BULLETIN BOARD
Our Condolences
We also learned of the death of John Ferguson on January 19, 2004. John was a member of the DeLandGem and Mineral Club, FL and was the 2002
president of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc, a past president of the DeLand Gem & Mineral Club and a member in the DeLand
club ,The Tomoka Gem & Mineral Society, and the FL Society of Goldsmiths. John was a military historian, armorer, photographer, jeweler, naturalist and inventor. He was always willing to volunteer to help in anyway he could. He was very active in all the clubs in which he was a member.
February Field Trip
The date, time and location for the February local field trip will be announced at the February meeting of KGeMS. If you cannot attend the meeting to get
the details of the field trip, please contact Daniel Miller at DMillerSPE@aol.com or by phone at 865-256-6392.
Dues Reminder
If you have not paid your dues for 2003 but intend to renew your membership, please remit your payment as soon as possible to Albert Ingram. Dues are $16.00 for the entire family. When renewing, please inform Albert of the names of the family members who are covered under the annual membership. If you can’t deliver your dues to Albert in person, our club P.O. Box is on the outside cover page.
January Field Trip
The January field trip to Douglas Lake for quartz crystals was attended by Daniel and 5 ducklings who braved the cold, windy, rainy day to tromp
through the mud.A few single crystals, a few clusters and a few fossils were found in the muck and a great time was had by all.
The side trip to Mosheim for graptolites was postponed due to the rain.
At least there was no snow on the ground this year.
Minerals in Unusual Places
One of the last places one would expect to find stone carvings is at the Smoky Mountain Knife Works on Highway 66 in Sevierville. But there, on the top level, are some interesting carved stone knives. Some were jade (perhaps Mayan) and some appeared to be serpentine (variety bowenite) with carved dragons from China. If you’re in the area and can climb all those steps to get to the top level, it’s worth the effort to see these interesting pieces. They also have other interesting collections of Civil War items as well as, you guessed it, knives.