A good PDF copy of the 3-page story “New Information on Virginia Gold Mining” by Al Hester, which appeared in the November 1981 issue of the magazine ‘Western & Eastern Treasures.’
The stories in this magazine include:
- ‘Pioneer – Montana Ghost Town,’ by Lucile Bowen
- ‘Wyoming’s Sweetwater District – A Bit of Everything,’ by Paul M. Green
- ‘Scripophily – Cashing in on Old Stocks and Bonds,’ by Bob Hixson
- ‘Some Old Eastern Colorado Prairie Communities,’ by H. Glenn Carson
- ‘What’s the Prospect of Prospecting Today?’ by Donald E. Getz
- ‘How to Hunt a College Campus,’ by Edd Newsom
- ‘Recreational Mining – For Fun or Profit?’ by Alan Trees
- ‘Northwest Treasures,’ by Don Kerley
- ‘Relic Hunting a Colonial Fort,’ by Ed Fedory
- ‘Coinshooting at Night,’ by James W. Straight
- ‘Treasure Hunting – In the Library,’ by Barbara Sarkesian
- ‘A Variety of Collectables Near Hillsboro,’ by James R. Mitchell
- ‘New Information on Virginia Gold Mining,’ by Al Hester
- ‘Digging for Sapphires in Montana,’ by Elaine Rutledge
- ‘Not All Medicine Came in Bottles,’ by Dana Russell
- ‘The Past Churned Up,’ by Beata Harris
- ‘Happiness is… The Odd Couple With Metal Detectors,’ by Lillian Kustka
- ‘The Stage Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore!’ by Sally Lindman
- ‘The Happiness of Pursuit,’ by Katy Rowan
- ‘My Son’s Metal Detecting Toes,’ by R. Neil Simmons
- ‘Racing Stripes, Gadgets or Performance?’ by Doug Young