GRAY GHOST
New member
hello all, i had heard about an old mansion in the woods near my house some time ago, but had never had the chance to look for it - until 2 days ago. it took a while, but i found it! expecting to find standing ruins, i looked around a while and spied a whitish box off in the distance, being obscured by trees. i thought at first it was a discarded fridge, it turned out to be a circular hand cast brick well about 20 ft. deep. someone had stuccoed the outside of the well in the past. i was in awe of the simple craftsmanship of the well itself. there are piles of handcast brick everywhere. i knew now i was on it! the area is a bit trashy, being used as a dump by somebody in the past. i found a civil war era reed for a harmonica, a shot 36 cal. ball, a small brass cross about a half in. across [?] an iron belt buckle, a triangular iron piece, [ possibly a gun part ] 3 [!!!] flat buttons, and a civil war era portable candle holder, made of solid brass, unscrews wonderfully, and with a patent date of april 21, 1857 ! yes! i really knew i was onto it now! my heart was a beatin, my friend! i also found some cannon shrapnel pieces and some modern clad, as well as other misc. pieces. i believe the old place to be unhunted, and plan to be back there in the a.m. theres also ball and mason lids everywhere. the wooden piece is my first bullet-in-wood. i will take pics of the old well and hopefully whatever i find tommorow evening. all the signs are there! thanks for reading, what a great adventure our hobby can be, hh,
