Unexpected things found dump digging

Rhapsody

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Rhapsody

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I've got a few old dump sites around me, but sadly they've been plowed over, so all I find are bits and pieces of what I see your finding.
Hi Tamrock thats a bummer I sure had to dig through a ton of broken glass to find the few things I did find. There is a dump in Olathe,CO that was plowed and I walked the 'rows' of trash and did Ok with some victorian brass jewelry and WWI buttons. Hope you the best, HH!
 

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Hi Tamrock thats a bummer I sure had to dig through a ton of broken glass to find the few things I did find. There is a dump in Olathe,CO that was plowed and I walked the 'rows' of trash and did Ok with some victorian brass jewelry and WWI buttons. Hope you the best, HH!
Still its interesting to pick up the pieces and try to determine when it was these items were discarded. I especially like finding what's left of a child of the late 19th and early 20th century toys. Seems they got by on little bisque dolls, marbles, cast iron trains and harmonicas. What was going on during those times where I live was coal mining and farming. One area though I find discarded items that take me back to those who were here long before me and the late Victoria society to the indigenous people who occupied the lands around for thousands of years. It's just a small area of where I'm sure they all meet and a place that can be recognized by them as where the 3 small streams come together. I find lots of microcrytaline flakes, a stone used for grinding, an abater used for refinement of edged weapons and stone points. The prairie dogs have in places have dug up the bones of the game they would process. Most around here today would not even imagine what this land around me would've looked like at one time. It's constant traffic and noise with new housing developments going up at an unbelievable rate.
 

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Blackfoot58

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Still its interesting to pick up the pieces and try to determine when it was these items were discarded. I especially like finding what's left of a child of the late 19th and early 20th century toys. Seems they got by on little bisque dolls, marbles, cast iron trains and harmonicas. What was going on during those times where I live was coal mining and farming. One area though I find discarded items that take me back to those who were here long before me and the late Victoria society to the indigenous people who occupied the lands around for thousands of years. It's just a small area of where I'm sure they all meet and a place that can be recognized by them as where the 3 small streams come together. I find lots of microcrytaline flakes, a stone used for grinding, an abater used for refinement of edged weapons and stone points. The prairie dogs have in places have dug up the bones of the game they would process. Most around here today would not even imagine what this land around me would've looked like at one time. It's constant traffic and noise with new housing developments going up at an unbelievable rate.
Thanks for sharing. Urban sprawl definitely chews up a lot of ground and buried history
 

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Still its interesting to pick up the pieces and try to determine when it was these items were discarded. I especially like finding what's left of a child of the late 19th and early 20th century toys. Seems they got by on little bisque dolls, marbles, cast iron trains and harmonicas. What was going on during those times where I live was coal mining and farming. One area though I find discarded items that take me back to those who were here long before me and the late Victoria society to the indigenous people who occupied the lands around for thousands of years. It's just a small area of where I'm sure they all meet and a place that can be recognized by them as where the 3 small streams come together. I find lots of microcrytaline flakes, a stone used for grinding, an abater used for refinement of edged weapons and stone points. The prairie dogs have in places have dug up the bones of the game they would process. Most around here today would not even imagine what this land around me would've looked like at one time. It's constant traffic and noise with new housing developments going up at an unbelievable rate.
If I had water I would invest in a gold dredge and mine it.
For comparison I live in palm beach county Fl, our land fill is very hitech. They incinerate all the garbage to generate electricity. In one of the plants ( the smaller) they run all the garbage through a trommel they collect on average close to $ 200,000.00 a year. In the large plant they have started a plant which will run all the ash through a wash plant before burial. They did a 2 week test run and recovered over $20,000.00 I’ve always said old landfills near any large city would be a “ gold mine”
 

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Hi everyone, I hope all holes were good holes today mine was a sloppy one! Pulled out a few goodies though (was searching for those beautiful aqua beer bottles from twenties but I'll take what mama earth doles out :sunny:) please have yerself a looksy and a right fine day. Take care.
Honest mud on those jeans. Love it.

Gotta love the Bat Masterson and Roy Rodgers pistols as well. That was an enjoyable day of digging.
 

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Still its interesting to pick up the pieces and try to determine when it was these items were discarded. I especially like finding what's left of a child of the late 19th and early 20th century toys. Seems they got by on little bisque dolls, marbles, cast iron trains and harmonicas. What was going on during those times where I live was coal mining and farming. One area though I find discarded items that take me back to those who were here long before me and the late Victoria society to the indigenous people who occupied the lands around for thousands of years. It's just a small area of where I'm sure they all meet and a place that can be recognized by them as where the 3 small streams come together. I find lots of microcrytaline flakes, a stone used for grinding, an abater used for refinement of edged weapons and stone points. The prairie dogs have in places have dug up the bones of the game they would process. Most around here today would not even imagine what this land around me would've looked like at one time. It's constant traffic and noise with new housing developments going up at an unbelievable rate.
nice eye there those smaller flakes sure would look nice in an old mason jar or crucible, thanks for sharing :)
 

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Rhapsody

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If I had water I would invest in a gold dredge and mine it.
For comparison I live in palm beach county Fl, our land fill is very hitech. They incinerate all the garbage to generate electricity. In one of the plants ( the smaller) they run all the garbage through a trommel they collect on average close to $ 200,000.00 a year. In the large plant they have started a plant which will run all the ash through a wash plant before burial. They did a 2 week test run and recovered over $20,000.00 I’ve always said old landfills near any large city would be a “ gold mine”
food for thought for sure I almost make a living off of other peoples' trash so an interesting take on it for sure, neat idea too
 

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Rhapsody

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Honest mud on those jeans. Love it.

Gotta love the Bat Masterson and Roy Rodgers pistols as well. That was an enjoyable day of digging.
shockers when they popped out nothing but rust then blam, got to get into the nasty to get the best stuff thanks for looking:)
 

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