The $2500 Rental More Than Paid Itself Off!!!

Renting an excavator to dig up the entire lot at the former site of the Cement City Bottling Works, in Yankton, South Dakota
#bottledigging #antiquebottles #bottles #dumpdigging #antiques #privydigging #southdakota #treasurehunting #oldbottles #archeology #metaldetecting

[@BelowthePlains]

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[@lordeagle100]

This brings back memories of a time in the late 1989s my buddy had an inground pool installed. Turns out that exact site was a school house in the 1700s. All kinds of ink wells and the absolute gamete of great old bottles came out the ground. Just so happens to be in Millville nj. Home of many glass factories including the famous wheaton glass factory.

[@BelowthePlains]

sorry about the rough camera work! this was a video from years ago, and we were still figuring things out

[@PeterSmith-qb1sj]

It's fine

[@jwhiteker1]

Can't believe the neighbors weren't having a fit. At the very least, I'd expect them to be gathered around and watching.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

I have dug in hundreds of old bottle dumps and will say this...the excavator does ok but without rare Poisons, bitters and historical flasks popping up, not even close to being worth it. Excavator digging in historic dumps should be illegal due to the destruction of historical artifacts. Just a opinion. 👍

[@bethcorey6022]

You’re doing great work with the excavator but I have say, I love it more when you are in the pit, digging by hand so we can see the pieces as you are digging them.

[@roastedtire6669]

I agree it’s a lot like real life bottle digging. My friend isiaic turned me on to this year’s ago. Hard dirty work.

[@leannaerickson9745]

I'm sure the neighbors would have loved it even more if the bottles were hand-dug. The noise and dirt and dust blowing around get old real quick.

[@loadedhot1034]

First bottle I ever found was a Hugh Forsythe Frontenac KS Hutchison Bottle. I found it 2ft deep digging under my deck. There are only 2 other known examples and I am from Frontenac and donated the bottle to the museum. The city historians had absolutely know idea there was a bottling company in Frontenac then and actually argued with me when i told them what I had. My bottle was a aqua color and had the wire around the neck and the cork, its near perfect other than dirty. I live in one of the oldest homes in town and it was once a 1 room coal miners house, I am hoping to do some more digging come spring and find more.

[@ronniemullen4313]

Been digging for 30 years and still haven’t found my first Hutchinson bottle yet. Very cool that you found one.

[@vickinoeske1154]

That is awesome and a piece of unknown history of the town.

[@snarky_user]

I used to date a girl who lived in that neighborhood. Digging that dump would have been a better use of my time.

[@BelowthePlains]

hahahaha

[@savagenomore]

😆😆😂🤣

[@peteranon8455]

Oh man, this one hurt right in the feels.

[@lovesyah4618]

😂😂😂

[@woodyfpv5331]

My little brother wanted to be an excavator when he grew up. Like, literally, he wanted to transform into a machine because his grandma told him he could grow up to be anything.

[@BelowthePlains]

hahahaha! i had to re-read that first part like 3 times bc i thought i was reading it wrong.. fucking funny! thanks for commenting, and watching

[@woodyfpv5331]

@@BelowthePlains your videos are dope! I think I got recommend your channel because I'm in ND, and it sent me into the old bottle rabbit hole. So it's your fault that i want to dig this summer 🤣

[@JeffHuntsinger]

Just like a marxist-democrat!

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Incredible video. My dad was an excavator , he found a lot of old things digging foundations. You left that lot better when you found it. Great finds guys.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah that was the deal we made, we would clean it up if the city would let us dig.. the owner was really cool, he basically let us dig on all of his properties, and put holes in cement and all that.. really great guy. well we are really glad you liked the video.. we both worked really hard on that one to clean it up, bc the filming was kind of rough, but we had like 3 hours of footage so we had alot to play with.. thanks for always commenting on our videos

[@kingofcastlechaos]

I would love to see the process from start to finish. How you determine the location (probing, detecting, divining?) and then how you protect yourself and the landowner. You and your team are obviously good at all of that, and if more landowners felt safe allowing this sort of exploration who knows how many treasures might see the light of day again.

[@BulletsandButtons]

Another splendid video. It just goes to show that good research pays off. Thanks for dragging us along.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha we really appreciate the comment.. thanks for watching

[@Notyamomma1313]

I would love to see ya'll take bottles with the tops knocked off and turn them into glasses. It would be easy to do with a mounted glass cutter and sand paper to polish it after cutting. They would be great for home bars or man caves.

