In a Ghost Town Digging for Old Bottles at a 1906 Hotel. Ruso, North Dakota.

[@mrsseasea]

This channel is the best “dig” channel. The history he give with his dig is so important. 😊

[@BelowthePlains]

well thank you! that actually means alot, and it makes my day to read such kind comments. thanks for watching, glad you like the channel!!!

[@norafitzsimmons4935]

what i like the most about your videos is your intro is not loud and most of all you post the dates of what you find thank you and keep posting

[@tamran127]

Hi BTP 👋🏻! Makes you wonder if the whiskey consumption had something to do with all that broken window glass? 😳

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah we always seen to notice a correlation between pits with a lot of alcohol and a lot of broken windows! its a little presumptuous to assume that drinking was why but.. yeah i think more time that not, when we find a ton of broken windows and whiskey bottles, that they are somehow linked

[@valeriejohnson5283]

Hey Tom and Jake! Just came across your videos and really enjoy them. Tom, you look like a young Dwight Yokum! 😉😍

[@wandadorsey8895]

I just discovered your channel recently. I would rather watch you and your friends pull out historical finds, than watch what is called “entertainment” on the television. Please take care of yourselves, especially in hot weather. Blessings

[@kellyjones3311]

I agree with earlier comment, cool to have locals come out. Maybe invite some of the elders over and share local stories in the video. With all the whisky bottles there have to be some tales to be told. Thanks for the hard work n knowledge. ✌

[@robb2055]

I have an idea for a colab. Ghost Town Living and you explore the privies and dumps in his mining town. Brent has so much enthusiasm and you have so much knowledg it would great!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha that would be cool! but i think his channel is a little bigger than ours.. maybe someday! i've actually thought about contacting him before, but i think we will wait until our channel gets a little bigger.. his channel blew up! hopefully that happens to us

[@robb2055]

Feels like HeavyD had a little to do with that. Every channel starts just like you though. Good luck!

[@shewho333]

That is an amazing idea!!

[@BestSellers2122]

I love when locals come out and stand around watching you. I think that’s a thing the country over where old men gather around anyone doing work to stand and watch while swapping stories. From Ohio where I grew up, to Florida and Washington state where I live now, the fastest way to gather the old men around is to start doing work (better if you have big machinery involved). I love that.

[@soonzach4017]

Wonderful job

[@thecatsmeowfromny]

Another great video, I've been binge watching all your videos for awhile now. 🙂

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

those guys liked there wiskey alright👍 nice finds in there guys🙂 very much enjoyed

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah unfortunately those are the most common bottles we find. thanks, we appreciate the support

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

wiskeys are the most common bottle found bottle in my recycling🤔 some things never change😆

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

We really enjoy watching your well thought out and informational videos! You all work so hard to find treasures 😎😎

[@patrickaussieMilartry]

Cool show lads great history cheers

[@alanatolstad4824]

I try to imagine all the colorful language used whenever a window was broken, however it might have happened!---I'd never heard of Ruso, so looked it up. Wow, even smaller than Dazey!

[@BIGALL7777]

Subscribed to your channel. Really enjoy your digs Tom. Your videos are very informative & the finds are great. Best regards & hope the New Year brings you lots of success.

[@cdd4248]

The history is always so interesting-this is probably the 5th video wherein a building/home/hotel burned to the ground. I guess a lot of open flames in places back then-Thank you for taking us along with you on your digs!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah i noticed the same thing when researching these videos.. yeah back in the day they used candles and had wood/coal stoves in all the houses. i noticed that when i can find the time of year they burned down, it was either in the dead of winter.. and prarie fires in the summer had caused 2 of them to burn down too, but yeah, fire was a major hazard back in the day. Those maps at the beginning are actually fire insurance maps. the company was extremely accurate when drawing those maps, bc that was the beginning of the "construction codes" that we still have today.. everything had to be in the right place to avoid creating and spreading fires

[@Tealtra]

The town I'm in Hastings Nebraska was founded in 1886 ish era. But I don't know how to read the old map. It was built around farming and the railroad. I'm pretty darn sure there are a ton of priveys and bar pits. If you do come to check it out and or dig I would love to tag along just to watch. I'm just getting to where I can spend more time out of my wheelchair. I think it would be a blast to see some of this town's history come alive through found bottles. I have no desire to be in your video just want to see the bottles. Theres an even older much larger town called Grand Island which is call the tribe city by nick name. No clue what the other city is. Lol. Would love to have some of those slicks. Thanks.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah. im gonna add that ur screen name into my notes and ill look into the town and learn about it,. we were looking to actually get some digging in, in nebraska sometime this summer. and yes of course we would love to have you out there with us, i think you would be surprised at some of the stuff that we pull out of these pits. So how about this? i'll do some research into this town and try find the old maps and locate where everything used to be, and you can message me when it warms up and remind me, then we can exchange contact information.. ill see if i can get you a email address here in the next week that you can contact me on, and we can go from there. so ill get you that email address (give me a few days) and in like late march or early april you can message me, and we can go from there.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Enjoyed the video

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

Lots of nice old flasks👍 very cool site, enjoyed🙂

[@BelowthePlains]

Glad you enjoyed

[@DavidJones-smiley]

That amber whiskey flask looked like a Paul Jones. Good video !

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah i was wondering what that was when i was editing the video. I wasnt there when tom dug that one up, and when i saw that i thought it looked pretty cool. especially for a whiskey. and it has the same last name as you!.. oh and im glad you enjoyed

[@rockkhound943]

Heck yea some decent privy finds ... thanks for sharing

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheYammerHammer]

Awsomeness! Love this video! Keep them coming!

