Putting in a New Garage Unearths a 150 Year Old Jackpot

Excavating two outhouse pits at the former site of the White Elephant Saloon, in Sheldon, North Dakota.
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[@BelowthePlains]

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[@stephengordon8968]

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[@youarethecreator1]

@Below the Plains I’m new here. Curious, what do you guys do with all those bottles and artifacts?

[@Specksworld]

I find it funny that I love watching you dig in this s*** while I'm eating don't ask me why anyway do you ever sell your bottles and is there a video on your collection... Good luck in the holes!

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

You really should go over all the removed dirt with a metal detecter befor refilling. There is almost for sure alot of old coins in there. I've pulled up old 1800's silver coin that looked like they were only dropped a week befor, while alot of the newer coins look like they were there for a hundred years. Same with some of the copper, like Indian head pennys, while the ones from just a couple years ago are half eaten away in the same soil.

[@christinedwight6896]

You are so correct .metal detector and the metal detecting one should be a part of his tools to begin with.

[@jasonhowarth6789]

Definitely should be looking for coins when excavating an old well or ruins. The outhouse pits are generally only garbage dumps. Though who knows when a coin might fall down the hole when you drop your drawers?!

[@daddy-stories-for-freddie]

It was a rubbish dump. People don't throw coins in rubbish dumps

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

@@daddy-stories-for-freddie It was probable an out house befor being a rubbish dump and people would very like drop stuff pulling pants up and down and putting stuff on the edge that would end up rolling or knocked down into it.

[@thesehandsart]

This is one of those channels that you can hit the like button before you even watch🙌

[@annepinkerton6280]

This looks like so much fun! I love metal detecting and would love this but my 70 year old body would hate it. No way could I dig down 7 feet!

[@williamheden6794]

You called it history and I'm thanking you again for saving it. Another great video. Thanks from Ohio.

[@nvs4u2]

Always look forward to your digs and what you’ll find. This is a great dig.

[@warrenmink2429]

Awesome history out the ground ! Thanks again for sharing with us , and saving a piece of our history!

[@budboggess5575]

This is the Greatest Show ever!!...I just love what you are doing!!.. Saving History!!

[@OldFart2023]

Greatest Show In Dirt!!

[@BestSellers2122]

Still Nice the second time watching!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks! glad you liked it enough to watch it twice.. yeah that second pit was really great quality.. low yeild.. i usually put the better pits at the end when we put 2 in one video, and alot of people watched like 5 minutes and just left.. and this is one of my favorite videos that we've made so far! thanks for watching.. again!

[@GilbertNichols]

I’m a new sub who also likes to watch Brad with Green Mountain Metal Detecting and the adventures people find from unearthing early Americana.

[@marykaystreasures]

That Pitcher is so beautiful WOW What Awesome Finds👍♥️❤️❤️💯🗝️

[@daviddarrall9384]

Love your series. Hard work but restful to watch! Good cool attitude with nice approach to the job!

[@roybal1975]

IT WOULD BE COOL IF YOU SHOWED THE OWNERS REACTIONS TO YOUR FINDS👍

[@shepherd4406]

Always nice when I turn on the iPad and you have posted. Thanks guys. Like the music. Gives a kind of old west feeling.

[@marg233]

Awesome Think of Me find Tom 👏🏻 no idea (mustache) type cup existed, love the town/pit history, unbelievable.

[@neverhomeguideservice]

You’re a digging machine! Well done. Enjoying your digs.

[@nosillalaluna7078]

New , and so very jealous ! What a score ! People think , I've lost my mind and that's what I'm looking for , when they see me digging around , little do they know .... It's so quiet where your at , why is that ?

[@lynwebb3668]

I enjoy your videos, this one was very satisfying, a new find every few minutes! Outstanding!

