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Calendar of Events“ITTHC Monthly Meeting”

Sat - Oct 13th - 7:30 pmOwasso Community Center

301 S Cedar Street

Owasso, OK

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“Fall Club Hunt”

and

“Bobby Crocker Cook-Off”

Sunday - Oct 21st

Creek County Fairgrounds

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DIFFERENT DAY

Thursday - October 25th

6:30 p.m. - South Door

Kaman Industrial Technology

416 S Utica, Tulsa, OK

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Reminder

Entries for the

Fall Club Hunt

are due soon!

Deadline: Sat - Oct 13th

October

Club Motto: “Dig For Fun, Restore When Done”

Indian Territory

Treasure Hunters Club

Inside this issue:

2012

October Program

Finds of the Month 2

Broken Arrow Needs List 3

ITTHC Officers & Board 3

Christmas Stocking Project 3

ITTHC & Amazon 3

Newsletter Article Contest 4

Fall Club Hunt & Bobby

Crocker Contest

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September Water Outing 5-6

Kelly B. Todd Hunt 7

Fall Hunt Entry Form 12

Member Donated Articles 8-11

Cookie Volunteers-- (October Meeting) --

Don & Leanna Bobino

Jim & Carol Nobles

--- (Thank you in advance!) ---

Silent AuctionClub Members:

Bring items - (metal detectingrelated or not) which will be

available for club members tomake “silent” bids on throughout

the evening.

Proceeds will help buy more coinsfor our Fall Hunt.

Attendance Drawing

Sept 8, 2012 Meeting

Winner

Bob & Barbara Freeman

Names drawn before the winner

Greg & Kristen Wicks

You should have been there - you

would have won 10 / $1.00 gold coins.

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Check out the“find of the

month”pictures on ourweb site each

monthat:

www.itthc.com

I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News

Find of the Month – September Meeting

CATEGORY PLACE NAME DESCRIPTION

Oldest Coin 1 John Freeman 1893-V Nickle

2 Chick Marcum 1918 Buffalo Nickle

3 John Hamilton 1929 Mercury Dime

Valuable Coin 1 John Hamilton 1914-D Buffalo Nickle

2 Tim Adams 1895-O Barber Quarter

3 John Freeman 1956 Quarter

Oldest Cent 1 John Freeman 1880 Indian Head Cent

2 Cody Reese 1881 Indian Head Cent

3 John Hamilton 1884 Indian Head Cent

Valuable Cent 1 Cody Reese 1911-D Wheat Cent

2 John Freeman 1913-D Wheat Cent

3 John Hamilton 1901 Indian Head Cent

Relic 1 Cody Reese Chelsea Trade Token

2 John Hayworth Campus Corner Token

3 John Hamilton Pocket Watch

Jewelry 1 Wally Dick 14K Gold Ring w/Diamonds

2 Bob Cook 14K Gold Ring w/Diamonds

3 Lloyd Coke 10K Gold Ring

Military Relic 1 Chuck Marcum Pewter Eagle Button

2 Tim Adams Eagle Cuff Button

3 John Hamilton Navy Button

Display 1 Bob Cook

2 Wally Dick

3 John Freeman

Display Drawing Winner: Ken Fanning

Remember to bring your finds each month to enter!

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Community Service BA Neighbors Christmas Project

It’s time to get started on our clubChristmas Project!

Again this year, our goal is to helpprovide 50 stockings for persons in

need in our local community.

We are asking help from all our clubmembers to fulfill this project.

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Need: Large Over-Sized Stockings

& Stuffers (Due Nov Meeting)

Stocking Stuffer Suggestions

Elderly Seniors: After shave, perfume,breath mints, small pocket calendars,hard candies, individual bags of chips/cookies/crackers/nuts, combs, brushes,deodorant, gloves, small hairspray,hand lotion, lip balm, microwavepopcorn, mouthwash, nail clippers,emery boards, nail polish, notepads,playing cards, word search/puzzlebooks, small shampoo, teas, toothpasteand toothbrushes.

