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Badger Tour WOW! IRON KNIFE & Great Lumberjack Era Relics! HELP ID?
Met this oldtimer who told me the location of where a large lumberjack barn and bunkhouse once stood.
Best I can tell it's average; meaning 1860's to 1915 or so. After ca. 1915 it was used by kids for play and then finally torn down in the late 30's.
Sounded good to me so I drove way out into no-man's land as they say up here. I was concerned a couple of times about getting stuck but I made it.
The grass was like 8 to 20 inches tall and I could tell there hadn't been much happening there in a long time.
As I got out of the car I noticed some shiny gray in the two-track road but didn't bother with it.
I turned on the Tesoro and got hits right away. Yeah! I had the right place. I dug lots of old cans so I went to another spot and dug a maul! I did the "happy dance."
Soon I found two (2) Ax Heads! WOW! I couldn't believe it! This is a lumber era relic hunter's dream come true.
Then it was one relic after another. I dug the biggest horseshoe I have ever seen! Take a look at that bit! That horse was a giant!
NOTE: Can U identify the items on the gray boards? What are they?
On the way back to the car I picked up that piece of metal I saw in the road when I started out. It turned out to be a 170+ year old iron knife blade.
Thanks for looking at the Badger's old junk.
Extra Note: After the relics are dug I'll weed-whack the area and get the coins.
Photos removed to save space 6-17-06
Met this oldtimer who told me the location of where a large lumberjack barn and bunkhouse once stood.
Best I can tell it's average; meaning 1860's to 1915 or so. After ca. 1915 it was used by kids for play and then finally torn down in the late 30's.
Sounded good to me so I drove way out into no-man's land as they say up here. I was concerned a couple of times about getting stuck but I made it.
The grass was like 8 to 20 inches tall and I could tell there hadn't been much happening there in a long time.
As I got out of the car I noticed some shiny gray in the two-track road but didn't bother with it.
I turned on the Tesoro and got hits right away. Yeah! I had the right place. I dug lots of old cans so I went to another spot and dug a maul! I did the "happy dance."
Soon I found two (2) Ax Heads! WOW! I couldn't believe it! This is a lumber era relic hunter's dream come true.
Then it was one relic after another. I dug the biggest horseshoe I have ever seen! Take a look at that bit! That horse was a giant!
NOTE: Can U identify the items on the gray boards? What are they?
On the way back to the car I picked up that piece of metal I saw in the road when I started out. It turned out to be a 170+ year old iron knife blade.
Thanks for looking at the Badger's old junk.
Extra Note: After the relics are dug I'll weed-whack the area and get the coins.
Photos removed to save space 6-17-06
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