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Find of a Lifetime in the Rubble of a Burned Down Hotel, Found with a Map From 1901

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Below the Plains

Below the Plains

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Excavating 5 privies at the former site of the Commercial Hotel in McHenry, North Dakota,
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@johnl1685
@johnl1685 Жыл бұрын
I think people would enjoy seeing a video of your most prized finds.
@allenbunge817
@allenbunge817 Жыл бұрын
New to watching the digging. It would be to see a collection of the finds!
@gkell99
@gkell99 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your videos. A friend of mine in Portland, OR, Mark Junker was a bottle digger for the last 50 or so years. I dug with him several times over the years and it was very much the same as your videos. Couple of stories. One time we were digging a shallow hole in the backyard of a house built in 1890s or so. Hole wasn't wide so Mark was the only one in the hole. He started pulling out some bricks that were sticking out of the dirt. Pulled one and there was a hole underneath. He dropped a rock into the hold and it didn't splash for a few seconds. He'd been digging in the fill over a well that had been bricked over. A few more bricks out would have meant he'd fall to the bottom. Lucky break. Next story: I was digging with him on Thanksgiving morning in early 1980s. Kathy and the kids were still in bed at home. It was the old Sellwood dump in SE Portland. I was undercutting a foundation and finding a few interesting things. I pulled out of the hole to wipe the dirt off my face and about 20 feet of the foundation collapsed into the whole I had been digging. Probably the closest call I've ever had. Fascinating thing you are doing. Be careful and have fun. Do you have a website or ebay store where you sell any of your finds? Mark died mid 2022. But your videos are a great reminder of what he loved to do.
@VintageLPs
@VintageLPs Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your stories. I lived in Portland in 1968 and 1973-1976. It was so beautiful back then with a small population compared to today. None of the problems either. Used to go to many antiques stores and I worked downtown at both First Nat’l. Bank of Oregon and US Bank.
@user-is5nx9kw9v
@user-is5nx9kw9v Жыл бұрын
Mark died from heart complications??
@pattimessenger6214
@pattimessenger6214 Жыл бұрын
I want to know if he has a store too!
@jockoharpo2622
@jockoharpo2622 Жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear about your friend.
@maremuse
@maremuse Жыл бұрын
Did u know Art Honeyman?
@judyengland2615
@judyengland2615 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe those half gallon mason jars! Who would toss such good canning jars away! I'm 75 and I'm still canning.
@uptoolate2793
@uptoolate2793 Жыл бұрын
Right?
@beverlyhayshouston2770
@beverlyhayshouston2770 Жыл бұрын
A man.🤣
@holly0297
@holly0297 Жыл бұрын
I regret never learning but have been familiarizing myself with the basics! Lord, I'd love to have my mom or grannies here - for a zillion reasons - 1, so we could hang out and can together! 💮
@Lisa-pl6gv
@Lisa-pl6gv Жыл бұрын
Years ago there was metal shelving outside a door at the back of the hotel which was directly outside the kitchen, before the hotel was torn down. They were probably buried when the hotel was torn down along with other debris. I think the hotel was torn down sometime in the 1980s but I'm not sure.
@nancyrobertson550
@nancyrobertson550 Жыл бұрын
I am to canning. I have some half gallon jars from my Aunt in law. Plus her canner. Still works great. From Texas USA
@sheiladurst2103
@sheiladurst2103 7 ай бұрын
Out of all the different people who dig, your videos are the best-I love the calmness. And the matter of fact way you present things
@user-yq2rn2hy8p
@user-yq2rn2hy8p 9 ай бұрын
I'm 77,raised in minnesota, and the more i think abouts it, i remember heilemans beer advertised as a kid. When i was in my teens wed go to a gas station and drink 3.2 beers for 35 cents a glass.
@sandradanforth8524
@sandradanforth8524 Жыл бұрын
I'm 75 and have recognized several bottles. I like seeing things that takes me back. Thank you so much, what fun. 😮😊
@Barchordwitter
@Barchordwitter 10 ай бұрын
I just discovered your site. I really like it. I'm fascinated watching it. I got to do it one afternoon by chance. Behind an old tavern in Bleck Earth Wisconsin. I stepped outside in back to have a smoke and saw a bottle sticking out of the ground. I pulled it out and that led to about 60 old beer bottles and others. One was 1846!!! I like the time you allow for descriptions as I'm a slow reader. It really nice..glad your doing it,,I
@kirstendieker9798
@kirstendieker9798 11 ай бұрын
It's so amazing to me that all that stuff is right there below our feet!
