Spruce Tree Dump Dig Video 2

Just as we thought the Spruce tree dump was running dry of treasure, Noah and I managed to pull out a few more relics from the dump. We recorded this dig (#2) and it will be uploaded to YouTube shortly. For treasure, we found three cork top bottles, a bottle topper, and a crystal/glass inkwell/candle holder (we are not sure what it is).

ARC is starting back up folks. The snow is gone, the temperatures are rising, and the collections are growing. Noah and I have recently visited the Spruce Tree dump and brought home some nice bottles. We recorded this dig and it will be on YouTube soon, on our ARC channel. Here are some pictures of the bottles found at the dump, and some other objects found at various other places. 

Everything from the Ball Mason jar to the left was found at various other spots. The tall clear white bottle and everything to the right was found at Spruce Tree Dump.

A very nice Ball Mason jar, patented on July 14 1908.

We think this is a very old ketchup bottle. 

This is a 4 ounce jar from Rochester NY, made in 1894. 

A nice bottle topper from Boston.

Here is the growing glass insulator collection. We will post the post the ceramic/porcelain insulator collection soon. And yes, I threw a glass mason jar lid in the middle of the picture.

First ARC Hunt

These are some pictures from the ARC's first hunt of 2016.

 

This is the first home site or cellar hole we have found.

One of the four woodsman cabins we found.

Another woodsman cabin.

Some of the finds. Three blue-green insulators, an oil can, chain saw bar, and more.



The Fogg Place

These pictures were taken at a place in Waite that used to be called the "Fogg Place". Ephriam Fogg was one of the first settlers of Waite, in 1832.  His descendants would have lived here in the middle to late 1800s through the early 1900s.

 

Here is the first well I found, it was rock lined well and about eight feet deep.

This is the second well I found, also rock lined and about eight feet deep.

It is hard to tell, but this is the cellar hole. It was quite big and very much over grown with trees and bushes. That big rock standing up in the back could be another gravestone (with no inscriptions) or a foundation rock.

This is the dump area, lots of broken glass and metal.

This was in the winter, but Wyatt is standing on the rock wall that surrounds the Fogg Place.



Fogg Grave

This grave was found before the other graveyard, and about three hundred yards away. We restored the grave as you will see the before and after pictures.

 

 

This is when we first found it, under two trees and on top of a big rock.

We dragged it out to have a better look, it was huge and heavy.

We had some snowfall before we could make it out again, but that did not stop us.

This would be a foot stone maybe. We cleaned it up and then brought it back as you will see in the next picture.

This was the in the spring time after that winter. We cut the two trees up, and pieced the foot stone back together.

"Nathanial H

son of

Ephriam & Sarah

Fogg

died June 25, 1844

Et. 21 yrs.



Old Cemetery

This grave yard was found in Talmadge. It has the following last names inscribed on the graves: Neale, Neal, and Wheaton. The graves date from 1816-1985. We cleaned up the graveyard and took pictures to document it.

This is the grave yard. I stumbled upon it while exploring. As you can see, it is in the middle of the forest.