BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
I'm more than a little late getting this post up. But last week Shanegalang and I got back to the field of dreams again. It seems that Spanish Silver #12 is going to stay just out of reach for now, but we certainly tried. The wellspring of colonial, federal, and civil war goodies is drying up a bit too...but we have hit the field twice a week, 8 to 10 hour days every week since mid-January. So it's bound to dry up sometime. The cane is getting taller now, and the mosquitos and snakes coming out.
So...I knew that the field would be pretty slim in our main area, and having gridded an area of about 3/4 of a mile thoroughly, I decided to focus on an area that was chock full of trash. After digging can after can after can, screw caps, and junk, I was getting a little frustrated. Here is a photo of all the crap I dug. Not included is another military backpack of junk iron tractor parts, etc that we hauled away.
Well, I kept digging, in a way just thankful that there were targets to dig. And I finally came up with a Civil War button
It turned out to be an "I" with some gilding remaining. The tractors and plow have beaten it up some, but it's a nice keeper. 
By this time, the sun was beating down and the humidity was killer, so after several hours in the field we grabbed a nice lunch of Jambalaya and white beans
We got back at it and I went right back to that trashy area to dig up some more cans, nabbing several flat buttons, a barrel tap piece, a bronze nail, and all of a sudden this came up:
A FOURTH 1812 Artillery Coat button from this field.
We dug through more of the can slaw, filled up two more trash bags of junk aluminum, and headed home.
The next day we got out bright and early to the field of dreams. The mud had dried up a bit, but it was still soupy in some parts of the field. It was a beautiful day. Cane rows heading off infinitely in front of us. Here's a photo of Shane diggin in the front of the massive field:
To be honest, this day although I walked with my detector on, I only got one keeper that beeped at me (a keyhole cover from an old lock). The rest of the finds were eyeball finds: Loads of fantastic early pottery and colonial pipe stems. At one point I saw a tiny blue speck in the mud and took a step past it before I realized what it was:
Another "Russian Blue" trade bead!!
I am Thrilled to find these here, because they are a scarce find. Hard to see, and a chance in a million that they are plowed up to the top and visible. Great 1700s item there. 
Later on, I saw a big piece of iron sticking out of the side of a cane row. Because part of the trick in hunting a site like this is clearing the iron out so that we can hear the iffy, deep signals, half reales on edge, etc., I of course picked it up and pulled it out of the soil. It turned out to be a well preserved Cane Knife!
Shane had dug one of these on a previous trip, and I just couldn't wait to find something like this--so specific to Louisiana. I am absolutely thrilled to find one. In terms of style, this one is certainly 19th century.
So as it got dark, we packed up and headed home. But we'll be back again. Once a field has produced like this one has, it is practically impossible to get it out of your mind.
Here are some photos of my finds. First off, all the great pottery, pipe stem pieces, and the blue Trade Bead in the center of the photo. It is really worth opening this photo up by clicking it twice to enjoy the colors and variety of the pottery shards.
And the flat buttons, barrel tap piece, Civil War Infantry Officer button, and 1812 Artillery Button.
Best Wishes,
Buckles
I'm more than a little late getting this post up. But last week Shanegalang and I got back to the field of dreams again. It seems that Spanish Silver #12 is going to stay just out of reach for now, but we certainly tried. The wellspring of colonial, federal, and civil war goodies is drying up a bit too...but we have hit the field twice a week, 8 to 10 hour days every week since mid-January. So it's bound to dry up sometime. The cane is getting taller now, and the mosquitos and snakes coming out.
So...I knew that the field would be pretty slim in our main area, and having gridded an area of about 3/4 of a mile thoroughly, I decided to focus on an area that was chock full of trash. After digging can after can after can, screw caps, and junk, I was getting a little frustrated. Here is a photo of all the crap I dug. Not included is another military backpack of junk iron tractor parts, etc that we hauled away.
Well, I kept digging, in a way just thankful that there were targets to dig. And I finally came up with a Civil War button
It turned out to be an "I" with some gilding remaining. The tractors and plow have beaten it up some, but it's a nice keeper. By this time, the sun was beating down and the humidity was killer, so after several hours in the field we grabbed a nice lunch of Jambalaya and white beans
We got back at it and I went right back to that trashy area to dig up some more cans, nabbing several flat buttons, a barrel tap piece, a bronze nail, and all of a sudden this came up:
A FOURTH 1812 Artillery Coat button from this field.
We dug through more of the can slaw, filled up two more trash bags of junk aluminum, and headed home.
The next day we got out bright and early to the field of dreams. The mud had dried up a bit, but it was still soupy in some parts of the field. It was a beautiful day. Cane rows heading off infinitely in front of us. Here's a photo of Shane diggin in the front of the massive field:
To be honest, this day although I walked with my detector on, I only got one keeper that beeped at me (a keyhole cover from an old lock). The rest of the finds were eyeball finds: Loads of fantastic early pottery and colonial pipe stems. At one point I saw a tiny blue speck in the mud and took a step past it before I realized what it was:
Another "Russian Blue" trade bead!!
I am Thrilled to find these here, because they are a scarce find. Hard to see, and a chance in a million that they are plowed up to the top and visible. Great 1700s item there. Later on, I saw a big piece of iron sticking out of the side of a cane row. Because part of the trick in hunting a site like this is clearing the iron out so that we can hear the iffy, deep signals, half reales on edge, etc., I of course picked it up and pulled it out of the soil. It turned out to be a well preserved Cane Knife!
Shane had dug one of these on a previous trip, and I just couldn't wait to find something like this--so specific to Louisiana. I am absolutely thrilled to find one. In terms of style, this one is certainly 19th century.
So as it got dark, we packed up and headed home. But we'll be back again. Once a field has produced like this one has, it is practically impossible to get it out of your mind.
Here are some photos of my finds. First off, all the great pottery, pipe stem pieces, and the blue Trade Bead in the center of the photo. It is really worth opening this photo up by clicking it twice to enjoy the colors and variety of the pottery shards.
And the flat buttons, barrel tap piece, Civil War Infantry Officer button, and 1812 Artillery Button.
Best Wishes,
Buckles
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