Kids/Teens: Small books, candy,small chips/cookies/crackers, coloredmarkers, combs, brushes, hair clips,small games, gloves, hand lotion, lipbalm, microwave popcorn, notepads,nail polish, pencil, pens, word puzzlebooks, shampoo, socks, stickers, smallstuffed animals, toothpaste, toothbrushes, small toys.**************************************************************************************************

If you would like to help assemble thestockings in November, please contactJean Dick ([email protected]).

October Needs ListCanned Fish Sugar

Cold Drink Mix Flour

Individual Cereals Manwich

Box Rice Saltines

Deodorant Muffin Mix

Fruit Cups Box Pudding

Box Potatoes

Thanks for helping our neighborsin need!

Time

to

help

Santa

fill

those

stockings!

Remember

To

bring

your

items

to

our

October

or

November

Meetings.

President: Cody Reese

Vice President: Wally Dick

Secretary: Pam Cook

Treasurer: Terry Humphries

Parliamentarian: Chuck Marcum

Board: Bob Avey

Bob Cook

John Hamilton

Jim Nobles

2012 Officers

Bill Watkins

Just a reminder that the ITTHC is an Amazon Associate. This means that if you click the AmazonAssociate link on the ITTHC Homepage and then buy online at Amazon, the club will get a

percentage of the sale at NO extra cost to you.

After clicking on the Amazon Associate link at the ITTHC Homepage you can then search for theitem you are wanting to purchase. ITTHC will get an average 4% on each purchase from Amazon

that originates from our Amazon Associates link.

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“Bobby Crocker Cook-Off” - Oct. 21st.

(No Entry Fee Required )

Hey Guys...We know how much you liketo compete, so here’s your chance!

Bring your best “home-made” desserts &have a chance to win some really nice prizes!

We’re looking forward to tasting all those

delicious entries!

Chairman: We need a volunteer

“Bobby Crocker Cook-Off”

Our Fall Club Hunt will be held

Sunday October 21st

at the Creek County Fairgrounds.

We will be using the hunt fees plus the moneyraised from the club’s silent auctions to purchase

silver for the Main Hunt. Also, the board hasallocated $300 to be used for prizes for the main

hunt.

There will also be a free kid’s hunt.

Please arrive early enough to help bury coins

for the main & the kid’s hunts.

We will be eating lunch before the hunts,

so please bring meats, salads & vegetables.

(the more the better according to Terry!)

The men will be providing desserts as entrants inthe “Bobby Crocker Cook-off”.

Please see hunt flyer (p.5) for lunch & hunt times.

Entries must be paid by the end of our

general meeting on Oct 13th.

Each hunter in the main hunt will be required tofurnish a prize worth $10 in addition to their hunt

entry fee.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Hunt Chairmen:

We need a

hunt chairman volunteer

Fall Club Hunt

NEWSLETTER ARTICLECONTEST FOR

During the year 2012 I amgoing to have a contest forthose that send me the mostarticles that can be used in themonthly newsletter. Thearticles need to be on someaspect of metal detecting ortreasure hunting such as tipson how to do something, tips ontechnique, new equipment youhave tried, personalexperience, finds that you thinkare pretty cool, commentsabout something relating to thesubject. I will keep tabs on whosent what and at the end of theyear a prize will be given to thetop three donors thatparticipated. The prizes will be:First Place a one ounce SilverEagle . Second Place a silverhalf. Third Place a silverquarter.

The deadline for November willbe October 31st. If you don’tmake the deadline go aheadand issue it and I will put it innext month.

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Report of September 9th Water OutingThe club water outing to Heyburn Park Recreation Area at Heyburn Lake on September 9th

was a good one to finish out the season. The temperature topped out at only 90° and with agentle breeze off of the lake, it was quite pleasant. And the lake water was cool enough sothat you could chill out. The Tulsa Triathlon was held at Heyburn Park on Sunday Morningalso, we had to wait for them to clear out before we could set up in the pavillion. Andcongratulations to all those ITTHC members who ran the Triathlon to work up a good appetitefor lunch.

