Went back to the townsite again today and hunted 50/50 on the edge of the fields and in the hills. The first target extracted was a 1920D wheat, and then the #2 tool tag followed by the miners tag. I walked back to the truck for some water (I park it at the old parking lot for the company office & company store) and as I was heading back down to the field, i picked up a 21-22 signal on the NOX, and dug up the 1907 IHP in the parking lot.
I park my truck just in front of where this vehicle was parked back in the day. Its all grass there now, and the only thing left are the 6x6 posts in the ground that mark the forward extent of the parking lot.
I didnt have much success where the grass was low by the road except for the organ reed. I went back to where I found 4 of the IHPs yesterday, and got a nice 24-27 several inches down. I dug it out and found a 1904 barber dime. My first barber of the year! As I walked up into the hills, I scored an aluminum disc that has nothing on it, then another one with writing on it and a small hole. The only word I can make out is "department". If anyone knows how to clean up grunge on aluminum, please let me know.
While the digging at the edge of the field is easy, the rocks and grass roots on the hills make it labor intensive. After today I put 2 shopping items on the list: an aggressive shovel, and snake gaiters.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
I park my truck just in front of where this vehicle was parked back in the day. Its all grass there now, and the only thing left are the 6x6 posts in the ground that mark the forward extent of the parking lot.
I didnt have much success where the grass was low by the road except for the organ reed. I went back to where I found 4 of the IHPs yesterday, and got a nice 24-27 several inches down. I dug it out and found a 1904 barber dime. My first barber of the year! As I walked up into the hills, I scored an aluminum disc that has nothing on it, then another one with writing on it and a small hole. The only word I can make out is "department". If anyone knows how to clean up grunge on aluminum, please let me know.
While the digging at the edge of the field is easy, the rocks and grass roots on the hills make it labor intensive. After today I put 2 shopping items on the list: an aggressive shovel, and snake gaiters.
Thanks for looking, and HH!