Have you been thinking about trying a little bit of actual digging for artifacts...?
Here's a golden opportunity to see what it looks like. Get out to Chrisners and go straight to the "Big Hole" area..Some real professional diggers are working there and you will be able to see what is involved..Some are working from the original big hole area to the old road.

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The holes are DEEP, clean and HUGE amounts of dirt moved... Very reminiscent of West Virginia coal miners.





Take special note how to undercut the good soil leaving an over hang of bad top soil. This hole is a full 5 feet straight in, More a tunnel than a hole. Being safety minded, the professional digger has moved a large tree trunk to block vehicles from driving over the overhang..

New people, just duplicate what you see.



I tried an area that was NOT professionally dug



Spyder hung out with me today





Then he ATE the scales !



I almost had a corner tang,,,just need a tang

Its alot of work for a few points also. Last time I went I found a few broken ones. It takes time and money to find a good spot to dig, unless you hit a good spot and dont tell anyone what you found. I have found the best way is to spot dig at new spots untill you find a spot the produces. Good luck digging

p.s. I like Spyder! Looks like a great partner for digging, he has built in tools.

That's some serious dirt slinging. At least you don't have to dig through permafrost just to get to soft soil. Good show there Hal.

I stopped by Chrisnes for a no digging check on progress..

1/21 Going good...compare this view with the pic from 1/14



1/14



Just another 100 feet to go ( X 6 feet deep )