There were 33 members standing in line to chow down on club supplied hamburgers, hotdogs, hot links, and food brought by club members. A big thanks Roger Eaton with a littlehelp from Wally Dick for grilling the hamburgers, hot dogs, & hot links to perfection.Thanks again to John & Jody Hamilton for storing and trucking the club gas grill & tables tothe site. Thanks to all those bringing the outstanding side dishes and desserts. There was agood selection of side dishes. If you went away hungry at this outing, again it was your ownfault.

Some of the morning and evening “Maverick” finds were: Wally Dick found a fairly largeman’s 10K Gold Ring with a blue stone, 2 silver rings, 1 junk ring, & a large silver St.Christopher Medal; Ken Fanning found a woman’s 14K Gold Ring with a Heart design ontop; and others found numerous coins, sinkers, cans, junk jewelry, et cetera. If this droughtcontinues and Heyburn Lake keeps dropping, there will be more GOLD found there. Youshould still have most of a month left to water hunt.

After the big feed 107 tokens were scattered as evenly as possible over a 30 yard X 70 yarddesignated area. There were 4 painted numbered/lettered Gallagher Civil War Minié balltokens for club member donated prizes, 91 painted Wheat Cent tokens for Silver Mercurydimes, and 12 painted clad quarters & painted pull tabs for Silver Quarters.

When the start signal was given there were 24 water hunters frothing the water. (and pleasequit asking me what causes the water to froth, ya think it might be the baked beans?) After 1hour+ of hunting, there were 9 of the silver dime tokens & 2 of the silver quarter tokens werenot recovered. Surprising that so many were not found this late in the season. But the lakewas down 3 feet and part of the area was a little silty.

Club member donated prizes were: $5.00 bill donated by Jody Hamilton won by Bill Rouse.$5.00 bill donated by John Hamilton won by Wally Dick. $5.00 Walmart Card donated byBill Rouse won by Lee Wierzchowski. $5.00 bill donated by Lee Wierzchowski won by JodyHamilton. Thanks for the donations.

Some of those finding larger quantities were: Ken Fanning 12 Silver Mercury Dimes, BillRouse 7 Silver Mercury Dimes, 2 Silver Quarters, & 1 prize token, Bob Cook 7 Silver


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Mercury Dimes & 2 Silver Quarters, Wally Dick 7 Silver Mercury Dimes & 1 prize token,Lee Wierzchowski 6 Silver Mercury Dimes, 1 Silver Quarter, & 1 prize token, Rick York 7Silver Mercury Dimes & 1 Silver Quarter, Matt Fortney 5 Silver Mercury Dimes & 1 SilverQuarter, Jody Hamilton 5 Silver Mercury Dimes & 1 prize token, Cody Reese 6 SilverMercury Dimes.

One of the main reasons for this type of outing, besides the food of course, is to give non-water hunting members a chance to try their hand at it. Also, the fun and fellowship of beingwith people that enjoy the same hobby.

Again, if you missed this outing, you missed a great one. Don't miss the next one!


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Gary Young reports that this was the 7th year for doing this hunt. The weatherwas super and with lots of kids. We had a good turnout from both clubs. Therewere several metal detectors and some were even dropped off for us to use.Overall, this years hunt was a BIG success as have been the ones in the past. Garymentioned that the kids had a great time as did the adults that were there to help.Gary and Cathy want to thank all of you that came out and helped and as always ifyou could not come you missed the fun but can do so next year.

SO, MARK SEPTEMBER 14TH 2013 ON YOUR CALENDARS

FOR NEXT YEARS KELLY B. TODD HUNT


Kelly B. Todd Sept 15,2012

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The Ten Commandments of Metal Detecting

Submitted by Cody Reese

1. Thou shalt not leave behind unfilled excavations.

2. Thou shalt not trespass or defy in any way the lawful decrees of thy city, state,province or country.

3. Thou shalt not harm vegetation, the creatures of the field, natural resources or thepersonal property of others.

4. Thou shalt not covet the finds of thy companion. Nor shall ye covet his metaldetector, digging tool, or the hallowed place he diggeth.

