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Presidents Message September 2014
T R E A S U R E S E E K E R S O F S A N D I E G O C O U N T Y
FINDERS KEEPERS
NOVEMBER 2015
Presidents Message:
Editor: Charlene Myers
The big happening this month is the Julian Rendezvous on Veterans Day, November 11. Over 60 have
signed up already. Big prizes for the gold panning contest. Big prizes for the metal detecting contest and
those who participate in the metal detecting contest are eligible to do the relic hunt afterwards. Three or
four clubs are attending. Lots of camaraderie between clubs. Plus, the Julian Mine Company will be open
just for us to enjoy.
Many of us went to the outing in the Randsburg area this past month. I didn’t get the chance to go, so I will
have to wait and hear the stories at the meeting. There were many prospectors out in the Duisenburg area at
the same time. There was the Sleepy Bear Octoberfest and also a LDMA/Duisenburg outing. Hopefully,
everyone was where they were supposed to be…
We only have the one GPAA membership kit left. If you want the single membership, let me know. Only
$70.00.
Something new has come up. An event close by at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds. Saturday and Sunday,
December 5th
and 6th
. The El Cajon Gem and Mineral Society asked us if we wanted to participate and set
up a booth. There’s a lot we could do but like always, it takes volunteers. I’m going to throw it out to the
members and let them decide. The gem society is offering us booth space for half the price of only $40.00
for local clubs. Let me know if you want to volunteer. Anyway, if you just want to go see what they have,
you have the dates.
Cargos are scheduled for the November third weekend. Some will be there and some may be at the Potholes
outing put on by the SPMA organization. And then we have the December Christmas dinner scheduled for
the first part of December. Sign up and show up. We still have too many signing up and then we buy the
food and they don’t show up. I hope there are signup sheets for all these events.
I believe I have covered it all here. I think there were many other metal detecting hunts at the beaches and
parks. We’ll save those stories for the meetings. I know I have been enjoying many park hunts. Found
enough for maybe two gallons of gas and also some trinkets and rings. Jerry and I went beach metal
detecting. I found the keys to a rental car. We drove thru the parking lot while I pushed the alarm button.
We found that the car was still there and we went looking for a potential looser. We found them and we
chalked it down to our good deed for the day. That’s it for now. Keep your thoughts and actions golden
and karma may take care of the rest.
Sourdough Chet
Cell phones off or on vibrate please.
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Searching the Beaches: By Frank Trutta
On our outing to Pacific Beach everyone found coins. No jewelry of any value was recovered. Tom Alaniz
found 29 coins for $3.20; John Howe came up with 8 coins for 63 cents and only one pull tab. We are
changing his nick name to “No Tab Johnny”. I got 32 coins for $2.85, my wife Zee had 15 coins for $2.40,
Brian Kinnear had 21 coins for $1.73 and about one pound of misc. junk, Jerry Kaplan beat us all with 63
coins for $4.26 and 3 junk rings my new customer Morgan Carstens had 13 coins for $1.44 and a rubber duck
on his first time out.
Next month we will go to La Jolla Shores November 22. Come around sun-up. We will meet at 10 a.m. to
show our treasures or complain. Should you have any questions call me at my shop, Columbia Metal
Detectors 760 743-8516 or catch me on my cell phone 760 291-7900.
Hunt smart!
Metal Detecting with John: By John Howe
TSSD's October 10th Metal Detecting Outing was at Mission Beach @ the jetty. Lots of volleyball players
and not many on the beach. We only had 3 hunters, probably because I changed the date. We found a total of
74 coins for $7.87. The best find was Cliff's Nixon watch. Here are the results sorted by $$ found....
John Howe 36 coins @ $4.36
Cliff Vaughn 26 cions @ $1.86, a nice "new" Nixon watch, ear buds
Brian Kinnear 12 coins @ $1.65, a token
A note about the Coinshooters seeded hunt on Oct 11. Over 4000 coins & tokens ($400) were buried. If you
were thinking of attending, you missed an opportunity for almost nonstop coin-scooping. There were only 10
hunters so there were plenty of targets for every hunter. I was so bust scooping I was actually glad to hear a
quiet detector! Given that this hunt was an anomaly, here's what I found...$21 in the hunt, 54 wheaties, 3 $2
bills, 3 buffalo nickels, 1 v-nickel and 1 Rosie. Brian, Cliff and I went out for an after-hunt and I found
another $10 and Brian found another $14. We had to stop after an hour from exhaustion!
