jgas
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- Apr 23, 2008
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Hi all, finally back at it again after a bit of a lull. Drear weather here in the Midwest. Good for probing but not good on ones back when it’s cold and the muscles just don’t want to work quite as good as when it’s warmer.
So I got the chance to take my nephew Nate out for a dig. He has been wanting to go for awhile and we talk a lot about all the history in the ground. Needless to say he is interested. I know I have to spend some time with my nephew as he will soon be heading into the Navy for 6 years. I’ll say it now buddy, I tip my hat to you for wanting to serve this great country.
So off we go. In the rain no less. I had proved this pit well ahead of time so we got right to it. Good thing he is a strong lad as he was tossing dirt like I used to 10 years ago. Funny how newbies wear shorts. He will learn. And everything that popped up he examined just like we did when Don and I first started. First pit was about a 6 footer. Not much to show but his first bottle was a Foleys Honey and Tar. Nothing spectacular but his first discovery as a new treasure hunter. I’m sure he will keep that bottle forever!
On down we went and pulled a couple other small slicks. A Mother’s Friend from Atlanta and some broken fruit jars. Not much of a start but what the heck. He was having fun. So I had probed another one down the way in another yard. We were debating on whether or not the weather was going to cut our day short. But low and behold the skies lightened up and it stopped raining.
Not much in the first 4 feet. A Saxleiner Bitters and a couple more slicks. I jumped out of the pit and let Nate hit what I thought was the Use Layer. Well well the newbie jumps right in and immediately pulls out a pint Lightning fruit jar. Sweeeeet. Now it’s time for beginners luck. It was used as a paint jar as it was full of dried paint. It cleaned up pretty nice tho. Then he breaks through another layer below what I thought was the end of the pit. Nope, he uncovers a bottle we have never dug here. An R O Richardson Bitters from South Reading Mass. Hinge mold to boot. This layer was around 1880 or so I would say. Then out pops a square Bitters style honey amber L&W base embossed. A nice window bottle for sure. Finished out the pit with one last pull of a Muessel Brothers Quart blob beer. Awesome. Beginners luck is a real thing guys. So get out there with some young bloods and introduce them to treasure hunting. Needless to say he is hooked and searching for properties to explore. I love it!
Good luck out there everyone. Stay safe and wear pants next time boy!!!!! Lol. Jgas.
So I got the chance to take my nephew Nate out for a dig. He has been wanting to go for awhile and we talk a lot about all the history in the ground. Needless to say he is interested. I know I have to spend some time with my nephew as he will soon be heading into the Navy for 6 years. I’ll say it now buddy, I tip my hat to you for wanting to serve this great country.
So off we go. In the rain no less. I had proved this pit well ahead of time so we got right to it. Good thing he is a strong lad as he was tossing dirt like I used to 10 years ago. Funny how newbies wear shorts. He will learn. And everything that popped up he examined just like we did when Don and I first started. First pit was about a 6 footer. Not much to show but his first bottle was a Foleys Honey and Tar. Nothing spectacular but his first discovery as a new treasure hunter. I’m sure he will keep that bottle forever!
On down we went and pulled a couple other small slicks. A Mother’s Friend from Atlanta and some broken fruit jars. Not much of a start but what the heck. He was having fun. So I had probed another one down the way in another yard. We were debating on whether or not the weather was going to cut our day short. But low and behold the skies lightened up and it stopped raining.
Not much in the first 4 feet. A Saxleiner Bitters and a couple more slicks. I jumped out of the pit and let Nate hit what I thought was the Use Layer. Well well the newbie jumps right in and immediately pulls out a pint Lightning fruit jar. Sweeeeet. Now it’s time for beginners luck. It was used as a paint jar as it was full of dried paint. It cleaned up pretty nice tho. Then he breaks through another layer below what I thought was the end of the pit. Nope, he uncovers a bottle we have never dug here. An R O Richardson Bitters from South Reading Mass. Hinge mold to boot. This layer was around 1880 or so I would say. Then out pops a square Bitters style honey amber L&W base embossed. A nice window bottle for sure. Finished out the pit with one last pull of a Muessel Brothers Quart blob beer. Awesome. Beginners luck is a real thing guys. So get out there with some young bloods and introduce them to treasure hunting. Needless to say he is hooked and searching for properties to explore. I love it!
Good luck out there everyone. Stay safe and wear pants next time boy!!!!! Lol. Jgas.
