bottlehunterofcoscob
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- Dec 25, 2012
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Inspired by RelicDude's expeditions in the water, I took advantage of the drought conditions on my Western NY vacation and hit a couple rivers. The first one, while I could see was very dumpy on the river bank and would've made for excellent digging, was unfortunately in a well frequented park and so I could only wade in the water and pick out things from the bricks and sand. I didn't find much, the notables being a nice Hero Mason's Improved Ground Lip Jar and a massive Demijohn top.
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The next river was a major success. I found a pretty concentrated area and did some work in chest deep water to pick out bottles from the river bed. Best find was an unlisted hutch from around here (I'll be contacting Ron later). The milk bottle may be valuable too, people collect them like crazy up here. Otherwise just got some odds and ends like a bromo and tea saucer. View attachment 1346323 View attachment 1346326
I'm tempted to bring a mask next time to pick up the ones I missed in the deep water, but I'm somewhat reluctant to get my head wet in this section as there's a nasty outflow pouring Lord knows what into the river. Anyway, I'll be going back soon as I can to check the river and scrape around on the edges to check if my finds were spillover from a land dump. Thanks for looking!
The next river was a major success. I found a pretty concentrated area and did some work in chest deep water to pick out bottles from the river bed. Best find was an unlisted hutch from around here (I'll be contacting Ron later). The milk bottle may be valuable too, people collect them like crazy up here. Otherwise just got some odds and ends like a bromo and tea saucer. View attachment 1346323 View attachment 1346326
I'm tempted to bring a mask next time to pick up the ones I missed in the deep water, but I'm somewhat reluctant to get my head wet in this section as there's a nasty outflow pouring Lord knows what into the river. Anyway, I'll be going back soon as I can to check the river and scrape around on the edges to check if my finds were spillover from a land dump. Thanks for looking!
