Townsite demolished...what a bummer!

[Johnny Cache]

Last year I detected a couple of yards in a tiny town not far from me. I was told that a corporation bought out the remaining residents, and the plan is to demolish the town and build a 90 million dollar international oil/grain distribution hub. I went back in the fall, but the one lone resident basically told me to get lost (he is a bug). My plan was to hurry back there this spring and detect as much as I could before they start the demo (the bug moved away during the winter). Well, long story short, there is still much snow, the ground that is exposed is frozen solid, I drove out there today to check it out and this is what I found...DEMOLISHED

In a couple of short hunts last fall at this site I found various wheat cents, a spill with a Canadian silver quarter along with a no date SLQ, several silver dimes, a squished silver quarter, gold plated cuff link, a 1914 5cent silver fishscale and a sterling pocket watch case.

What a shame...I'm sad to see this little town with lots of pioneer history wiped out.

 

[Robert2300]

You might want to have someone check out
that 1914 5cent silver fishscale. Some of those
are quite valuable.
Robert2300

 

[mudpuppy]

n/t

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Should be some good stuff to find once the weather warms.