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi Tom 👋 👋 👋 they shore like there whisky in them days it's surprising what you can find in those pits I watch you on a video the other day you was doing up a stove and you had a good collection of buggy s it's great to see well done Andrew 👏 south wales uk 👍 👌 😀 🇬🇧

[@JamesWestAZ]

Another good dig guys. Actually surprised that most everything was still intact. Didn't look like you dug up that much broken stuff. Always love seeing those embossed bottles come up. So much history you can get from those. Where they was made, what was in them, etc. That Ruby Pitcher....... That was nice. Shame it was broken. Thanks for another great video. Love seeing all them. :)

[@mygrammieis]

I second that emotion 🧐🔍🔦💯

[@stacykelly9962]

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[@rebeccaphelps3196]

awesome 👌 thanks for sharing 👍 😀

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Great films ,brings back memories of digging back in the 1970s when I started digging and collecting bottles in New Zealand

[@IamRemoWilliams]

Love your music tracks Tom

[@juliehobden749]

Wow loved the king bottles and lots of other ones you found on this excavation. Love the history behind your finds😀

[@dawnhaynes7784]

Love the video as always also nice finds especially the pitcher and mustache cup

[@marykaystreasures]

As much as I would love to be Patron for your channel I am disabled and on a fixed income 😔 I truly appreciate you for sharing your videos thank you so much you are awesome thanks again ❤️♥️👍🗝️💯

[@Tom.Askjem]

We do appreciate the thought and completely understand. Thanks for watching!

[@angelalara4578]

GREAT FINDS LOVE WHAT YOU DO KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING PLEASE

[@birdwatcnetty9881]

The pepper sauce bottle was amazing! I haven't ever seen one before. You guys are Awesome!!!!

[@dreamseer7]

I'd be interested in seeing that ruby pitcher put back together. The Japanese have an art form where they use liquid gold to piece back together broken things, and it is beautiful. Takes years to learn, supposedly.

[@Roen265]

Think it's called Kintsugi

[@samsager1]

Awesome digs Tom!!

[@jamesonheche2899]

Awesome work my friends! thanks for sharing, as always.

[@timturner6613]

I really love watching your videos !

[@Randeb86]

Wow, I’ve never seen so many embossed bottles, great dig!❤

[@christhompson4270]

Great history of items, thank you for sharing 👍👏😊

[@philipcallicoat3147]

You are the real deal... Appreciate your appreciation....Calm and low key when you dig something fantastic... Good luck with your finds....🕊️🙏🙏 PS... Glad you're wearing gloves....🙏

[@Tom.Askjem]

I appreciate the kind words. I’ve no doubt dedicated a significant portion of my life into this. Thanks for watching!

[@nibornnyw3185]

The outhouse was a good place for a person to take a quick drink. Sometimes they hid the bottle in there. Up high, so the shorties couldn't see it. Then it was convenient to get rid of the evidence after its empty.

[@tarrasams7423]

Hello 👋 from New York Thank you for saving our History it is amazing to see when I Dig at old Dumps I get so Excited to be able to hold our History in my hands ✋️ I've been digging Dumps for year's and I never get tired of it Thank you for bringing me along with you Guy's I can't wait to see what you find next 😊

[@karenzahoruk511]

It must have been exciting to find items just by walking about!

[@markandrews2942]

If you think it's that easy get down in an outhouse pit and the next day won't feel like a walkabout lol

[@lindalee9868]

wow, some nice ones

[@angelamanning7122]

Such fun watching you dig up old bottles.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

How fun !!!!

[@mygrammieis]

Historical finds are very interesting to many

[@leggy1957]

You have an earth, a historical gold mine! When I was a child, we went to Richmond, Virginia every weekend Chester about 30 miles south. My cousin and I used to ride horses a lot and we go out in the ditches in the woods and dig up bottles. I wish I had them all today. I had no idea what they could be worth. My cousin and I are now in our 60s! I want to be a kid again and go dig up bottles. It was so much fun we found more than that. We found a lot of bullets from the war and all sorts of stuff. My aunt used to get mad because she never knew where we were both weren’t doing anything except digging in the woods. She was always afraid river gonna get hurt.

[@mommavalor5399]

Always heard of a mustache cup but have never seen one.that's a great find...

[@tomswoverland]

I like the way you always show the bottle maker. 👍

[@juneyshu6197]

I cheered when you found the bottom to the ruby pitcher. If it goes together would love to see it. Blessings.

[@jeffclark2725]

Great video, Ya never know what is just under the surface

[@birdwatcnetty9881]

Once again a very interesting pit, thank you thank you!!!!!!