[@BelowthePlains]

lol thanks alot.. we're gonna keep em coming!

[@tammyaskjem9871]

Another great vid!! Thanks!

[@BelowthePlains]

lol thanks tammy!

[@g1stylempdesign929]

We gotta get ya one of those Canopies/ pop up Pavilions to keep you outta the weather. Put some LEDs on it overhead to illuminate your dig. Potent LEDs are fairly cheap and run a long time on solar batteries / car batteries ect

[@kathycronin3571]

That little sample bottle is cute

[@kimblackketter1565]

Good going

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks!

[@wendyrobison1973]

I knew they drank a lot back then because of the water not being good but seeing all the flasks coming out jn all these videos blows my mind about how much alcohol they drank!

[@kaolinwasher]

Tom, you are really skilled at finding those pits,and it seems when you see lots of whiskey bottles then the meds show up to

[@BelowthePlains]

hey thanks!

[@thomaskeil1437]

What occurred in the Dakota states where large buildings occupied sites and after fires or demolition, the property remained vacant? Did railroads relocate and leave the communities without rail service? Did the Depression cause communities to not recover?

[@colecariveau3825]

Nice

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks!

[@ValerieDee123]

Sweet finds!

[@BelowthePlains]

lol thanks, it wasnt a particularly good pit.

[@ValerieDee123]

@@BelowthePlains something is always better than nothing. The glass is half full. Not half empty.

[@shakascloset1700]

I really enjoy your videos. Your going to have alot more subscribers real quick. 👍🤘

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah i hope so. thank you, thats really kind

[@david-n2t6u]

i saw a jo-jo flask like we have in south carolina...........

[@pattimessenger6214]

Do you know what kinds of seeds they ate but didn’t digest?

[@BelowthePlains]

i think they are mostly berry and tomato seeds, because ive had two ppl tell me that after we left, the ground grew those. but they could really be anything. im pretty sure seeds are designed to be digested and when they are excreted, they get fertilized and it actually helps them grow! thanks for watching

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

Well, NoDak's sure do like whiskey! lol

[@BelowthePlains]

yep, both then and now

[@piratepete842]

That elongated pumpkin is also referred to as a jojo flask

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah i think we are gonna put that in our videos that we do from now on.. is it just the elongated ones or is it all pumpkin seed flasks?

[@martymar3292]

Hi Tom, I truly appreciate your time and effort giving us and look into the past. It's really hard to describe the feeling I get when you unearth is really awesome finds. Thank you brother. One question though, you look native American.. yes?

[@therelicextractors4761]

I've dug a few before bit not too common

[@irishauto]

That's actually not a bad idea to throw a modern can at the bottom of the pit so that someone in the future knows it's been excavated before.

[@truncinesaulsberry9664]

I wonder if any of those bottles are worth money

[@kevinsukdolak5007]

You get killer spots to dig you and bottle ned

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah we used to dig alot of residential pits but they are so hit and miss.. usually miss.. so over the last year we narrowed our focus on hotels, saloons, and depots, and stage stops.. unless its historic then we dig it.. so we end up digging fewer pits but we get better bottles.. this one wasnt a great pit

[@debraporch7888]

Another fantastic video! You were able to dig up quite a few bottles, but it was unfortunate that there were very few embossed. The elongated pumpkin seed flask is unusual to me, that was my first time seeing one. I had no idea that they existed. We're they made at the same time as the round pumpkin seed flask? Is the flask elongated another way? It is so cool that whole enjoying the video it is so educational too. Take care y'all and stay safe. ✌

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

@Debra Porch fancy seeing you here.

[@therelicextractors4761]

I was just gonna say the same..JOJO FLASK..Look at some of the South Carolina Dispensary bottles

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah im sure it was mass produced. i guess all the bottles from the dakotas were for the most part, created to the east of the dakotas, and shipped in with dakota embossing. at least for the first few decades after its inception as a state.. oh and i posted your video in the end screen to try help you get some traffic. we will be sure to mention your channel when we start filming in the spring and tell everybody to swing by your channel

[@therelicextractors4761]

@@BelowthePlains Thanks brother !!

[@allenwilson6564]

Ever think about planting some of them seeds would be a definite none GMO

[@BelowthePlains]

haha i get requests for the seeds all the time but no one ever follows thru! but one guy did tell me that after we left a few months later, a tomato plant sprouted up on the spot where we dug, which i thought was pretty cool.. so apparently some of the at least seem to be viable after 100+ years.. kinda crazy to think about that. and yeah, thats about as organic as you can get. thanks for leaving us a comment!

[@dougmiller4102]

Pul

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety]

first🙂👍

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks man

[@kathalinadoyle6878]

We love all the information my husband glued to the TV do you have a phone number for buying some bottles

[@stevehands4262]

I prefer to watch you in an old midden digging out real history than be given a made up story of how we found gold under a rock pile, that was built yesterday by the guy making the video. Keep up the good work

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

This is amateur Archaeology: wonderful. I would be very interested to understand your background, training thankyou

[@aldobottle937]

Too bad there's no color in there. if it was just 10 years older you'd be getting better stuff.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah.. whiskey and plain drug store bottles are probably like half of the bottles we ever find, so its not uncommon for this to happen, but still disappointing

[@lesliecraig4935]

Always look forward to the new Vid’s 👏👏👏

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks! yeah we have a bunch ready to release but the grounds frozen so we cant make anymore til march... so were gonna try get 2 out a week. monday or tuesdays and thursdays or fridays