ToddsPoint....thank you, I’ll pursue this lead. A friend found this solid one piece button. My experience says one piece buttons are usually at least pre 1860s or so.
If it is a Native American tool it would be for pounding hides or plant material for weaving baskets. Odds are it’s just an interesting shaped natural rock.
Thank you Don, appreciate it. Found in Placer County Ca near Yuba, Placer, and Nevada county tri junction. My BIL found a 1856s. I found a 1868 and 1911 dime. Some assorted Indians and wheats. Site on a abandoned road. Was a trading post at on time.
My brother in law found this at a site in Northern California foothills. This site was along a once busy trail/road. No longer a road there. Site was a store and supposedly a trading post. Someone suggested it is a watch fob...?
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Still had paint on it. Dug a period steel can. Had paint on it, 1850, area in the high Sierras. Any info, details re flask, I’d be interested to learn more. Will add photo of old can.
Plumas county....was deep 12” or so. The Deus running pitch tone program “Calabash digger” 28k was on the north side of Middle Fork Feather River, on the high ground. Am Pleased...! The flask was so deep that paint was still on it. Last photo is a early can soldered type with paint still...
The area where this was found is remote and only the best Jeeps....wiling to get rock and road rash can go little modern trash, used a side by side to get to area
Wow, I see it....!!! Incredible good eye you have...! I though maybe was for surveying ditch grade for mining water, I’m sure in these big ditch projects surveyors where involved.
I’ll call it SOLVED. Thank you [emoji4]