The bottle dump is actually 4 miles closer to me then the mine is. Its on my way to the mine about 6 miles from my house. :) Depending on the quality of your rocks you might be able to get a small wet tile cutter and a flex shaft dremel and turn them into jewelry grade pieces.
Hey Cobaltbot, I'm afraid its most likely just for a visit. I switched gears and I'm into cracking open hard rock for herkimer diamonds now. I got a facebook page I sell them on and a bunch of videos on youtube under Jason LaPort if you wanna see what I've been up too. I'm thinking seriously...
I have a few but the bubble is so small that you need magnification to see them. I have one in my personal collection thats a 4 stage inclusion. Its got water, a small white chunk on the bottom that rolls around, possible a micro cluster or small piece of calcite and an air bubble stuck on a...
Well thank you very much for the birthday wishes. I haven't abandoned bottles all together. Sold a few this year and haven't dug any yet. I'm finding more money in selling crystals. I started a facebook group. Herkimer Diamonds Direct from the Miner and it seems to be taking off. I'm hoping to...
This ones to all the privy diggers. What's the farthest distance from the house that you've found an outhouse? The one on our property we I was a kid was about 80 feet down hill. Swiz
I'll know more on Sunday, weather permitting that is. I have permission to detect and I also want to probe around and see what I can see. Hey Rick, when your' probing for holes and you can't find the pit do you grid the area and poke a hole ever couple of feet to see if you can locate one? Swiz
The privies in this area from what I've heard are 4-5ft on average with some going as much as 14ft. I've dug in a dump 10 feet down and I don't think I'd do that in a privy unless it was a brick or stoner with good sturdy walls. I have permission to look for a privy on a property with a home...
Well, thanx for making me feel like an idiot!! I probably should have re-worded it just a bit. I've poked around in a few privies but they were either too new or I didn't have time to dig it out on Wilderness Preserve property.
As far as the tripod system goes it would be a great help to me...
I'm looking at digging my first real privy this year and it will most likely be by myself. I was thinking that a tripod for lifting the buckets would be the way to go. Any thoughts on how to make one fairly cheap? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx in advance. Swiz
Actually when I logged in I accidentally hit the wrong tab in my bookmarks. I'm looking for a privy to dig and as soon as this tat is done flakin' off I'll be digging something even if its just dirt.
Its true. I was geocaching today and it lead me to 2 different cellar holes, one of which has a deep well and multiple stone walls and rock piles. Gotta be something in there somewhere. I also found what appears to have been a 2 holer sized privy by the way the rocks are laid out for the...
Ummmm. No!! Here's my new tat. The day my oldest son was born I saw a red fox and 2 red cardinals. When he got older and was learning his colors he insisted that his favorite color is red. I wanted something a little more original and since everyone else seems to be getting wolves I thought this...