140 Year Old Map Led Us to a Jackpot at the Bottom of an 1870’s Well

Excavating the well-turned-trash-dump at the former site of Prospect Place, a manor house located a mile outside of Yankton, South Dakota.
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[@BelowthePlains]

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[@scottinnh88]

I can't believe nobody has a metal detector lmao. Anything of real value will be made of gold or silver or pewter . Unless you dig up a an gold wrapped in skins in a pot you will just find junk

[@scottinnh88]

I really hope in 200-300 years people start digging threw out trash for plastic bottles

[@profecarrillo6479]

nice findings in that septic pit

[@camus83489]

why do you guys use shovels and break the glass bottles like retards

[@warrenadams2157]

Your awesome Dude ! I've paid big money for some of the Glass Wear you've Dug.

[@svenska81]

It would be interesting to include a segment at the end showing the finds cleaned up so the details are clearer. It’s very interesting to see how the cast-offs and trash of a previous time can be valued as historical and aesthetic artifacts. Thanks for sharing!

[@653j521]

One man's trash is another's treasure. Look at thrift stores and what is left out on the curb for garbage collection.

[@yota4004]

never in their wildest dreams would these folks ever have thought that someone would dig 12 feet down to recover their trash.

[@lisacates4185]

😹😹😹right!

[@aananimity]

Wonder what they would think 🤔 - luv seeing the past

[@sarahstrong7174]

If they saw this video they would think these guys were crazy.

[@deborahbaker4770]

And from outhouse pit’s also when I saw those video’s I was amazed ‼️‼️ 😳

[@yota4004]

@@deborahbaker4770 yuck lol.

[@philipcallicoat3147]

Tom is a remarkable young man...He is very capable of restoring antiques that appear to be beyond the point of no return...Tom is much more than a guy that knows how to dig holes...I have respect for his work ethic....

[@robertporch8895]

What does he do with the artifacts he finds? Does he sell them, have a store, etc?

[@BelowthePlains]

Hey everyone. thanks for watching! i just wanted to respond to about a dozen or so comments that said what we have in this video is an outhouse pit, not a well.. just to clarify, this was in fact a well. at no point did we find any signs of human waste (rich browish/red soil speckled with seeds).. the entire well was filled with mostly ash and trash, and in some spots it was gravel, likely where the walls had caved it.. it was lined with timber, which wasnt uncommon in the area for wells, and it went down to at least 19 feet, which is far far deeper than any outhouse pit we've ever come across in the dakotas. (we dug down to about 12 feet, and used a 7 foot probe rod at the bottom, and the whole way down was gravel past where we dug.. its likely that the top of the pit collapsed into the hole and it filled the bottom with several yards of debris at which point it wasnt below the water table. i know it may have been a little confusing that we didnt explain why we thought what we thought in the video, and i appreciate anyone who attempted to let us know. again, thanks for watching everyone. have a great day!

[@hardtop5656]

How much time did it take you to get all that stuff out of that well and it was a great video thank you

[@frankjones4896]

Just watching this and noticed a chamber pot made in Hanley... small world I used to live there lol

[@hardtop5656]

Thank you

[@suzettebavier4412]

New Subscriber here 😉

[@WolfeTone17-98]

Great videos, I would like to see you doing some shoring as it is quite dangerous and it only needs to happen once.

[@melissacoulter3996]

It’s amazing how he knows what everything is before even really looking sometimes! I love things like this when the people actually give history and stuff. I also like the abandoned house channels but they never really know history like this guy does!

[@lynnmaupin-simpson1215]

I used to watch 2 metal detectorist kids in high school. The one I truly followed has gone in another direction using sonar to find missing people who perished in their cars in a body of water. The other kid, Don remember his name, was incredible at identifying objects and pieces of same. It was like the shape was imprinted on his brain. He knew what a piece was,where it came from on a whole piece, what it was called and what it was used for. Absolutely incredible. So much knowledge is being lost daily. I am so surprised when I have to explain to people at work what every day objects are. Thimbles,darning eggs, all manner of common things and their use is lost. They don't cook, sew, or iron. They cannot read a map or tell directions. My neighbor across the street (MARSOC) does not know his way around town without a GPS. He does not know any land marks. (He does know a hell of a lot about a hell of a lot).

