Strange Sink Spot by the Tracks Leads to an Underground Structure in the Ruins of an Old Train Depot

Excavating a privy at the former site of the Great Northern Railroad Depot in Gardner, North Dakota.
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[@BelowthePlains]

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[@Matt-iv4rn]

Do u have to get permits to be next to the railroad like that digging like that

[@douglasbliss5595]

I enjoy your content, been watching for the last year. Thank you!

[@tishknoeller]

fartifacr🎉h

[@tishknoeller]

there is a brracsss😊

[@tishknoeller]

🎉🎉🎉😊 25:03

[@scottthorson1]

Tom, That Weller Whisky Bottle is like winning the freaking lottery! The collector base for Weller is huge! 😊

[@cberry2252]

I agree! I would love to get my hands on that bottle. What do you do with them after you dig them, Tom?

[@TheSurf143]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@bobfrantz534]

Tomorrow's powerball is over a billion dollars

[@lilianmcguigan9240]

You are a fountain of knowledge, young man!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks!

[@Quinn-b8u]

Hi Tom jay here. I can only imagine the stench in that pit at the bottom. That lock is cool and glad you got a mixed bag. Here’s hoping you find a pit full of Hutchison’s cheers

[@EricSmith-qy3oi]

Just subscribed. Your voice and your videos really de-stress me. I am grateful. ☺️

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Tom a phenomenal dig, it looked exhausting trying to pull them out. Tons of bottles, a few nicely embossed. The two pieces of pattered stone were amazing. I hope you can repurpose them at home. Wonderful dig, great video work Jake.👍👏😀

[@alisonmary1443]

Love railway pits, this was no disappointment either. The ornate panels are going to look fantastic somewhere, even a fireplace. Happy weekend young men, enjoy.

[@carolynsimone8647]

So many extract bottles, does make you wonder what was in them...Awesome video and you're determination in such a messy hole...amazing...thanks to Jake for Awesome camera work, too...🥰🥰

[@Digger-rn9yh]

Awesome video, I love the old lock!!!!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thank you! and yeah i just wish there would have been more variety. makes for a better video! thanks for watching

[@dangray]

Enjoyable as always. Excited to see those 'architectural' elements. I'd be done once I hit the water table.

[@BelowthePlains]

hahaha yeah...... its usually a bummer once we get into the water. for some reason these depot sites are always in an area with water like 3 feet down. maybe it was because they needed viable wells to get water for the steam trains back in the day..... it always smells awful too!

[@robertadams2857]

@@BelowthePlains incredible so little broken.

[@Camden09]

That is really amazing you found that old 1900s Freight car lock, that is a real gem of a find 👍👍👍👍

[@andrewowens9382]

Hi 👋 👋 👋 👋 Tom and jake another good bottle hunt the extract bottles must have been popular product the decorative leaf panels were cool find ,the clay must have kept the bottles intact all the best Andrew south wales uk 👌 👍 👏 😀 🇬🇧

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks! appreciate you always leaving us a comment!! well... i got a good video in the chamber,. thinking about releasing it next week so stay tuned!

[@curiousone6129]

I believe vanilla extract and perhaps others had high alcohol content. Sometimes a last ditch source of alcohol for alcoholics.

[@HobbyMoose79]

Dude train depots are up my alley. Fun, looking for train remnants and other cool stuff. Great job. Fun to watch.

[@tammyaskjem9871]

Thanks for taking us on the dig with you!! Another excellent dig!

[@JosephChick-ce6zx]

It’s a pleasure to watch all your videos! Thank you for sharing your experiences! What a fantastic dig today!

[@melindawhite5198]

I like how you get in there and dig and you ain't afraid to get dirty

[@GratefulNachos]

You hit the jackpot with that Weller bottle!!! That’s probably worth a small fortune to the right whisky collector.

[@scottthorson1]

I wouldn't be surprised if Weller got involved with that bad boy it belongs on display at the distillery...

[@detecting_with_matt3643]

That whiskey bottle is amazing, but I think the lock and concrete decorative piece are the best pieces! Awesome saves!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thank you!