[@DavidJones-smiley]

I’m a heavy equipment operator and you did a good job operating that excavator ! Sure beats a shovel !

[@harridan.]

you might enjoy a 4 minure you tube bir called Ballet Excavators...

[@steven2212]

Beautiful grade. Really enjoyed this post. Hope you're keeping your brokens to make glasses. Be safe.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah we know a guy that does that with the hutches... thanks for watching

[@mickeymelton66]

You needed a helper with a garden rake to quickly rake out each bucket dumped. Also a helper with a metal detector.

[@maryjanerod7226]

Yes, use of metal detector👍👍how many other things can be found👍👍

[@johnsnow6586]

Good tunes! Nice long video too, thanks for sharing

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks for checking it out

[@TheYammerHammer]

Wow! Best video on KZbin! I love it! Amazing! Why doesn't this have 1 million views?

[@BelowthePlains]

lol.. that would be nice.. maybe one day in the future.. thank you for all your continued support!

[@juneyshu6197]

John and Amber? idk, this is great fun!

[@lynnegackstetter2779]

Digging by machine would damage so much

[@KaK0]

Hey Tom, glad you exceeded your expectations

[@timmose6628]

Have u ever thought about saying a rough market value of some of the finds, also how rare they are

[@tammyaskjem9871]

Another great dig and vid! Can’t wait for the next one!!

[@BelowthePlains]

thanks!

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Great finds. I'm glad you found the cool bottles and the kitchen sink 😄

[@indianaouthouse5693]

Good job yankin them hutches Tom!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks

[@vickinoeske1154]

I'd love to find some old bricks like that for my garden!❤🌼🌷🌿

[@judyhobday4760]

The soil is so dry. I suppose the locality. I am on the Oregon coast, wet. You have a real gold mine at that site. Thank you for your awesome videos and descriptions.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah, it was pretty dry.. yankon is usually like that, but also i believe they've been in a drought for the last couple years. that video was a few years old, i think 2020.. but thank you! i really appreciate you leaving us such a nice comment!

[@jasonshelley7303]

Sweet!! You got me pumped lol!!!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks.. we were kind of running our of footage so we used some of the footage we werent so sure about.. had to spice it up a bit

[@timmystevenssr.timbuck1966]

I really enjoy watching you boys dig bottles man I would love to have a dig spot like u have buddy wow!!! U are my new favorite bottle diggers on KZbin!! Thank u so much !!

[@mrmchaney]

I have friends who live in Yankton. Never realized it had so much history, and great places to dig for bottles. Great dig!

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah i know.. it was the capital city of dakota territory and it was the biggest town in dakota for awhile there.. yeah its been pretty cool learning about the city over the year.. really cool town, with so many great people.. everyone there is super nice.. just a cool little town, and i always have a good time when im there.. thanks for watching

[@richardbeee]

Had a friend over in Nevada that dug up 3 Cyrus Noble whiskey bottles. Very decorative. All were different designs. Sold them to some collector out there. Never knew there was so much of a collector market. You sure know your bottles. Wow! Y'all in a drought up there too? Like dry dirt all the way down. Dig it!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah we were last year, but that video was actually from a few years ago.. yeah tom, the guy who's in the video the most has basically seen every ever bottle out from the civil war/turn-of-the-century era.. yeah those bottle are super collectable.. probably bc the embossing at that point was able to be designed for any small drugstore/bottling works, so basically anywhere you go in the country, theres gonna be something local to the area, if not 100 different types of local bottles to a bigger area.. and they just look so cool.. especially when they get cleaned up. much more ornate than bottles you seen nowadays.. thanks for watching and thanks for commenting!

[@laurelshugars2866]

Too funny! The first of your videos that I viewed, I commented on how cool it was to see you use a wooden stake to escavate...in this, my 3rd of your videos, you bring out the jaws of steel! Fun stuff, great finds & good clean up. Concerning stinky privies: have you considered vicks vaporub under your nose??

[@UnitedweLove144]

Nice dig! Thanks for taking us along.

[@alanatolstad4824]

Wow, you operate heavy equipment too! What a wild ride! (Where were the spectators?! I thought sure there'd be some locals.) And thanx for the edit music, I always enjoy hearing what button editors hit!

[@jerryblum277]

Awesome hutches Tom congrats 👍

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks 👍

[@lukependleton2589]

Thank you for another great video. As always it was entertaining and informative.

