A Strange Sink Spot by the Train Tracks Leads to an Underground Depot Vault Full of Old Valuables

Excavating two privies at the former site of the Great Northern Railroad Depot in Kent, Minnesota.
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[@rustyrobinson8027]

I'd like recognize the camera person for doing a great job 👍🇺🇸

[@LuanneErickson]

Great job camera guy 👍

[@leonguyot4991]

It has just struck me that all of those bottles you are pulling up have been in the ground throughout my deceased parent's entire lives, and I am now 65! That puts it into perspective!

[@deloradeabel8487]

WOW seeing you 4 times in less than week,what a treat!

[@MrMenefrego1]

This is one of the most fascinating channels on KZbin! He is one of the few KZbinrs who actually more than earns his keep.

[@ToddTheJoker]

Fun digs guys! As always, thanks for taking us along!!! Looking forward to more!

[@cindystrachan8566]

Just love the historical notes you include with the digs. Keep getting dirty for history. Thanks!

[@aaronobryan4295]

I tried watching another channel about digging….They werent even close…you’ve spoiled us by knowing so much…Thank you guys

[@AllisonWCone]

Whenever y'all end up in wet outhouse pits, the first thing I think of is that I hope you're vaccines are up-to-date and that you don't get sick from something that gets stirred up in the muck. Stay safe!

[@TheBinaryHappiness]

vaccines against what? they better have strong immune system, no vaccine will trump that

[@fleamarketmutt_again]

Had a buddy that dug colonial privies around Pa. when he was younger. I miss my friend.

[@martinco712]

Congratulations on adding a bottle to your collection. Love watching.Brings me back to the 70,s when I dug as a kid, Thanks

[@steven2212]

Hello again, you and bottle ned rule this category. Fantastic info and history.

[@Buckleboy]

Jelly tumblers were absolutely reused as drinking glasses. My grandmother, born 1905, had six or eight of them in her cabinet as drinking/juice glasses.

[@cferguson3368]

I have one in the cabinet. I do use it for juice.

[@ediefolta9494]

My mother-in-law didn't use anything but jelly jars and other jars for drinking glasses. Depression baby.

[@Buckleboy]

@@ediefolta9494 same with my grandmother evidently

[@francyonnecastor6414]

I don't speak English, but I love watching your videos of these spectacular finds from history! 🇧🇷

[@dangray]

I love watching these videos but wonder how you keep enthused doing this consisdering all the effort.

[@cherylstevens2420]

Always interesting! Thank, Tom.

[@katherineozbirn6622]

I hope you put the pencil in a baggie with some moisture to keep it preserved as is and later preserved professionally. Drying out will hurt it.

[@karennaturallyartby]

Thanks for all you do and bringing this content to us❤

[@TL243]

Excited to see what comes out!!

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Love seeing what you pull out! We also have a Kent here in Oregon that had a train pass through. My dad ended up with 2 signs for the Kent depot sold after the train was shut down when it was destroyed in a flood. They were still new signs yet to be installed.

[@CatCmdr]

Great as always! Thanks! 😊💙💙

[@ifirefight1]

Tom, that is the first time I ever heard you say it smells in the pit. I would think after 100 years the poo smell in the outhouse pit would have totally gone away.

[@stubstoo6331]

It's wet that's why it smells.

[@scorpiouk5914]

Yes. I have seen other diggers I similar pits commenting on the stink. It is caused by anaerobic bacteria. That is, bacteria that thrives in wet, oxygen free conditions. As long as Tom doesn't have an open wounds, he'll be fine. Just needs a long shower!

[@carolynsimone8647]

My thoughts exactly...never heard those words before😮

[@DGillyy]

He who smelt it dealt it

[@dai-nippon_digger]

​@@scorpiouk5914 I once dug a pit that was filling up with groundwater. Smelled worse than a public bathroom and the water had a big film on top. Lots of goodies popping out but I did get sick from it afterwards.

[@matsnewo7379]

My favorite is pumpkin seed style flasks you have found in the past.

[@ruthw1079]

It amazes me the tiniest of some of these bottles, such as the olive oil bottle... Living out in the middle of nowhere, and that's the biggest size they could get of olive oil?... Even the tiny preserve bottles, pickle bottles, etc...

[@BigjimsBigJims]

I've met this guy same age as me and he is amazing 👏 love watching you bud keep up the hard work!!

[@Ari-jj9op]

Can never forget the taste of Fletcher's Castoria. Unique, complex flavour.

[@idaspence6849]

Watered down prune juic (Castoria), to give to babies who are constipated.

[@MegaDirtsquirrel]

Do you ever come down into Iowa? My hometown is extremely tiny, but founded in 1872 I think? There were a couple fires on main street, one in 1901 and another in 1907. I don't know too many of the major details but my mom said when the fires happened they never rebuilt any of the buildings that were destroyed. I bet there are a fair few places to dig around there. There's still a railroad that goes parallel to the highway all the way through town and all the buildings on main street today are the exact same ones in the pictures from when the town was founded way back when.

