tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761126126483343140.post2144379573956955531..comments2018-04-18T16:16:27.447-07:00Comments on Lilly's Armchair Travelers: Treasure Hunt Wednesdays...Lilly Maytreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749276313502544046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761126126483343140.post-85151165059139173902012-05-28T12:05:18.463-07:002012-05-28T12:05:18.463-07:00Thanks for the confidence, Carol, but there are ma...Thanks for the confidence, Carol, but there are many times when not even the facts are right, and I find that "Goosechase Gazette" saying "Boo! Ha-ha!" to me when I realize I've been flipping through there all along. Such as the story that the mine operators sometimes printed their own silver coins (dimes?) to use as payroll, shipped overland in guarded wagons that were often "bush-wacked" by bandits. <br /><br />Another version of that TEN CENT TREASURE story is that as just such a payroll shipment was going along the Gunnison River, it was was overtaken by these rascals, after which the wagons and the dimes, were never seen again. That is, until the remains of the wagons were discovered many years later, and part of the dimes recovered. So... who to believe?<br /><br />But isn't that the story of Life, itself?<br /><br />I find great pleasure in tracking down stories like this, and I would consider it satisfying just to dig around the area (a beautiful area!) myself, and then record my own personal conclusions to add to the bag of theories... which may, or may not, be true. Either way, I've had a grand adventure. So, maybe it's just something of the reporter in me, left over from my newspaper days.<br /><br />I love chasing down a good story!Lilly Maytreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749276313502544046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761126126483343140.post-23580675920238181002012-05-27T18:37:57.872-07:002012-05-27T18:37:57.872-07:00Oh, pooh!The information I read said it was real.....Oh, pooh!The information I read said it was real...but you are the treasure hunter, so your facts are probably accurate and I read the Goosechase Gazette!Carol Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485596162941272513noreply@blogger.com