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah, thanks again for commenting! we're glad you liked the video. we werent sure how it would be received when we decided to do things a little different. thanks for checking it out

[@jeffclark2725]

Oh the adventure, thumbs up, lots of history

[@sharimccormick1352]

Hello from St. Louis, Missouri. Surprised to see a beer bottle from here (Lemp Brewery). Just found your website yesterday and already watched and enjoyed several of your videos.

[@ISCDESIGNAustralia]

my favourite channel. eagerly await new episodes. thankyou. wonderful blend of research and applied archaeology

[@BelowthePlains]

thats really nice of you to say! and we really do appreciate that.. we're glad you like the channel, and we cant wait for you to see our upcoming content over the next few months.. its gonna start to get good! thanks for the comment!

[@ISCDESIGNAustralia]

@@BelowthePlains Gee your back must be strong

[@budburcar4603]

Awesome video ! Just love watching your videos.

[@BelowthePlains]

ahh we really appreciate that.. we actually do put alot of effort into it, and we're never sure what people are gonna think of the end result.. thanks for commenting. comments boost our channel so we're always happy to get them, and we always reply.. so of you ever got any feedback, dont hesitate to comment!... glad you enjoyed!

[@mikewinings4120]

The 2500$ was worth seeing your friend have so much fun,I totally understand!

[@lordofhowell7158]

New subscriber. Brilliant video 💪🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@BelowthePlains]

haha Thanks man.. only wish we had filmed it better. thanks for subbing, commenting, and watching!

[@ValerieDee123]

Very unique dig. I'm glad you found what you were looking for!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah it was a unique situation.. thanks for watching!

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety4545]

nice haul guys, imagine diggin that place by hand🤔 and still find the camera work is just fine, not easy filming this stuff Tom👍 enjoyed Janson

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah we know.. and i feel like we've made a ton of improvements since we first started filming and i still think its not good enough.. but we've bought some better gear to help. just seems like its literally the worst kind of conditions: filming in sunlight ruins the colors, filming in wind ruins the audio, digging with one hand and filming with the other, the lighting changes during the courser of a day, looking into a dark hole when standing in light makes it hard to see everything in the shadow, dirt or worse mud too deal with... ive had to learn alot about cameras and film making, i honestly thought it would be just as easy as pointing my phone at what im doing but its just way more complicated... haha you get it. thanks for watching and always commenting

[@jsteelsadventureandvariety4545]

dont be too hard on yourself, lots of my scenes are sketchy, have to full out delete them lol as your trying to work one handed, just goes with the trade sometimes👍

[@westcarter3862]

.. More Throttle'.. For'a Bottle 😹

[@cdd4248]

Can you cut the broken ones for pen holders; drinking glasses; candle holders etc and sell them? I was so nervous about the digger breaking the bottles but then relaxed and just enjoyed your finds!

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah, it was surprisingly gentle.. i didnt notice any that were broken by us.. we actually did it a lot more methodical than it may appear in the video, for the most part we didnt dig directly into any spots that had a bunch of glass, we just knocked it down and scooped it up.. plus the place was about to be developed so we didnt really have time to dig it by hand. but yeah, we know a guy who makes stuff out of the broken ones, like glasses and such

[@retamckeehan4935]

There is a company online that makes jewelry out of broken porcelain. I do not remember their name, but the jewelry is beautiful.

[@timdavis3249]

You guys are so Cool 😎. I totally enjoy watching your videos. I think that was the best one yet that I've seen.

[@dreams2933]

Looked like you need a partner. Some one to spot while you dig!! Cool video

[@AlexPletcherPhoto]

good... GREAT stuff here for the long haul immediately subbed keep it up

[@AllisonWCone]

I can only imagine what kind of results y'all would have with some grant money to get a Lidar unit to help pinpoint buried finds and a Bobcat to help dig down to start the smaller/standard sized outhouse pits y'all typically dig 😊

[@melindahawk8540]

Did you know that people make drinking glasses out of the ones with just the top broken off?

[@BelowthePlains]

yep, we actually know a guy who does that, and we hook him up from time to time. we took all those ones with us that day.. probably the most ive ever found at once. thanks for watching

[@lesliecraig4935]

Big machine, big rewards Awesome dig 🤙🤙🤙

[@BelowthePlains]

haha thanks for checking it out

[@philipcallicoat3147]

It's an old video of the early days of your endeavors... Y'all did good with the camera!!!👍

[@BelowthePlains]

hahaha thank you.. yeah that was like 4 years ago.. yeah im happy with how it turned out as compared to how it could have been.. we didnt know how little we knew about the difficulty of filming our digs and making it look good. thanks for watching and leaving us a comment

[@davidmurray9844]

Incredible thank you for sharing

[@ericmason5226]

nice job guys!