[@ABeautfulMess]

Love watching the reloads 😊

[@terrencebuller7676]

Great dig Tom. As always take care and stay safe 👍👍

[@JeepMurphy]

I wish you'd do a vid displaying and discussing some of your best finds all cleaned up.

[@YzerWings]

Ive said it before, but it would be really cool to see a video of you cleaning and restoring these artifacts.

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Tom, that looked like two very exhausting digs. Nice embossed bottles. I am still amazed how you locate these privies. 👍👏😀

[@lisasitar3435]

My late husband worked for Owens-Illinois when we met....still in business today

[@kriskerley88]

i love the tiny bottles!

[@BottleBri]

Thanks Tom!👍🇬🇧

[@wadehendryx7378]

Loved the pencil. Cool find. You should repourpous the carriage step. It looked pretty solid. I like those two odd ball ketchups. Believe it or not. I even miss the smell of some of the digs we were on. Wasn't pleasant, but I still KINDA miss it. Great dig. Take care. 😊

[@franceshurt3517]

What about all the crockery that you left behind Tom, it may have been of interest too.🥰

[@charliericker3124]

woohoo! finally into MN! I've been waiting to see you make your way east a little more in youre explorations. I live nearby several 1890s railroad towns in central MN, I try to dig a little myself but you really are on a different level. great work!

[@dannmccord1923]

Beautiful bottles Tom. I bet you feel that you would never get clean. After all that nasty stuff you dig through. ❤❤❤❤❤ for. You for all you do to make awesome videos for us ❤

[@cathybenson5119]

I really love the cute little ones. They are so tiny. Lol. Nice finds. It must have been very uncomfortable digging in those muddy conditions. 👍👍👍☺️☺️

[@jerrysadventures8952]

another Great digging video

[@kdawg2446]

That bank Pencil is interesting simply because they are still in business under a new name. My bank used to be called Home Savings & Loan until a couple of years ago they were bought out and are now called Primere Bank.

[@shannonsullivan1968]

I wish I knew what you do with the bottles and pottery you find. I am very much interested in purchasing some of the items you have dug.

[@carolynsimone8647]

These were awesome finds but the the mud and the smell was awful...you are amazing to stick with it...thanks for sharing...🥰🥰

[@roybal1975]

Have you ever asked for permission to film there reactions? I am curious to see their reaction. That would be for all the dig sites. Thanks for the upload Tom😁👍

[@ozfromkansas8939]

nice!

[@larisarogers2649]

Thank you so much for going through all the crap you do for a great history lesson and video. 😂 Be Blessed

[@JD-xo3xz]

Something relaxing about watching someone else jump into holes and dig out stuff......Hope you make some good $.

[@patablanche5075]

That mud is so heavy, but you persevere 🎉

[@beverlyhanlon8376]

Good dig altho smelly.stay safe. I know you like your job. God Bless you.

[@robertdoyal2196]

Ya that's some tough digging nice bottles though

[@lisag9145]

My favorite are the little ink bottles,

[@snarky_user]

Pencil is flipping awesome.

[@shawnhackertelena]

Yall need to come dig up my yard. I have a house built in 1890 and was lived in by the 1904 mayor of my town. I've started digging and found a potential human bone, lots of glass...but have yet to hit anything good. I can't distinguish between the sound of hitting glass vs crunchy rocks. Help! I'm demolishing my backyard digging blindly lol

[@janetmcclellen733]

Ive gotten the triangle bottle before embossed with Kraft

[@peikathryn]

One time that I don't wish that I was there helping you dig... lol.

[@chadburud5681]

Tim, you where literally 30 mins from where I live. If you need someone to scan your spoils with a detector and your that close again..lmk Fun hunt!

[@matsnewo7379]

Wondering if you might do a video on. How you transport an clean the bottles an value of some of best finds, I think you are valuable asset to history of bottles you recover an revelation it discovers of how people lived an existed.

[@kturner1000]

What do you do with all the bottles and do you have any videos of the probing process enjoy the videos

[@michaelchase418]

It's archeology, he more than likely relishes in the hunt, the trip, the dig, the treasures, thinking about each bottle, and other items, the people that produced the bottles contents, the people that manufactured the bottles, the who and what and where of all of it. How many hands, mouths and otherwise touched these bottles so many years back. The hands that built the bottles, to the end user, to person discarding that bottle for the last time until his hands touch it again.

[@kristinehebel6619]

Hello!

[@Philip-gn8wx]

Tom! You're living the dream! You get to play in the mud, etc and getting paid😅 for it ☺️.... Good hunting!!!