I feel bad for the club. This isn't a money-making event, but attendance is usually much better. I hope there'll
be better attendance for their January event.
The November outing will be at Ocean Beach on Nov 8. Details to follow.
John
Membership Cards
All orange colored Membership cards have expired.
Any questions – please contact Charlene Myers at the sign in table.
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Thank you – You Make a Difference!
To Judy Carpenter and Sue Conner for all their help with the membership.
To all the members who shared their hobbies at last month’s meeting. Many talented folks in this group.
To each and every volunteer that it takes to run a meeting and all the behind the scene actions. You are
appreciated.
Finds of the Month:
3 categories to enter: Gold, Gems and Minerals, Metal Detecting Finds
Bring in your best finds from last month. Prizes for 1st
and 2nd
place in all 3 categories.
Remember, it is quality, not quantity!
*** Limit your finds of the month to your ten (10) best finds ***
Too Much “Chatter”:
Way too much personal chatter (conversation) is going on during the meeting.
You will be asked to take your conversation outside.
This is in consideration of those that come to ‘hear’ the meeting.
Membership Cards are to be worn:
Your “gold” colored Membership cards are to be worn at the meetings.
This way we know that you are already a member.
Not to be stored in your claims guide or in a drawer.
New TSSD Claim Maps: New TSSD Claim maps will be at handed out at the meeting. You MUST have your membership card
with you, and be an existing claim guide holder (we have a rooster of who has purchased the guides) to
be able to receive these maps. How it will be disbursed will be announced at the meeting.
Websites to stay informed with: BLM NewsBytes – a weekly publication - http://www.blm.gov/ca/caso/getnewsbytes.html
Western Mining Alliance – www.westernminingalliance.org
Public Lands for the People (PLP) - http://plp1.org/home.html
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Miner’s Cookbook Corner: By Judy Carpenter
Traditional Cranberry Sauce
Ingredient:
24 ounces fresh or frozen whole cranberries, washed and picked over
2 cups white granulated sugar
2 cups water
2 whole cinnamon sticks
Directions: Mix sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar and add cinnamon sticks. Bring to a
boil, add cranberries, return to a boil. then reduce the heat. Gently stirring occasionally,(about 10 minutes
or until berries start to pop) Remove from heat, completely cool at room temperature and then chill in
refrigerator.
There are many variations you can add- orange zest, ginger, chopped pears or chopped pecans
Yields about 6 servings- recipe can be doubled or tripled
Takes about 30 minutes to make
Honey Baked Butternut Squash with Apple & Pecans
2 lbs. Butternut Squash, peeled & cubed
1 medium to large baking apple (I used Granny Smith)
peeled, cored and cubed
4-6 Tbs Butter or Margarine, melted
3 Tbs Honey (I used Tupelo Honey)
1/4 cup finely chopped Pecans
1/2 tsp each Nutmeg and Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a 9 x13 baking pan layer the butternut squash, then the apples, drizzle the
butter over the squash and apple. Sprinkle with the nutmeg and cinnamon. Top with the pecans.
Cover and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes. About half way through, uncover and stir to coat
everything. Return to oven uncovered to brown and finish baking.
Make about 10 servings
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COME MEET THE OTHER CLUBS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PROSPECTORS, METAL DETECTORISTS AND ROCKHOUNDERS
NOVEMBER 11TH
, 2015 (Veterans Day)
11am-6pm
JULIAN GOLD MINE CO.
4444 Highway 78
GOLD PANNING CONTEST - $5.00 Entry Fee
SEEDED COIN MEDAL DETECTING HUNT - $15.00 Entry Fee
RELIC MEDAL DETECTING
COME JOIN THE FUN!!
TREASURE SEEKERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS HOSTING THIS EVENT ALONG
WITH THE JULIAN GOLD MINING CO.
Julian Mining Company is offering up their establishment to us for a roundup of all the local
prospecting, metal detecting and rock hound enthusiasts.
Come have fun, learn, teach and mingle with those who enjoy these hobbies. We will be doing the
above mentioned events and maybe some ax throwing and train rides. Fun for the whole family and
contests for the kids too. Bring your lunch, chairs, detector, water, and anything else you might
need.
JULIAN GOLD MINING CO. will have their gift shop open especially for us.
COME and get to know OTHER miners and enjoy a day in Wynola....