[@joanneriley3899]

@@lynnmaupin-simpson1215 is your sonar friend part of AWP?

[@Glory_Jiujitsu]

@@joanneriley3899 I was thinking that same thing

[@lynnmaupin-simpson1215]

@@joanneriley3899 sometimes. Depths of History

[@Jennifermcintyre]

@@lynnmaupin-simpson1215 depths of history is good! AWP has been tarnished by Jared’s past

[@clintonsmith9931]

Most old farm stead’s across the plains had a place to dump trash. They would burn the burn able trash but there was always bottles of all kinds By the way we would pore lime in the outhouse to cut down on the smell Dad would ever so often pour some on top (sprinkle)of the deposited poop. We spent many hrs. As young men shooting bottles with BB guns and 22 cal rifles. In the 1910s where I was raised Mr Post of the toasties layer out farms on the high plains of west Texas , Wence I was raised in the 40s and 50s. There was no plastic bottles and everything came in bottles, or glass containers. The WATKINS MAN CAME AROUND EVERY SO OFTEN TO SELL EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN. Some of those bottles you are guessing back in the 1800s are really out of the 20s, 30s, through the 50s. The 1960 brought on plastic. Oh how I long for those days when few men were regular drinkers Almost all men smoked, Most people depended on the goodness of God. No more, how sad.

[@Bryan-od7nv]

Back in the mid-80s I dug up old bottles in a corner of my parents yard as a kid. Found this channel last week and went back to dig yesterday and found more old bottles. One has C.C.Co on the bottom and I’m not sure if that’s an old Coke bottle since I haven’t found the rest of it.

[@Iz0pen]

There is a remnant

[@alisonmary1443]

I wondered if poo was deposited down those pits, I wasn't brave enough to ask :) I live in Scotland and find all this fascinating, there must be dump sites here also but I've never heard of them, I do know that Princess Street gardens was a Loch way back and was the main dumping ground for Edinburgh, anything and everything was dumped in there until the plague, I'll never get to dig there lol.

[@GOLD_FEVER]

"few men were regular drinkers" My friend, Quite a bit more than "few" have been regular drinkers ... and that's for most of our primate history!

[@kassandralevingston9874]

How bored do I have to be to sit and watch someone dig a deep hole? LOL! No seriously, enjoyed every minute. Watching and waiting for each find big or small.

[@robertevras6577]

Love that there are still a few young men left in the world willing to dig for "treasure"! Way to be be fellas! Proud of you...that's a ton of work, & FUN!

[@vintageintheraw7730]

Excellent work.

[@BelowthePlains]

Thank you, and thanks for watching and commenting!

[@BulletsandButtons]

Brilliant dig! Thanks for taking us along! One of the few channels that I actually watch the video from start to finish. Thanks again!

[@BelowthePlains]

hahah thank you! i know how you feel. on some of the other digging channels i just kinda skip around and see what they pulled out and then watch something else. and i was determined to not have people do that to my videos! well thank you for watching and leaving such a nice comment!

[@aprilthomas1734]

Seriously love your guys videos! The quality, care and education you guys put into them is outstanding!! My husband and I just bought a house in a small town with LOTS of history and old settlements. My brother in-law and I go out every chance we get to go digging and searching. It’s such a blast. I have learned more from your channel than any other bottle digging channel. So thank you again for your time and commitment. ☺️

[@BelowthePlains]

Wow, this is probably one of my favorite comments i have ever gotten. that awesome! im really glad you like the channel, and that you find it education.. yeah these videos are a ton of work to get them to the level of quality that we want them at.. just hope it starts paying off soon! well thank you! and i think its awesome that you're going digging. and yeah.. absolute blast! and quite frankly its a huge adrenaline rush when you find something good.. or even when you just find anything not broken. ahh that feeling of finding something you know is rare, or something that you never knew existed. stay safe out there! and thank you, that seriously made my night.. i wanna get that comment framed and hang it up on my wall lol

