Hi, all:
Haven't been hunting for the past ten days because of the holidays, as well as the temps in the teens. Was afraid the ground might be frozen, but was thinking since it's so dry, that without moisture in the ground, it night be digable. Had a free day, so was contemplating a hunt, when it started to snow. 34 degrees and snow gave me pause, but I saw it wasn't windy, so decided to hit my Civil War Ghost Town and try my luck. Since it's only three miles from my house, I wouldn't be out much time if the conditions weren't favorable. My theory about no moiture in the ground proved to be right. No problem digging. And the snow made it easier to grid an area. I could obviously see where I had hunted. I wish I could say I dug a ton of good stuff, but that wasn't the case. Iv'e hunted the whole area after the corn was picked, but had to raise my coil over every row. Since I was finished hunting the whole area with my F 75 SE and finding numerousl Civil War bullets and other related relics, the field has been plowed, so no corn rows to interfer with swinging a coil. I'm in the process of rehunting the area going ninety degrees to my original hunt pattern. Also using a new Blisstool detector. In picture number one, you can see the whole fild from the crossroads, which were the original roads during the towns existance. The corner I'm standing in is carpeted with nails. It's believed to be the area where the hotel was located during the war. A cavalry detachment was located there. Lookind South, in the distance you can see a small mound with a post . That's the location of two graves with a headstone indicating they were buried there in 1864. To the right is where the cemetary was located before being moved to the new town. To the right of that, closer to the road is where a brick church was located, built in 1854. Union troops would sometimes spend the night there. Eventually, it was bured by Southern partisans. The second pictre shows a pasture across the road where a doctors house and a couple of stores were reported to be located. I didn't find much evedence of buildings there, judging by the lack of nails and trash. Was fairly clean. Did find over a dozen shot bullets, as well as an 1856 O half dollar and an 1832 half dime. Both coins were found between the fence and the pond. All I found today was part of a harmonica reed. Still, it was fun to be out hunting.
Thanks for looking and have a Happy New Year,
jimmyk in Missouri
Haven't been hunting for the past ten days because of the holidays, as well as the temps in the teens. Was afraid the ground might be frozen, but was thinking since it's so dry, that without moisture in the ground, it night be digable. Had a free day, so was contemplating a hunt, when it started to snow. 34 degrees and snow gave me pause, but I saw it wasn't windy, so decided to hit my Civil War Ghost Town and try my luck. Since it's only three miles from my house, I wouldn't be out much time if the conditions weren't favorable. My theory about no moiture in the ground proved to be right. No problem digging. And the snow made it easier to grid an area. I could obviously see where I had hunted. I wish I could say I dug a ton of good stuff, but that wasn't the case. Iv'e hunted the whole area after the corn was picked, but had to raise my coil over every row. Since I was finished hunting the whole area with my F 75 SE and finding numerousl Civil War bullets and other related relics, the field has been plowed, so no corn rows to interfer with swinging a coil. I'm in the process of rehunting the area going ninety degrees to my original hunt pattern. Also using a new Blisstool detector. In picture number one, you can see the whole fild from the crossroads, which were the original roads during the towns existance. The corner I'm standing in is carpeted with nails. It's believed to be the area where the hotel was located during the war. A cavalry detachment was located there. Lookind South, in the distance you can see a small mound with a post . That's the location of two graves with a headstone indicating they were buried there in 1864. To the right is where the cemetary was located before being moved to the new town. To the right of that, closer to the road is where a brick church was located, built in 1854. Union troops would sometimes spend the night there. Eventually, it was bured by Southern partisans. The second pictre shows a pasture across the road where a doctors house and a couple of stores were reported to be located. I didn't find much evedence of buildings there, judging by the lack of nails and trash. Was fairly clean. Did find over a dozen shot bullets, as well as an 1856 O half dollar and an 1832 half dime. Both coins were found between the fence and the pond. All I found today was part of a harmonica reed. Still, it was fun to be out hunting.
Thanks for looking and have a Happy New Year,
jimmyk in Missouri
