Yup. That's it. I was there before the state took it over. Hot day, hard sun-baked clay soil, no shade where you could find anything. Miserable. I found nothing. Sharon IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shuler Michael" <grinch42@mindspring.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > Crater of Diamonds State Park, just south south-east of Murfreesboro, Pike > Co, AR > > Mike > IBSSG > > > > [Original Message] > > From: JACK CHILDERS <jaxone1234@msn.com> > > To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: 4/26/2002 3:41:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [BSChat] Jan Garland and Jewelry > > > > There is a place in Arkansas where you pay a small fee and pan for > diamonds. I can't think of the name of the place. But my mother went there > once to strike it rich. I have a jar full of the 'diamonds' she found. I > tell Kade it is her grandmother's diamond strike !! I have no idea if they > are worth anything or not, but probably aren't. Knowing mother, if they > were worth anything she would have cashed them in years ago. > > > > Jack Childers in OKC > > > > PS, I think the name of the place in Arkansas is Murphysville. > > > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > > Unsubscribe from the list: > > > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub > scribe > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > --- Shuler Michael > --- grinch42@mindspring.com > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >