2 Oldies from the wagon trail

prolab69 · Jun 16, 2011

Theres some old dirt roads where all my foundation sites are, They are all the old wagon trails from the areas early settlers. All combined? theres about 12 miles of dirt roads to detect so this morning I spent 2 hours and covered a 1/4 mile. The indian is paper thin with no date, the V nickel looks to be 188? when the light is just right :tongue3:

enjoy,
Pro-

ANTIQUARIAN · Jun 16, 2011

Man, I'd love to be able to detect the wagon trails left by early settlers! :icon_thumright:

Sounds like you're going to have a lot of fun detecting the other 11.75 miles! :notworthy:

Congrats on your Indians prolab69! :icon_thumright:

Dave

CMDiamonddawg · Jun 17, 2011

These trails require a lot of time & effort but when the woods are alive with bugs and over growth they provide some nice hunting ground. :wink:

found a few nice finds at intersecting trails . NE :thumbsup:

... older relics & coins , and is worth your time to get some of them . HH CMD

prolab69 · Jun 17, 2011

Yeah, last year I did pretty good on these trails, 3 large cents, a 2cent piece and a 1853 seated dime. But yes, the bugs can make you wish you never got out of bed. When hunting these trails the best digging tool is a streight claw hammer because the dirt is so packed down. In the center of the trail coins are only 2 or so inches down, in the side culverts they can be up to 8 inches or more....I was talking to one of the town locals and he clued me in as to where the park "was" about a 100 yrs ago, and is now someones private land. He also clued me in on how to contact the owner to gain hunting rights. An un-touched 150yr old park leaves quite a bit for the imagination.

Wallhangers · Jun 17, 2011

prolab69 said:
Yeah, last year I did pretty good on these trails, 3 large cents, a 2cent piece and a 1853 seated dime. But yes, the bugs can make you wish you never got out of bed. When hunting these trails the best digging tool is a streight claw hammer because the dirt is so packed down. In the center of the trail coins are only 2 or so inches down, in the side culverts they can be up to 8 inches or more....I was talking to one of the town locals and he clued me in as to where the park "was" about a 100 yrs ago, and is now someones private land. He also clued me in on how to contact the owner to gain hunting rights. An un-touched 150yr old park leaves quite a bit for the imagination.

It is a lot of work to hunt those old parks, let me be the first to offer help in tackling such a project :laughing9:

. In all seriousness though, have fun with that...I am jealous. I have only hunted a few of the old groves/parks and they are so much fun. Good work on the trails also, looks like that Indian got stepped on by one too many oxen. Good luck!

suprdave · Jun 17, 2011

12 miles of road and you dont even have to get permission to hunt .its gonna take you a long time to cover all that hope you find lots. suprdave

Tuberale · Jun 17, 2011

If your detector can work in water, be sure to check near any bridges, too. Especially small bridges like you showed in your photos. People have always been litter bugs. A lot of things lost work their way into the waterways. You deserve a few goodies, don't you think?

Once talked to a guy who got a smart idea. He purchased a gold dredge, then took it to Reno, on the bridge where lots of people ceremoniously disposed of rings and things after getting divorced. Couple hundred rings is a pretty good haul, no matter how you find 'em.