5. Thou shalt not neglect thy family and friends whilst in the endless pursuit of thishobby.

6. Thou shalt assist the distraught owners of lost goods, and the archaeologists, theenforcers of law, and all others who may need thy skill as a metal detectorist.

7. Thou shalt return found treasures to the proper owners, whenever their trueidentity can be rightfully determined.

8. Thou shalt report to the proper authorities any find relating to criminal activity orof archaeological significance.

9. Thou shalt be considerate of others on the beach, and in other public places whilstwaving thy searchcoil, and digging holes in the sand and soil.

10. Thou shalt speak out against unjust laws and stand firm against the Philistineswho would cast out all those who would use detectors of metal.

and.....

If thou dost not abide by these Commandments, may ye be plagued with mineral-bearing rocks, hard packed soil, pestilence, serpents, locusts, poisonous vegetation,and great multitudes of pulltabs, bottle caps and rusty nails. May ye spend theremaining years of thy wretched life digging signals of false origins. For thineiniquities shall surely bring the overzealous wrath of the ignorant, heathenbureaucrats down upon those of us who are innocent. For we are the righteous andthe just and ye who do not obey the Ten Commandments of Metal Detecting aredoomed to bad luck.


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Another Method to Clean Pennies

Submitted by Dale Carpenter

The article in the September club newsletter about cleaning pennies reminded me of anothermethod that we used years ago. Of course this or almost any cleaning method should only beused on pennies that have little or no numismatic value. They come out of the ground sooo

nasty. First you need a tumbler. You often see them at garage sales for a few dollars. Tumbleyour pennies (about 200) in low suds soapy water & a medium such as sand, glass beads, ornut shells for an hour or so. This removes the crusty dirt. Rinse them off & put back in your

tumbler some water, a small amount of medium & a teaspoon or so of cream of tarter. Tumbletill you get the result you want. You'll be amazed at what the cream of tarter will do. This

formula was sold commercially years ago, & if you were a customer.....I thank you & now youknow. Dale Carpenter Joplin, Mo. (really old men

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Know the LawSubmitted by Lee Wierzchowski

Information here is paraphrased from articles from the Oklahoma Historical Society and theArmy Corps of Engineers. Remember there are state and federal regulations that protect sitesagainst unauthorized relic digging. The state historic sites and some state parks are culturalresources, with evidence of the state’s past underground. Some famous historical battles tookplace on historic home sites.

According to the Oklahoma Antiquities Law, unauthorized relic digging can result in a fine ofup to $500 and/or up to 30 days in the county jail. Further, the law states, … All artifactsrecovered from excavations on state lands must be deposited in an Oklahoma museum orrepository to make archaeological materials available to qualified researchers for study and toresponsible museums for display.

According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, looting of the prehistoric Native American siteat Spiro Mounds in the 1930s led to the creation of laws to preserve and scientifically researcharchaeological sites.

The ideal place for metal detecting is on private property with first getting permission from theowner.

However, Oklahoma lakes governed by the Army Corps of Engineers do allow metal detectorsat designated swim beaches. Areas labeled as a swim beach or previously disturbed areas canbe accessed with a metal detector. It’s always best to call the lake office and find out when andwhere they can use the metal detectors. Metal detectors wouldn’t be allowed on federal landthat hasn’t been disturbed at all.


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If a person finds an item that has cultural or architectural value it should be turned in to thelake office so the item can be preserved.

The Corps of Engineers adheres to the code of federal regulation in Chapter 3 of Title 36public law that governs parks, forests and public property.

The code states the use of metal detectors is permitted on designated beaches or otherpreviously disturbed areas unless prohibited by the District Commander for reasons ofprotection of archaeological, historical or paleontological resources.

Essentially, all finds should be turned in to the office except for non-identifiable items such ascoins of value less than $25.

