2 Erie canal dumps...marbles...clay pipe pieces and a spider!

SevenOneSix · Apr 16, 2017

Finally got out again. It seemed like I havent been here for ages even though its only been about a week lol. These are my finds over a 3 hour period. Enjoy!

Vintage airplane shot? I dunno...lol

Hey lil guy!

So after about 2 hours in the first dump I got extremely bored. This doesnt happen often at this spot but I just wasnt feeling it. I decided to make my way to the other dump I rarely dig in. This spot is about an inch or so of soil and then hard clay under that. But on this day I found a spot that was not that hard packed clay and started digging.

Thats when I seen this.....and I got really excited...

Some of the broken stuff I dug out of this spot

So many shells! and a few pipe stems

Clay marble!

Finds cleaned up a bit

I have a habit of fnding things and not inspecting them until I get home. So when I found this i figured it was just a buffalo nickel and tossed it in my bag. Now I really havent got a clue what this is....I think it says WELFARE so maybe a welfare token?

Bottles

Oops cant forget the airplane shot? lol

What I notice the most about this is how cold it feels when I hold it. Must be a clay thing.

This stem was marked but the other was not

Erie canal wooden lock. Looking forward to the zip line they are supposedly putting in this year!

I have a slight fear of spiders and snakes. To yall this may not be a big spider but to me it was hugeeeee and prob the biggest ive come across in NY state so far.

A little size comparison...Yes i'm diggin with a hammer. Yes I did not come prepared lol.

The main reason I came to the dump was for this rock. I wanted it and now I own it. Forgot to take a pic of the whole rock though lol sorry.

Hope you all enjoyed my finds. Thanks for checking in and HH everyone!!!

SKMKSMetalHead · Apr 16, 2017

Awesome lil hunt!! Looks like a fun adventure was had! An nice finds!!

MetalHead

cellrdwellr · Apr 16, 2017

Wait you found a fossil?!?!! Those are some great finds! Congrats!

SevenOneSix · Apr 16, 2017

SKMKSMetalHead said:
Awesome lil hunt!! Looks like a fun adventure was had! An nice finds!!

MetalHead

Thanks always a good time digging the dumps. Time to invest in more masks though. I woke up with a bloody nose the next day.

SevenOneSix · Apr 16, 2017

cellrdwellr said:
Wait you found a fossil?!?!! Those are some great finds! Congrats!

Thanks! This fossil is on slab that weighs approx 8-10lbs. The whole one side is covered in fossils but I didn't have the energy to carry it out last time. Made sure to bring the bookbag this round.

It's A Trap! · Apr 16, 2017

Nice Crinoid fossils, that's a beautiful rock they're on! Its rare to find them in western PA, we mostly have brachiopods here. You might wanna hit Winter Green gorge if you wanna find a ton a of shell fossils

Ride4me79 · Apr 16, 2017

That fossil is awesome!

TommyJay · Apr 16, 2017

Wow, what a nice bunch of relics. I think that "welfare" token is a newer game or ride token. Ive found similar nickle sized brass tokens, but without anything stamped on them. Congrats!

Ron 71 · Apr 16, 2017

Congrats on some great digs!
I like everything except the spider. :no2:

Captain Silver · Apr 16, 2017

Some nice bottles and relics, good pictures, and the fossil is killer...a fine day of digging!

chrisggard · Apr 16, 2017

Awesome pipe stems and i love pulling marbles. To he** with that spider though. I've left sites due to the spiders. Really bad arachnophobia :roll:

Should probably be more concerned with the snakes around here...

steve in so la · Apr 16, 2017

Very successful hunt. I have dug lots of dumps out in Az in the past - love it. The token has the 2 grooves to go through a machine & activate. At least that's what someone told me. I have run across a few tarantulas & scorpions out west. Never any problems tho. Good hunt, Steve in so la

robren · Apr 17, 2017

Very productive 3 hours!
I'm heading to Buffalo on Sat. and start seeing the locks around Albany. Is there a way to get up close to them?? I always thought they were off limits to the public.
Cool variety of finds
Congrats!

metaladdict · Apr 17, 2017

Sometimes we would dig up small scorpions and mini tarantulas but rarely.
Ick! That was 30 years ago.we smashed em.
That might be a wolf spider??
I agree the welfare token thing is modern.
Happy bottle digging.