@repairfreak
@repairfreak Жыл бұрын
Hey Tom, did you ever hear your mom yell to you as a kid…”Hey Tom quit playing in that mud!” 😂
@peggybaxter8480
@peggybaxter8480 11 ай бұрын
I've got to say I love it when you get excited about a piece you find. You work so hard you deserve something exciting!
@glennmurphy1820
@glennmurphy1820 Жыл бұрын
The preserving jars were my favorite and of course the painted crock. .Look forward to the next dig.
@randb4865
@randb4865 Жыл бұрын
We want 5 minute videos of cleaned-up finds!
@jss302
@jss302 5 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@TracySchollar
@TracySchollar 5 ай бұрын
Ditto
@UnpopularOpinion42
@UnpopularOpinion42 4 ай бұрын
Good idea
@kathymeik
@kathymeik Жыл бұрын
Judy, I'm jealous!! I used to do a ton of canning! I even made catsup one year. I'm 70 and haven't been able to do much of anything for 10 years. I'm in a motorized wheelchair and can life my arms more than a few inches.I would love to be like you. I pray every day for a miracle. Keep on going! You're amazing!!😊😊
@TryingtomakeitonSocSec
@TryingtomakeitonSocSec 4 ай бұрын
I will be praying for you, too. I am 79 now , have Arthritis in every joint of my body. But with God's help I am still up and going. Prayer does wonderful things!
@jackiemack8653
@jackiemack8653 4 ай бұрын
1:43:39 ​@@TryingtomakeitonSocSec
@davewilson9738
@davewilson9738 Жыл бұрын
The delight with which you say "Look seeds!" is both exciting and a tad stomach turning knowing you are in the faecal matter!
@detecting_with_matt3643
@detecting_with_matt3643 Жыл бұрын
4 complete Masons!? Wow! What a great haul on that first pit! Masons are one of my favorites to find!
@Greenacres1958
@Greenacres1958 9 ай бұрын
And then a number 2 in tact crock!!!!!! Oh my goodness I was excited about that!
@Kristinmo2
@Kristinmo2 Жыл бұрын
My dad used to love digging for old bottles & stuff. He had so many! Your channel came up on my feed & I watched a few minutes & hit subscribe so quick. It reminds me of him & in a way makes me happy to watch. It’s also very relaxing late at night while watching this.. this may be my new bedtime routine aside from paranormal videos 😆. Thanks for sharing such cool finds!
@andrewowens9382
@andrewowens9382 Жыл бұрын
It's surprising what turns up in those pits tom very good the best thing about digging these bottles is you don't no what you will find all the best Andrew south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧
@lynndunning1545
@lynndunning1545 Жыл бұрын
You do a good job with validating with historical info -very nice!
@sherryroseman
@sherryroseman Жыл бұрын
Love the pickle bottles. Make a nice bud vase.
@amandahouser9824
@amandahouser9824 10 ай бұрын
I'm so glad time is taken in looking into the past. It's good information. People do not die in vain.
@karenmassie1239
@karenmassie1239 10 ай бұрын
I’m 68 and I used to bottle dig with my brother. I did it all my life until I was unable to dig due to injuries. But I loved to watch you finding this stuff and every item you found was a new discovery. I felt like I was young again. Lol! 👍🏻😊
@j.b.4340
@j.b.4340 Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoy your videos. You put so much work into it. I’m beaming when I find a 1970’s dump. Your dumps are a dream.
@FantomeBelphegor
@FantomeBelphegor Жыл бұрын
J'aime beaucoup l'idée d'aller fouiller pour retrouver des objets du passé comme les bouteilles et autres artefacts. C'est une trace de la vie d'il y a longtemps, un peu comme des recherches archéologiques sur le siècle passé. Je possède chez moi une bouteille datant de la révolution (1789/1795), fabriquée de façon artisanale et intacte. Je prend l'abonnement à votre chaîne, et salutations depuis la Normandie! 😃
@vardenfell971
@vardenfell971 Жыл бұрын
my grandparents have the entire base of a singer machine in their house. my grandfather fitted a top to it and its actualy the dining table now
@sdrahcir5054
@sdrahcir5054 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know anything really about archaeology or that but these videos have become one of my favorite things to watch- so satisfying 🙏🏼🙏🏼 love what ya’ll are doing and your knowledge is wild
@maryl1785
@maryl1785 Жыл бұрын
Been catching up, watching some of your older vids as well. I've tried other poster's who dig/hunt for bottles, but I can't watch them. You've spoiled me! I love reading the info you give, you get so much more of the history, which is what I love about all of it.