[@BelowthePlains]

Thanks!

[@yeahisaidthat3008]

Wow I’m so amazed! My grandmother’s maiden name was Hutchinson! Her father was William Isidore Hutchinson. We are not part of the Hutchinson Bottling Co. but maybe distant relatives. My family is from south Louisiana. How cool! 😁

[@amfarmsllc5624]

$50 to a $100…maybe a couple hundred 😂😂

[@aicirtkciub9167]

Cool really old bottles

[@antondefense3325]

No old Cobalt blue bottles found in any video of yours I have seen yet.

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Very cool; thanks for posting. If you are ever in Northern Nevada, maybe we can work out a deal where you dig in exchange for a little excavator work on the private gold mine.

[@dantheman3806]

13 bottles more than paid for the $2500 rental??? Each bottle is worth $200+??? No way!

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Some nice finds well done

[@clintyoung6851]

Bro, do a film on all your collection! 🍾

[@Phaota]

Wow, a lot of money put into renting that digger and so much ground dug up for only a few worthy bottles. Would have liked to see more in-pit excavation than bucket dumping, but it was still enjoyable to watch nonetheless. Shame more intact bottles weren't found. Superb job on running the machine. I'm guessing you did some of that for a company at some point or still doing it?

[@charlene3586]

You may have covered a lot more area by digging like this but the machine is very noisy/annoying!! I like your videos where you use a shovel/ trowel to find things. I agree with the person/persons who said you should use a metal detector in your pits. I have seen small ones that don't take up any space. I think you might be surprised at what else you could find.

[@claymonsterpottery]

I agree. If you’re going to upend what could be a historical site, metal detecting and documenting would make your work more like archaeology and less like tomb raiding. I’m watching, liking and I’ve subscribed and enjoy it all but sometimes I cringe when I think about how future archaeologists will not be pleased. Also just my opinion…

[@benitagrattan193]

Awesome Hutch bottles...I collect them...I bet it's so exciting to find them by digging them up yourself ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah... you can always tell right away when one is coming up. they have such a distinct shape and style.. its always exciting to get them cleaned off and see what they say on them. thats mainly what we collect too. thats basically the reason we chose to dig this place up, bc we knew there would be alot of hutches. thanks for watching

[@benitagrattan193]

@@BelowthePlains well u have a new follower ❤️ but I gotta ask do u sale any of them?

[@fredsiegfried1707]

You need a shaker screen for making sifted top soil, you'd find all kinds of things

[@BelowthePlains]

haha i know, we get that all the time! thanks for watching

[@mvcatdaddy]

Y'all hit the jackpot.

[@BelowthePlains]

haha yeah.. it would have been a really great day if we didnt have to pay for that excavator.. in reality we probably just about broke even, but at least we got to save some of those bottles.. thanks for watching, thanks for commenting

[@donnaml8776]

So glad your camera use as improved and that you have close captioning now. Can’t hear most of what you say and the camera is making me dizzy.

[@jamesdouglaswhite]

You should point out that those Sheldon Bottles are Mug style.

[@ozfromkansas8939]

What a joy to watch!

[@lorienray6216]

That looks like a cast iron bird bath, where is the stand

[@markhannam7144]

A great way to dig bottles,greetings from the UK

[@MaggieG121]

I can't imagine how many bottles you overlooked by using the machine. Hand digging would be much more effective.

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

That was awsome. Ive been to the limp brewery. One of the creepiest basements in St Louis. They bulldozed a native American burial site to build the place.

[@BelowthePlains]

omg.. thats just asking for a curse on the business! and hey, thanks for watching the video and commenting! we are glad you enjoyed the video.. always feels good to get good feedback

[@enduringhope6859]

Value on all those Hutch's?

[@enduringhope6859]

@Tom A That was great!

[@claytonsimplot9554]

Did you compress the soil? Won't it get sinkholes if you didn't do it?

