Ya never know what might be hiding in the creek.

[Newt]

The in situ pic. I new right off what it was.

 

[Newt]

I found a wagon wheel outer rim last week. It took me about 1/2 hour to dig out and it was laying maybe an inch under the surface. Why did it take so long to dig, you ask? Well my machine was giving a huge signal (of course) that read like a quarter. I was thinking CACHE!!!! I dug down about 3 feet and found nothing and widened my hole to about 3 feet and still nothing..........widened it some more and realized I was digging right in the center of this big wagon wheel rim that was nearly laying on the surface. I wasn't amused.

At least you were at an old site.
Newt

 

[incajoe]

I found a wagon wheel outer rim last week. It took me about 1/2 hour to dig out and it was laying maybe an inch under the surface. Why did it take so long to dig, you ask? Well my machine was giving a huge signal (of course) that read like a quarter. I was thinking CACHE!!!! I dug down about 3 feet and found nothing and widened my hole to about 3 feet and still nothing..........widened it some more and realized I was digging right in the center of this big wagon wheel rim that was nearly laying on the surface. I wasn't amused.

At least you were at an old site.
Newt

I'm in Connecticut, everywhere is an old site. The trick is to find one with good stuff in the ground. It ain't easy these days!

 

[Kas]

looks like the whole wagon is there, Newt.

 

[Newt]

looks like the whole wagon is there, Newt.

I wish!
Newt

 

[Mona Lisa]

I found a wagon wheel outer rim last week. It took me about 1/2 hour to dig out and it was laying maybe an inch under the surface. Why did it take so long to dig, you ask? Well my machine was giving a huge signal (of course) that read like a quarter. I was thinking CACHE!!!! I dug down about 3 feet and found nothing and widened my hole to about 3 feet and still nothing..........widened it some more and realized I was digging right in the center of this big wagon wheel rim that was nearly laying on the surface. I wasn't amused.

Been there....done that! It was very frustrating the time I spent on that hole. The signal is tremendous inside any circle of iron. It's a learning experience for sure.

Nice pictures, Newt!

 

[Jay-in-Pa]

Dig deeper could be that missing wagon load of gold

 

[liftloop]

nice find

 

[Jeep]

Quick dig up the rest of the wagon,

One of Georgia's most lingering and possibly lucrative mysteries is that of the lost Confederate gold. Worth roughly $100,000 in 1865, when it disappeared, it would be a small fortune in today's dollars--around one million dollars.
On the night of May 24, 1865, two wagon trains filled with gold, one containing the last of the Confederate treasury and the other money from Virginia banks, were robbed at Chennault Crossroads in Lincoln County.

I heard that the treasure was buried in the wagons to throw them off the track, Keep digging

Great find though, A wagon wheel always adds curb appeal to your house

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great find though, A wagon wheel always adds curb appeal to your house

Yeah. They're better than a concrete gnome.


Nice finds Newt!