My sort of gps hunt

[McCDig]

My sort of gps hunt




Got back in the woods today with the Garmin to take me to the next waypoint. In about a hundred or so feet, I came upon a large pile of stones, but the area didn't appear to be a home site. Checking around, there were numerous areas with iron in the ground. I turned up loads of shotgun shell casings, horseshoes, and a sewing thimble. Decided to find the waypoint of the day and really did't find much there; I think the 1896 map is off. From there I went up to the high point of the peninsula and found more there in the way of shotgun shells, a small cache of metal files, and what really looks like a cellar hole. In the middle of the depression, under several flat field stones, I got a choppy signal, but high; it turned out to be a cuff button with complete shank. All I can make out on the back is 'Treble Gilt'; this looks like a 19th century button. Looking forward to more exploration in this area. Stay tuned and happy hunting.

 

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[ks coyote]

Congrats on the load of headstamps and other nice finds. Like the button too.

 

[fongu]

Looks like some good sites and I like the thimble. Another item on my wish lists. HH

 

[McCDig]

I'd seen these found by you-tubers but had not recovered one until this year; this one is my second for 2015. Just starting to explore this area and will be looking for other old maps and present aerial views from the winter months.

 

[McCDig]

The button flipped out with the field stones. It's small, so at first I wasn't sure what the pinpointer was responding to - one of the rocks? The button is a nice reward for all the shell backings (20) dug that afternoon.

 

[sutphin]

MC DIG LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY NEAT OLE HORSE SHOES AND THE FILES ALL IN DIFFRENT SIZES THOUGHT MAYBE YOU HAD FOUND THE REMAINS TO A BLACKSMITHS SHOP. SOMEBODY WAS REALLT FIRING UP THE SQUIRRELS OR SOME TYPE OF FOWL WITH ALL THE HEAD STAMPS YOU FOUND. COOL THIMBLES AND NEAT GILT BUTTON.

 

[McCDig]

Can't wait to get back. Every time I find a headstamp I'm searching the immediate area for other signals. That's when the thimble turned up.