Kickapoo Camp 1834 Day 2

[@theoregonhistoryhunters2209]

What a treat, 2 outstanding hunts in one week! Thanks for sharing and H.H.!

[@kcsteve59]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@Suncast45]

I totally agree! 2 great videos! What a site with so much history. Your knowledge makes it so interesting. Thanks! More please:-)

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks for watching Suncast45!

[@normawinton6832]

Thanku for 2 videos back to back! Love the blades and the silver thimble! Treasure in my eyes foresure! Happy hunting Steve!

[@kcsteve59]

Thank you Norma!

[@johnnyfish6051]

Thanks Steve , so interesting 👍

[@kcsteve59]

You bet!

[@diggingkentucky7818]

You got some awesome finds at this location. Congratulations!

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks Kentucky!

[@ErlefromVa]

Steve, I’m always amazed how the Native Americans would keep working every scrap of brass for adornments! Great mix of finds and Gun parts, you got a great spot to dig!

[@kcsteve59]

Your absolutely right Erle, it's amazing to see this material be reused into something useful. An example would be how they recreate a "brass rivet" to do a patch repair, I have found the same pieces replicated in other camps of the same period as well. Another example is finding cut marks on a shoulder scale and then finding a perfectly carved brass arrowpoint certainly tells me their unique process of reuseing scrap material to their advantage. It's a study all in of itself and I will be making videos on this topic in the near future. Take care!

[@wildwestrelics4223]

Great job Steve. Can’t believe the buttons. It’s great that it’s plowed ground as well. The old military trail that my wife and I hunt is still pasture. Lots of wagon ruts as well. I get tired of digging up smashed cans. Lol. Keep them coming.

[@kcsteve59]

Thank you Wild West...personally I prefer woods over cultivated fields. The plow and fertilizer does a number on the artifacts. Thanks for watching!

[@tonybrowning5371]

Another great day on this spot.So many Dragoon buttons.Awesome !

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks Tony!

[@royhammett3572]

Another great hunt video as usual - thanks for sharing! Roy

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks for watching Roy!

[@rockhunter6260]

Great video finding buried history Steve, thanks for taking us along👍🏻

[@kcsteve59]

Your welcome Rockhunter and thanks for watching!

[@ridgenhollerrelics7369]

What a great site Steve!! Nice button saves!!

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks!

[@philipwolf825]

you find so many unique targets thanks steve

[@kcsteve59]

Thank you Philip!

[@rickmcelwee4346]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks for watching Rick!

[@mariem3310]

Great place you've found, the ground seems littered with artefacts. How does it feel to find all these things? The thimble is beautiful and the stone blades are precious. You're so fortunate to be able to do this. Here in Sweden it's against the law. Thank you for letting us tag along and all the information on all the artefacts. 🇸🇪🌻🇺🇦

[@kcsteve59]

Your very welcome! I feel very fortunate when I discover these places, along with a sense of responsibility for the caring once they are found. Documentation and preservation is everything!!! Truth of the matter I have been doing this a very long time and know more than what I'm letting out on these videos. Now that I'm retired from work (yahoo!) I think it's time to open up the secrets and reveal what I know about these artifacts that I've discovered over the years. It does no one any good to store these artifacts in a box and left to be forgotten, but from a historian, avocational and professional archaeologists perspective, the storys and interpretation are critical in understanding our past and that is very very important me!!! The legal aspect of this hobby is governed by laws aimed to preserve items of historical and cultural significance. The law prohibits the removal of man-made objects more than 100 years of age from PUBLIC ground! The ARPA does NOT apply to metal detecting done on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Anyone planning to use their metal detector on PRIVATE PROPERTY should obtain the written permission of the landowner beforehand. Digging on PUBLIC LANDS are different and your going to need a permit in most cases. I encourage everyone to read the laws BEFORE you go hunting! Again, thanks for watching and take care!

[@mariem3310]

@@kcsteve59 Thank you for your reply. Please tell us more of what you've found over the years. History is very important and very interesting - it's who we are.

[@roymanewell4958]

try soaklng a button in olive oil it works well on the bronze coins and brass two peice buttons for me.it slowly rleases the packed dirt without taking any patina off may take a while but i check and gently rud with liquid soap and rince every couple of days till i think its done.

[@kcsteve59]

Thanks for the advice!

[@Treasuremonk]

“Clark” would have been the Lock maker, some one else would have made barrel and stock etc

[@gregkerr725]

Man, they must of had someone in each dragoon squadron who carried a large sack of different sized uniform buttons!!!!!!!!! That or upon return from long patrols they must have looked decidedly unmilitary LOL!!!!

[@kcsteve59]

It's funny you mention that...I have in my collection five or six different variants of the US dragoon button found in different contexts of camps. Interesting subject!

[@gregkerr725]

How many hours of research and reading do you figure you do for every hour of swinging a detector.

[@kcsteve59]

This is embarrassing to say but I do not enjoy reading a book per say a Novel or a Suspense book but when it comes to reading research papers and historic documentation pertaining to just my local history, you can not pry a book out of my hands!!! It seems everyday I find myself reading and researching about our local history 1680's-1840's. Then, to locate a spot based on your research....well...it's just priceless!!!