UPDATE: Trotter 2001 event is over - click here for pix

Trotter Dump (April 28) ! Sterling Hill (April 29)!
Franklin & Ogdensburg, New Jersey

April 28 & 29, 2001

Held the same weekend as the 29th Annual NJESA Gem & Mineral Show & Outdoor Swap & Sell!

The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS) and the North East
Field Trip Alliance (NEFTA) invite you to share an international
collecting experience. This field trip has attracted dedicated
collectors from across the globe. Be one of them this year! Read the
following terms, then contact the coordinator below to reserve your
spot today. . .

1. The facilities fee shall be $20 per person for all day and night
Saturday.

2. Collecting hours are from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and 7:30 PM to 11:00PM.

3. The daylight pound rate is $1 per pound. The Saturday night rate shall be $2 per pound from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM.

4. The owner shall provide running water, rest room facilities, a darkroom, electricity, a snack bar, and bulldozer. UV lights are
available for purchase at the Franklin Mineral Museum & the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

5. All collectors must carry liability insurance that covers damage to the property, such as the insurance offered by the EFMLS to its affiliate clubs. Your club must co-sponsor the trip in order to be covered by Federation policies. Collectors may join the DVESS if they have no other means of insurance. Proof of personal liability is acceptable. Collectors enter at their own risk and sign a hold-harmless liability waiver.

6. Standard Federation safety rules apply-safety goggles and
substantial footwear mandatory (no sneakers or sandals); gloves strongly recommended; children under 9 years not permitted.

7. A minimum of 100 collectors is required. Attendance is by advance reservation-please do not delay! If you are staying overnight, the hotels fill up quickly, so reserve early!

8. All guests receive a $1 discount coupon for a tour of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum on Sunday!

9. We will also dig at Sterling Hill on Sunday: 9 AM - 3:30 PM, $1 per pound. There is a $10 admission fee, which applies to the first ten pounds collected.

If this sounds like an opportunity you don't want to miss, send an
SASE, proof of insured club affiliation or proof of personal
insurance, and a check for $20 per collector made out to DVESS to

Don Halterman, 1708 Ralston Drive, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-3351
Phone: 856-231-4342
 e-mail: trotterdump@yahoo.com

Please give an e-mail address if you have one; you will receive an
information kit by postal mail or e-mail.

"Bringing back that old-time collecting!"

[Click here to see what this year looked like]