I HAD OCCASION SEVERAL WEEKS AGO TO VISIT THE OLD NATCHEZ DISTRICT IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. I HAD PREPARED FOR THE TRIP AND TOOK ALONG MY GARRETT METAL DETECTOR AND YES, MY SHOVEL. BEFORE HAND I HAD TALKED TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHO LIVED IN THE AREA AND HE KNEW A FARMER WHO HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND SOUTH OF THE CITY OF NATCHEZ. I HAD GONE THERE BEFORE AND HAD GOOD LUCK SEARCHING FOR PROJECTILE POINTS IN HIS PLOWED FIELDS. THIS TIME HOWEVER,
I HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN MINE. ON ONE OF MY PREVIOUS TRIP I HAD NOTICED THE REMAINS OF SOME OLD DWELLING(JUST BRICKS FROM THE CHIMMY'S). TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY FRIEND AND I QUICKLY FOUND THE OLD HOME SITE AND STARTED TO EXPLORE WITH OUR DETECTORS. TIN CANS AND NAILS WERE QUICKLY FOUND ALONG WITH PLOW POINTS. WE THEN MOVED ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE HOUSE AREA AND AFTER MANY FALSE ALARMS WE FOUND WHAT I BELIEVE WAS THE OLD DUMP. MANY, MANY CANS WERE FOUND, BUT THEN WE BEGAN TO FIND THE OCCASIONAL BOTTLE AMONG THE CANS. THIS WAS GREAT AS I COLLECT OLD BOTTLES. ALL IN ALL WE FOUND SOME 6 INTACT BOTTLES MOST DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 1800's. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY SEVERAL---WORTH ABOUT $50 EACH AND HAVE SEVERAL MORE THAT REMAIN A MYSTERY---HOPING ONE WILL BE THAT REAL TREASURE. BOTTLE HUNTING IS GREAT, BUT ONCE YOU LOCATE THAT SPOT DIG VERY CAREFULLY. I'LL UPDATE IF ONE OF MY FINDS TURNS OUT TO BE VALUABLE.
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I HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN MINE. ON ONE OF MY PREVIOUS TRIP I HAD NOTICED THE REMAINS OF SOME OLD DWELLING(JUST BRICKS FROM THE CHIMMY'S). TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY FRIEND AND I QUICKLY FOUND THE OLD HOME SITE AND STARTED TO EXPLORE WITH OUR DETECTORS. TIN CANS AND NAILS WERE QUICKLY FOUND ALONG WITH PLOW POINTS. WE THEN MOVED ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS DOWNHILL FROM THE HOUSE AREA AND AFTER MANY FALSE ALARMS WE FOUND WHAT I BELIEVE WAS THE OLD DUMP. MANY, MANY CANS WERE FOUND, BUT THEN WE BEGAN TO FIND THE OCCASIONAL BOTTLE AMONG THE CANS. THIS WAS GREAT AS I COLLECT OLD BOTTLES. ALL IN ALL WE FOUND SOME 6 INTACT BOTTLES MOST DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 1800's. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY SEVERAL---WORTH ABOUT $50 EACH AND HAVE SEVERAL MORE THAT REMAIN A MYSTERY---HOPING ONE WILL BE THAT REAL TREASURE. BOTTLE HUNTING IS GREAT, BUT ONCE YOU LOCATE THAT SPOT DIG VERY CAREFULLY. I'LL UPDATE IF ONE OF MY FINDS TURNS OUT TO BE VALUABLE.
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