Between a Fence and Hard Place

[jgas]

Hello again from the depths! Quite a fun little dig today once we found where the heck the Privy was located. Dug a shallow ash pit right off the bat but then got into the actual outhouse pit right behind the ash pit. Started out pretty good with a Bixby's Ink patented 1883. Those to me and Don are always a good sign of things to come.

So we started the excavation with that and continued with a pickle and some other smaller utility bottles. The one was kinda neat that has the neck kinda sinking down into the bottle. Grabbed up a blob beer bottle and some cone inks. The standard Carters inks and blank cones. All fairly old stuff so that kept our hopes up. Kept finding the older clay marbles and buttons one of which a pic was taken insitu. Found a whole bunch of broken lamp glass and the usual mason lids.

Then Don uncovered a pint amber blob beer that was looking good in the pit. We were hoping it was intact and it was It was a W & E Muessel from South Bend. A fairly rare bottle. Then of course he was out of the pit and it was my turn. Then I grabbed up another one. What a great pit this turned out to be. Snapped up several Hood's Sarsaparilla's and a couple of medicines. There were about three or four other broken beers in the pit but our average was pretty good today. As you can see we were stuck between a fence and a garage. Pretty tight quarters but it was well worth the 8 foot dig to soft seeds and wood ash. Now if I could just dig it back out and find that darned scraper I lost Oh well, it was worth it and I will get another scraper on the next dig if the weather hold out. Have fun out there and be safe. jgas

 

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[jgas]

A few more pics.....

 

[Monty]

All I got to say is you guys are sure sure determined! I'd die if I tried to dig a hole that deep. But of course when I was much younger I suppose I could have? Really nice finds after all that hard work. Monty

 

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

You 2 never cease to amaze me

Great finds and a great day to dig here in Michiana

Be safe

 

[Wldbil]

Looks like some good finds to me... Little to much work for my blood

 

[crazyjarhead]

That's a deep pit Sweet beer bottle and ink wells too. I didn't see any brick. How did you find this one?? Nice find and the ability to find them. Look forward to see what you find next

 

[Northland Hunter]

WOW... Just make sure you didn´t made the foundation of that house unstable!
Really great finds however, congrats!

// Erik

 

[HISPAN]

Nice bottles ..... dig it again to retrieve the tool.
Greetings!

 

[Slugrusher]

Nutz. Just plain nutz

 

[billydabeeg]

You guys are crazy. You ever have one cave in? Nice stuff and be safe.

 

[Gaijun1]

Wanna Tell Me How You Knew They Were There ?

 

[Mr Tuff]

great finds!!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[boopchapman7456]

WOW You guys deserve a banner for just determination and digging a great hole!!!! The bottles are great ! HH Boo

 

[ModernMiner]

Jgas,
You guys are amazing. That hole looks DEEP!
Being A Hoosier, I'm loving that South Bend bottle. Sweet finds.
-Doug-

 

[Vin-Diesel]

Awesome bottles! but I would be scared spit-less of a cave in. Thats a deeeep hole

 

[colorado14ers]

i want to go on a bottle digging hunt great finds for you though

 

[jgas]

Thanks for the replies everyone.
First off the pit was fairly easy to find because the yard was really small. There could have been really only a couple of places to put it other than possibly under the garage/carriage barn. And believe me we are vary safe as to how we dig and any possble cave ins. This particular pit was very hard and the first layer was full of bricks. There was really no fear as to it caving in. We have had one cave in before but that was a sandy area(sugar sand) and we knew it was coming and basically got out of the way for it. Never did finish that pit. Don't want to get hurt for a bottle!
I bought another scraper... The weather is great so far here and hopefully we can get another couple in before the snow. Boogidy boogidy boogidy lets go diggin boys!!!!
I see a ten footer in our future! Thanks again guys for the replies...Be safe.....Jgas

 

[halfdime]

Very nice! I found two (broken) of those St. Jakob OEL this week; it's amazing how much you learn when you dig and then study your diggin's.