just may have found a good digging spot;) u tell me

[chong2]

today while a friend and i were detecting a old foundation i have been wanting to get at, i started to see alot of older glass above ground, its like upper 100's outside, in the middle of the desert, im not getting any good hits so i deside to run my mini pick axe in the ground (the ground is hard over here) where the older glass is, after scraping about 6 in of dirt my axe brings up my first older bottle, dug bottle that is.its nothing special, no markings, but it just feels good the axe chipped the lip, also i found the bottom half of a square bottle in the same scraping. i had to leave right after because i did not prepare for the heat and planned on spending just a few mins outdoors. from the research on the pieces i found above ground, they date around 1880's to early 1900's. so next week i will atempt to dig out a nice square, the problem is this will be my first time and the ground really really sucks around here, so i have to figure what tools and approach to take this. oh and the way home i stopped by a local antique store and bought a duffys malt whiskey with the back label still on for 4 bucks, i think im getting bottle fever
p.s. as for metal detecing i found some sort of clock parts
everyone have a good night

 

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[Bavaria Mike]

Sounds interesting but could be a tedious dig getting through the hard ground without breaking any of the finds. HH, Mike

 

[allen]

sounds like a good place to detect. but beware of all the dangers of the desert.like snakes, scorpions and the HEAT. keep on digging...

 

[Glenn-RI]

Nice bottles. If you pour some water over the area prior to digging the gound may soften up. I'm not familiar with your ground conditions so I'm really not sure. It's just a thought. Good luck.

Glenn

 

[trk5capt]

Looks Like A Good Site, Take Your Time And Be Careful. Best Of Luck & Good Hunting. trk5capt...

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Cool....looks like you havea great spot...just go slow. I about had a heart attack when I saw the malt whiskey...was thinking "how could he dig that with the perfect label?: hahahaha....then read the post!

 

[Jeffro]

Wait until fall kicks in and you get several days of rain sometime, then swoop on it!

 

[chong2]

you dont have to tell me, i have been stung 3 time by scorpions!!!!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Cool looking bottle, Art...

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Very cool, also nice score from the antique shop!
I wonder what other stuff is in that bottle dump area you've found? Time will tell!

 

[chong2]

well, i will for sure post any finds or no finds of the dump area, might be a few weeks away tho

 

[JakePhelps]

Nice finds! Some of those shards look even older than 1880,try digging and detecting/sifting the dirt from it too

 

[jasonbo]

On an fun note

 

[chong2]

lol, i like the oics, i saw one of the clok in ebay