[@wwjoesr]

Wow, an amazing dig! That clay made you work for those treasures 😊

[@Looter8TreasureHunter]

Excellent dig Tom. Nice job!

[@atuuschaaw]

Another excellent dig! ♥

[@ginozanga2129]

That lock is so cool! What an awesome find, along with that scroll work piece.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah those were really something else. the biggest bummer about these digs is that all the metal stuff is usually so corroded over the years. but when its under the water like that, they seem to rust a lot slower

[@codyblenden369]

You got me obsessed with bottle collecting, up to 200 yikes! Thankyou for the awesome videos!

[@vonderloo3184]

I think its so cool you use That Chapter Intro music 🎶. Coolest padlock found ever!

[@PeppieP]

Hope you don’t mind me asking, do these pits still small after all the time they have been buried. Every week I try to learn more and more about bottle make up, types of heads on them etc - it really is so interesting. Who would have thought.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha i get this question a lot.... they only stink when they are wet. i think the water preserves the contents.. sometimes its pretty bad. but when its dry it just smells like potting soil. thanks for watching

[@KristieDS]

I will DIG THIS!😊

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks!

[@ToddTheJoker]

All those bottles and digging in the muck and I am glad you got at least one soda bottle Tom! I would like to know what was in those oval panel bottles with the splayed open top too,,interesting eh? great but messy dig guys! I look forward to the next!! take care!

[@papeep2694]

Awesome dig, thank you for sharing

[@kennethsmith2952]

Ha, Tom Askjem. I was wondering if you could put together a video for us, on how to locate, and find areas where we might think to find antiquities. School us in one of you videos. Love your videos, and the items you dig up. Thanks for sharing them.

[@daughterofpb]

Nope. Don't give away your trades secrets.

[@angelsgranny]

I'd like to see videos of the cleaning and restoration process. ❤

[@Rob-ze1wi]

depo boys were getting lit up.

[@BelowthePlains]

HAHAHA true! thanks for watching

[@stardust949]

lol!!!

[@nickt7658]

Tom ? You gotta do a video on your personal bottle collection.. oh yeah and keep rocking all things! N.t. nor cal

[@bmorros]

Awesome dig. Would love to see that Weller bottle and the decorated concrete pieces cleaned up. Great job!

[@Diane-f1x]

When you pulled the bottle made at the glass works in Alton IL it gave me memories of my Grandfather and an Uncle. They both worked there. Thanks for the memories. You know your glass bottle history for sure.

[@philipcallicoat3147]

Watching your video from the comfort of my apartment here in St Petersburg FL.... You aren't put off by hard work... Enjoy your site and your calm and mellow narrative describing the bottles as you pull them out... I'm subbed because of the content and the camera work involved... Prayers for your safety and your success in your area of expertise.... You do research and find the out of the way places to dig.... Thanks,Tom and the people behind the scenes... success and prosperity!!!

[@scarytree]

That Weller bottle is gold!

[@susankoberg7840]

I love watching dig through our past

[@suzannehildbrandtsjs]

We get excited to see what you find! Thank you for teaching us ! :)

[@karenwright8556]

Another interesting dig. Thanks.😊

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks!

[@warrenmink2429]

Wow what a great haul ! Killer glass !!! Love that lock ! Rare to see . Great find with the pipe also !

[@maureenbeckstead6407]

Amazed at your eqanimity in dealing with wet clay and other uncomfortable situations. In my landscaping days, I moaned all day with wet clay sites. 😢

[@JackErup]

Have you Ever found an in tact still corked bottle underground with the original liquid still in it?

[@LindaLight-es4qr]

So interesting, the lock thing was a great find .. hope you get a Lot for youre finds ....

[@RiverDanube]

I love the flat bottles they were using, takes up less room and cheaper to transport.

[@jerrysadventures8952]

awesome fines and leaf panels killer thanks

[@joejoebus8814]

18:25 NICE! That is awesome. 24:30 Probably some sort of Laudanum product. ThX for sharing.

