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Paul
Yesterday I called into the local historic society rooms & was talking to a couple of elderly people who look after it, the lady was telly me why there's so much lead pellets all over the gold diggings.
She was saying that the old miners, when finished digging/mining for the day, would grab the gun & fire a shot into the air to signal to other miners they were done for the day.
I'd never heard this before but its one explanation as to why alot of people find lead shot all over the old gold mining areas. Has anyone else heard of this or have any other explanations as to why it there.
I wouldn't think there would be to much wildlife being shot at in the middle of the diggings at the time.
She was saying that the old miners, when finished digging/mining for the day, would grab the gun & fire a shot into the air to signal to other miners they were done for the day.
I'd never heard this before but its one explanation as to why alot of people find lead shot all over the old gold mining areas. Has anyone else heard of this or have any other explanations as to why it there.
I wouldn't think there would be to much wildlife being shot at in the middle of the diggings at the time.