Pacivilwarluke
02-10-2015, 05:11 PM
On Sunday it was in the 50s, which is great weather for PA in February. But the ground was still frozen solid so I couldn't dig outside. But then I remebered under the sanctuary of my church from the late 1800s is a dirt basement. It's tough to get to though and the ceiling clearance at the most is 3 feet high! To get under it I had to go inside and down to the basement and then climb up 8 feet of bedrock (ladder came in handy) and then army crawl around with my detector and equipment. The cobwebs were nightmarish and since there's no utilities or electric lines I don't think anybody has been under it for a long time. The first thing I noticed were all the square nails. They just littered the place, the iron audio on my at-pro sounded the most erotic I've ever heard. So I gave up with the detector and started to eyeball with the light from my headlamp. I found a really old shirt first, and then a horseshoe. My favorite find was the hobbailed leather shoe that is probably late 1800s. I also found a bone which I think (and hope is animal) a beat up baseball and a few other odds and ends. Nothing spectacular and no coins but it was a neat experience and partially satisfied the detecting bug. HH!