Old California
Full Member
Ever have those days when it's iron only......
Got invited to detect an old pre-1892 farm site with a friend, Mark called last week so we set aside a day we both could detect together.
Using an old map of the area and by foot we finally located the site digging up allot of iron signals trying to figure out the precise location of the farm. The site may date back even earlier but we know it's at least 1892, Took us a while to locate the iron and when we did boy did the iron leap out by the buckets full.
A few of you may wonder (why dig iron?) We dig iron when trying to locate an old settlement or an old structure, An abundance of square nails in a particular area is one of the several indicators we use to determine if we are in the right location. So, Even though we may dig a square nail here or there we don't stop digging iron signals until we hear a constant blanket of iron which generally puts us in the right area.
No old coins surfaced and locating the site was a find in itself, Those that locate old settlements or long ago lost structures know what I mean. Anyhow, This forgotten farm house had allot of iron and from the surface the area looked like a Norman Rockwell painting without a hint of anything ever being there. Just a mountain with winter grass swaying in the wind, Nature at it's best.
Happy New years everyone!
Paul (Ca)
Got invited to detect an old pre-1892 farm site with a friend, Mark called last week so we set aside a day we both could detect together.
Using an old map of the area and by foot we finally located the site digging up allot of iron signals trying to figure out the precise location of the farm. The site may date back even earlier but we know it's at least 1892, Took us a while to locate the iron and when we did boy did the iron leap out by the buckets full.
A few of you may wonder (why dig iron?) We dig iron when trying to locate an old settlement or an old structure, An abundance of square nails in a particular area is one of the several indicators we use to determine if we are in the right location. So, Even though we may dig a square nail here or there we don't stop digging iron signals until we hear a constant blanket of iron which generally puts us in the right area.
No old coins surfaced and locating the site was a find in itself, Those that locate old settlements or long ago lost structures know what I mean. Anyhow, This forgotten farm house had allot of iron and from the surface the area looked like a Norman Rockwell painting without a hint of anything ever being there. Just a mountain with winter grass swaying in the wind, Nature at it's best.
Happy New years everyone!
Paul (Ca)
