One lady at the mine found two big rubies while we were there, and a horn was blown and we were all asked to say, "Yee Haw." When my sister found a large ruby, the workers acted nonplussed, and they didn't bother announcing it or doing the Yee-Haw thing (in fact, they acted a little weird). I actually felt funny that someone would come over and look over my screen of rocks without my asking him to do so. I did find a couple of small rubies after I was told I could dump the rocks in my screen because I had nothing. However, because my family had "mined" for years, we knew what we were looking for. My instincts tell me that this mine is not to be trusted. Unfortunately, this young man left shortly after we arrived. If it weren't for this young man, I would say the whole mine was a rip-off. I will mention that one helper who was a very young man was extremely friendly and helpful. One worker who was "helping" miners to look over their rocks wasn't much friendlier. Then he insulted us behind our backs to boot I will spare the details. I don't know if his sarcasm was meant to be funny, but we didn't find it humorous at all.
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However, the man who gave us an orientation on how to mine was extremely insulting and abrasive. My mother is a huge expert on all kinds of gems, jewelry, and rocks in general. We were very excited because this was the first time in 25 years that we had been to the ruby mines! Growing up, my family went to the North Carolina mines every summer (not Sheffield's, but the Jones and Jacob mines, which are now sadly closed). My family, including my husband, kids, mother, brother and sister, drove 3 hours from Atlanta to mine at Sheffield. Just to kill time.ĭisappointment is putting it mildly.
Would recommend Sheffield if you only have a couple hours and aren't looking for anything worthwhile. We visited the Mason Ruby and Sapphire mine the very next day, and had much better results for about $10.00 more. So I do have a suspicion that some sapphires were probably dumped after thoroughly cleaning the trays. I do find it odd that even though rubies are notoriously more rare than sapphires that rubies were the only thing we found. I did not have anybody just grab my tray and dump it. The employees walking the flume were pretty average. I did not find the instructor to be overly rude. We knew what we were paying, the hours and the stones we would be searching for. And what I mean by that was that is was just AVERAGE. Our experience at Sheffield was nothing to write home about. We did our research, read all the reviews so we were prepared for extremely rude people, sneaky employees and jaded instructors. You may light a candle in remembrance of Frank or leave a condolence for his family online at husband and I had seen Sheffield Mine featured on the travel channel, like so many others and we had planned our vacation not just based on the show, but our love of playing in the dirt. The family has chosen the Jacobs Funeral Home, Iron Mountain to honor Frank’s Legacy of Life. In accordance with Frank’s wishes private family services were held. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one step-son, Eddie Bolding and one sister, Patricia James.
one sister, Carolyn (Greg) Travis, Boise, Idaho four step-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. one step-daughter, Anita Faye (Bill) Taylor, Mass.
He loved spending time with his family and friends and enjoyed taking trips to the casino.įrank is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, June one step-son, Danny Bolding, Superior, Wis. They resided in Kenosha until moving to Aurora in 2005, when Frank retired. He married Dessie “June” Carter on July 1, 1978, in Kenosha. Frank moved back to Kenosha and worked for Johnson Motors in Waukegan, Ill. He joined the United States Navy in November, 1961 and was honorably discharged in February, 1966. son of the late Dennis and Gertrude (Fraley) Brownell.įrank grew up in Kenosha, Wis. He was born July 5, 1943, in Crandon, Wis. Johnson Veterans Hospital, Iron Mountain. Brownell, 72, of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at the Oscar G.
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