[@aprilthomas1734]

@@BelowthePlains lol! awe well I’m glad I could return some of the positive back to you that your videos give to everyone else. :) oh and yes, the feeling when you find something not broken!?! Oh man it really is a adrenaline rush. Hahaha right now we are trying to locate an old tobacco farm, Its so much fun! You guys be safe as well. Thank you again for the great vids and education. ❤️😊

[@Leed216]

Impressive dig. Amazing that so many of the bottles are still intact under all the weight of the earth.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah ive thought about that before... it honestly seems like the ones at the top of the pit are way more likely to be broken than the deep ones.. i think its the frost in the winter that freezes them and causes them to break, but yeah, usually the deeper we go, the more likely they are to be in tact. appreciate the comment! thanks for watching

[@golden50snomad52]

I found this so interesting as well. How could they be intact so far down under all of that? Definitely made better than anything we have today.

[@westnlas]

My aunt collected old west liquor bottles. She always would find them around the old outdoor toilets buried shallow or hidden under a bush. We found a cache once at an abandoned mine site.

[@petejohnson8590]

Material values are a second thought , everything is history of our past, you are great, your joy at every find makes me want to watch more well done Sir, thank you greetings from grandpa Pete from France 🇫🇷 👍👍❤️

[@alanatolstad4824]

Phew, that view from the bottom...! Imagine how long it would have taken to dig the well! (And it now makes me wonder how many outhouse pits there on our Farmstead!)---I get excitged every time I see the iridencent glass come out. And how fun it would be to try and piece together the plate fragments & the red-glaze crock!

[@BitterDemo]

This is how my Uncle Marion Bright Died. Digging out an old Cistern. Back in the 1960's people were digging out old wells and cisterns looking for Antiques as well as rebuilding them. My Uncle was buried 22 feet below the top.

[@wstevebro]

Wow! Thank you for taking me on a trip down my own memory lane. When I was a young boy probably around 13 years old my best friend and I started collecting what was locally known as "civil war" bottles. The name wasn't really accurate because almost any cork top bottle qualified. If there were no machine mold marks on the top then those were our gold. Our very first searches were in a large wooded area that had been the town's dumping ground. At one time it was a waste area eroded with deep gullies that had become filled over the years and then grown over. We rode our bicycles to that area carrying a war surplus trench shovel and a weed rake. when we found a spot on the ground with broken glass, charcoal, pieces of ceramics, and loose gravel-like soil we would start probing the ground. Once we found a bottle or a piece of a bottle that fit the target description we started digging down. From that point on we spent the day almost exactly like this video of you at the bottom of the pit. Luckily for us, we never had to dig more than a few feet down and I don't recall ever being over my head. Watching the video I started remembering many times making the exact same moves. I was reminded of feeling sometimes the frustration of pulling out an earthware jug from the side of the hole. After carefully working at digging around the edges being certain not to possibly break the thing myself only to finally slip it from the ground and find the top is broken. Such heartbreak and then the next few feet or the next day it happens again but the bottle comes free whole and intact. It was digging treasure for me but I don't think my parents agreed when the boxes of bottles started piling up in our utility shed. I was and still am a big fan of the old patent medicine bottles. Some of them had colorful descriptive names embossed on them. One of my favorite bottles was a Rumford Chemical Works just like the one you found. Mine was a kind of bluish-green though whereas others I've seen were strictly green. Thanks again for putting me back in a hole at the city dump digging up antique bottles and having so much fun doing it, too. Enjoy yourselves.

