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[pepperj]

howdy y'all

Howdy old texan
Finished the renovations?

 

[old texan]

Howdy old texan
Finished the renovations?

thanks pep - no - about half done - what a nerve wracking experience - you were sure right about everything - there must be a million items in home depot - i think i've looked at each one twice - i mean how many damn types of screws can there be - i've enjoyed looking at your finds - think of what all you'll find when you figure out that new machine -- just kidding - you had it figured out before you got it -- thanks for posting and for giving good advice to the members of this site

 

[old texan]

Howdy old texan
Finished the renovations?

and what is a hoop room or hoop house or whatever it was you said

 

[JVA5th]

Explored around the field found some native American grinding stones all over the rocks. Looked around for artifacts but found none just signs of where they processed quartz to make stuff. Found lots of square nails and entertained myself digging them up came back with a bunch. Found a punch of old shotgun head stamps and a round type of ammo probably buck shot but hoping it's from a older gun that fired round rounds but probably not. Didn't find anything good but kept me entertained.

 

[JVA5th]

The round ammo I dug up. Dug up near the grinding stone area doubt it has any relation. With my luck probably just a buck shot round.

 

[pepperj]

The round ammo I dug up. Dug up near the grinding stone area doubt it has any relation. With my luck probably just a buck shot round.

Measure it.
Looks like a musket ball, that had its spur clipped off.
Could of been a drop-as not being fired.
Well done-did you keep the stones?
Beats my 1938 penny from my sugar bush lane.

 

[pepperj]

 

[JVA5th]

Measure it.
Looks like a musket ball, that had its spur clipped off.
Could of been a drop-as not being fired.
Well done-did you keep the stones?
Beats my 1938 penny from my sugar bush lane.

No way to keep the stones. They are clusters of grinding holes in the bed rock. Instead of make the portable ones they had areas they made a bunch in the bed rock and worked in those areas. I did some research of the tribe that lived here and a lot of there arrow heads and tools are much different than what I'm used to seeing and can look like normal rocks if you're not paying attention

 

[WannaDig3687]

Explored around the field found some native American grinding stones all over the rocks. Looked around for artifacts but found none just signs of where they processed quartz to make stuff. Found lots of square nails and entertained myself digging them up came back with a bunch. Found a punch of old shotgun head stamps and a round type of ammo probably buck shot but hoping it's from a older gun that fired round rounds but probably not. Didn't find anything good but kept me entertained.

That sounds like me. I detect around the old foundation over and over again. I hope to get a signal other than the rusty nail or fence. I get fed up and dig that 27-28 just so I can dig something. I am getting quite partial to the square nails. Lol.

 

[JVA5th]

That sounds like me. I detect around the old foundation over and over again. I hope to get a signal other than the rusty nail or fence. I get fed up and dig that 27-28 just so I can dig something. I am getting quite partial to the square nails. Lol.

I am weird I was purposely collecting the square nails I never come across them here. So was fun just collecting them to me lol. I wasn't finding much else so I was like well I guess I'll collect me some square nails. I'll think at come point I'll try to scout for native american artifacts left by the Miwuk. Where there is there grinding stones in the bed rock surely they had to have left some goodies behind.

 

[WannaDig3687]

I am weird I was purposely collecting the square nails I never come across them here. So was fun just collecting them to me lol. I wasn't finding much else so I was like well I guess I'll collect me some square nails. I'll think at come point I'll try to scout for native american artifacts left by the Miwuk. Where there is there grinding stones in the bed rock surely they had to have left some goodies behind.

I agree. There has to be something.

 

[JVA5th]

My square nails found these along a rock wall. Lots of rock walls out here in the hills said to be from the Chinese when they marked claim boundaries or grazing areas.

 

[pepperj]

and what is a hoop room or hoop house or whatever it was you said

Cold frame/Hoop house/Green House - all similar.
Little sad on the curb appeal.
But it don't matter another country hick can't see it from the curb-heck we don't have curbs.
What does one expect for under $400 of cost. Reused front door (victorian) Need to fix the turn ringer bell.
The windows on the sides were from a drive shed demo'd I did 9 years ago.
The 2"x12" painted skirt boards were salvaged from the township garbage truck-old bench seating at our hall.
I even left the gum stuck to the underside of the benches for providence.
Frame free-the wood to make the box was recycled timber from what they sat steel on during transport on the railcars. 4.5lbs a foot so about 1300 lbs of box. 16ft x 3ft x 2.5 ft high
650 shovels of dirt to fill it.
Stays about 20F degrees warmer inside during when the sun shines on it.
Just to extend our growing seasons-as growing our own is important to us.
These were taken before the plastic edging was finished up.

 

[pepperj]

My square nails found these along a rock wall. Lots of rock walls out here in the hills said to be from the Chinese when they marked claim boundaries or grazing areas.

You need to find where they lived.
Lots of cool relics they probably left behind.
The medicine bottles, opium bottles.

 

[JVA5th]

I've never stumbled on any of the Chinese camps. I heard they have great relics in them if one can come across them.

 

[Bamasteve]

The round ammo I dug up. Dug up near the grinding stone area doubt it has any relation. With my luck probably just a buck shot round.

Looks too large to be modern buck shot

 

[ARC]

Good morning TreasureNet Crew.

 

[blossom]

Good morning Cappy nd all u ofher late comers…. 😆!! Im up nd out, site meetings today!! Enjoy ur day!! xx 🤗

 

[pepperj]

Morning ARC, blossom, Bart

 

[Blak bart]

Good morning pepper 🌶 and crew !!