[@tyhogue8316]

As strange as this sounds, I love your videos because they relax me and I get that feeling of closure or shall we say peace! I know, dumb.☺️

[@BestSellers2122]

That’s not dumb! I agree, they are very relaxing.

[@jimmysinclair6943]

Wow that second pit though. Too bad there wasnt more in there. Really cool spot you found. Keep up the good work

[@Tom.Askjem]

Sometimes those earlier pits don’t have as much. My theory is that they either didn’t have as many supplies, there wasn’t much of a population in the early days for these businesses to get much traffic or they hadn’t established themselves well enough yet. Thanks for watching!

[@laurelshugars2866]

You've slowed down considerably in presenting the bottles since I first started watching you months ago. Thank you!! What a fun dig...I even enjoyed the amber whiskeys: one with a stopper and one with an extra curve in the neck.

[@momtrips6783]

Great haul!

[@hchilless3467]

Great video Tom. Always enjoy seeing you

[@JD-gj2rj]

Aloha 🤙 I recently retired from Colorado to Oahu. I'm 59 and I bought a metal detector about a year ago. I have found tons of change on the beach, assorted jewelry and stuff. Being on the beach here is like a young beach. No gold ship wrecks ect unless in the extremely deep water maybe. I stay on the sand anyways. I always thought of using a metal detector in an old out house. I've seen a few old cabins and places in the high country in Colorado. I always thought of someone pulling down pants and dropping coins, pocket knifes ect. You should get one if you don't have one. A decent one is like 150.00 bucks. Something to think about. Even going on old trails that headed west. Good luck stay safe! Mahalo 🤙

[@davidwick4298]

I enjoy your video's and keep them coming. I like Old bottle to.

[@angelarodriguez2212]

Really enjoy watching your channel . Keep up the great work. Keeping the past alive.

[@birdwatcnetty9881]

Can you show us that red pitcher when you get it fixed. The color was very cool. Thanks Tom & Jake. Best diggers!!!¡!

[@Tom.Askjem]

We’ve been talking about making some how-to videos this winter. If we get around to it we’ll definitely be using the pitcher as an example. Thanks for watching!

[@MaryM-xz5fs]

Thanks for sharing your curiosity with my curiosity.

[@marvinmartin4692]

I know of a remnant foundation near an abandoned train track. Full of bottles and other antiques! Very similar stuff! It’s in Wisconsin central sands area.

[@armandob.castenelli3525]

It's amazing how deep and and the abundance of cool battles you are finding. I am super intrigued...

[@saraanddarrinmoneer3696]

Great VID Tom and Jake👍👍👍👍👍

[@ASilverLining60]

I wonder how many holes you've dug in this career of outhouse archeology? I love seeing what you find and it would be cool to see them cleaned up and on a nice glass cabinet with display lighting.

[@alisonmary1443]

It may have not been a lot but some really cool finds, Thank you for sharing.

[@jeffreylockhart8292]

Nice to dig these liquor bottles dumped by a saloon

[@theglassseadragon]

Awesome finds!

[@jerrysadventures8952]

Awesome dig

[@saturdaybasementrock3961]

Just think when that new garage goes up without you that history would have been lost good job men

[@mikemaryland]

Very informative. I like that you didn't talk down to anyone

[@thesehandsart]

Does anyone else find it fascinating how the ground water is filtered into the bottles and appears so clear🤓

[@cdd4248]

Year 2172- Look at all these Budweiser Bottles.."We are on it" LOL! PS- Chamberlains Cough, Colic etc..contained Opium. Now that is how to stop colic!

[@aixpert291]

It didn’t cure colic, you just didn’t care that you had it. 😂

[@geraldrector6170]

Sweet dogs.

[@judylutz1702]

Enjoyed it, as usual!

[@seastheday2020]

Interesting dig!

[@marvinmartin4692]

The local university and historical society should be involved!

[@BestSellers2122]

Nice!

[@janeswire8351]

Loved it.

[@roybal1975]

COLBALT BLUE, THOSE ARE MORE RARE THEN MOST

[@thingsido6303]

Could you make a video of all the china, plates, etc.. that you have glued together from fragments? I'd love to see that!

