tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post3039289552217691330..comments2023-03-15T23:43:16.423-07:00Comments on WesternWhiskies.com: CERRO GORDO or BUST?soleagenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077072450893224728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-15955316346314875372009-05-28T18:22:25.107-07:002009-05-28T18:22:25.107-07:00Anynomous.... if you can get your friend's Millers...Anynomous.... if you can get your friend's Millers 1/5 for 6500. you either have a very good friend or one of the Millers that has more epoxy than glass in it !<br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-63784197126321175852009-05-26T17:51:15.556-07:002009-05-26T17:51:15.556-07:00Hey G.O.,
Similar to what Golden Plantation said....Hey G.O.,<br /><br />Similar to what Golden Plantation said...<br /><br />It's a definite "nay" if you're simply looking at it as any sort of a good judgement investment. The chances of digging any embossed whiskey after a few whole days of digging by hand is about 6.7 percent. I just made that percentage up (it's probably less than that), but you get the point.<br /><br />It might be a "yay" if you're looking at it as a vacation, trip, and unique experience. But we all know that digging isn't most people's idea of a "relaxing vacation." Cerro Gordo is in the middle-of-nowhere-isolated-high-desert and it's going to be hotter than heck up there under an unforgiving sun. It's very difficult for me to even think about saying "yay" when $1,000 can go towards a number of days on a tropical beach with a hammock and margarita....or keeping my Old Castle Fifth on the shelf to see another day!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-13575602973731350402009-05-25T22:11:32.286-07:002009-05-25T22:11:32.286-07:00What did P.T. Barnum say?What did P.T. Barnum say?Mike Dolcinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100009168892063834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-53581206126535687132009-05-25T18:42:51.992-07:002009-05-25T18:42:51.992-07:00A trip there for the 1k admission price ain't abou...A trip there for the 1k admission price ain't about bottles if that's what your after. It's about the experience, history, mystique, lore and this incredible ghost town that played a major role in the development of the Southern California area. I was there with friends on a 4 day digging trip in 83 and dig we did but find bottles well that's another story. I dug seven busted Miller's flask and one 1/5 but the area they came from may of been flipped many years prior by another digger, it was hard to tell. Your chances of hand digging anything there now days is about as good as winning the lottery, it's been hammered by hand diggers and backhoes for more than 40 years. <br /><br />I found Jody to be an incredible lady with a wonderful personality. It was my birthday, she surprised me with a cake and an offer to stay as long as I wanted. The scenery up there and the history that abounds is just awesome. For me it's not always about bagging a trophy when your on an adventure like that. Even though I came home bottle-less that trip was worth every moment and dime spent to make it happen. I would do it again knowing I'd likely not find anything just for the experience but not with that kind of arrangement and admission price.Golden Plantationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166054735236043051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-30540835806523302412009-05-25T16:56:07.903-07:002009-05-25T16:56:07.903-07:00Anonymous,
Is that a yea or a nay for digging Cerr...Anonymous,<br />Is that a yea or a nay for digging Cerro Gordo?<br />I would think a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and I sure wouldn't be selling a $1000 fifth to roll the dice at Fat Hill. Then again, if it wasn't for gamblers there wouldn't be a Cerro Gordo.<br />g.o.Rick Simihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-5214463921056745012009-05-24T13:04:26.619-07:002009-05-24T13:04:26.619-07:00Earlier this spring, my brother, my friend, and I ...Earlier this spring, my brother, my friend, and I made the trek up to Cerro Gordo and we camped in the surrounding Owens Valley area. Our exploratory trip produced a few handfuls broken Whiskey and Hostetter's shards, but nothing much else to write home about. I did manage to find one whole example of an applied top Quart beer halfway buried in the dirt near one of the ravines near Cerro Gordo....but I simply left it right where I found it since it was on/near private property. Had it been a Miller's Fifth....well, that may have been a different story. Since we didn't have permission to do any digging at Cerro Gordo, I became content just taking some black and white photos of the Old American Hotel, as well as some of the original and restored buildings at the town site. Such a magnificent place!<br /><br />I think the opportunity to dig Cerro Gordo (a.k.a. "Fat Hill or Fat Vein") is a great idea! And I'd definitely consider joining in the fun if it was for around a hundred bucks or so...but a $1000 seems pretty ridiculous, not to mention that you don't even get to keep all of what you find. How about $1000 and you get to dig to your heart's content (and whatever you happen to find) -- even then, it's still a HUGE risk. If I do decide to go for it, it won't be because I'm making any kind of logical decision, rather it will be solely for the adventure and experience of getting to dig in such a Historic and Legendary Ghost Town. I've always figured the only true opportunity I'll have to put a Miller's Fifth on my shelf is to go out and dig one myself....But with the currently proposed rules it would cost you more $$$$ to dig a "heavy" there and keep it, than the bottle is probably worth in today's market. One question....Who will be setting the values for the bottles that are found?? Holabird and Patterson? The diggers who find them? At an upcoming Auction? Some would argue a mint Miller's fifth is worth as much as $14,000 while one of my friends said he would possibly sell me his darker-amber Miller's for as low as $6,500....Still too rich for my blood. Regardless of value, it's still an extremely rare and desirable fifth -- what a dream it would be to dig one....But if I just so happened to unearth a mint on at Cerro Gordo, would I even consider buying it out for $9,500? No way, no chance, no how!<br /><br />Hopefully this opportunity will bring forth tons of freshly dug Whiskeys to the bottle scene, and in turn, bring the sky-high prices of some of the most elusive Western whiskies back down to the point where DIGGERS can actually afford to keep what they DIG...I sure hope that they all come out by the case-load! The American Hotel's Outhouse has yet to be dug from what I've been told.....But it lies beneath a MASSIVE TAILINGS PILE that would likely require a full-scale mining operation and weeks....months....maybe even years of shovel, pick, and backhoe to uncover.<br /><br />On another note, I wonder just what other types of "dream permissions and digs" I could possibly line up if I put $1000 to work for me in some sort of a preemptive digging fund?!?!? <br /><br />In order to come up with $1000 soon, it looks like I'll be selling another fifth right off the shelf in order to pay the "toll" for Cerro Gordo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277506439468906997.post-56439395158189709672009-05-21T22:26:00.770-07:002009-05-21T22:26:00.770-07:00Well, I see that you "get it". It's a winner for t...Well, I see that you "get it". It's a winner for the poor guy that's stuck with that townsite and a loser for bottle diggers. No thanks, I'll stick with the poor enough local diggins; after all, they've been keepin' me happy for a few years.Mike Dolcinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100009168892063834noreply@blogger.com