VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Stumbled on an Early 1800s Home Site With Dman Today & CW Hunt With Josh last Friday
Dman and I met about 9 am today (Feb. 10) to try and locate a U.S. CW camp nearby a site where we had previously dug CW bullets. We knew there was a small spring fed stream about a quarter mile from the site where we dug relics. We drove back into the farm and parked the truck above the stream. Doug started walking west on the same side of the stream where we parked and I crossed the stream and headed west paralleling the stream as well. Less than 5 minutes later, I dug a large coat size 30 mm. flat button. Unless this was just a random loss, we knew there was a very early home site nearby. It only took 5 minutes to locate it by the iron field. Except for shotgun brass, no modern day trash was there. Doug’s first relic was a cuff button. We both dug a brass buckle. I dug the small brass lock fly cover that reads ”W.M. & co.”. We didn’t locate the CW camp but had fun hunting the old home and our morning finds are shown on the green towel.
The next pic on the orange Modern Miner “Relic Rag” is from an 1862 CW camp hunt with Tenn. Josh last Friday. Josh dug a nice carved bullet during our 3 hour hunt that afternoon. It’s very possible that the same Union Soldier who carved Josh’s bullet that he found Friday (pic #3) also carved the bullets in the photo collage. Left to Right-Doug’s, Josh’s, & my carved bullet from the same area of that camp. HH from the Tennessee Trio.
Dman and I met about 9 am today (Feb. 10) to try and locate a U.S. CW camp nearby a site where we had previously dug CW bullets. We knew there was a small spring fed stream about a quarter mile from the site where we dug relics. We drove back into the farm and parked the truck above the stream. Doug started walking west on the same side of the stream where we parked and I crossed the stream and headed west paralleling the stream as well. Less than 5 minutes later, I dug a large coat size 30 mm. flat button. Unless this was just a random loss, we knew there was a very early home site nearby. It only took 5 minutes to locate it by the iron field. Except for shotgun brass, no modern day trash was there. Doug’s first relic was a cuff button. We both dug a brass buckle. I dug the small brass lock fly cover that reads ”W.M. & co.”. We didn’t locate the CW camp but had fun hunting the old home and our morning finds are shown on the green towel.
The next pic on the orange Modern Miner “Relic Rag” is from an 1862 CW camp hunt with Tenn. Josh last Friday. Josh dug a nice carved bullet during our 3 hour hunt that afternoon. It’s very possible that the same Union Soldier who carved Josh’s bullet that he found Friday (pic #3) also carved the bullets in the photo collage. Left to Right-Doug’s, Josh’s, & my carved bullet from the same area of that camp. HH from the Tennessee Trio.
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Another good hunt from the Duo of the Trio. Q, I think you're going to have to reinforce your floor to hold all the LEAD! You know I LOVE the carved bullets!
