1850s Chinese Camp

[NorCal 6er]

1850's Chinese Camp

Searched an 1850's Chinese camp with Los Tulares (Paul) I found 4 coins, The ground was hard packed so the digging was hard but still fun.
lots and lots of square nails and little pcs of metal, all the coins came in around 25/45 and so did the nails and metal.
the appearance of the old Chinese camp appears to look like a normal hill out in the outskirts of an old mining town in northern California, No standing walls of any sort but do have signs of melted foundations and the thousands of broken chards of pottery and china and some pieces of brick. a gold mine of giving Chinese coins by the handful due to the 2000-3000 Chinese immigrants who lived here, Even had a red light district.


Thanks again Paul, enjoyed every moment it sure was fun.

HH
Joe

A LITTLE HISTORY ON TWO OF THE COINS

Manchu Ciowan-Peking mint mark
Emperor-Kao Tsung (1736-1795)
Reign Title - Ch'ien Lung
Dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Ch'ien Lung Tung Pao


could not get any info on other two

 

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[TreasureTales]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

Very nice bunch of Chinese Cash Coins. Did you find any opium pipes or bottles? How about some gold nuggets? Hope you two can go back there when the ground is softer. Seems like it's a good spot. Congrats on the goodies.

 

[Nana40]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

GREAT finds NC! 8)

 

[fd3615]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

Good finds..... did you travel north? or hunt in the valley? i live sacramento area...

 

[NorCal 6er]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

fd3615 Good finds..... did you travel north? or hunt in the valley? i live sacramento area...

south of you off 49

HH
Joe

 

[fossis]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

Looks like fun, good finds,

Fossis.................

 

[NorCal 6er]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

Not sure if you realize it, or not. But that one item you have is the adjuster (takes up the slack), for a belt. That belt would have had a cast brass two-piece tongue-and-wreath buckle.

Quote from CC Hunter
California metal detector forum

lower left corner of pic

HH
Joe

 

[Eddy1H]

Re: 1850's Chinese Camp

Nice variety of finds, Great day of hunting

Eddy