[@mrc4912]

Subscribed. Somebody near where I live found 5 sealed tin cans with 112 gold coins of an aggregate value of over 12 million dollars. You never know what you might find, even on your own property.

[@pattimessenger6214]

I love your videos Tom! I’ve seen you find pieces of rare bottles, but not whole bottles. You could preserve and display those fragments in shadow box frames! They could be viewed and enjoyed and preserved.

[@lindaalbano6868]

Love the pitcher

[@jim-do5pt]

love those pitters, they are a time capsule. Thanks for the researching these companies and establishments'! You can tell something about the user/occupants, too...!

[@douglaswiggins1810]

Wow cool luv it

[@tomwilliams8675]

Tom, that pitcher was quite unusual, and I can see why the mustache cup was thrown in the outhouse hole. What man was going to be drinking out of a pink cup😅

[@douglaswiggins1810]

Wow luv it

[@perrydavis3612]

I've got a whole shelf of old bottles I found under my old house in an crawl space - I'm currently taking offers

[@douglaswiggins1810]

Nice show

[@kaolinwasher]

that Aires med was nice, they must have held on to it for some time before tossing it

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Putting the ash from the fire in the long drop hole helped stop the smell and break down the waste ,most ash produces lime ,

[@jcee2259]

Yup, I was digging to clear a concrete storm water drainage pipe, but discovered the pipe lay had utilized a tunnel built to assist a farmer. Concrete, four walls sized so cattle can walk through it. Under a railroad being built in 1905. So cows could be herded between pastures with no accidental stock losses from trains. The railroad built three to get passage past the property owner.

[@danreed7889]

Hope to see you in MN one day

[@gregadamo4423]

Nice video

[@SuperMoleRetro]

It would be intersting to know how long that former resident lived. That many hard liquour bottles may be a clue.

[@NotBrutality-101]

I wish you would come to New England and check out some areas.

[@BelowthePlains]

we may someday.. that would be the idea area in america.. so early.. we may dig maine next winter.. to be honest, if we had a bunch of places lined up out there, we would probably go.. so maybe in like 6 months we will have some east coast videos. thanks for watching and commenting

[@NotBrutality-101]

@@BelowthePlains That would be awesome. Best wishes from Rhode Island.

[@rmil4531]

I loved that ruby pitcher, any chance of seeing it restored. Thank you.

[@Tom.Askjem]

We may get around to doing some how-to videos this winter and would clean/restore several pieces. If we get around to it we’ll use the pitcher as an example. Thanks for watching!

[@DirtNerds]

Love watching your videos, could you do a video on how to probe and how to locate a pit. we have some good sites and just have not been able to locate a pit yet.

[@willong1000]

They did some of that in the earlier Below The Plains videos. I keep encouraging Jake and Tom to add a bit more of that preparatory work to their new productions. I, for one, am curious if they had to drill a grid of holes through the hard-packed surface before they even began to probe. (You'll see what I mean if you review early episodes, especially one where they located privy pits under a parking lot of compacted aggregate.) Watching how hard they had to jump on the shovel before switching to the modified spading fork to get the first pit in today's video started makes me wonder how one could ever insert a probe through that surface.

[@Tom.Askjem]

We’ve talked about doing some how-to videos. We may piece some together this winter. Thanks for watching!

[@lynnmaupin-simpson1215]

Really nice bottles and in great shape. 👍 One day we will be able to lift fingerprints and DNA from these finds.

[@Brickbossman]

And we will have pink elephants that fly

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Man - You hit the Jackpot - all those Cool Old Bottles - digging UP and Preserving History ! That Ruby Pitcher is fantastic - will You Restore it ? Do You keep all the Old and rare Bottles - how do You clean them - Do You have a Tumbler ? We have just Subscribed ! Great Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@Tom.Askjem]

We’ve been talking about doing some how-to vids this winter. If we get around to it we’ll use the pitcher as an example. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@lyleschull6516]

That's quite a time capsule u found would love to see the bottles when cleaned off

[@Phaota]

You really need a hand brush for cleaning off the items for showing and a mesh shaker table to sift the dirt for smaller objects. Also, as Putteslaintxtbks5166 noted, a metal detector is always a good thing to have too.