[@PappaGiorgio-rm9fz]

I missed your presentation in Climax Mn. Have you Barnesville Mn?

[@lisag9145]

My great grandfather told me that the doctor in town during his childhood was called Dr shake and take , because he never failed to tell you to shake the bottle of meds he gave you .

[@lisapaladino4917]

I always feel like if you would dig more slowly some of the stuff wouldn’t be broken when you take it out. Like the sugar bowl. It looked like the pieces were there. Also how do you find these spots.

[@notshaken62]

What do you do with all of the stuff that you dig up?

[@papeep2694]

The shoe polish bottles had very colorful ads and labels. From a time when people cared for their shoes because they had to last. Not like today's disposable shoes. Great dig, this one.

[@patty4091]

That is one wet pit!

[@patriciaannzbikowski4801]

Be willing to bet that the first pit was the Ladies' outhouse and the second one the men's.

[@cherylstevens2420]

I was thinking the same!

[@kennethstickney8819]

I guess someone worked it out with a ✏️ 😮

[@karenwright8556]

Ouch.

[@stubstoo6331]

Better than the finger.

[@stephentaylor1637]

When do we see 👀 your collection of finds ? 💂 UK 👍

[@kathysenn7664]

is this a return dig? I dont recognize the muddy/wet hole. could make it a new dig?! whichever the case, I'm here for it!! in front of my monitor with a tasty bowl of homemade ramen under my chin! thanks guys!! back to the video!

[@jimmylarge1148]

By mud he means what happens after a night of whiskey slippin 😂

[@donclay3511]

What exactly is a tooled top? What is a machined bottle? Do you break much glass scraping through the dirt as you do? Thanks.

[@Deeoj7lz]

I wondered that too. I looked it up on the internet, lots of info.

[@joycemusgrave161]

Pop's here. Have you considered a solar powered boat bilge pump for the wet digs.

[@BelowthePlains]

We have a gas powered one but we never know ahead of time when we are gonna need it. ive dug pits that were completely dry and then dug another like 50 feet away where the water is literally pour in... It works extremely well, but usually only for clearing a lot of water at once, and then the stuff at the bottom, we just bucket out. so they are handy, but usally we try to never let the water get deep enough to have to pump it out. We have been doing this for a long time, and the water is/has been one of the biggest problems we deal with. there's just no easy way to deal with it. If the pump we had wasnt so big, we would just carry it with us everywhere but we have so much equipment jammed into our car. But i do apprecate the tips. i'll have to look into a solar powered one tho, because it sounds like it might be a bit smaller than a gas powered one. appreciate it, and thanks for watching

[@mekay235]

It seems that everything was. in such small amounts. I find that a little perplexing.🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@andreaward2307]

Do you sell your finds online? If so, where ?

[@felinefaye8550]

Oh my Gosh Kent Minnesota????? Population 65 people! Jeez! Right on the border of North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[@jamesonheche2899]

Love your videos, but I had to stop this one halfway through because it was making me feel seasick

[@atuuschaaw]

♥

[@lisag9145]

BTW whether its a Pop bottle or a Soda bottle depends on the state you lived in .

[@marykunselman284]

Cloves for a toothache used to come in a tiny square Bottle like you’d the smallest bottle

[@martinco712]

Can you imagine the amount of cork that was used back then?

[@timeflysintheshop]

The triangular bottle is spectacular! 😎😎😎

[@TheopolisQSmith]

The curse of a high water table.

[@bruceevans8837]

Man, I feel like I need a shower after watching that.

[@timhopper8688]

Any health concerns digging in places like that

[@gutsngorrrr]

When you're digging all these pits, do you run a metal detector over everything, looking for lost coins and jewelry? I ask, because I've not seen you do it.

[@YzerWings]

32:14 there is a circular object, looks like a coin. Are my eyes playing tricks on me?

[@shepherd4406]

👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🌝

[@robertdoyal2196]

Is the toothbrush ivory?

[@corricatt]

I water filled pits creep me out.

[@shirleyalejandre3366]

Have you ever found any explosives?

[@user-lg7st8lh1g]

Tom you are going to need some new gloves I doubt those will come clean. Thanks for giving us a new video. 😊

[@karenwright8556]

😁👍

[@mrutherford8590]

So does poop turn to clay?

[@tammidee7402]

Looks like they had a hotdog stand in the depot.

[@brentmiddlebrooks8422]

If the station was built in the 1880s; then don't you think there is another outhouse hidden somewhere?

[@topekasub]

Susan T.!

[@katmandoism]

The smell could be methane and sulfur decomposition

[@budrohammbone2806]

Maybe You get a sponsor, Tom. Gloves, Clothing, etc. Harbor Freight is sponsoring all kinds of YT stuff. Just a Thought.....

[@lesliemcgaughey8038]

That's not all mud😂