OK, old homesteads arent wild, but a look back at history is amazing. I went to a friends ranch this last week to see what other coins and relics I could find there. He told me of some other homesteads that I hadnt seen before (The closest one was where I found the 1884 Morgan silver dollar), so we loaded up the 4 wheelers and took off. The first place consisted of several dug-outs in a small valley. The sandstone foundations were still there but the wood and sod roofs were long gone. I asked him if there were any bottle dumps around. He told me there was one along the way to the next place, so we took off towards that area. He showed me the bottle dump, and then we went down to look at the 2nd homestead.
Its amazing to see such a thing and think about the luxury that we live today. A small house like this that would support a family out in the middle of nowhere is almost unimaginable. He needed to salt the cattle, and told me he'd catch up later. I wanted to spend as much time detecting, so I scratched this site, and decided to hit the bottle dump, then the dugouts, and back to the big homestead where I found the Morgan. I picked up 5 of the best bottles (no room for more) and headed for the dugouts.
The bottle in the middle says Jurgens lotion on the bottom. I think the one on the right is an inkwell, while the one on the left is a salt shaker. Not too sure about the other two. Ages and identities are clueless to me, so if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
I went over to where I thought the dugouts were, but I couldnt find them.
The wind was blowing very strong which pretty much erased our previous tracks, and the ranch is HUGE with many small valleys in this area. I looked for awhile but no dice 
. I would have at least wanted to get some pics! So I decided to head back to the large homestead, and spend the rest of the day hunting there.
There are about 7 outbuildings to this place.
I didnt find any coins, but I did find some interesting relics along with a double bladed axe head.
Closeup of the Marinello cap. I think it might be a vintage beauty cream cap from the 1920s
Closeup of the BGI 12 ga. shotgun reloader PAT 1890 that I found next to the log cabin. Too bad it was crushed!
Thanks for looking, and HH!
Its amazing to see such a thing and think about the luxury that we live today. A small house like this that would support a family out in the middle of nowhere is almost unimaginable. He needed to salt the cattle, and told me he'd catch up later. I wanted to spend as much time detecting, so I scratched this site, and decided to hit the bottle dump, then the dugouts, and back to the big homestead where I found the Morgan. I picked up 5 of the best bottles (no room for more) and headed for the dugouts.
The bottle in the middle says Jurgens lotion on the bottom. I think the one on the right is an inkwell, while the one on the left is a salt shaker. Not too sure about the other two. Ages and identities are clueless to me, so if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
I went over to where I thought the dugouts were, but I couldnt find them.
The wind was blowing very strong which pretty much erased our previous tracks, and the ranch is HUGE with many small valleys in this area. I looked for awhile but no dice . I would have at least wanted to get some pics! So I decided to head back to the large homestead, and spend the rest of the day hunting there. There are about 7 outbuildings to this place.
I didnt find any coins, but I did find some interesting relics along with a double bladed axe head.
Closeup of the Marinello cap. I think it might be a vintage beauty cream cap from the 1920s
Closeup of the BGI 12 ga. shotgun reloader PAT 1890 that I found next to the log cabin. Too bad it was crushed!
Thanks for looking, and HH!
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