Watch for the big sign Julian Mining Co.
http://julianminingcompany.com/home.html
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“PAINTED GORGE” GEM & MINERAL OUTING:
PAINTED GORGE TRIP
SUNDAY – November 15th
, 2015
LEAVE MEETING POINT AT 9AM
Directions: (Coming from San Diego)- I-8 south to OCOTILLO
Exit “Imperial Hwy” – turn LEFT and go under the freeway.
Turn RIGHT on “Co. Hwy. S80”(Evan Hewes Hwy.) - (frontage road that runs parallel to the freeway)
Travel approximately 4.2 miles
Turn LEFT on ‘Painted Gorge Road”
Pull over to the side of the road and wait for the others.
Tour Guide: David Rice
Vehicles: Most vehicles can travel this road, but a high clearance vehicle is suggested. (Ford Escape made it with no
problems.)
What to bring: Food, Water, Hat, Gloves, Walking/hiking boots
Collecting bags and tools, Newspaper to wrap your finds in and a Full tank of fuel
Agenda: We are hoping to spend at least one hour at each location.
One location looking for natural copper infused rocks.
One location looking for petrified sea shells, selenite, agate, jasper & chalcedony.
Another location looking for petrified wood along with agate, jasper & chalcedony, spherical concretions.
All areas are within a short (30 minutes or less) drive of each other.
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NOVEMBER OUTING:
Saturday and Sunday, November 21
st and 22
nd 2015
TSSD’s “Cargo” Claims
Treasure Seekers of San Diego will be holding their monthly outing, Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22
nd at
the “Cargo” claims (located in the TSSD mining claim guide).
Dry Camping only. No hookups No Bathrooms.
There is plenty of room for tents, vehicles, motor homes and trailers.
This is wide open desert.
You must be self-sufficient. There are NO facilities in the area.
It is approximately 2 and ½ hours to a 3 hour drive south from Escondido, approximately 180 miles.
LOGITICS:
Hwy. 8 towards Yuma, AZ.
Exit Ogilby Road and turn Left (over the
freeway) Travel 3.9 miles
Turn Right onto Sidewinder Road – just past the R/R Tracks
Travel apprx. 2.5 miles to BLM Route #715 (aka: Jackson Gulch). Turn Left.
Cross over the Power Line Road and start looking for a place to camp. This puts you at the very corner of Claim #1.
Motor homes and trailers are able to get to this point.
To explore the actual claims, you must have a high clearance vehicle.
You can get gas, ice and supplies at the following locations off of Hwy. 8:
1. Golden Acorn Casino near Campo – large RV and truck fueling area. Hwy. 8 and Crestwood –
Exit #61.
2. 4th
Street in El Centro – turn right and then make the first right to a truck stop or you can turn left
from the freeway and there are smaller gas stations in that direction.
3. Hwy. 8 rest stop – WATER ONLY – there are two bibs, bring your own hose. Located in the
center of the Hwy. so be in your left lane. This apprx. 3 ½ miles before Ogilby Road turnoff.
4. Hwy. 8 and Sidewinder Road – small gas station good for fuel and ice. You can NOT take this
Sidewinder Road to get to the claims. You must go back to Ogilby Road.
5. 16th
Street in Yuma, AZ. – ARCO station on your right. You must travel back to Ogilby Road.
Check the weather for Yuma area before you go – plan accordingly. Weather does vary and winds
do come on unexpectedly.
This is a clean desert – please keep it that way by picking up your trash and hauling it
out. And, PLEASE, cover your holes.
Make sure you are on a TSSD claim. Many, many claims by others butt up to TSSD’s.
Must have TSSD Claim Guide and TSSD Membership Card with you while on TSSD’s claims.
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TONIGHT! SPECIAL DRAWING Drawing for this pass is happening TONIGHT!
For a “10 Consecutive Day Pass” To LDMA’s Duisenburg Claim for the whole family!
To be used at any time.
$2.00 per Ticket or $5.00 for 3 Tickets
LDMA’s Duisenburg Claim is located off of Hwy. 395 just north of Randsburg/Johannesburg.
This is a 140 Acre Patented Claim.
And is located West of TSSD’s Freedom Claim.
You do not have to be a GPAA or LDMA member to enter.
