Early December 1921, A car with four men from Colorado showed up at the Dolph Pickelsimer farm North of Canute, Oklahoma. It was on this farm that Red Buck met his death. From the various accounts of Red Buck and his gang, Dolph Pickelsimer had a homestead, five miles North of Canute, Oklahoma. It …
Who was that “steely-eyed missile man” who saved the Apollo 12 Moon Mission on November 14, 1969? Thirty-six seconds into the launch a lightning strike caused a power surge, instruments malfunctioned and the important telemetry data to mission control was garbled. The flight director was about to abort the mission, however the “steely-eyed missile man” …
That “Steely-Eyed Missile Man” from Vinson, Oklahoma Read More »
The Reality About Treasure Hunting I got hooked on metal detecting when I got my first metal detector in the early 70’s. It was a Jetco Mustang and you would have to dig everything as it did not discriminate between ferrous and non-ferrous metals. That is metals with iron and metals without iron. The thrill …
The Hidden Outlaw Treasure of Childress County, Texas (Introduction) Read More »
Early one morning as I arrived at the beach following a big storm, I found it littered with starfish as far as the eye could see. Off in the distance a young man was approaching. As he walked along the shore he would pause, bend down, pick something up and throw it into the ocean. …
A Heartfelt Thank You To The Firemen, Paramedics, Nurses and Doctors Read More »