According to Oklahoma parks.com, a person visiting the state parks may use his metaldetector with permission from the park manager and after obtaining a use permit for eachspecific park. However, disturbing or collecting natural resources such as rocks, arrowheadsand fossils found within the parks is prohibited.

The bottom line is, ask permission first before attempting to treasure hunt on any land,whether private or public.

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Treasure Hunting Rules of SafetySubmitted by Cody Reese

1. Leave vines alone. Don't get tangled up in them, don't pull them, don't trip over them, don'tharass them, and if they wiggle and hiss, run like the wind.

2. Nature's creatures are only cute from a distance. Up close, they have fangs, claws, talon,tusks, stingers, noxious spray, and bigger kinfolk nearby.

3. Before digging that signal, make sure the buzzing is coming from your headphones, not thehole in the ground.

4. You can outrun snakes. You might outrun bees. You cannot outrun buckshot, so always getpermission before metal detecting on private property.

5. Don't hunt at night without proper lighting. If you are afraid to use a flashlight, you'd best re-read rule #4.

6. Always take a friend with you--or a cell phone. If not, at least carry a pistol to use if thepain gets too bad while you're lying there alone on a fire ant nest, with two broken legs, a

busted head, and a curious squirrel scampering across your torso.



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7. If you step in a hole, the law of gravity says you will seek out the bottom. This can be a realproblem with deeper holes.

8. Speaking of gravity. There is a law of physics that says gravity will pull an object toward anunsuspended object until resistance is met. In the case of broken tree limbs, this will be your

head.

9. Trust me, you "cannot" clear that barbwire fence in a single bound.

10. Even if you ignore rules 1 through 9 above, at least believe me when I tell you never to usea three- leaf plant as tissue.

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SILVER VALUES

Submitted by Lee Wierzchowski

Want a good place to find the melt value of silver coins? Here's a great site. Give it a try.

http://www.coinnews.net/tools/automated-silver-coin-valuator/

And here is a site to find the value of other types of silver.

http://www.silverrecyclers.com/Calculators/Calc_Main/ster_main.html

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ITTHC FALL HUNT(CLUB MEMBERS ONLY)

SUNDAY - OCT 21, 2012CREEK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS - Back Bldg

SAPULPA, OK

KID’S HUNTAges 10 and under - no fee

DEEP COMPETITION HUNT$5.00 if you want to compete for the money.

(You may hunt free for practice but you must enter and fill out the form either way.)

MAIN HUNTAdults = $20.00

Children & Juniors (15 & under) = $10.00

Note: every entry must bring a prize valued at $10 or more.

10:00 a.m. - Bury Targets

10:30 a.m. - Bobby Crocker Entry Deadline

11:30 a.m. - Lunch

1:00 p.m. - Deep Competition & Kid’s Hunt

2:15 p.m. - Main Coin & Prize Hunt

Entry Deadline is: October 13th, 2012

Enter at the meeting or mail to: ITTHC, P.O. Box 580961, Tulsa, OK 74158-0961

NAME: ____________________________

Deep Competition: (no fee) ___________

Deep Competition: $5.00 ___________

Main Hunt:(Adult $20.00) ___________

(Under 15 yr $10.00)

Total Fees: ___________

(Remember: $10 Prize Donation Due at Hunt)

NAME: ____________________________

Deep Competition: (no fee) ___________

Deep Competition: $5.00 ___________

Main Hunt:(Adult $20.00) ___________

(Under 15 yr $10.00)

Total Fees: ___________

(Remember: $10 Prize Donation Due at Hunt)

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Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club

P.O. Box 580961

Tulsa, OK 74158-0961

We’re on the web!

www.itthc.com

The ITTHC Treasure News is published by

The Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club, Inc.

P.O. Box 580961

Tulsa, OK 74158-0961

Editor: Bill Watkins [email protected]

Webmaster: Bob Freeman [email protected]

The general meeting of ITTHC is held the second

Saturday of every month, (except December)

at the Owasso Community Center, 301 South Cedar

Street, Owasso, OK at 7:30 p.m.

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

Membership dues are: $25.00/year

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