Vermonster · Apr 17, 2017

Nice variety of finds!!!!

SevenOneSix · Apr 17, 2017

It's A Trap! said:
Nice Crinoid fossils, that's a beautiful rock they're on! Its rare to find them in western PA, we mostly have brachiopods here. You might wanna hit Winter Green gorge if you wanna find a ton a of shell fossils

Just looked up Winter Green Gorge and man thats a beautiful place! It reminds me of a place about an hour from here where we go hiking and jump off waterfalls. Also kinda reminds me of a place even closer called Chestnut Ridge where people come to see the Eternal Flame.

Ride4me79 said:
That fossil is awesome!

Thanks! Posting a pic of the actual slab soon!

TommyJay said:
Wow, what a nice bunch of relics. I think that "welfare" token is a newer game or ride token. Ive found similar nickle sized brass tokens, but without anything stamped on them. Congrats!

I think you might be right....I havent pulled a modern coin out of here yet so it was probably time to pull something modern out lol.

Ron 71 said:
Congrats on some great digs!
I like everything except the spider.

Thanks! It freaked me out.....not going to lie. lol

Captain Silver said:
Some nice bottles and relics, good pictures, and the fossil is killer...a fine day of digging!

Thanks! Posting a pic of the slab soon!

chrisggard said:
Awesome pipe stems and i love pulling marbles. To he** with that spider though. I've left sites due to the spiders. Really bad arachnophobia Should probably be more concerned with the snakes around here...

Thanks! Luckily I havent come across a poisonous snake yet....Or maybe I have and just didnt notice it......

steve in so la said:
Very successful hunt. I have dug lots of dumps out in Az in the past - love it. The token has the 2 grooves to go through a machine & activate. At least that's what someone told me. I have run across a few tarantulas & scorpions out west. Never any problems tho. Good hunt, Steve in so la

The only problem with the dumps is that I rarely pick up my metal detectors anymore.....I own an F2 and was given 2 other brands for free and havent really used them at all lol.

robren said:
Very productive 3 hours!
I'm heading to Buffalo on Sat. and start seeing the locks around Albany. Is there a way to get up close to them?? I always thought they were off limits to the public.
Cool variety of finds
Congrats!

Thanks! If you plan on heading towards Lockport let me know!....The locks are not off limits here! Im actually standing in the middle of the locks. One one side you have the famous"Flight of Five" locks and the other is the E34 and E35 locks that replaced the "flight of five" back in 1918. You can also take an Erie Canal boat tour (best part is when you go up and down locks E34 and E35....The rest of the tour is....boring. Now you can also do the underground cave tour.....I've never done it. But it looks really neat.

metaladdict said:
Sometimes we would dig up small scorpions and mini tarantulas but rarely.
Ick! That was 30 years ago.we smashed em.
That might be a wolf spider??
I agree the welfare token thing is modern.
Happy bottle digging.

Thanks! Everyone so far on FB thinks its a wolf spider. I dunno. Id rather not see another one lol.

Vermonster said:
Nice variety of finds!!!!

Thanks!

SevenOneSix · Apr 17, 2017

I had to weigh myself on a scale and then weigh myself with the rock and subtract the difference. Not sure how accurate it is but it came out a little over 7lbs. I'm happy to add it to my collection!

Cfmct · Apr 17, 2017

Cool spider... I think its a wolf spider... and good finds

matmit · Apr 17, 2017

Great assortment, thanks for sharing

Florida Tabdigger · Apr 17, 2017

Thanks for sharing you hunt. The rock is really cool. Have to display it somewhere.

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