3/7/18 Report - Gun Part Possibly 500 Years Old Found In Colorado. Not Wreck of Clotilda. Decent Surf.

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A pistol part found in a Mesa County excavation area could be as many as 500 years old and may bring to light some new information on Spanish colonial history in Colorado.

The part was found in the Kannah Creek area about 25 miles south of Grand Junction as part of an archaeological excavation conducted by the Museums of Western Colorado's Western Investigations Team.

The dig has been ongoing for about seven years and the part was found a few years ago, but it has been undergoing metallurgic testing, according to Museums of Western Colorado Curator of History David Bailey.

Referred to as a "dog," the part is a spring-load arm that was used as part of a Spanish wheellock pistol, which dates to 1500 to 1600. The wheellock predates flintlock pistols and muskets, which were first introduced in the 17th century.

The discovery is unusual for this region as most artifacts such as this one are typically found in Texas and New Mexico. It is believed that the Spanish didn't come to this region until the 1700s.

Here is the link for more.

https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/year-old-pistol-part-found-at-kannah-creek-archaeological-dig/article_64bafa48-2043-11e8-9cc2-10604b9f7e7c.html

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The hunt for the wreck of the Clotilda, the last American slave ship, goes on.

A previously unexplored 19th century shipwreck discovered in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, which archaeologists said might be the Clotilda, has been ruled out as the ill-fated ship after further examination this week. In the end, this wreck was simply too big, with a significant portion hidden beneath mud and deep water.

AL.com reporter Ben Raines found the wreck when it was exposed along the shoreline of the Mobile River during extreme low tides in the first week of January. The wreck was found alongside an island where Captain William Foster wrote that he burned and sank the Clotilda in 1860...

And here is that link.

http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2018/03/wreck_found_in_delta_not_the_c.html

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Looks like I might have posted the wrong kind of music holder as the example for the recent mystery item.  The one I posted was on a stand.  Mitch K. says it is a trumpet lyre, and Gaylen gave a similar description.

Galen said, My musical training is pretty limited ( Jr high band), but based on the size of it, if it is a music holder it looks like the kind that attached directly to the instrument as in a marching band. Would hold a small booklet of music vs regular sheet music. Just a guess.

Thanks all!

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Facebook is tracking even those who don't use it.

Here is the link for more about that.

http://blog.spiritdaily.com/news/is-facebook-tracking-even-those-who-dont-use-it

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

The surf is still big enough to do something if other things were right.  Unfortunately the wind will be from the south today.  A south wind can work, but mostly where there are obstructions such as jetties or rocks.

All of the recent renourishment sand is gone from Bathtub Beach again. 

Happy hunting,
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