual pieces of white translucent fibrous masses that may be natrolite or in the zeolite family. But I enjoyed it all the same. Afterward we went to look for epidote. Found a few pieces. Then we all went back to my shop and hung out for a while. I look forward to future digs with you guys. Hope you've had a safe trip home and anytime your down this way, always feel free to stop by.

Best regards, Mike