October Meeting Summary:
134 people in attendance
8New Applications Received and 1 Renewal
Door Prize: Loren Murphy
50/50 Winner: Art Durysing
Finds of the Month Winners:
Metal Detecting: John Davis and Jason Evans
Gems & Minerals: Ron Horak and Joe Corrier
Gold: Pat & Rod Regan and Jason Evans
Gold Nugget Winners:
Blaine Cunningham, Steve McGovern, Ed Shockley, Al Trevisan, Karl Stech and Mark Johnston
EuroTek Pro Detector:
Jerry Goldstein
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Outings and Events:
November 4th
– Wednesday:
TSSD General Meeting
210 Park Avenue, Escondido
6:30pm
November 8th
– Sunday:
Metal Detecting with John Howe
Ocean Beach
7:00am’ish
10:00am meet up to share finds
November 11th
– Wednesday:
Julian Rendezvous
4444 Highway 78, Waynola (Julian)
11:00am till 6:00pm
November 15th
– Sunday:
Painted Gorge Gem & Mineral Hunt
Painted Gorge Road & Evan Hewes Highway, Ocotillo
8:30am – 9:00am Meet up
9:00am – Depart for Tour/Hunt
November 21st and 22
nd, 2015 – Saturday and Sunday:
Club Outing
TSSD’s “Cargo” Claims
November 22nd
– Sunday:
Metal Detecting with Frank Trutta
La Jolla Shores
7:00am
10:00am meet up to share finds
December 2nd
– Wednesday:
TSSD General Meeting
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SUNDAY – DECEMBER 6TH
, 2015
Doors open at 3pm Dinner will be served at 5pm
Madrid Manor
1401 El Norte Parkway
San Marcos, CA 92069
Main Club House
TSSD is providing:
Turkey, Ham, plates, napkins, silverware, coffee, cider and water.
If you desire something else to drink, please bring it with you.
The rest of the dinner is POTLUCK – please bring a favorite dish to share.
Gift Exchange:
If you wish to participate in the gift exchange –
Please bring a wrapped gift (something that you would like to receive) in the $20.00 to $25.00 range.
The gift should be for either gender.
Sign up at the membership table!
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Supporting the Chapter:
“The Desert Magazine” on Disk – 1937 to 1983 - $5.00 for the set. Limit two per family. Drywasher/Gold Panning Test Kit (B.B.’s) - $1.00 per bag. Buckets – 3 gallon with lid - $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Membership Card Holders with clip – $2.00 each at Membership table.
Engraved Name Tags - $12.00 each
Treasure Seekers Pins - $6.00 each
Rubber Matt pieces - $1.00 each
Bags of Gold Pay Dirt - $10.00, $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00 bags available for purchase (with limits).
Claims Guides - $20.00 with your TSSD membership card.
Opportunity Drawings:
Door Prize – taken off the meeting sign in sheet
50/50 Split Drawing, Gold Nugget Drawing, Raffle Table Drawing
See Jerry Goldstein for your winning tickets!
TSSD does not charge dues. There is no cost to check out prospecting equipment, outings are free,
prospecting our claims is free, the library is free, and the education and companionship are priceless and
free.
Yet TSSD still has to pay rent, pay the mining claim fees, pay the storage bill for the equipment for you
to use, gold and raffle item costs, printing fees and numerous other monthly costs.
Please support “your” club! Participate! Buy some tickets! Win!
A special ‘ticket’ is given to you for every $20.00 spent at a meeting. This ticket is for a “Super Prize”
that will be drawn at the February 2016 meeting.
December’s “Quarterly Prize”:
A beautiful 12.98 gram GOLD Nugget!
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CLASSIFIEDS:
For Sale: “Au-nique Vac” A unique vacuum for removing potentially gold rich dirt that cannot be reached
by other means. Created by our own TSSD Member Greg Heyser.
http://auniquevac.com/
Contact Greg Heyser – 619-507-0182
For Sale: Keene 151 Electrostatic Drywasher for sale. Selling price new was around $1600.00 plus another $125.00 or so for sales tax.
I am asking $1100.00 or serious offer.
Contact Jack Stangl at (760)788-6116 if you are interested or have any questions.
For Sale: Drywasher, Homemade, Compatible to a Keene 151. Used about 6 times. Asking $750.00.
Contact Frank Huberts - 760-758-2378.
For Sale:
AZ Desert Gold Drywasher. Needs a blower. Sells new at $450.00. Asking $275.00.
Contact Frank Huberts - 760-758-2378.
For Sale:
Recirculating Sluice – all self contained (Tub, Stand, Pump, Sluice box). You will need a battery to operate.
Asking $200.00.
Contact Frank Huberts – 760-758-2378.
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For Sale: Drywasher - Gold Buddy Vibra-Lite (medium) Pony--store price now is $469 plus tax-used about 5 times.
Asking $225.00.