@CA10Z
@CA10Z Жыл бұрын
A very interesting and respectful dig.
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt Жыл бұрын
I love the history of the makers of those bottles and crocks😊.
@alisonmary1443
@alisonmary1443 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the extra time. 3 in tact Masons in one pit :D enjoyed that nearly 2 hours with head phones on I heard every scrape lol 😂 Thank you
@RunningGrass-we7tm
@RunningGrass-we7tm 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely love the granite glaze bowls. All over my yard w flowers. Very colorful and makes me smile seeing them everyday
@susancousins8766
@susancousins8766 Жыл бұрын
You are one of the most amazing hardworking individual. Every time I watch your videos you find the most stunning bottles! Keep on digging and Enjoy your life ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@mstrick6257
@mstrick6257 Жыл бұрын
Look at Curtice Brothers Blue Label Tomato Ketchup. I think that's your 'Fancy' Ketchup bottle. It must have been popular given that you've found it at numerous sites.
@carolynsimone8647
@carolynsimone8647 Жыл бұрын
McHenry turned out to be worthy of your dig....awesome finds...thanks for sharing your finds...🥰🥰
@kaolinwasher
@kaolinwasher Жыл бұрын
of all the bottle diggers, I watch on you tube , you have the best video quality, in every way
@captjeff2321
@captjeff2321 Жыл бұрын
Brother that was a long days work!! Awesome hope the reward was great thanks for taking us along! Keep it up.
@2115virgo13
@2115virgo13 Жыл бұрын
The blue salt glazed piece was beautiful! Even with the chip. I’d use is for décor!
@netamorton4832
@netamorton4832 Жыл бұрын
I love the little Bottles! And I loved seeing the Baby bottles and the crocks! I appreciate all your hard work!❤️
@warrenmink2429
@warrenmink2429 Жыл бұрын
Wow what are jam packed dig ! Killer man , thanks for sharing
@dianegorman2595
@dianegorman2595 Жыл бұрын
Love watching your channel. Your knowledge of what you find makes the videos so much more interesting. Thanks for bringing us along!
@lisawells1064
@lisawells1064 10 ай бұрын
What a WONDERFUL video!!! A gift, to be able to watch as you find these treasures, and a long video to boot...what a joy!!! Thank you!!!
@michaelschuenemann3505
@michaelschuenemann3505 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant Haul - some of the Finds got You very Excited ! Well done and onto the Next Adventure digging Up History ! Total Support from Australia !!!!
@tarrasams7423
@tarrasams7423 Жыл бұрын
Hello 👋 from New York you Guy's Found Some Amazing Finds Thank you for Bringing me Along with you I can't wait to see What you Find Next 😊
@tinaj984
@tinaj984 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! The Masons, the colors, the crock...WOW!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍
@deborahsimmons2414
@deborahsimmons2414 3 ай бұрын
You find the best places where bottles go to die! Amazing and fascinating finds, thank you. I think every one of us has that little treasure hunter inside…
@billiejofrance2526
@billiejofrance2526 3 ай бұрын
So many exciting things that you have found! I love the crocks!
@claymonsterpottery
@claymonsterpottery Жыл бұрын
I’m in Baltimore. We still have the Bromo Seltzer tower in town. Neat!
@Missangie827
@Missangie827 Жыл бұрын
I wonder why the mason jars ended up there? anyone who has preserved food would reuse them unless the lids weren't available-lucky for you though!
@uptoolate2793
@uptoolate2793 Жыл бұрын
Someone was was either drunk or hiding their tracks. Probably.
@skutovr
@skutovr Жыл бұрын
I’ve been enjoying your videos for the last month or so…. Finally subscribed. Keep the cam rolling and keep digging ! I’ll keep watching 😊
@dalily9607
@dalily9607 Жыл бұрын
❤ the video, thanks for all the information & research you do
@dawnhaynes7784
@dawnhaynes7784 Жыл бұрын
That was amazing love the spatter ware pitcher
@ladyhawkNone
@ladyhawkNone Жыл бұрын
Can we see a video with things cleaned up sometime? I'm interested in the patterns on some of them. I also collect old bottles. I'm weird I like old things lol
@pamelajohnson7777
@pamelajohnson7777 10 ай бұрын
I would love to do this but have no idea where to start. I live in North Central Minnesota, but the ideal properties are owned by rich, snobby people and they won't let anyone dig or metal detect their properties. I've been metal detecting for many years and have found some very old, crazy finds and also items of history in the areas I detect. When I have detected private property with permission, I always offer the owner(s) any items I've found, but most the time, they let me keep anything I've found. We used to own property where a gas station / restaurant used to stand and I recovered a lot of canning jars, old bottles, dishes, intact oil cans, beer cans, etc. The guy that bought the property is a good friend and I'm invited back at any time to continue my digging, with him keeping anything of interest to himself, but mostly I'll get to keep what I find.
