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  • King George Wyant and Tim Ringy Saylor head to a ghost town at the California border known as Lida. KG is seen here sneaking off to detect an old building along the perimeter of the Lide Ghost Town.
  • Archaeologist Don Southworth helps the guys figure out what juice their diggin' up!
  • Ringy gets ready to pay up for losing the bet in Lida- by delivering an old cow pie.
  • Lida was a booming mining town from 1872 to the start of World War One. KG gets ready to peg Ringy with his fancy sling shot.
  • Ringy catches up with KG as they detect the fields in the ghost town of Lida, NV.
  • KG shows off the old bullet casing he found.
  • KG and Ringy check out an old pocket watch they found along the Oregon Trail at Stricker's Butte.
  • After spending all day detecting at Stricker's Butte, a dumpsite along the Oregon Trail, KG and Ringy present Stacey and his daughter with their finds.

  • Lida Ghost Town

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    “King” George Wyant and Tim “Ringy” Saylor head to a ghost town at the California border known as Lida. KG is seen here sneaking off to detect an old building along the perimeter of the Lide Ghost Town.

  • Archaeologist Help

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Archaeologist Don Southworth helps the guys figure out what juice their diggin' up!

  • Ringy Loses Bet

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Ringy gets ready to pay up for losing the bet in Lida- by delivering an old cow pie.

  • KG Ready to Shoot

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Lida was a booming mining town from 1872 to the start of World War One.  KG gets ready to peg Ringy with his fancy sling shot.

  • Detecting in Lida

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    Ringy catches up with KG as they detect the fields in the ghost town of Lida, NV.

  • Big Find for KG

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    KG shows off the old bullet casing he found.

  • Oregon Trail Treasure

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    KG and Ringy check out an old pocket watch they found along the Oregon Trail at Stricker's Butte.

  • Showing Off Treasures

    Photograph by National Geographic Channels

    After spending all day detecting at Stricker's Butte, a dumpsite along the Oregon Trail, KG and Ringy present Stacey and his daughter with their finds.

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