[@fitzsensible]

It sounds like even as a kid you had an appreciation for history and the instincts of an archeologist, with the careful digging methods you described to avoid breaking potentially fragile finds. I'm curious, when you were digging and came across a spot with some broken pieces that clearly matched, were you often able to recover and reassemble broken artifacts? I only ask because you sound so cautious and meticulous by nature. The type I could see excavating a spot and continuing in an effort to track and puzzle together an item or items if it was evident that matching pieces were present, like it appeared to have been broken during the original disposal or by shifting ground pressures from above over the years. The guys in the video stirred the ground a lot with that wooden rod, feeling around for larger, whole items. I would have been interested to try a little harder to find the remaining pieces of some of the more interesting partial items they pulled up...who knows, maybe they spent time sifting through the dirt above and succeeded...it was certainly a nice find.

[@stevebrodie1417]

I was very fortunate to have started my bottle treasure hunting in a very productive wooded area that was covered with an undergrowth of vines and shrubs. It had been a dumping area for many years before the turn of the 20th century. Most of the holes we dug clearly had been burned at the time they were dumped there. The heat often melted glass or shattered it. I never tried to match up the pieces of glass but did try with pottery items but soon gave up trying because I never was successful. With collectible bottles for most but the extremely rare ones, only whole ones had value. However, I also collected Indian artifacts from the cultivated farm fields near my home. I often found partial arrowheads that were obviously broken by a plow blade. The flint would be a bleached outer color and a much more vibrant interior. Once I found a very nicely worked tip of an arrowhead that would have been a very special item if it were whole. I was showing it to my neighbor and he told me his brother found a similar piece in the same field when he was a young boy. He went home and returned with what was the major part of the whole and the 2 pieces fit perfectly together. I wish I could have both parts but I gave him the smaller piece I had found because they should be together.

[@jadepaulsen8456]

Childhood is the best. My imagination was a treasure I miss. Of course..you don't know what you got till it's gone.

[@vmwindustries]

The plate is amazing!

[@cindyd.01]

That was great! They really loved their horses it seems.

[@leanoravinson1531]

Thanks you guys are awesome!!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha wow thanks! i really appreciate that, Thank you, and thanks for watching

[@Bossdog91]

I remember being just a boy back in the early 1800s around the 1900s I used to see them bottles all the time takes me way back

[@j2muw667]

A 200 year old person who understands how to use technology?!! Impressive!

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Tom and Jake, incredible dig, can’t believe how deep you guys went. Great video, we always enjoy watching your digs.

[@BelowthePlains]

ah well thank you very much! yeah that was probably beginning to get a little dangerous by the end of it.. there was like 4 feet of gravel at the bottom, and we were wondering if it had collapsed sometime after they were throwing trash down there, and wondering if there was something really good down there, but we werent able to probe anything out, and we decided it just wasnt worth the risk. well thank you for watching and leaving us a comment, as usual. take care!

[@robertburkhardt3506]

hey Tom and Jake I want to thank you for your top notch videos. no whooping and hollering, or theatrics, just calm educational dialog with that calming music every now and then , take it easy I think. and I was impressed with Jakes reply to a viewers praising your depth of knowledge about what you do. such a humble reply. what good brothers you must be in heart.

[@marvinhuff2162]

Awesome dig and finds cant wait to see the next one.thanks

[@BelowthePlains]

ahh thank you! well i appreciate the comment! take care!

[@marylight.keeplookingup.2223]

You would love the old glass dump we did in

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah is that out east? ive always wanted to go dig out there.. or out west.. everything is just so new here compared to those places. thanks for commenting!

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

We had a trash hole on a place we bought in Junction Texas. Rather than cover it we broke out the John Deere and started removing layer after layer of useless junk. It was like a time capsule calendar,the further we went down the cooler stuff we found until we decided to start digging by hand so we wouldnt break any potential cool stuff. Found all kinds of old bottles and other items that were interesting.

[@cdd4248]

I have been to Junction - nice people.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

@@cdd4248 Some of em yeah. Trust me though there's plenty of assholes for a town with 2600 people.

[@wayneweidman1543]

I feel like prairie public should be airing your videos. They are super interesting and well made.

[@wayneweidman1543]

I sent them a Facebook message about your channel. I think it would make a great show for them. Maybe if enough people message or email them someone from their organization might give you a look.