[@selzasteve837]

Look at the views ❤❤❤ Great to see the channel growing. My absolute favourite bottle digging channel by far. You guys deserve it. Cheers 🫶🇦🇺

[@lonniecurl7670]

Wow a surprise time capsule! Thats an amazing look back in time actually. Makes you think about the lives of these people and what it must have been like.. and remind us that someday our random belongings and things will probably be dug up after we are long gone.

[@show-metreasure3438]

Super nice finds!

[@jabberdouche]

I have been collecting botes here & there since I was kid. Nothing super serious, but when Im out any where & I see something that hrabs my fancy, ill pick it up or buy it. Im 54 now. This young fella found 5x more bottles in this here pit try hen my entire collection. Love it! Id love to be able to do something like this. The walls of his house must be jammed packed with the best of his digs. I love KZbin.

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

First time watcher. Very cool. Love the inserted pics of the old bottle catalogs. 🤘

[@onodagaufo6187]

I really like the train station architecture pieces you found. Growing up in the 50ss & 60s I had two aunts that had hand pump wells and out houses. One had a big enamel ware basin and a ladle for getting a drink of water. My brothers and I thought that was really keen.

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Interesting dig! Love watching!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thank you!!

[@imawehole]

Great dig. Loved the lock and pipe. Always very informative. I learn so much from your expert knowledge. Thank you. Maybe those small bottles were some kind of soda syrup. Just a thought. Also loved the decorative concrete trim pieces. Great history. Peace.

[@stevenmajewski3870]

what a find with that lock! COOL

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks for watching!

[@audiebodine519]

Love watching your digs.

[@foryoutube4846]

I enjoy seeing them all cleaned up.

[@momtrips6783]

great finds!

[@glenndavis6793]

Please go back there again that's cool that was awesome fine

[@Kimo2Time]

It's my new asmr. Nothing beats this guy.

[@kenmilne2379]

Well done ! U must be one of the original diggers and still pull out more than anybody !! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@barbarahatcher4552]

Great to see you again love your videos ❤

[@handyatmusic]

I just found your channel and enjoy watching your digs. My forbears came from ND and SD. Some family members went to Yankton College in the early 60s. Your digs let me imagine a little about what life might have been like for my grands and great-grands living in a sod house on the SD prairie. Amazing to me that back in the 1880s to 1910s they had goods available to them from both the east and west coasts, manufacturing centers in the Midwest, and even Europe. Wish I could do a dig with you. Would love to see something from around Bismarck, Moffitt or New Leipzig ND areas.

[@BelowthePlains]

well maybe we will have to head out that way! we have dug a lot of the best stuff in our area and now we've been spreading out. we spend about half of our time digging last summer around minot, and im sure at some point we will make it that way. and if you wanted to contact us, you could follow us on facebook. there are links in the description or you can just go on there and type in "below the plains" ..we have met up with our viewers before and dug places that had, or had them come and watch. i cant promise anything but if we are ever in your area, i wouldnt mind at all. so if you want, you can reach out. Sometimes it takes me awhile to get back to people on there bc we get a lot of messages, but if you message me and mention your message above, then maybe we can figure something out this year. thanks for watching, glad you found the channel!

[@handyatmusic]

@@BelowthePlains Wow, thanks for the reply! I live down south now, so unfortunately wouldn't be able to. But thanks so much for the offer.

[@ThatGirl-ku5dq]

Cool they put the corks back in. Ive been digging in NW Alaska near Council. So much glass but because of the huge freezing temps, so many are broken.

[@southernbiscuits1275]

I just found your channel. So enjoying it! I especially like how excited you get when you find an unusual object.

[@larisarogers2649]

I can always tell now when it’s a stinky pit is by your breathing, I’m literally sitting here holding my shirt over my nose. 😂 Thank goodness for your determination to save these bottles.

[@ib4ugod45-1]

1st time viewer here! I just subscribed! Extremely interesting!! Well done video! Look forward to seeing more!! ❤

[@JustTired659]

When I was a kid in Maryland, I was playing in a creek next to an old railroad when I found a large brass lock in the water. It was from the Pennsylvania Rail Road Co. from 1910.

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Good afternoon ! Lets dig!

