I Screwed Up ?

[TOWcritter]

I visit a local establishment where I live and have spent the last week or two researching the area. Well, I used some old topo maps and found a site that looked promising behind said establishment. I got permission from the owner to do some detecting. Well... I found something that I wasn't expecting...An Entire Undocumented Mill Site!! I found foundations for the mill, raceway, main house, outhouse as well as a couple of other outbuildings. It is a small area, about 200 feet X 200 feet maybe. It turns out that the (Said Owner) is only renting the property and had no idea of anything "back there". This is an undocumented archeological site I am sure. What should I do? I picked up a small lid from an old mason jar that I saw poking through the snow and it has what looks like a peice of plastic in it. I cleaned it off and it's glass! It says "Genuine zinc cap for ball mason jars" with two elongated arrows in between. Throw me a bone people!

 

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[giterdone]

I didn't have a chance to do any digging yet but the thought that there might be something under that lid never occured to me.

You should always check your hole again after removing what you perceive to be the target.? Removal of a junk item will clear away the descrimination masking and reveal a good target underneath like an old coin.? In the case of buried jars as caches, sometimes over the years with freeze and thaw, the jar can break, letting in mud and dirt. You come along and dig up the lid, cover your hole and go about your merry way and leave a pile of coins for the next TH'er to find! ? Recheck your holes! Giterdone

 

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