[@johnsnow6586]

Quite the range of dates on those bottles, must have been filling that we'll up for years. The picture quality looks so good on this video, it's almost just a joy to see the quality. Looks cinematic almost

[@lisarobbins4929]

What happens to all the things you dig up? Do you donate it to the local Historical Society in the area, museums, or does it go to the homeowners? Everything is so interesting to look at and the history you provide is useful to someone like myself that enjoys learning about antique and vintage items. I'm glad I happened upon your channel. I'm hooked.

[@jakecariveau4058]

Thanks everyone for watching, liking and commenting, it really helps us out! Enjoy

[@w8biatvrepeater638]

Seems like a good metal detector should also be used as there are likely quite a few coins around the areas that you dig. Outstanding finds nonetheless!

[@williamheden6794]

Another great adventure. Thank you for bringing me with you. From Ohio

[@BelowthePlains]

ahh thank you! im glad you could come along with us! thanks for leaving us a comment!

[@notinmanitou]

We really enjoy your videos! We learn so much and love the advertising that you find to go along with the bottles. We have a small collection of bottles and advertising cards, so it's fun to see them in your videos. Thanks and keep the videos coming guys!

[@BelowthePlains]

oh wow thank you! im glad you guys are liking the videos. yeah we are gonna try keep at least one coming out a week for the summer and then hopefully this fall or winter we can ramp it up to 2 a week.. not enough time to dig them and edit the videos in a week tho! thanks for watching

[@erikkellenberger5247]

Sweet hole brotha keep up the good work

[@andrewchase7684]

Wow, I bet that turned out alot better than you expected. very nice by the way. fun to watch you guys dig these holes. I can only imagine the excitement of actually being there and seeing a bottle come out, and that brief moment in between when you see one and when you pull it out. Sounds like an exhilarating hobby. Really enjoy your channel. please never stop. this video was really good. not just the dig, but the quality, and the way its presented.

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah that pretty much sums up how it feels to dig a bottle out perfectly. Well thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@pauljefferies2091]

Man, that bitters bottle came up out of that hole and I was hoping it was embossed! Pulled some pretty interesting stuff out! I tell people to be careful with digging wells. One caved in when I was in it. Went down 35 ft into water up to my mouth! and I couldn't move. I guess that is whats so helpful about having a digging partner. Hope you guys find some more out holes out there!

[@shepherd4406]

Quite an excavation! This was exciting. In many parts of the country, you would have hit water and could of charged the farmer for digging him a well. Great job.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah, well he was nice enough to fill it in with his tractor! it would have taken us hours to do so otherwise. Well thank you! and thanks for watching and leaving us a comment

[@bobbiechavez2990]

@@BelowthePlains Did the farmer let you keep your finds? Or did you document them all and hand them off to the farmer? What do you think the value of your haul would be, today? What do you do with your finds, typically? Do they ever go to a local museum to help document local history for future generations?

[@glenanders5267]

We used to wander the grounds at the Pierre airport in the 60's. The Army air base from WWII used to dump their trash in the gullies and the gullies naturally washed out. Mostly found ketchup bottles.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah that was actually a really common thing to do back in the day. they even did that in the 1800s. but i think sometime in the 80s there was kind of a nation wide project to clean up these dump sites across america. and they used like prison labor i think.. i really wish they hadnt done that! thanks for watching

[@clidemorrow8786]

I love you're channel! Thank you, your videos brighten my day.

[@BelowthePlains]

Ahhh thank you! THAT brightens my day

[@marciajohnson6767]

What a deep hole! You are braver than me! Glad you got good stuff for your hard work. It was a very good video 👏 😊 thanks so much!

[@Rozebunny14]

Can't help but wonder if you've ever solved a murder during digs🤔 So many unsolved cases, it wouldn't surprise me. Wonderful video's. A real life treasure hunt. Love the old bottles and crock's.