[@BelowthePlains]

good afternoon to you! cant wait to get back to digging myself.. few more months til thaw!

[@2packs4sure]

Man,,, Weller 107 !! Me and the 107 have done battle a few times.. lol

[@melissafedele6568]

Very cool finds😊

[@marshallguerra1353]

You must have a huge bottle collection !!!!

[@judyderieux8484]

Wow.....how fun✨

[@johnashep109]

You must live in North Dakota, I use to be a driver for six years for Great Plains transportation out of Mapleton ND ,I've been all over these lower 48 and all over North Dakota for sure

[@annemariehelton1204]

I just found your channel. It’s wonderful! Very interesting!! Do you ever show your collection once it’s all repaired and cleaned up? 😊

[@DMC8707]

Saw clay marble when you dig and saw plate white near you. Congratulations found over hundered glass bottles. 😊

[@NewsLynne]

Love the Peruna bottles! Also, Tide should sponsor you…that pit was especially gunky.

[@dannmccord1923]

Wow I love that piece of stone with all that beautiful printing on it. That padlock was awesome . you found a lot of beautiful bottles. Tom I bet you was really for a shower after all that muddy pit. I dont see how you get your clothes clean .but I love your videos.❤❤❤❤

[@EchoJulez]

I love that Wellers bottle.

[@juliepippin8710]

Great finds.

[@not2late2game53]

I don't have the inclination to go adventuring myself anymore, but It's sure interesting to go with you ! Thanks !

[@kellyschroeder7437]

Hope you are protected against any contaminants with your digging Tom 💙🙏🏻🙏🏻👊

[@dannmccord1923]

Wow what a haul🎉

[@samsager1]

Awesome finds!! Love that lock and pipe!! How did the pipe turn out??

[@aicirtkciub9167]

Wish i could have seen the pipe cleaned up. Looked like a rough dig with all the mud. Lots of interesting finds.

[@juanitadiaz2200]

Nice dig

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

Can you grow undigested seeds? I know tomato plants would often grow along railroad tracks when waste was dumped from them.

[@BelowthePlains]

I have actually been told that a tomato plant popped up in a yard about a year after we left. i didnt verify it myself, but the guy had no reason to lie... i doubt he even knew there were seeds in the pit. so i do think that its possible. but i would guess it would have to depend on a few factors, like depth, moisture and temp over the years. if the factors all add up, i wouldnt be surprised if a seed was viable after +100 years.... gonna have to try it out for myself sometime

[@tott3457]

I wouldn’t think so, acid in your stomach would harm the outer body of the seed. 🤔

[@howardoller443]

Thank you for the video. That old railroad lock is so cool, and might be valuable, depending on restoration efforts. The pipe was interesting, as well. What is your secret for getting your bottles so clean, inside and out?

[@lolliemolnar3308]

Would have liked to see that pipe once it was cleaned up. Fascinating video, thanks!

[@heidiwilkinson8514]

Love that fargo bottle I would love have bottle like that

[@loripretti843]

I would give my right arm for that railroad lock!!! Way Way Cool!!! God Bless Us All!!!

[@stevenM8282]

Reminds me of Heroldo Rivera and Al Capone's vault. Lots of bottles. That went on endlessly as well.

[@DarrylDigger]

That switch lock is killer!

[@robertadams2857]

That bottle of Peruna from Columbus, OH as a nice find. A lot of beer bottles from Newark not far away.

[@beatlebomb452]

Incredible

[@debbiegreen2414]

Love watching your show. So very interesting. What do you do with all the old things.?

[@TL243]

Awesome vid.

[@ivcmom75]

Hello!!

[@BelowthePlains]

Hello!!!!!!!

[@lizmbrad]

Holy cow! You were seriously neck deep in mud on this dig.

[@shawnsullivan9547]

Tom, listen to Jack Straw by the Grateful Dead and that lock will be even more special to you. Love the channel and keep on digging 🤙🏽

[@BelowthePlains]

haha i will have to check it out. cant say ive heard that song. Theyve got a lot of music

[@christopherharvey1474]

You have a very unique youtube channel and I like very much.