Privy digger question, southern diggers especially

[Anthonicia]

RE: I'm with AntiqueMeds !

Ok, will check more in the corners. I'm hoping that they didn't have the privy at the very back. It would've been a long haul to use the bathroom. Who would've wanted to walk almost a city block holding a explosive stink bomb in their drawers? My luck isn't too good, so it probably is in the back of the lot, buried under pavement and broken dreams, lol.

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: twowheelfan

thats exactly what i was thinking!

Why did you change the title to the original post?? When you do it's seen as a different post and is very confusing, thanx[]....Jim

 

[Relicsnstuff]

I dig in New Orleans and most of the time they clay capped the use layer, most of the pits are near the back line, but sometimes if they had a smaller house, like a cottage than they would be closer up to the sidewalk, there is no right answer on where its located except to say " they put it where they wanted it" when in doubt probe it, most times the ground will feel a little different even if its been back filled with clay all the way up, but this takes time to know the differance.

 

[Anthonicia]

In this case the back of the lot would've backed up to the street. That part now has apartments overtop of them. May put on a yellow vest and probe around for an hour or so. Just to see if its there of course. Most of anything I've found has been less than 6 inches below the ground. The water table is high here, but I thought new Orleans would be high too. That's really deep considering.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

RE: I'm with AntiqueMeds !

ORIGINAL: madman

heres some ive dug in clay

You sure they aint big gopher holes?[8D]

 

[Relicsnstuff]

I don't know where you are at but in new orleans in most areas the water table is at about 3 feet except when we have a lot of rain, then its higher, how big is the lot with and depth? and where is it located, just a state of course.

 

[madman]

RE: I'm with AntiqueMeds !

ORIGINAL: RICKJJ59W

ORIGINAL: madman

heres some ive dug in clay

You sure they aint big gopher holes?[8D]

ha ha rick sure looks like em, but no there priveys there in rows of twos and trees, for about a1/8 mile its easier when you have to dig tru 2ft of solid clay to dig a smaller hole at the top and open it up bigger in the poop layerlol

 

[Anthonicia]

Here is a shot of the 1913 Sanborn. House was moved towards the street in the 20's.
It's Eastern N. Carolina. Have hit some water already, but it may have just been held there by clay. Been told our water table is around 3 ft or so. I'm not sure on that though.

 

[TROG]

In the second photo is the Stone work to the rear right hand side the chimney from the original position of the house.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

We probed yards like that before, we call um "nightmares" [] Again its time to probe probe probe