@christhompson4270
@christhompson4270 Жыл бұрын
Awesome finds 👍🙏❤️
@karendavis7988
@karendavis7988 Жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC find!! Love it. ❤
@normagrimstad8869
@normagrimstad8869 5 ай бұрын
My dad was born in 1935 and my mom in 1938. It’s interesting to see things they may have had around the house growing up.
@tammydeatherage2219
@tammydeatherage2219 Жыл бұрын
I take great joy in watching you dig up history. To put evidence to time behind us. Thank you for sharing it with us. I am always intrigued.
@donaldwareham3584
@donaldwareham3584 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@jeanpowell7072
@jeanpowell7072 Жыл бұрын
That crock was great Along with the hall jars
@christinewold9995
@christinewold9995 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see all your finds cleaned up
@maryleblanc4961
@maryleblanc4961 Жыл бұрын
Wow great finds!! 😊
@kelco64
@kelco64 5 ай бұрын
My gosh that is black soil! These are very cool videos! Love watching you find pieces from the past!
@theresa_lili
@theresa_lili Жыл бұрын
What do you do with your finds? Love watching, thank you for sharing with us. You are appreciated.
@gailhowes9398
@gailhowes9398 11 ай бұрын
I was wondering about this as well, maybe selling the cleaned up ones at a flea market? It is kind of interesting to wonder about what was available back then!
@AmstradExin
@AmstradExin Жыл бұрын
Where I live, historically, glassware was returned for a small amount of change. I think that's why not much of the old bottles survived. Even me as a kid collected bottles and paper to pocket money. It was relatively easy.
@symonehall8555
@symonehall8555 Жыл бұрын
I love watching these videos. I have always loved fosiking in and around old miners huts, river beds, etc. I ended up sustaining a permenant spinal injury in 2008 and so live vicariously through guys like you and a few others. P.S, I live in Australia. Keep up the good work, Sam.
@suemoenius5619
@suemoenius5619 10 ай бұрын
Isn't it fun? To see things I recognize sometimes, takes me back to time at Grandpa's homestead in Colorado. Also quite a contrast to another favorite, England's Time Team---where each find is quickly whisked away to a researcher with a PhD to identify. Of course their digs go back to Bronze age, Celtic, Roman, Tudor or Saxon.. What you do in these videos is fun and fabulous! Thanks for letting us tag along..
@cheltinker7709
@cheltinker7709 Жыл бұрын
Love how long this vid is. Awesome x
@dannmccord1923
@dannmccord1923 Жыл бұрын
So many beautiful bottles. Love them all. Great video always waiting for the next one.
@billiejofrance2526
@billiejofrance2526 3 ай бұрын
How are you not extremely excited about the bottle from Paris, France! So COOL!
@melk.6024
@melk.6024 Жыл бұрын
Such great finds!! Thank you for sharing!!❤
@deloiscarroll3103
@deloiscarroll3103 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever show videos of the cleaned up finds? Would love to see that at the end.
@garyeckstein4917
@garyeckstein4917 Жыл бұрын
The Shoop building still stands in downtown Racine, WI
@almawalker6617
@almawalker6617 Жыл бұрын
KTK is Knowles, Taylor and Knowles China, I believe. I used to sell vintage American dinnerware. You find some interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing your digs here. I love watching!
@terrykrall
@terrykrall Жыл бұрын
The embossed NEHI soda bottle is called the “silk stocking bottle”. Pat. 1925....
@joejoebus8814
@joejoebus8814 5 ай бұрын
Another awesome video. ThX so much for sharing.
@bethcorey6022
@bethcorey6022 Жыл бұрын
The little cut glass piece looks like a toothpick or match holder❤
@FloCreasy
@FloCreasy Жыл бұрын
In this dig you are finding great items
@seanwelch71
@seanwelch71 9 ай бұрын
You must have the finest Dak. Territory bottle collection. Well done.
