More silver from a swimmin hole and Indian artifacts

DANGLANGLEY · Feb 21, 2008

I went out a few days ago to another swimming hole while the lake is still down. I found my first silver that came out shiny from a lake bed. It is the mercury dime and it was about 5" deep in the solid packed granular slate bottom. The heart ring is sterling and it was black as coal when I found it. I feel like an idiot though. When I got to the lake I got my old shoes out of the bed of the truck and they were frozen solid. They were still wet from the last trip and the below freezing temperatures just made them hard as a rock. well, I beat them on the ground till I got them loose enough to put them on and I went at it, lol... It was spitting snow all day and the wind almost pushed me in the water a couple of times while I was hunting a steep bank in the slick mud. I also found the smallest pestle I ever saw. It is concave on both sides. I also found a crude scraper and a nearly whole arrowhead. I found a bunch of sinkers and lures too. I found an old Listerine bottle that must have been in a fire. It's melted and crooked but it's whole, lol... It was a rough day but worth it. I found the 36 Washington today in front of an old medical clinic and it was about 5" deep between some tree roots and I scratched it trying to get it out. Have a good one you all and good luck hunting!!!

DANGLANGLEY

Noodle · Feb 21, 2008

Look at THAT! Great day! Man, you're a die-hard. Putting on frozen shoes to go do it again!

Take your vitamins! -Noodle

wyattrr · Feb 21, 2008

Nice Scores on the Silver...Even though it was cold outside, at least you had some fun...Congrats

grasshopper · Feb 21, 2008

nice finds, love seeing that silver!!

TXDIRTFISHER · Feb 21, 2008

I'll give you 100 bucks for that buzz bait! Just kidding. Nice finds.

DANGLANGLEY · Feb 21, 2008

TXBLUZMAN said:
I'll give you 100 bucks for that buzz bait! Just kidding. Nice finds.

Sold to the highest bidder, lol....That buzz bait had a piece of fishing line on it that looked to be about 4 lb test, lol... It wasn't hooked on anything. it was laying right out in the soft mud.

Thanks for all the great comments. One of these days I'll wise up and put my shoes in the truck, lol...

DANGLANGLEY

trikikiwi · Feb 22, 2008

That's very impressive Dang
Your keenness in the cold AND the finds.

You must have some rough bottom on those fishing grounds - or some big beasties there

for all the 'bust-offs' you found (curiosity of a fisha' man)

I'm aware of a couple or three swimming holes locally where I am keen to detect, but I need to check out the 'proprietary' of the sites. They will be culturally sensitive and so am I.

Cheers, Mike

Moonshadow · Feb 22, 2008

Wow....what an array of finds......Silver, jewelry and relics all in the same spot! Sweet! Keep up the good work!

HH,
Moon

JARMAN · Feb 22, 2008

DL,your a hardcore hunter. Nice finds.. Love the area your in after my visit there last week. I would have to pull some of the coal from the river banks and make a fire. One thing that caught my eye was all the old homes that still stand out in the area. Not torn down just for the sake of it. HH

Bridge End Farm · Feb 22, 2008

nice finds your getting enoyed seeing them

civilman1 · Feb 22, 2008

That's alot of lead Dang,too bad they weren't minieball's.Sound's like a fun place to dig with the variety of find's you have.Congrat's on the silver.....HH!!