help- please?

[dirtmover]

I have been digging a privy and have gotten down 4ft. with finding only broken dishes and crocks, when I thought I hit the bottom of a crock on the side of the privy . But digging around the sides I discovered it is like a wall. But it is like crock material not cement. This property was owned by a dentist (I found some wicked looking dental tools) and had a huge fire go through and they lost everything. Most glass I find is a melted and distorted. After finding the privy wall (?) I started to dig where I thought the kitchen in the house was and got under the ash layer to what I thought was the floor but it is this same "crock" like material . I tapped my shovel on it and it sounds "hollow" . I don't want to go further until I find out what is underneath this. It's a scary thought. It also has a tree growing on top of it so I am trying to find out if it would be worth it? Does anyone have ideas? I sure would appreciate it .Thanks

 

[Digger George]

Dirtbrother you need to take some pics for us! It's not easy to visualize what you are talking about. Your probably hitting stone slabs that covered the hole and the privy continues below that.

 

[PhilaBottles]

george...it sounds like a basement. Are you digging a torn down house?

 

[RICKJJ59W]

Dirtbrother? hahahaha yea it sounds like part of the house not a privy, send pix dirtbrother. Rick

 

[Yooper14]

I agree...we need pictures. I'm trying to visualize if you're in the house or out of the house. If you're in the house, I would say it's sounds like a cistern. Many people had them under their houses.

 

[Just Dig it]

some old houses had wells built under their kitchens as well could be something connecting to that?

 

[dirtmover]

Thanks for all the input . I will get some pictures as soon as the rain lets up here. The house has burned down and there's only foundation walls(Well big rocks) left . The one part is under what I believe is the kitchen of the house it's like a floor , it's flat, but is not cement at all it's more like "crock" material. The other is not connected to the house and it's standing up more like a wall. I know it's hard to help without pictures and I appreciate the info.I thought it might be a cistern,I guess I need to find some pipe or something. Oh -George, by the way I'm not a brother []- Thanks again!