Early Log cabin

[Gare]

Me and a buddy went to a early log cabin site. We hunted for maybe a hour and a half and it was really squeaky clean We will go back . But here are some pictures of the place. Notice the piano framework ?

 

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[Gare]

We did not find a decent target we will come back . can not believe how clean the place was

 

[tamrock]

I so enjoy the old dwellings built with what's available and found in the area. I've got a few photos I've taken as I've come by old cabins built of logs or stone.

 

[jose159]

That is a really cool spot and great pictures! I almost always find pieces of old cast iron stoves in places like that. Keep us posted on the next hunt there.

 

[scruggs]

Try to hunt the ground inside the foundation walls when they are cleared out if you can. Coins could fall through cracks in the floor. Good luck!

 

[ToddsPoint]

Our local volunteer fire dept has made it a habit to burn down all the old abandoned houses and barns in the township for firefighting practice. I don’t think there’s a single one left. After burning and leveling it leaves an area full of nails.

 

[dognose]

nice images.

I think it is a bit odd not to find any targets at all.

many old sites here in Indiana used a revine or low area as a dump area.

you just never know what's out there

 

[glass half fool]

Looks like a good location Maybe the next time though will result in a different out come Good Luck .

 

[Tesorodeoro]

It is interesting that much of the structure is milled boards (presumably with round nails) while part of the structure has hand hewn logs.

 

[robertk]

It is interesting that much of the structure is milled boards (presumably with round nails) while part of the structure has hand hewn logs.

It was common for early settlers to build log cabins, then cover them or add onto them with milled lumber when it became available.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

It was common for early settlers to build log cabins, then cover them or add onto them with milled lumber when it became available.

Just didn’t look like they added onto much of a structure

 

[robertk]

Just didn’t look like they added onto much of a structure

By our standards. Things were different then. I’ve visited several early settler cabins that were not even as big as a modern garage, but were considered spacious at the time. I’m guessing people were also shorter. Most of the cabins I’ve been to would have given me a constant headache from bumping into doorways. 😊

 

[glass half fool]

NEARLY ALL of the early settlers had no" house " as far as a destination. Many had a deed for a tract of land And often the accuracy on hem was questionable .When they arrived at the deeded property Once they found their spot to put up buildings and shelters The priority became building shelters for livestock As a work in progress it may have been years until they said the house is complete .As families grew extra room was in order And over time things changed When the original building were put into place they where often not very square But I guy living in what passed as the current barn And buildings they did not sharing with 2 cows and a litter of pigs was a huge step up Even if it way out of square And at times buildings where removed from one location to another thus the various types of lumber used in the same building

 

[glass half fool]

By our standards. Things were different then. I’ve visited several early settler cabins that were not even as big as a modern garage, but were considered spacious at the time. I’m guessing people were also shorter. Most of the cabins I’ve been to would have given me a constant headache from bumping into doorways. 😊

The physical labor needed to build a large house using the equipment they had to work with in those times We can not begin to fathom example digging out a basement with a shovel iT was not a one weekend task And then it was on to gathering rocks for a foundation . No modern equipment was on hand An Lowes did not have a fleet of trucks to make deliveries any Most of the time it became a make due situation , The primary reasons for low ceiling was lifting logs or rocks above your head was hard work And high ceilings meant it was harder to keep warm in the winter

 

[robertk]

The physical labor needed to build a large house using the equipment they had to work with in those times We can not begin to fathom example digging out a basement with a shovel

We can understand it if we choose to. Try cutting down a tree with an axe sometime, then cutting it into firewood with a hand saw. Even with a two-man saw, that's some work. And I actually did dig a basement with a shovel one time several years ago (well, a root cellar, which is the size one of their basements might have been). It was indeed a lot of work, and definitely not a one day project.

 

[billb]

Good luck going back Gare…
Try to find if there is signs of a old road close by and try further away from the cabin

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Good luck going back Gare…
Try to find if there is signs of a old road close by and try further away from the cabin

Better yet a trail leading to where they fell and squared those axe hewn timbers.

 

[TORRERO]

We did not find a decent target we will come back . can not believe how clean the place was

I know the guy who hunted it, and his motto is.. leave no trace behind.... ha ha ha (just kidding)
Long time ago someone said, if you can see it, everyone can see it, and it's the first place to get hunted..

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I know the guy who hunted it, and his motto is.. leave no trace behind.... ha ha ha (just kidding)
Long time ago someone said, if you can see it, everyone can see it, and it's the first place to get hunted..

That last statement may be true, but all it takes is a squirrel to dig something to the surface, a coin to lay flat instead of on edge, a stone to get rolled over, a fruit tree to be uprooted, nails to be patiently dug. Someone to dig a faint signal that previous detectors canceled out. There is always the possibility of treasure. Truth be told majority of people cherry pick using discrimination and walk right over what they are looking for.