[@blujazz10000]

Excellent video, fellas. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@BelowthePlains]

Whoa Tommy Lee from Motley Crue is leaving a comment on my video! lol Thank you! we appreciate you watching and leaving us a comment, and glad we could take ya along

[@colecariveau3825]

Another great video! Good job guys, be careful out there

[@BelowthePlains]

Thaaanks!

[@gavinjayasmr]

I love when you Dig up an old bottle, The feeling is so nice.

[@kimberlyhouston1664]

I know that’s hard but at the same time. It looks like fun. I can’t stop watching you guys. I love the turquoise hair lotion bottles you pulled out Sunday. Really enjoy your videos!!

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah, those ayer's are just so pretty. even the stopper in the top was super cool. well i really appreciate that, so glad you are enjoying the channel, that honestly does make my day. thanks for watching

[@richardstump4582]

Alright! Fantastic! Congrats!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thank you! and thanks for watching

[@philipcallicoat3147]

Glad to see your hard work paid off.... What are you going to do next? I'm hoping you find a canning jar filled with coins...👍🇺🇸

[@BelowthePlains]

HAHA yeah that would be the day.. i havent even found a single coin before.. other than wheat pennies.. i find those all the time

[@birdwatcnetty9881]

Jake good job, I think that brown jug is beautiful! Even if it is broken.

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah i know! the farmer and his wife really liked those and i think they kept them and use them as lawn ornaments.. i love when people do that. oh and thanks!

[@idaho2ndgens240]

Your videos are the best! What an awesome dig. That mustard bottle was amazing. Thanks for sharing it.

[@BelowthePlains]

wow thanks! i really do appreciate that. we put in a ton of effort, so it really makes my day when someone says something like that. i appreciate that, and thank you for always leaving us a comment on our videos,. it helps boost our channel!

[@mrmchaney]

Jackpot indeed! What a great dig of an old well. I love the green Rumford Chemical Works bottle.

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah i know. those things are unreal how cool they look, i like that little window embossing the most. almost looks medieval! thank you for leaving us a comment and watching

[@jerryblum277]

Wow that pit was crazy deep! Great dig guys

[@jamesonheche2899]

It's like I'm right there with you guys. sucks a pretty place to dig a hole. I really liked this video

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah it was brutally hot out and there was zero shade, but it was pretty cool for a field! thanks for watching

[@valeriejohnson5283]

Wonderful finds on this dig!🌴🍺😎🍺🌴

[@JSB1882]

It really adds to the video to see some of that stuff cleaned up later. That end shot of the bottles was really nice!

[@craigb9241]

I like the historical notes you include. Enjoyable watch.

[@ms.marple1684]

Love watching you guys dig up treasures from the past. I find it so relaxing. Thank you for allowing me a glimpse into the past.

[@karenmassie1239]

My brother collected and dug old bottles up in some historical areas. I enjoyed digging up bottles too. It was fun to watch you discover them in this pit/well.

[@BelowthePlains]

well im glad you enjoyed it. i am quickly learning that it isnt as rare of a hobby as i once thought it was. that makes me happy. and yeah its a total blast! thanks for watching!

[@RTCarterful]

Just mind blowing. Your energy, your understanding of how to accomplish what your doing and your understanding of what you find, and the production of your videos, with historic references, wow. Thanks so much.

[@melvinyoung3474]

Lime was placed in old outhouse pits to aid decomposition before filling in the old pit.

[@nancyschumacher8940]

I was thinking it looked like someone demolished an old farm stead and pushed it into the old well to fill it for farming.

[@ozfromkansas8939]

amazing..

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks!

[@DavidJones-smiley]

Deep deep ! Nice finds

[@BelowthePlains]

Yeah that was a lot better of a pit than i thought it was gonna be when i started digging it. just a ton of random stuff in fairly good shape. And im really happy with how the video turned out. sometimes the stars just align and everything goes right for a change! I appreciate the comment!

[@gjyoung67]

I never realized wells were used as a dump for that type of stuff. It must have happened after it was abandoned.

[@caoblasini]

Watching you dig up the past sure made me forget about the present days. I enjoyed it. Kind of mesmerizing. I’ll be back for sure.

