My son had a photography project to do, so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone. We went to that old place that I had found the bottle hidden in the wall. You know, the place that is falling over, that I dug out the privy at. While my son did his photo shoot, I poked around with the new Bongo Brute Privy Probe that Bongo made me. That's my son holding up the probe looking excited as hell. 
I knew of two trash dump areas on the property, and dug out some shallow bottles. There are a LOT more there, but I didn't come prepared with the right digging tools. I'm thinking my bottles were from the 1950's. Also dug up a red plastic bear piece by one of the bottles.
I then poked around in some other locations by the existing privy, that looked like the ground was sunken in a bit. I found one spot that I pushed the probe into, and it went down like butter. (see picture) It is about 10-15 feet from the existing privy. Again, I will need to go back with the right digging tools.
Then I felt like a real idiot. (nothing new)
All the times I've been to this house searching, I never put 2 & 2 together, and realized that the massive deep hole right next to the house was the old well. Duh!
I thought it was where a tree had been blown out of (we have hurricanes here).
Anyways, since I had my son with me in case I got stuck, I jumped in and did some poking around in there with the probe. I started finding bricks, bottles, pieces of shoes, nylons, glass, and toy pieces (old). Some I could see sticking through the dirt on the side wall of this pit.
The hole is about 5-6 feet deep already. I then stuck the probe into the bottom of the hole & could feel a solid "thunk" about 4 feet in. That would make this well about 9-10 feet deep originally. Any old well experts out there? Does that depth sound about right? I poked it around numerous spots in there, and the probe stopped at that same depth everytime. I think I've found the bottom of the pit, but this will take some digging, and two guys. I can't even climb up the side now without some help to get out. Slippery mud right now. There are also dark overhang areas at the top of the hole, so I'm praying I don't meet eye to eye with any snakes.
This house was built in the early 1900's if not before, so who knows what is in this pit.
The two cleaned up bottles & the toy came out of the hole at about the 3 foot level.
RIDLEY - You got some boots & a good shovel?
BONGO- Thanks again for the probe. And "yes", I cleaned it off when I was done.
Thanks,
MM
I knew of two trash dump areas on the property, and dug out some shallow bottles. There are a LOT more there, but I didn't come prepared with the right digging tools. I'm thinking my bottles were from the 1950's. Also dug up a red plastic bear piece by one of the bottles.I then poked around in some other locations by the existing privy, that looked like the ground was sunken in a bit. I found one spot that I pushed the probe into, and it went down like butter. (see picture) It is about 10-15 feet from the existing privy. Again, I will need to go back with the right digging tools.
Then I felt like a real idiot. (nothing new)
All the times I've been to this house searching, I never put 2 & 2 together, and realized that the massive deep hole right next to the house was the old well. Duh!
I thought it was where a tree had been blown out of (we have hurricanes here).
Anyways, since I had my son with me in case I got stuck, I jumped in and did some poking around in there with the probe. I started finding bricks, bottles, pieces of shoes, nylons, glass, and toy pieces (old). Some I could see sticking through the dirt on the side wall of this pit.
The hole is about 5-6 feet deep already. I then stuck the probe into the bottom of the hole & could feel a solid "thunk" about 4 feet in. That would make this well about 9-10 feet deep originally. Any old well experts out there? Does that depth sound about right? I poked it around numerous spots in there, and the probe stopped at that same depth everytime. I think I've found the bottom of the pit, but this will take some digging, and two guys. I can't even climb up the side now without some help to get out. Slippery mud right now. There are also dark overhang areas at the top of the hole, so I'm praying I don't meet eye to eye with any snakes.
This house was built in the early 1900's if not before, so who knows what is in this pit.
The two cleaned up bottles & the toy came out of the hole at about the 3 foot level.
RIDLEY - You got some boots & a good shovel?
BONGO- Thanks again for the probe. And "yes", I cleaned it off when I was done.
Thanks,
MM
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