Contact Jon Cunningham – 619-222-9356
For Sale:
Gold Magic spiral gold recovery system - model 12-E - store price now is $472 plus tax - used about 5
times.
Asking $225.00.
Contact Jon Cunningham – 619-222-9356
For Sale:
Vac-Pac gold recovery system - model PB250 Echo blower for a drywasher or for vacuuming
- store price now around $450 plus tax. This is the original Vac-Pac used about 5 times.
Asking $250.00.
Contact Jon Cunningham – 619-222-9356
For Sale:
Gold Cube Concentrator- 3 stack deluxe - includes pump, hoses and stand. - store sale price - $389 plus
tax - used twice.
Asking $225.00.
Contact Jon Cunningham – 619-222-9356
BUCKETS – BUCKETS – BUCKETS – BUCKETS – BUCKETS!
TSSD now has BUCKETS with LIDS to sell!
3 Gallon, food grade buckets with Lids!
Great for gold mining, gem hunting, storing items, storing food, storing
animal feed and the list goes on.
$2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.
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TSSD Membership: Membership to Treasure Seekers of San Diego is free. We do not charge annual dues. All that is asked is that you attend meetings, participate and support the group through its opportunity drawings
and events. To maintain membership, you MUST attend one meeting every four months.
1st
meeting: Complete and turn in a membership application.
2nd
meeting: You will be given your TSSD membership card.
3rd
meeting: You will be able to purchase a TSSD Claims Guide with proof of your
membership card.
G.P.A.A.: Treasure Seekers of San Diego is a chapter of G.P.A.A.. This does not require you to become a member of G.P.A.A. but if you are, please advise them that you are also a member of TSSD, so that we are
eligible for ‘points’ from your membership. TSSD uses those ‘points' to obtain opportunity raffle items.
Did you know…
1. If you invite a guest to one of the claims held by TSSD you MUST be in attendance. Writing a note
or permission slip to be on the claim and prospecting WITHOUT you is a NO-NO. This is for
liability reasons. In the last several months TSSD members have come across people working our
claims with these so-called permission slips (and verbal permission) from individual members.
2. A mining claim only holds the rights to the minerals and the land is normally owed by BLM. But
there are laws and regulations that govern a mining claim and the liabilities that go with it. And we,
as Treasure Seekers of San Diego, need to protect our rights and liabilities to our claims.
3. The same goes for the GPAA claims. Please refer to the GPAA mining claim handbook for their
rules.
4. Treasure Seekers of San Diego looks forward to many good years of prospecting for the members
and we do not want to lose any of our claims due to a violation. Again guests are always welcome –
but you need to be in attendance with their presence. And they must sign TSSD’s liability form in
order to prospect.
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TSSD Equipment for Member’s Use: 2 Sluice Boxes – 3 feet long 1 Sluice Box – 4 feet long
1 Mini Recirculating 9 inch sluice with pump, motor and tub
1 Mini Recirculating sluice with pump and motor (no tub)
1 Highbanker with motor and pump
1 Small Dry Washer (no leaf blower)
1 Large Dry Washer (Keene 151 with leaf blower)
1 Magnetic Sweeper on rollers
1 Au-nique Vac
TSSD has equipment that it loans to its members. All we ask is that anything that is checked out is
returned in the same or better condition than when it was borrowed. It is understandable that with the
nature of our hobby, the equipment will get some bumps and bruises, which is acceptable. But if parts
are lost or broken, it is the responsibility of the ‘borrower” to repair or replace missing or broken parts.
Further details of the equipment check out policy is on the form which you will sign when receiving the
item.
Earl Sterrett, 858-922-4547, will be able to assist you with the equipment checkout. He asks that you
give him a couple of days’ notice when you might need something, and when items are returned that
they are CLEAN. All equipment must be returned by the meeting following when it was checked out.
Equipment is located at Diablo Mini Storage in Escondido.
TSSD Library: Treasure Seekers of San Diego has a tremendous library for its members’ usage. Librarian, Roz Laffoon, will gladly assist you in checking out books, magazines, VHS/DVD’s that show you gold
locations and history, treasure hunting, maps and knowledge of what to look for. Anything that is
related to gold, gems and treasure hunting is available.