[@BigHeinen]

I really find it interesting that water collects inside those bottles!

[@rmil4531]

That was simply amazing. You are fearless! Very well done. Thank you.

[@SAHtoshiDude]

Thanks for putting your content up in higher quality than 1080p. The fine little details of the stuff you find really shines in 2k and 4K that 1080p wouldn’t let me see

[@judywood-stockrahm9181]

Most amazing dig ever! Made me realize how careful you have to be. Thanks for what you do.

[@rewolf71]

You should send that labelled mustard bottle to the mustard museum in Wisconsin!

[@terryarchibald2467]

Many people don't realize that beer was a family staple in the old days before, milk was widely available and children were allowed to drink it at the dinner table.

[@BelowthePlains]

huh. i did not know that. i guess i assumed there was no age limits on when a person could begin drinking but yeah i guess my modern day bias just makes me assume that its the patriarch who throws all these alcohol bottle in the pits. thanks for the information, and thanks for watching

[@PacificNorthwest360]

Old Soul Gen x folks that love folks and disconnected from tell-a-lie-vision understand. Cheers and God Bless Olympia WA

[@653j521]

What era was that? In the time of this pit? Or the 1700s? And where? America was mostly rural for many years, with lots of milk animals. My father's family was typical with a family cow on their lot in a small town. You are overgeneralizing to the point of meaninglessness.

[@Tealtra]

Pretty cool 😎 dig guys.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thank you. yeah that pit came out of nowhere, when we started we thought it was just a shallow ash dump, and almost just gave up on it. glad we stuck it out tho. thanks for the comment

[@lisacates4185]

It was fun watching,, love how you use sticks to dig!! Smart! Drives me crazy with shovels

[@jont8707]

I'm so hooked on your channel I have benge watched sense I found it today you really know you history well done 👍

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety4545]

awesome haul guys🙂 had some real nice age to those finds

[@hchilless3467]

Another great video Tom.

[@BelowthePlains]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for leaving us a comment!

[@lynnjudkins9078]

Wow loved those wonderful pieces along with all the whole ones

[@michaeldavis8249]

Lots of awesome fines keep up the good work guys i enjoy your show

[@BelowthePlains]

ah im glad you like it! and thank you! i appreciate you leaving us a comment, have a great rest of your day!

[@momtrips6783]

Great video, great finds!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks for leaving us a comment! it really helps!

[@brendamusante9086]

Thanks for captioning your content, allows me to watch on bus commute. Happy digging. Rich (& Brenda)

[@willwhite1967]

Your captions and graphics make these videos really good

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thank you! yeah thats like 90% of the work when editing them, but, hey.. you gotta find a way to stand out! thanks for watching, glad you liked the graphics!

[@sumofme1]

Awesome I grew up in Yankton South Dakota 😊

[@MT-qu2tg]

Great archeological finds.

[@susancousins8766]

Great finds guys 👍😊

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks for leaving us a comment! and watching!!!

[@Stacietookmyname]

I know of a couple drinks that call for drops of bitters. What did they use a bottle of bitters that size for I wonder 👍🏻

[@felicialewis860]

What are bitters? I think I've heard of it before, but it's been so long ago.

[@drg5557]

Don't know how I found your channel, but very glad I did. Never thought I would enjoy watching someone dig through human waste and love it.

[@jamesraddatz2613]

Never a boring minute!!

[@PaintedTurtle001]

NOW THAT'S A HOLE! Impressive digging! 👍

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah it took the entire day to dig that, and we had a tractor help us dig the first 4 feet. Thank you and thanks for watching

[@paulfreegard1271]

Tide out clay pipes with stems can be picked out of the mud Thames London hard to imagine them cast into the river and surviving all these years

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah i know.. i watch some of those mudlarking videos and hey find a ton of pipes.. super cool to see. i can image some of those are from the 1500s.. i think thats when england first got tobacco. id love to find anything older than 1850 out here. there just wasnt much out here then. thanks for commenting!

