The metal was mostly iron.
One of the early settlers of Crook County (Central Oregon) was BF Allen. He raised sheep & livestock, and later became a banker. His first homestead was on our property. The buildings are long gone, but there are many reminders of his presence here. The metal detecting is phenomenal. We've not found anything of great monetary value, but we have found a lot of rich history, and we're not done. To date we've only searched a very small percentage of the area we believe to be full of relics.
I'm going to post some pics of some of our finds. Any input will be greatly appreciated. We are trying to put the puzzle together. Let's start with the nails:
There are so many nails that I've chosen to stop digging for them for the time being.
Below is a broken T-Square piece. Notice the "7" is clearly visible. On the upper right you can see the ruler lines.
Kitchen utensils, pottery and china. Note that the pottery (center) actually gives a hit as iron.
These cartridges are for a Spencer repeating rifle. I have no idea what gun the trigger assembly belongs to.
Here are some misc. pieces. The largest circular piece is about 8 inches in diameter.
This is the bottom of what appears to be a women's boot.
More boot/shoe pieces:
The next pictures are of what appears to be a cast iron cook stove. If anybody recognizes the design, please let me know.
Arrowheads, mostly found on the surface.
Can anybody identify this brand of china?
Glass fragments:
The bottom item appears to be a hat pin, but I have no clue what the top item is.
Horseshoes. Interesting that most still have the nails in them, and the shoes themselves do not appear to be very worn. Did the horses die in a barn fire?
Just some metal strapping and misc. wire.
This reads; "Perfection Canister, Patented in the United States, Pat'd in Great Britain, Pat'd in Germany, Pat'd in France, ETC."
Thanks for looking. Any comments are greatly appreciated!
Rick
One of the early settlers of Crook County (Central Oregon) was BF Allen. He raised sheep & livestock, and later became a banker. His first homestead was on our property. The buildings are long gone, but there are many reminders of his presence here. The metal detecting is phenomenal. We've not found anything of great monetary value, but we have found a lot of rich history, and we're not done. To date we've only searched a very small percentage of the area we believe to be full of relics.
I'm going to post some pics of some of our finds. Any input will be greatly appreciated. We are trying to put the puzzle together. Let's start with the nails:
There are so many nails that I've chosen to stop digging for them for the time being.
Below is a broken T-Square piece. Notice the "7" is clearly visible. On the upper right you can see the ruler lines.
Kitchen utensils, pottery and china. Note that the pottery (center) actually gives a hit as iron.
These cartridges are for a Spencer repeating rifle. I have no idea what gun the trigger assembly belongs to.
Here are some misc. pieces. The largest circular piece is about 8 inches in diameter.
This is the bottom of what appears to be a women's boot.
More boot/shoe pieces:
The next pictures are of what appears to be a cast iron cook stove. If anybody recognizes the design, please let me know.
Arrowheads, mostly found on the surface.
Can anybody identify this brand of china?
Glass fragments:
The bottom item appears to be a hat pin, but I have no clue what the top item is.
Horseshoes. Interesting that most still have the nails in them, and the shoes themselves do not appear to be very worn. Did the horses die in a barn fire?
Just some metal strapping and misc. wire.
This reads; "Perfection Canister, Patented in the United States, Pat'd in Great Britain, Pat'd in Germany, Pat'd in France, ETC."
Thanks for looking. Any comments are greatly appreciated!
Rick
Love those obsidian arrowheads/knives.....very nice finds...there's gotta be coins too.
Nice pics!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy Hunting!
