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Unknow find is actually 5x5 woodie with a barrel bottom - 4/7/2007 8:30:27 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline We were digging in a town next to a garage that used to be there with the cement foundation just remained. We thought we were digging a privy but when we realized that we really wern't finding anything we decided to tunnel under the cement to see what is there. When i stuck a probe through the clay we found an empty cavern which the picture is of below. When we cleared it out a little to see what was there it was a small cavern looks like the ground settled and there was a hole where  we were. I pulled out a few late 1800 bottles and tons of broken glass when we started to dig in. We have no clue what the hell we found but there is supposly one just like this across the ally. We thought it was a privy but it seems to big to be a privy unless its multiply privies and then we thought it was a cistern but its to big to be one of those and now we are puzzled what it is. So I was wondering if anybody can help figuring out what this is. Also I have a question for anyone when u tunnel underneath a piece of cement about 18"s thick and how safe is it to be under it. The last thing we could not find any walls for this thing so that puzzles us even more so any idea what a big underground structure filled with bottles, ash, dirt, and broken glass. I am asking for help with this since I have dug dumps before and know people who has dug cisterns and privies and have no clue what this is so if sombody might have the slightest idea please let me know. Attachment (1) < Message edited by soccpacker -- 4/10/2007 6:03:38 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:35:49 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline Pics from inside  Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 2

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:37:01 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 3

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:38:16 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 4

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:39:33 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 5

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:40:34 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 6

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:41:49 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 7

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:43:42 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline bottom few pics of what we saw as we entered Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 8

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:44:46 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 9

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:47:45 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline view of top pics of what we saw as we entered Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 10

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:48:47 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) < Message edited by soccpacker -- 4/7/2007 8:49:39 PM > (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 11

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:50:17 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 12

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:51:35 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline our way into whatever this is Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 13

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:52:54 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline our beginning finds when we went in to take a look at what we are working with Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 14

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 8:54:03 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline pic Attachment (1) (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 15

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 9:46:20 PM    baltbottles   Posts: 968 Joined: 11/25/2002 From: Baltimore Maryland Status: offline Looks like a large wood lined privy thats settled under the cement. I've found up to 4 foot voids under cement were a privy has settled. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my website at : www.geocities.com/baltbottles/index.html (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 16

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/7/2007 10:23:31 PM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline I can't tell you what you found but its cool. I would just play it safe. If your gonna play under there then block it up. Just make sure its safe before it caves in on you. A couple of 2x4's or even 4x4's would be a good idea. Swizzle (in reply to baltbottles) Post #: 17

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/8/2007 12:15:33 AM    capsoda Posts: 8084 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline You need to find out if it is reinforced concrete or not. Chip away on one side and look for signs of heavy wire or rebar in the concrete. If not, you couldn't push me under there with a bulldozier. It could be a root cellar. How big is it from side to sidt and bottom to top? _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 18

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/8/2007 12:54:05 AM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline there is 2 slabs here which is why its so think. The cap to whatever was there and the slab for a garage that was built in the early 1900s and then torn down a few yrs ago and thats when its like 18" think (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 19

RE: Unknow cavern under cement slab of garage that used... - 4/8/2007 3:13:38 AM    bottlediger Posts: 1556 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline ive had a realllllllll bad experience with a hole like that man, seconds away from death. Be very very careful, nothing is worth your life bud Ry (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 20

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