Liquor still cache

[Jason O]

On the land we hunt there is an old liquor still next to an old river bed. the river has changed direction and doesn't flow by it anymore. I think it might be a good place for a cache. It's on some high ground in the middle of a swampy area. Is there anything that I should look for that might narrow my search area down a little? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[BLACKFOOT]

around the biggest tree . big rocks or a ledge of rock.a sunken in place sometimes things were buried in old metal lard or syrup cans that rot and collaspe in causing a low place.

[Gypsy Heart]

Under the still

[Zobex]

On the land we hunt there is an old liquor still next to an old river bed. the river has changed direction and doesn't flow by it anymore. I think it might be a good place for a cache. It's on some high ground in the middle of a swampy area. Is there anything that I should look for that might narrow my search area down a little? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I had a cousin that ran a still in Nebraska. He kept his stash in coins and buried it under the fire pit that was used to heat the cooker (tank). No one ever digs into a fire pit that was hot.

Z

[Jason O]

Thanks for the tips guys.

[pcolaboy]

around the biggest tree . big rocks or a ledge of rock.a sunken in place sometimes things were buried in old metal lard or syrup cans that rot and collaspe in causing a low place.

I went to my grandmother's house in NC this past Easter for a visit and help with some repairs around the house. Even though I have visited her hundreds of times over my 37 years she somehow never thought to mention that there was a huge family liquor still operation that her grandfather used to run back in the 1800's and that it just so happened to be on her part of the family land. Of course I nearly crapped my pants.

I didn't take my MD with me (very pissed about it) but she did walk me into the woods to the location near the spring-fed branch that runs through the property. As a kid I must have run through this area a million times and never wondered why this spot was the only level spot of ground ANYWHERE on her property other than the house. My initial removal of layers and layers of rotten leaves and peat revealed many old nails, some copper and a few broken bits of ceramic. My grandmother and I then walked up the hill so she could show me where they dumped everything. Sure enough, after a bit of digging I found broken bits of glass, some seriously decayed burlap, etc. etc.

My point in telling you all of this is that the garbage pile is most likely not going to be immediately next to the still operation. If the area you are hunting in is predominantly sloping hills, look for a level spot near the old river bed.

My two cents