Farmers cache

[Nomadnailer]

There are the regular places to hunt farm caches like chicken coop, well, barn and the old oak tree but does anyone have any normal or unusual places to look the farm dates back to 1700's but the home is 1800's and it has a cut stone cellar. The farm is located near Meadowsville, WV

 

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[austin]

Behind a loose firplace brick, under the cellar floor, along the old rock fence(there should be one from that time period), by a tree, by where a tree used to be, in other words, almost anywhere...

 

[ThTx]

If the house has a kitchen, look out from there. Any landmark within easy walking distance should be checked. If the kitchen is(was) in another building, which was popular at the time, look out from the door. Many farm wives had their own egg money stash. From the 1800's, I wouldn't expect a gold hoard. Probably only an old cent or two cent piece, but still would make a great find!

 

[ivan salis]

look for a loose (easily removed) stone , if the homestead is still there find where the window is where one looks out at --and look for any "noticible" land mark type items-- people liked to "watch over" their stashes

 

[Jason in Enid]

Most caches were hidden within the house, where it could be watched over, and added to without suspicion.

 

[Nomadnailer]

Never thought of cellar floor or loose fireplace brick thanks

 

[gunsil]

Jason is 100 percent correct. Most caches were inside rather than outside. Farmers rarely had a lot of money to cache anyways, but some did stash a little away. #1 spot for an outside buried cache will be within sight of the main bedroom window, and usually under two feet deep.

 

[Citiboy289]

Jason is 100 percent correct. Most caches were inside rather than outside. Farmers rarely had a lot of money to cache anyways, but some did stash a little away. #1 spot for an outside buried cache will be within sight of the main bedroom window, and usually under two feet deep.

Another good tip is before you start running around with a detector PAUSE a few minutes and get the " feel " of the property, Just sit and let the property "SPEAK " to you It has worked for me many times

 

[ECS]

Most caches were hidden within the house, where it could be watched over, and added to without suspicion.

My greatgrandfathers house in Paterson,NJ,had a root cellar just off the kitchen.Besides stored perserves in mason jars,he also used it as his "bank"He built that house,and it also had several hidden secret rooms,which were fun to explore when I was a kid.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Another good tip is before you start running around with a detector PAUSE a few minutes and get the " feel " of the property, Just sit and let the property "SPEAK " to you It has worked for me many times

There was a member on here last year (I think) that had some really good info about this. He posted a link to a study where they put GPS on people and asked them to go hide something in a park. Most people ended up walking almost exactly the same paths and choosing the same 1 or 2 spots as a hide. Moral of the story, follow your instincts on where YOU would chose to hide a cache when hunting for a cache.

 

[Jason in Enid]

My greatgrandfathers house in Paterson,NJ,had a root cellar just off the kitchen.Besides stored perserves in mason jars,he also used it as his "bank"He built that house,and it also had several hidden secret rooms,which were fun to explore when I was a kid.

If I ever get the chance to build my next house, it's definitely going to have secret rooms!

 

[Frankn]

Well, I didn't read all the post, but this is my opinion. I assume you are looking for a cache, not a few coins, so here goes.
Take a 2 box and walk around the cut stone foundation, inside and outside.
Also walk any fence line. Now get out there real early, just as the sun is just rising and look for the teltail shadows of depressed areas that were well worn paths. They might just lead to treasure.

One last clue, if the farm dates to1700 and the house to 1800, look for the foundation of a prior home. I bet they didn't camp out for 100 years.
Frank...

 

[gunsil]

Best info on cache hunting is in Karl VonMullers' "Treasure Hunters' Manual" #6 or #7. Out of print and harder to find, but a must-read for all metal detector users and land treasure seekers. One can probably get a copy to read through one's library. Back in the early 70's I lent my copy to a friend who lived in an old Victorian house. Two days later he found a cigar box with 43 Saint Gaudens double eagles in the house!! Got my book back, but the find went to his head, and I didn't even get one for the help!!

 

[Frankn]

Jason is 100 percent correct. Most caches were inside rather than outside. Farmers rarely had a lot of money to cache anyways, but some did stash a little away. #1 spot for an outside buried cache will be within sight of the main bedroom window, and usually under two feet deep.

Well, most caches that I have found have been outside in view of a window in the house.
Farmers were big cache hiders. Look at it this way, they only got paid once a year if they raised crops.
Frank...

 

[Ism]

Never thought of cellar floor or loose fireplace brick thanks

I have been researching newspaper stories and celler floors were a common "buried" location for cache discoveries by demolition crews.

 

[Coldshuz]

My aunt and uncle were willed a large 200 acre farm in destitute. As they went through the house they found the attic filled with old spinning wheels, the three barns had many old antiques and farm implements used in the raising of sheep. The main fireplace still had the swing arm to move the kettle in and out of it. In the fireplace and up the chimney within arms reach was a cubby type hole that contained many old trinkets and treasures (some old coins, documents, etc.).
Last year I did a little research on the property and found that an old stage coach stop was one time on the property. I go up there every year to help them harvest the corn and last year found the old walls of the stage coach building about 6-12 inches under ground in what my uncle had used over the last 25 years as a pig pen and then a trash dump. This year we're bringing our metal detectors and hope to find additional items for them.

 

[sweetrelease]

Best info on cache hunting is in Karl VonMullers' "Treasure Hunters' Manual" #6 or #7. Out of print and harder to find, but a must-read for all metal detector users and land treasure seekers. One can probably get a copy to read through one's library. Back in the early 70's I lent my copy to a friend who lived in an old Victorian house. Two days later he found a cigar box with 43 Saint Gaudens double eagles in the house!! Got my book back, but the find went to his head, and I didn't even get one for the help!!

I have this book and it is a good read. lots and lots of info. by the way found it at a yard sale about 5 years ago ,paid 25 cents for it .:-)

 

[gunsil]

I have this book and it is a good read. lots and lots of info. by the way found it at a yard sale about 5 years ago ,paid 25 cents for it .:-)

That book is the best!! Karl passed away a few years back, I bet there could be some money made by publishing a new edition, with all the new hunters out there. I had both #6 and #7, but seem to have #6 not returned. You got a lot of great info for your quarter!! That guy was a true treasure hunter, and I was glad to have read many articles by him and of course his books.

 

[hookahman]

Sweet is there any way you can post some of the pages from the book?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Sweet is there any way you can post some of the pages from the book?

That would be a copyright violation.