Edge Report post Posted January 2, 2023 Deer hunting near Rich Hill, lots of diggings and shafts dot the landscape. Old cans and bottle shards from the last two centuries. Spotted this 12ga. Shotshell brass, dates back 100 years. Next in a miners rock claim cairn monument, I dug down past the top stones and found this claim notice in an old bottle Still trying to get the lid off. It’s pretty beat up, doesn't want to give up its secrets easily. 14 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted January 2, 2023 Cool find Tim. I found a couple of old jars on a hill a few years back from the late 70's. The sun had bleached the paper but there were still fairly readable and are still there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knothead Report post Posted January 3, 2023 As a kid growing up in the 70's my dad and I would go walking around Mnt. Ord. We use to find all kinds of old bottle and such. A lot of the old bottles back in the day used to have their date on the bottoms. I still come across a few old ones from time to time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 3, 2023 15 minutes ago, knothead said: As a kid growing up in the 70's my dad and I would go walking around Mnt. Ord. We used to find all kinds of old bottle and such. A lot of the old bottles back in the date used to have their date on the bottoms. I still come across a few old ones from time to time. Yes I have looked into this jars date, it's 1921Owens Glass. I found this Kitchen Boutique gravy bottle a week ago which is Owen's Glass Co and dates to 1924. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted January 3, 2023 I'm always looking down when out hunting. Mostly because I hate snakes but I have found a few interesting items through the years. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted January 3, 2023 To cool! I've seen some out there Tim but I thought they were for marking a claim? Never thought about picking one up and and checking it out. Tells you how much I know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 3, 2023 12 minutes ago, Vowell said: To cool! I've seen some out there Tim but I thought they were for marking a claim? Never thought about picking one up and and checking it out. Tells you how much I know Leave new claim markers, usually 5' capped pvc, alone. The old timers built rock cairns and put the claim papers in jars and tobacco tins to preserve them from rats and weather. The claims have to be renewed annually and that rarely happens over more than a few consecutive years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 4, 2023 10 hours ago, Vowell said: To cool! I've seen some out there Tim but I thought they were for marking a claim? Never thought about picking one up and and checking it out. Tells you how much I know Was my job today to mark new claim corners.for the company. Always amazed as I'm out in the sticks using satellite GPS, to find how accurate the old timers were marking corners with rock cairns using compass, chains and geological survey markers. Many of these old cairns were built only a few feet off. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted January 4, 2023 Amazing how close they got it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 5, 2023 Today's noteables... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
