HELP!! I NEED HELP DIGGING A SITE HERE IN VERMONT.THE FOUNDATION IS FROM A SITE BUILT FROM 1740-1760?THE ORIGINAL WELL IS STILL THERE FULL OF WATER! I TOP PICKED THERE 15YRS AGO AND FOUND 1 PONTILED BOTTLE.DUG THERE YESTERDAY FOR 8 HOURS AND FOUND PIECES OF EARLY CHINA AND POTTERY.THE HOUSE CAVED IN 50 YRS AGO AND THERE IS SOME MODERN STUFF ON TOP LAYER.I DUG A TEST PIT BEHIND THE FOUNDATION 3' WIDE 3' DEEP AND 8'LONG SHOWED GOOD SIGN BUT NO KEEPERS YET.APPEARS TO BE A VIRGIN SITE(NEVER DUG!)I HAVE NOT FOUND THE OUTHOUSE YET. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANYONE IN MY AREA WANT TO DIG?YOU DIG MINE ,I DIG YOURS DEAL?
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IRISH
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If I leave now I can be there tommorow and digging the day I arrive [
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] [] .Maine Digger
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Hi Vt., I have the same situation here in Maine. I came across an old cellar hole that we're pretty confident is late 1700's. I and a buddy scoured the area with a metal detector and didn't find anything. No glass shards, zip, nadda. I suspect the site might be too old. We did find 3 wells, 2 open the other with a great capstone. I'm dying to find out if there's anything down there, but I'm not going to risk dying to find out.[] After the water table goes down, I'm going to drop a line to get some idea of the depths, maybe a ladder can be utilized. I don't hold out a lot of hope, because I don't think 'trash' would be tossed into a working well.
] After the water table goes down, I'm going to drop a line to get some idea of the depths, maybe a ladder can be utilized. I don't hold out a lot of hope, because I don't think 'trash' would be tossed into a working well.
