1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice ???

[Tnmountains]

1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Got permission on this site off an old wagon road. Its way off the beaten path and there are two Cw camp sites not far from here.Thought this might produce something but all we dug was rusted tools. The owner found a half cent after plowing there one day and said no one has detected it.. We hit targets every foot and everything was giving out a big halo. We discriminated every which way but Sunday but to no avail. Nothing but scrap pot belly stoves and old tools. No brass no lead(except mason jar lids) no copper no silver thus far.
Really stumped on this one. I feel if it had been detected they would have pulled some of the old tools. We only hit about 20 feet out from the cabin and am thinking we are going to have to dig everything to get something. We hauled some of the stuff back to the truck and have a couple more piles to pick up at the cabin . My girlfriend found a couple of arrowheads on the way.
So what do ya think? Dig it all ? There are no old trees near as its all in soy beans. Does have a old stone well. I have yet to find a trash pit other than one foot under everywhere. Really stumped on this one any ideas out there let me know. I feel its there somewhere waiting..
Check out the pics and let me know what you think.
Thanks
TnMountains

 

[dfxmatt]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

get a minelab and use iron mask .....that will help alot lol......i have a dfx and i wish i had iron mask, brother has it and he kicks butt in those types of spots.

That site is awesome!...there's still alot of stuff there u have to find!

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

get a minelab and use iron mask .....that will help alot lol......i have a dfx and i wish i had iron mask, brother has it and he kicks butt in those types of spots.

That site is awesome!...there's still alot of stuff there u have to find!

I used a Tesoro my relic machine and she had a whites mxt. It is like one big target flowing into another,lol. I was like a rabbit from one hole to the next.

 

[John987]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Just keep on swinging!!
Best of Luck!

John

 

[John (Ma)]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Looks like an awsome place and with a little patience, I am sure good things will come.

 

[allen]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

dig every signal, never know what
lies below, until you dig it up....

 

[relic lover]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Here's a trick I learned yesterday swing your coil a foot or a bit less high over the ground over a big suspicious target if it still reads that high it is likely old big iron.

 

[briankb70]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

awesome looking site !!!!!! hope to see many posts of your finds.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

dig every signal, never know what
lies below, until you dig it up....

Agreed, I had a Cortes (now my back-up) & I would just clear a site like this, can take years.

or get an XP Goldmaxx Power

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Just keep on swinging!!
Best of Luck!

John

I am going to keep giving it a try. Thanks John.

Looks like an awsome place and with a little patience, I am sure good things will come.

John Ma I do not think it has been dug. I really dont. Would have thought that out of all the signals one would have been worth digging.

dig every signal, never know what
lies below, until you dig it up....

I will have to hurry its going to crops before long. Will hit it next weekend.
Thanks Briankb70. I have located about 5 similiar sites like this one on land I lease but thought I had better hurry and try to work this one first. Relic lover I will try that and dig some targets and see what happens.

dig every signal, never know what
lies below, until you dig it up....

Agreed, I had a Cortes (now my back-up) & I would just clear a site like this, can take years.

or get an XP Goldmaxx Power

Crusader its like they broke up every wood burning stove they had and threw them in the yard. All the heavy cast metal is about 8 inches deep. I am going to open the well up and check it out. I think I will just start clearing it all out. You are right it may take years. Might be a good place to invite some friends to hunt.
Thanks everyone for your comments and advice. I will post anything worth posting from this old site.
TnMountains

 

[diggemall]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

A chainsaw and a moldboard plow behind a small tractor this spring while the soil is soft. Burn the tree roots the plow pulls out. Then a potato digger when the ground dries up a bit. That should get all of the tennis ball and bigger pieces down to 8 or 10 inches out of the way...................

Diggem'

 

[NUKE345KV]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

i might be a newby but personally i would dig it all the 1800's campsite myself and goldiver found was loaded with alum. cans. We have dug what seems like a 100 cans but in that we also found 6 LC's and a 1806 british along with many musketballs and flat buttons. Good luck I hope to see a post soon of the good stuff I feel you will find.

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

A chainsaw and a moldboard plow behind a small tractor this spring while the soil is soft. Burn the tree roots the plow pulls out. Then a potato digger when the ground dries up a bit. That should get all of the tennis ball and bigger pieces down to 8 or 10 inches out of the way...................

Diggem'

My lease is for deer hunting and another has the farming lease so I doubt they would let me plow. The turn every three years and then drill in the seed. Soybeans last year corn this year. Have to hit it before they plant for corn. Will hunt it as long as I can and then hit the other homesteads. Its timber rattle season so have to go slow,,,

i might be a newby but personally i would dig it all the 1800's campsite myself and goldiver found was loaded with alum. cans. We have dug what seems like a 100 cans but in that we also found 6 LC's and a 1806 british along with many musketballs and flat buttons. Good luck I hope to see a post soon of the good stuff I feel you will find.

I am a newby at posting also and this is my first except in the indian artifacts. I was hopeing for some old copper. I like CW best and am digging lots in my neighborhood and yard right now.
Happy huntin
TnMountains

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

from the yard after hunting this site all day ..made me smile : )

 

[lairmo]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Now you're gettin there..how did those sound?....

 

[Goes4ever]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

what coin is that?

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Now you're gettin there..how did those sound?....

Like that old familiar beep that is good and tight !!

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

what coin is that?

It was a token ! The thing was greenish with and Eagle surrounded by stars on one side the other side said No Cash Value. It was very well made and has in very small letters at the bottom H.H can you believe that? It looks old but am guessing it is not. Everything in my hand was found within 5 feet. I am hoping to do a post about my yard and all the Cw stuff I have pulled out but just got permission to hunt my neighbors so thought I would include what I find there as well. I live on a great Cw site and know I will at least find more bullets. As the token says H.H ?
TnMountains

 

[STH69]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

i would just camp out

 

[dirthunter]

Re: 1800 home site and lots of rust,,advice

Nice finds.....it looks like a excellent location to hunt.