[@debraporch7888]

That was so cool seeing it dug up this was. Did you lose a lot more bottles this way or digging by hand? I asked because you didn't show ant small bottles where there should've been some. Also no pharmacy bottles. Jake now I know who I've been by texting to. Who was the other person besides Tom that was working with you. How far away were you from your base? I think I like watching you doing the back breaking work , because we see everything that's coming out of the hole not just a random bottle here and there. Take care guys and be safe. ✌

[@BelowthePlains]

well i guess its hard to say.. we rarely ever dig like this, it was just a rushed situation. i believe they were planning on tearing it up anyways, we didnt really have the time, and we didnt want them to smash thru it and hall it off to a landfill like we've seen happen so many times.. if we get an excavator we usually just dig next to the pit, and then pull the pit into the hole we dug, so we dont break anything.. but it would surprise you how few bottles actually break, the excavator is surprisingly gentle with them..

[@ritahall8653]

Good job

[@beckyluvstoscrapnsew]

Do you guys make dinking glasses out of the bottles that have the tops broken off ? I’ve seen loads of channels that do ..good like money maker 👍

[@BelowthePlains]

we dont personally, but we know a guy who does that, and we just kinda hook him up for free with what we find.. those hutches and the crown tops can still be collectable if they are broken, as long as they are rare. but yeah, those bottles, especially the hutches are super cool when made into drinking glasses.. gotta get a few for myself. thanks for watching

[@dantheman3806]

Why rent such a large machine with such a small bucket? Should have got a larger bucket....

[@Dirtflicker]

Killer finds man!

[@pamlaenger6870]

Now we’re talking.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

CALL THE BLUESTAKES!

[@timothyberglund2528]

Looks like you broke a majority of the bottles or were they already broken? Very exciting

[@keithsutton9538]

I'll tell you what I believe a lot of people would really enjoy it if you were to put the price of these bottles right next to the date that you post up there on the video, stay cool..

[@hadleymanmusic]

I got a clear with flat facet sides that says dr. Pepper bottleing company shreveport louisiana and I cant find it in any bottle book

[@johndelong9230]

It must be faster with a excavator but don't that break a lot more glass?

[@clidemorrow8786]

I had to subscribe when that "sub?" popped up. lol

[@thomaskeil1437]

The excavator saved time but potential of destruction of the quarry in the process seems unnecessary and risky. Senseless destruction.

[@ericalbany]

The big cast iron piece...top of a parlor heating stove?

[@rollandjoeseph]

So, i call cheating..lol..how are you allowed to dig with an excavator on this site, didnt you need county approval or something?

[@ladygwendeline3630]

the noise level

[@treasuretrev1261]

Awesome videos you make! You aren't to worried about breaking them with the excavator? Do you often get excavators to dig the pits?

[@michael-zp7jf]

How much for a Hutchinson bottle?

[@BelowthePlains]

it all depends. but the super common ones are probably $50-150 and some of the rarer ones can go for up to $2-5k.. havent really seen any go for more than that. the older ones are usually worth more, and if you find one that there are no known examples of, id say you are probably looking 4-5k.. its complicated, but a good way to find out is just to check out what they sold for on ebay.. but that isnt always the case. one time i came across a $2k hutch that was priced at $20... it had already been sold :( thanks for watching!!

[@tinabreon794]

You can do a lot with the broken glass with an artisan. They make beautiful pictures with the pieces and you can sell the broken pieces in boxes.

[@flavaflav7769]

PURE FUN!!!!!!!

[@BelowthePlains]

hahaha yeah it was pretty fun! thanks for the comment

[@loadedhot1034]

You need a bucket full of Coca Cola Hutch bottles.

[@StephenJHannah]

That large object was a lie for a parlor stove

[@michaeldavis8249]

A lot of great funds no telling what was left behind though

[@BelowthePlains]

yeah that place was really weird.. there was a creek on the edge of the property and supposedly it was full of trash into the 1980s, and we were thinking they just covered some of it with diry and leveled off the property.. it was a pretty strange place to dig. thanks for watching

[@barbannco]

do you cut the tops off the ,embossed or interesting ,broken topped bottles and sell them as drinking glasses.They would still be worth something.

[@cozyrelaxingfireplaces510]

great videos great fun following along on these digs. just wondering if you do like another you tube bottle hunter does with his broken head bottles? he cuts them off and turns them into a drinking glass

[@BelowthePlains]

oh yeah, we've actually done some of that stuff before.. i didnt really have a great method tho.. i actually know who you're talking about. he just left us a comment about that actually. i think it was on this video.. but, im glad you enjoy watching, and we really appreciate the comment too. feel free to comment any time. its helps us out, and we always try to get back to everyone who comments. thanks