@centralpametaldetectorist289
@centralpametaldetectorist289 Жыл бұрын
You should come to PA and dig out some of the priveys to my colonial metal detecting permissions. I’d love to see what’s in them. I have properties that go back to early/mid 1700s
@marilyn6556
@marilyn6556 Ай бұрын
That would be awesome! I wish I could dig, but I can’t kneel on my knee replacements. I love watching this!!!
@anniecorbin7998
@anniecorbin7998 Жыл бұрын
Where do you get these maps? My home was born in 1901 and they just dumped downhill. Every hard rain brings broken glass to the surface.
@jimnorthland2903
@jimnorthland2903 Жыл бұрын
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Library of Congress online.
@janetangelier
@janetangelier Жыл бұрын
There's something about digging in the dirt that appeals to the child in each of us! But then you pull all sorts of Little Treasures out of that dirt!
@wheretonow3106
@wheretonow3106 4 ай бұрын
Right on!
@sos13sunshine
@sos13sunshine Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy watching your dig videos and so many lately. I'm a happy camper for sure thanks again and happy digging.
@cpandjr
@cpandjr Жыл бұрын
It would be very cool to take a bunch of those pieces you dig out that are broken and turn them into Mosaic tables and stuff😊
@gailhowes9398
@gailhowes9398 11 ай бұрын
Yes I thought that as well, when I was young I did a serving tray about 60 years ago! 🤭🤗🫣
@figgy7099
@figgy7099 6 ай бұрын
Those Mason Hero Jars are beautiful, I'm so jealous!
@kathycronin3571
@kathycronin3571 Жыл бұрын
Amazing finds. Love the intact crock!!! Beautiful design on the broken pieces
@marthapatebell1040
@marthapatebell1040 Жыл бұрын
Great finds! Love the video. I know it must be hard work for you Tom, But some great finds! Thank you!
@dgb56bgd
@dgb56bgd Жыл бұрын
Awesome dig and cool findings. Thanks and Blessings.
@melindahawk8540
@melindahawk8540 Жыл бұрын
Cool job you have. Love the history of it all.
@Merlijnvv
@Merlijnvv Жыл бұрын
All the hard work paid off well it seems. Very nice.
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt Жыл бұрын
ILOVE watching you dig!!!❤😊
@BelowthePlains
@BelowthePlains Жыл бұрын
haha thank you! glad you found the channel! thanks for watching
@Greatesttreasure
@Greatesttreasure Жыл бұрын
Fantastic find
@revajobeattie1839
@revajobeattie1839 Жыл бұрын
Ditto on the person who wanted to see a video of items found. Loved the pitcher that looked as though it was white or off white with the blue pattern. Looked beautiful not cleaned.
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt
@KatherineHunt-tv3rt Жыл бұрын
This reminded me of a time in my childhood, when I found a very large jugor bottle about 5 gallons and a man in town bought it from me for $100.00 dollars. He didn't blink an eye when I sId that I want $100.00 for it!!! This took me wY back, I am 64 and I was 8yrs old back then.
@jayneshorter5418
@jayneshorter5418 Жыл бұрын
Hi some Pritey nice finds there 😊
@mom1257
@mom1257 Ай бұрын
Omg what a hall! Great job.
@brendagroff8478
@brendagroff8478 Жыл бұрын
Amazing finds!! Love you channel.❤
@franny607
@franny607 10 ай бұрын
I came by accident on your chanel great finds greetings from holland franny ❤
@BelowthePlains
@BelowthePlains 10 ай бұрын
well glad you found the channel! thanks for watching
@GaliSinatra
@GaliSinatra Жыл бұрын
Cool stuff!
@terrancemiller8350
@terrancemiller8350 Жыл бұрын
Lots of work in this video, I enjoyed the video thanks for you young men's hard work and I appreciate the entertainment, only thing better is if I could be there with you both, I would enjoy cleaning your prizes and chatting with Jake the man since it seems he's a shy person and doesn't like to be seen or heard, lots of love, anticipating your next video. Afriend.
@mariemoss2475
@mariemoss2475 Жыл бұрын
A new subscriber... As a part time Archaeologist I love a good dig, so jealous what you find you can actually take home. I love the fact you have text explaining the find and history, very helpful. Love from Wiltshire UK 💕
@deloradeabel8487
@deloradeabel8487 4 ай бұрын
The Hayner’s embossed Whiskies are fantastic!
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