Old Train Trestle

[DiggerRL]

Well, I guess after all this flooding we've been getting here in Georgia your creek is probably out of its banks, but I've really enjoyed following your progress. Hope it runs off soon so you can whet our appetites with more pics, good luck.

Ron

 

[madman]

hey bruce id be interested in the tenn nugrapes let me know what towns?

 

[logueb]

Yea Ron, The creek rose like two feet overnight after that big rain. It had a real swift current, so I just had to sit it out. Checked today and I was able to pile up enough rocks to make a temporary dam to divert the swift current out to midstream. Still a lot of water in the hole around the posts. Waded out to the first post, water was above the waist. [:-][:-] Cold ain't the word. So I decided to work around the third post. Moved what seemed like a ton of rocks, bricks, and iron. Managed to get about three feet down. Everything with a broken top. Finally hit a pocket of bottles, same as the other bridge posts. one laying on top of each other, right up against the post. It had been cloudy most of the day, then the bottom falls out. I'm already soaking wet, but just can't risk it with thunder in the distant. Did manage two nice bottles, Waynesboro,Ga. Chero Cola and a Wadley, Ga. Lime Cola. Part of a grinding stone and a piece of chain.

Mike, I'll get the Tenn. NuGrapes posted soon.

Just want to say thanks to all those who have expressed an interest in this post. And it just amazes me as to the number of hits on the thread. I know that it's not a privy with all those pontiled finds, but I have enjoyed the digging at this site and posting on the forum for fellow collectors to view. And as long as there is still an interest, I'll continue to dig and post. Thanks again.

 

[logueb]

Base of Chero Cola. Another one of those thick glass bottles.

 

[logueb]

Almost pitched this with all those other rocks, but the lines caught my eye. I'm thinking that this was a piece of one of those sharpening stones that turned like a wheel.

 

[logueb]

Side view

 

[logueb]

Thought that I some embossing on the tab thing on the chain. After doing a little googling I believe this stands for Cyrus McCormick Company. This company became International Harvester in 1902. So anybody have an idea what this was used on?

 

[logueb]

Being a welder for many years, this is of interest to me. Acording to google the Electric Welder was invented in1881. So it may have been a part of a Cyrus Harvester.

Well, we just got hit with another thunderstorm, more rain, creek rises, life goes on.

 

[Just Dig it]

Thanks so much for the Sharing this all with us ..Its been a blast..hope The waterline drops 2 feet for ya =) best of luck. Hell of a good thread .

 

[TJSJHART]

you are having such incredible luck with this dig . it's fantastic the condition of the cleaned up bottles . and the history with the findings . and i agree this is a great thread.