[@terribogan3676]

You’ve a damn good eye for this! Thx for sharing your dig & treasures!

[@novanut1964]

great video, your identifing each piece was phenominal, thanks

[@BelowthePlains]

ah well thank you! glad you liked the video.. thanks for watching and leaving us a comment!

[@plansandprocrastination]

spent summers at my grandparent's place a few minutes away from here - amazing to see what is below the plains - thanks!

[@birdwatcnetty9881]

That was a amazing dig!! Thank you!!!

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah it was a pretty good one. great location. thank you for leaving us a comment!

[@mickpratt4064]

It was an amazing time watching you excavate! It was also great to have your commentary.

[@stevenpearson1150]

Absolutely love it, such a good hobby, and a hands o. Lesson in history. Constructive criticism? Change tools, get a hand trowl. Every time you dug in with your pick all I could see were the bottles below shattering.... again just Constructive advice, no complaints at all. I live in Northern California, almost Oregon, redwoods, logging camps I. The 1800s... my hobby too when I can fi d a pit, or an ash pile . ...board walks were hot too. Great video, and nice artifacts man. Keep it up!

[@thekingsilverado3266]

There is a true legend on our farm right here, about my great grand father was just 16 years old back in 1866 having a ball with some dynamite he and a neighbor kid swiped from the nearby railroad office. The neighborhood kids used to sneak in the railroad office all the time stealing the manager and cashier tele station operators candies food and now and then money because they were certified drunks I was told. Just before 4rth of July 1866 they stole an entire box of dynamite from that place put in their wagon drove it home to our place which was the farthest farm from the railroad office and the edge of town. Afternoon of 4rth of July 1866 my great grand daddy earned himself a real beating from big ole great great grand daddy Heikela after they got carried away with tossing the stuff thru the air to make it explode. However a stick went astray and straight down our well. Our well being about 500ft from feet from a natural cistern fed stream was not all that deep yet deep enough that it had hand made concrete and stone stairs that got wrecked. My great great grand daddy Heikela worked my great grand fathers ass off until late August in 100 degree heat to fix them stairs to like perfect condition in the bottom of the well. Later that summer it was just before the winter they built concrete foundation wooden & tar topped well house over the top of the well to complete it with a sort of huge opening sky light so they could see the water flow in the bottom. It was important to keep fissure open that let the water in the hole and great great grand daddy was anal about that it be clean and clear flowing at all times because sucking stuff up in the well pump pipe. The wells cast iron (stick) pipe that went down from the Ames Pump Head is still there on the outside platform I last made circa 1999 and I have repaired it just like they did all their lives. I have rebuilt the guts of that Ames Pump head twice since I am alive. Last time I made a video with my son so he can remember how to rebuild it and what we bought and used to do the job. The adjustable fletch as we call the threaded pressure rod I hand made from stainless steel all-thread this time. I actually got the dynamite story directly from my grand father when he was alive so it wasn't nothing fabricated I actually found evidence of the explosion since the slate and granite stones that got broken still sit out back of the barn just a little farther away since I moved em because of cutting weeds down when we put the metal siding on the barn no more wood replacements crap for this old cowboy...

[@leannkennedy6568]

Just recently found your channel. Fascinating finds!

[@BelowthePlains]

well im glad you found us! i hope you enjoy the rest of our videos, some of the older ones are a litter rough. thanks for watching and leaving us a comment!

[@nicholascasaletto3581]

You guys continue to do great work! I can only imagine the time and effort it must take to research and edit these videos, never mind digging the actual pit too.

[@connieadams607]

Iron China 🙌 I have collected it for 50 year’s. Thank you for sharing this.

[@lindaguy8720]

So much work. Got to really love what you do.

[@tiffanyroybal3315]

Awesome dig and great finds. The lantern and jugs were my favorites.

[@TheYammerHammer]

OMG! That is so CRAZY! BEST treasure video on KZbin

[@BelowthePlains]

lol Thanks Dude! appreciate the comment, as always. thanks for watching!

[@timjozwiak2293]

Your knowledge is unbelievable