TSSD Claims Guides: TSSD Claims Guides are available for purchase for $20.00 (Twenty Dollars). Inside each guide you will find:
1. List of Officers
2. Current year calendar of events
3. Claim Rules and Regulations
4. Chapter Support and Claims Etiquette
5. Equipment for members to check out and use
6. Claim do’s and don’ts
7. What to expect at an TSSD outing
8. Using Dowsing Rods
9. Detailed maps and information pertaining to the 15 claims of TSSD.
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Claims Assessment Work Form: Each and every time you are at one of TSSD’s claims, you should be completing a Claims Assessment Work Form (located in the front of the claims guides, or at the meetings from the Claims Guide Seller).
This form needs to be turned into Robert Cook, TSSD Claims Manager, at the meetings or e-mailing it
to him at: [email protected] or surface mail to: 1941 Rockhoff Road, Escondido, CA 92026-1113.
Needed information required: Claim used, Members name, Date used, Total people prospecting and
time on the claim, Type of work done (clean up, maintain, filling in holes, etc.), Members signature,
Claims access, Vehicle access, Claim Markers, Claims Guide Directions, Type of equipment used, Type
of gold found.
It sounds like a lot, but it really is not. This information is needed to prove that our claims are being
worked. If BLM questions us as to the use of our claims or wants to close one of our areas to
prospecting we want to be able to produce records that show that our claims are being used.
Claim Assessment Work forms are available at the sign in table. Please return to Robert Cook.
TSSD Mining Claim(s) Corrections: Please note the following corrections in your copy of the TSSD Claims Guide:
1. Friendly Fox Claim:
a. The BLM Route to the claim is #663 (mile marker 10).
2. Warner Springs Gem Claim:
a. The Forest Route to the claim is #9S05 (Lost Creek Rd.).
3. TSSD Cargo Claims:
a. The turn off from Sidewinder Road is BLM Route #715.
How to read and coordinate your GPS with TSSD Mining Guide:
1. Maps used in Claims Guide are Delorme Maps
2. Measurement is “Statue Miles”
3. GPS Coordinates are “degrees”
4. Datum is “WGS84
5. Bearing is “True North”
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Treasure Seekers of San Diego County
Mission Statement Treasure Seekers of San Diego County (T.S.S.D.) was officially organized on May 21, 2003 when the election of
officers was held. We are a G.P.A.A. chapter. Non G.P.A.A. members may attend meetings and participate in the
raffle, but are not eligible to vote, hold office, be on the claims committee, or utilize G.P.A.A. claims. The
purpose of this organization is to provide an environment to increase public awareness, with education and
training, of locating, identification and legal removal of minerals, cashes and treasures while keeping in mind the
preservation of the environment and wild habitat.
Meetings are held at the Park Avenue Community Center (formerly Joslyn Senior Center)
210 Park Avenue, Escondido CA
On the first Wednesday of each month, 6:30pm – 9:00pm Board Members
President: Chester Nowicki 760-747-1165 [email protected]
1st Vice President: Klaus Gohlke 619-300-9704 [email protected]
2nd
Vice President: Jason Evans 760-525-1189 [email protected]
Secretary: Michele Silva 951-729-9839 [email protected]
Treasurer: Jerry Goldstein 760-317-1819 [email protected]
Activity Communicator: John Howe 760-621-0550 [email protected]
Claims Manager: Robert Cook 760-741-6547 [email protected]
Claims Guides: Jim Mears 760-746-9698 [email protected]
Sharon Crnkovic 760-519-9899 [email protected]
Engraved Name Tags: Mary Troseth 619-820-8676 [email protected]
Equipment Manager: Earl Sterrett 858-922-4547 [email protected]
Finds of the Month: Dan McGuigan ------------------ [email protected]
Gold Bags: Charlie Freeman 760-789-0063 [email protected]
Librarian: Rozalynn Laffoon 619-423-6426 [email protected]
Membership: Charlene Myers 760-439-8521 [email protected] Metal Detecting: John Howe 760-621-0550 [email protected]
Frank Trutta 760-743-8516 [email protected]
Newsletter: Charlene Myers 760-439-8521 [email protected]
P.L.P. Sue Jeffery 951-676-2555 [email protected]
Printing: Frank Trutta 760-743-8681 [email protected]
Refreshments: Sue Conner &
Ron Gonsalves 760-480-5638 [email protected]
Sgt. At Arms: Keith Browning 760-751-3072 [email protected]
TSSD Apparel: John Troseth 619-820-8676 [email protected]
Ways & Means Jerry Goldstein 760-317-1819 [email protected]
Director At Large: Jerry Kaplan 858-232-0670 [email protected]
Director At Large: Loren Raddatz 760-726-7397 [email protected]
Find us at:
www.treasureseekersofsandiego.org