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    Surprise From The Ol Dump

    Nice finds. It must be nice to dig right now. Covered in snow and cold weather here.
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    Dug this jug today

    I have been poking around in this cellar hole for a couple years when I get a chance. I'm not sure how old the site is. The earliest map I can find is 1907, and the house is listed on that map. I have pulled out bottles from the 20's-40's. Nothing really great. Lots of broken stuff. Also pulled...
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    Dug this jug today

    Here's a crier for me. I dug this jug at a cellar hole I have been digging in. It was stuck in the side wall. It has a chip in the lip, and the handle is broken off, but this is as close as I have come to a whole jug. I usually just find pieces. I'm happy with it though. It will hold my change...
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    A few finds digging

    Thanks Chris. I like the SCA jar as well. I wish it had some embossing though.
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Minnesota digger, thanks for the tip. I will be sure to use this method. Thanks again.
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    A few finds digging

    Thanks Sunrunner. Yes, it has the Owens Illinois mark on bottom.
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    A few finds digging

    Thanks LC. It has been nice to get out and dig some. It's been a long winter.
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    A few finds digging

    Has anyone seen this type of bottle? Has a fish on the side. I dug two next to each other.
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    A few finds digging

    Purple jar next to clear jar for comparison.
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    A few finds digging

    I got out for a couple hours to a spot that I hunted about a year ago. There are three different dump sites on about 20 acres of wooded area. All three areas seem to be from different periods, so you'll see a variety of ages here. Nothing great, but I thought the coolest one was the purple...
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Digger Don, thanks for the tip. I will try this method. I am itching to get back out and investigate more. With the crazy weather this year, the water level is prohibiting me to gig it out. I will try again in a couple weeks. I'm just wondering if old homes would have "coal ash" pits within 30...
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Thanks for the info Andy.
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Andy, thank you very much for the info. I was wondering the same thing about probing over a wall that could be 3 ft down. The only way I'm going to know is to dig this out. Probing this location has really given me the experience as to what the "feel" should feel like. When I probe all the way...
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Erik, thanks for the reply. These homesites are way out in the woods. I don't know enough about privy's to know if ALL privy's were lined with brick, stone, or wood. I'm not sure what the purpose was, other than to provide structure. to the hole. I'm not sure if they would do this or not do this...
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Jim, thanks for the reply and info. I have tried to probe at a 45 degree angle. If the walls don't start until 3 ft under, maybe I'm probing over them. That's why I am curious how far down the walls usually start? Or if the probe would go right through a rotted woodliner? When I get back there...
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    Privy questions for the experts!

    Staticx32, thanks for the info. I should have been more specific. The water level was just a foot under the soil, due to the rain and melting snow. Later in the spring, I'm sure it will go way down so I can dig this out. I thought about this hole being a coal pit too. This hole is about 30 ft...

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