My Weekend Finds

[River Rat]

Saturday, I had a little bit of excitement while MDing in the garden spot. It was recently plowed and with the rain we had the last couple of days it was kind of muddy. Had been in here before the rains, and found the hammer that fell of the tractor, and a few old nails & stuff. Towards the upper end had a good tone and the MD was registering on nickle so I pinpointed and started digging. Out pops a snap looking thing, within a 3' area I found 3 more. My heart was beating fast cause I really thought I had something. I hurried to the house to check under the magnifying glass...SAUGATUCK Dry Goods Company LTD, I googled that name and it told me that it was a name brand by K-Mart for jean jackets.

Later in the afternoon, went back out after the rain quit and went to another area of the garden, I was hearing ding, ding, ding and tried pinpointing the area. Started my digging in the mud and this coin looking thing flopped over in the mud. I started whooping and hollering I was so excited...rushed over to the water trough to rinse off. "Where A Kid Can Be A Kid" I was so dishearted, I wanted to murder some kids. The kids are the 5 year old twins, grandsons of the cousin who lost their home during Katrina and living in our farmhouse.

Today, I hit the back pasture where I was finding all the Indian artifacts. I found 3 half way decent points, the rest were flakes or chips and a few pottery shards.

Well, it was good to get out, the weather is cooler and I did find something.

RR

 

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[Hardy]

Great finds RR!!! I love the story!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Don't be sad, River. We all have those days. Maybe someday those Chuckie Cheese tokens will be worth some big bucks.

Nice artifacts by the way. The colors are beautiful.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Very Nice finds RR...even if they arent that old ,they are still cool ! And the points are great. Glad you were able to get outand that its cooling down for you!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

RR,

good days and not so good days.

You got out ;had the blood rushing a few times
thats what its all about

have a good un..............

 

[Postalrevnant]

Congratulations on those Arrow points. I have been lookin on the ground around here but none yet. Winter / Spring when I start digging up in the mounts and cave searching perhaps I will find some. Or perhaps along the creek, river banks.

I know this is not part of this post, but thanks for the great chat in chat RR. You are a kind classy friend.

Postalrevnant

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

Neat points, RR. WTG!!

Laater...

 

[Nana40]

Well RR...at least you didn't come back home with any of those leaverights!



Great on the artifacts! Nana

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice points RR, would love to find my first! HH, Mike

 

[EDDE]

heehehehhe paying the dues RR nice points
like i said to you in M
the scan doesnt do the points justice!

 

[laralucine]

Nice points, RR! and a good, funny story

 

[tsgman]

Nice finds, good story! Tsgman

 

[Noodle]

Hey Rat! Looks like you and I had like ideas on Saturday. Great day for digging! I hit the old homesite again, but wasn't lucky. Bunch of old nails and my grandpa's handsaw blade, which was down 5-6 inches and totally rusted out. Did take a walk out in the woods, though, and found an old dump site. Carted out two OLD buckets, both rusted through, and sitting RIGHT out in the open was a grinding stone, propped against a tree. Had wearage on the top in two places, one quite deep. Looks like it was broken off a larger piece. Ya just never know!

Nice points~ does your detector go off when you hit one?? We plowed up about an acre for deer plots and I've searched and searched, since the heavy rains, but have seen nothing ... but deer tracks. That's OK!!! I'm ready! Dug my gear out Sunday. Just need to get my itty bitty gun found and sighted in.

Thanks for sharing, RR! -Noodle

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds,

Love the nice looking arrowheads.

HH Jer