Were is the privy?

[Jake12]

Hi guys , been exploring around my neighborhood lately and fuound a nice vacant price of land . It has a small grove of trees that opens up into a yard that is now a field. There are also some woods , I've researched the area and there was a house here in 1876. A old road is right near the woods so the house once faced the road. Iv found out that after the house was torn or fell down the siding , wood, nails ,rocks , bricks and wiring was moved right across from we're the house stood and dumped into a pile. Would they have moved the privy ? I've been digging and found the old foundation or privy but no bottles.. There are some old coke tin cans on top of the ground and the. area has never been dug up. Anybody no were people would dig these privys when the house existed ? Thanks for reading and comments would be VERY helpful! -Jake.

 

[Jake12]

Would a metal detector help me find one?-Jake

 

[RICKJJ59W]

Do you have a probe? A probe is a must.

 

[Jake12]

No sadly I don't . The area was once a farm so I'm not sure how deep the privy might be. I've heard that farm privys & dumps aren't as deep.

 

[Bixel]

Farm dumps and farm privies can be extremly hard to find. You will need a probe.

 

[Jake12]

Ok thanks 4 the help is there a lot of nails and metal in the old privys? Because I have a metal detector would it help me a little?

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: Jake12

Ok thanks 4 the help is there a lot of nails and metal in the old privys? Because I have a metal detector would it help me a little?

No metal and tin are all over the place on a farm. The detector will go off like crazy. A probe is what you need. or just try a few test hole see whats up.

 

[mtfdfire22]

metal detector will not help you! it will make it worse. old farms have metal everwhere under ground you will get a hit every 2 foot. farm dumps are shallow because their is only 1 family using it. farm privys are usually 4 foot or less, but, their may be 4 of them on 1860's farm property just by the house then expect another in the barnyard somewhere.

 

[mtfdfire22]

sorry rick. said the same thing as you. my comp. is running a little slow today

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: mtfdfire22

sorry rick. said the same thing as you. my comp. is running a little slow today

That's ok at least he knows im not liein [8D]