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This privy was located behind an 1840's home. The probing was some what confusing due to the extra brick structure that had been
placed partially inside our wood lined privy. After probing we can determine the rough deminsions of the walls. We can reaffirm the walls
by seeing a difference in color and firmness. The old wood has long rotted away, however, some staining and woody material remains.
The brick structure was a couple feet deep and had a floor in it. May have been a fire pit, a planter box or who knows what. Pontiled
bottles and even a cannon ball were recovered from this hole. Mike was working this one hard looking for some killer bottles from the
time period. An open pontil mustard, an open pontil vermifuge and a few puffs would be the only intact bottles of mention. Scroll flask
shards would of course be seen, just to get our hopes up. Never-the-less, a fun dig before the rain set in.
placed partially inside our wood lined privy. After probing we can determine the rough deminsions of the walls. We can reaffirm the walls
by seeing a difference in color and firmness. The old wood has long rotted away, however, some staining and woody material remains.
The brick structure was a couple feet deep and had a floor in it. May have been a fire pit, a planter box or who knows what. Pontiled
bottles and even a cannon ball were recovered from this hole. Mike was working this one hard looking for some killer bottles from the
time period. An open pontil mustard, an open pontil vermifuge and a few puffs would be the only intact bottles of mention. Scroll flask
shards would of course be seen, just to get our hopes up. Never-the-less, a fun dig before the rain set in.
After a really bad case of cabin fever, I had to get out and swing my coil. Weather in Dayton was either freezing or it would warm up and
the ground would become a quagmire. So, I headed three hours south to Rockcastle County KY. I remembered hearing of a site where
the L&N railway workers would retreat from the summer heat. Next to the tracks and just inside a cavern the workers had a barrel to
collect water seeping through the rock. It was cool and comfortable, and as they lounged in the dim recess, they lost coins. An 1891
seated dime was a welcome surprise. I also came back with a 1918 mercury head dime, a few wheat pennies and some clad. If you've
never visited this area before, you don't know what your missing.
the ground would become a quagmire. So, I headed three hours south to Rockcastle County KY. I remembered hearing of a site where
the L&N railway workers would retreat from the summer heat. Next to the tracks and just inside a cavern the workers had a barrel to
collect water seeping through the rock. It was cool and comfortable, and as they lounged in the dim recess, they lost coins. An 1891
seated dime was a welcome surprise. I also came back with a 1918 mercury head dime, a few wheat pennies and some clad. If you've
never visited this area before, you don't know what your missing.
A new place to detect that dates back 100 years or so yeilded numerous coins including; dozens of wheat pennies, 1907 Indian Head
penny, buffalo nickels, a few silver dimes and bunches of clad and memorial pennies. The first day netted 118 coins and the second day
104 coins. Needless to say I'll be spending some time here.
penny, buffalo nickels, a few silver dimes and bunches of clad and memorial pennies. The first day netted 118 coins and the second day
104 coins. Needless to say I'll be spending some time here.
On a recent trip to Northeast Alabama, I spotted someone out swinging his detector at a construction site. Naturally I had to stop and see
what he was finding. The construction site was the location of a demolished 1840's store. The fellow detectorist was also 7 hours from
home and had just arrived at the spot. Forgive me, I should have wrote down your name. Catch me on TREASURENET-daytondigger
what he was finding. The construction site was the location of a demolished 1840's store. The fellow detectorist was also 7 hours from
home and had just arrived at the spot. Forgive me, I should have wrote down your name. Catch me on TREASURENET-daytondigger
