dug a hole and look what I found (New Hole, New Pics)

[wirelessworldinc]

A little history on my property. The home was built in 1890 and so yesterday i decided that i would metal detect and I did find a clad penny that was 8 inches down. They must have brought in alot of fill dirt over the years. I got bored with detecting the yard so I went inside the pole barn out back that was built the same year as the house. 2/3 of the floor is dirt and previous owners did pour concrete on 1/3. as I was detecting I got a large outline of a signal showing quarter and gold, bouncing back and forth. I dug down 12 inches and I would say the width and length I dug was approx 16in x 18in. I hit something hard and metally sounding and it sounded hollow. It scared me because I thought maybe a gas line. I called a friend to help me get the rest of the dirt out of the hole. We got down and it was round lid with 2 hooks on it and very heavy to lift off. It was dark in the barn so i ran inside and grabbed a flashlight, (cheapy) did little good. When we pryed the lid off their is a metal container (round). It was empty except for 3 pieces of old boards in it. It was not a septic tank. My questions are: Could it be an old Moonshine Still buried in the ground or maybe it was used to burn something, maybe a blacksmith shop a long time ago? The old neighbors tell me that years ago the story on the house is that there was a dumb waiter going down into the basement and that is where the old man used to take his hooch up and down from the basement. I am going to dig the metal container completely out of the ground and metal detect underneith it. Let me tell you that when I seen a big lid my heart actually skipped a beat thinking "Oh my God, I actually found a Cache". Guess I will keep digging. Here are the pics, sorry they are so dark.

Mary ann

 

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[diggemall]

Re: dug a hole and look what I found

Maybe they were the hiding spots for the moonshine so the law couldn't find it until they took it and sold it. Keep up the good work hopefully you'll find thier stash somewhere.

I'm betting on hooch hidey holes - gotta have a place to store it till you have enough to make a run

Diggem'

 

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[wirelessworldinc]

Re: dug a hole and look what I found

Got out to the barn this evening about 6pm and started digging the signal I was getting to the first barrel and I was digging up broken crock pieces and got to the metal. It was so hot with sweat pouring in my eyes I decided to quite for the evening. I will keep everybody up to date when I finish that hole. Here are the pictures of the new hole. Mary ann

 

[wirelessworldinc]

I will take some pic's of the crock pieces tommorrow that I dug up, Mary ann

 

[ivan salis]

humm crockery --- moonshine hiding spot in crocks or olive brining pots ? interesting

 

[wirelessworldinc]

You know, I really don't know what it is. The whole thing baffles me. I got on google and looked up what you would store moonshine in underground and the containers look different, they have lids with holes on the top where a pipe would fit in. I am stumped. I am just going to dig every signal. Mary ann

 

[pegleglooker]

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[wirelessworldinc]

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What does that mean? Mary ann

 

[Hardy]

I AGREE THAT THEY ARE COOLER CANS FOR DAIRY,ETC

 

[wirelessworldinc]

I AGREE THAT THEY ARE COOLER CANS FOR DAIRY,ETC

Yep maybe they are coolers, I am clueless. Mary ann

 

[Excavator]

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What does that mean? Mary ann

It means pegleglooker "bumped" this post back to the top of the list.

Keep diggin'!

I live in an old bootlegger's house myself.

 

[wirelessworldinc]

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What does that mean? Mary ann

It means pegleglooker "bumped" this post back to the top of the list.

Keep diggin'!

I live in an old bootlegger's house myself.

I know it does not mean anything just because a moonshiner had a dumb waiter in the house. Maybe everything I am digging has to do with what another old timer told me that there used to be a blacksmith that lived in the house. They told me that maybe he used the barrel's to burn things, but that does not make since because the wood planks at the bottom of the barrels are not burnt. Mary ann

 

[Buckeye]

They could have been used to " soak " poles and or fence posts, in a preservative prior to being buried. These types of soaker barrels were buried at ground level and a lid put on when not being used.

 

[wirelessworldinc]

They could have been used to " soak " poles and or fence posts, in a preservative prior to being buried. These types of soaker barrels were buried at ground level and a lid put on when not being used.

Never heard of that but anything is possible, thank you. Mary ann

 

[pegleglooker]

Have you checked where the dumb waiter goes ? and is there any " hidden " pathway to the barn ?? just asking.

PLL

 

[wirelessworldinc]

Have you checked where the dumb waiter goes ? and is there any " hidden " pathway to the barn ?? just asking.

PLL

I don't believe there is a hidden pathway from the house where the dumb waiter is cause the wall on the basement is solid brick. But now that I think about it, The holes that I am digging are alot deeper than the ground level of the house. I don't know. I am just going to dig every signal in the barn. I have a bounty hunter 505 and to be quite honest I never thought that I could get signals as deep as I am getting. They are not acurate readings. Because I may be digging for example 12 inches and it says 8in. It is so iffy. But I just am going to dig every signal. The MD is the only MD I have ever had so I can not say what some other MD would say on readings. I am shocked how deep it goes though. Mary ann

 

[KTMRIDER]

Cool stuff Mary Ann! Can't wait to see what you find. Maybe it's time to bring in a backhoe.

 

[The.Boomer]

Have you checked where the dumb waiter goes ? and is there any " hidden " pathway to the barn ?? just asking.

PLL

I don't believe there is a hidden pathway from the house where the dumb waiter is cause the wall on the basement is solid brick. But now that I think about it, The holes that I am digging are alot deeper than the ground level of the house. I don't know. I am just going to dig every signal in the barn. I have a bounty hunter 505 and to be quite honest I never thought that I could get signals as deep as I am getting. They are not acurate readings. Because I may be digging for example 12 inches and it says 8in. It is so iffy. But I just am going to dig every signal. The MD is the only MD I have ever had so I can not say what some other MD would say on readings. I am shocked how deep it goes though. Mary ann

The size of the target makes it detectable. BHs can go really deep if they are detecting a buried car, but a target as small as a coin they may only go 8". No detector that I've ever seen in use can acurately tell depth deeper than 4". I'm sure some brand loyalist will wanna argue this but I really don't care to. As for the buried barrels, are you sure they don't have any small holes in the sides. If they do have, my guess would be dry sinks for drainage or potty dumps. A place to put animal waist other than the lawn. With holes in the sides it would allow the natural decaying process to continue undisturbed. The heavy lids on most would allow traffic like cows etc.. on top without a cave in. If there are no holes then I would agree that food storage bins would be the most likely answer, with the heavy lids to keep critters out.

 

[toolman61]

above in the rafters are they visible or covered? does it look like maybe a hoist could of been up there/ to pull stuff out of the barrels? I think he hid his jugs of shine in the holes cause of revenuers. But he had to cook his shine somewhere and that takes some big copper pots,tanks. Do you have any land with your house as in woods to hidehis operation? Or is there a wood,coal stove on the property? They also could have been used to make brandy out of cause I had a Old man friend in Virginia that used to make it in a regular 55 gal. barrel. He used apple and peach trees to flavor it. Got any fruit trees? I sure hope you find some nice relics or a cache!! Good luck and dig it up. HH Tom

 

[wirelessworldinc]

Went outside today to the barn and dug alittle bit more and I think it is a metal pipe. Kinda scared to mess with it to much cause I don't know where it goes to. Mary ann

 

[nightwolf]

Looks like an old water or drain pipe, I've dug a few of those up doing tear downs on barns, They can be pretty annoying to get out by hand depending how long and heavy it is. I've also seen crawlspaces dug way down under barn floors for various storage. Who knows, maybe you'll hit a big stash spot in all that digging =)