Saturday quarry hunt

[PhotoRob06]

Hey everyone!

Went for a hunt before work with SalemScott in some woods he researched with some sort of quarry, complete with cellar hole form the foreman's house.

We wandered around for a while trying to find the foreman's house, and eventually came across it just off the path. There's also a well or two nearby.

There was poison ivy everywhere just off the path and in some places where I wanted to swing. Don't think I got it, but just the thought of it made me itch. I also made a friend. He sort of slithered off the path in front and then stopped. I tugged on his tail a bit and he got mad, making the classic "S" maneuver. Just a harmless Garter snake.

So I'm walking along the narrow path from the foundation and get the first somewhat deeper non-junk signal. (very trashy area). And out came the foreman's pocket watch! Or someone else's.

Then a bit later we went into the woods more, where the workers would have camped, and up the hill a bit, I got a nice steady zinc signal (59) and pulled this indian at 3 inches. 1908. It looks like it was dropped in mint condition, but unfortunately, something's happened to the metal around the edges and on the back. Still an indian, and only my 3rd ever!

We also had some bikers zipping by and hitting jumps on the trails. Pretty impressive stuff.

Thanks for looking and HH

[PhotoRob06]

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[Harmon4431]

Great place to hunt. That IH is rough but it looks better than the ones I haven't found.

[PhotoRob06]

And... it's official. I have poison ivy lol At least I tried to stay out of it for the most part.

Does anyone know how to identify the pocket watch? I can't find a match anywhere online.

[Dirt Nuker]

Go get some.....now. This stuff is amazing and extremely cheap compared to the other stuff.

[Flapjack]

Looks like you guys had a good time, to bad about the poison ivy, I hope that you get rid of it soon.
Paul

[sonnydigs]

Nice hunt and recoveries..
Sonnydigs

[carcur]

good hunt congrats on the indian

[PhotoRob06]

Originally Posted by Flapjack

Looks like you guys had a good time, to bad about the poison ivy, I hope that you get rid of it soon.
Paul

Thanks Paul, hopefully we all can squeeze in a night hunt soon.

Originally Posted by Dirt Nuker

Go get some.....now. This stuff is amazing and extremely cheap compared to the other stuff.

Thanks, I'll have to grab some of this stuff.

[gman]

Nice find , work it hard around the wells , people lifting , bending carrying .

[WildDigger]

Great finds.. that IH is in great shape besides the edges.

[clifftronics]

that place looks pretty cool. all but the poison ivy

[KingTotsalot]

have you tried soaking that watch in super iron out? There should be on the back some engravings or etchings if you can get rid of the staining and look at it with a loupe!

Best of luck and KT does like the watch! very cool!

[damar2003]

Looks like a good place to hunt, congrats on the Indian.

[PhotoRob06]

Originally Posted by KingTotsalot

have you tried soaking that watch in super iron out? There should be on the back some engravings or etchings if you can get rid of the staining and look at it with a loupe!

Best of luck and KT does like the watch! very cool!

Thanks King! I will try the "super iron out". But if I can't find it, I'll use CLR. And yes, I do love the watch. A pocket watch, especially back then, seems like a rather personal item to drop. I love finding them, even though I've only found one other. Because of where it was found, I'm guessing it dates somewhere in the late 1800's, but who knows at this point. There are a bunch of loose gears and parts that kept falling out when I cleaned it, so they're just sitting inside there - I need to make sure nothing falls out.