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April 1, 2021 - Pay day. Cashing in!
April 1, 2021
Pay day. Cashing in!
Well
well
well…
free
money
does
exist
after
all.
Well
sort
of
free.
Over
the
course
of
the
winter
months
and
especially
during
the
gorgeous
warm
days
that
we
had
in
March,
I
have
been
out
walking.
Sometime
with
the
dogs,
sometimes
on
my
own
and
I
would
collect
metal.
Pop
and
beer
cans
in
the
neighborhood
and
along
local
roadways.
The
cloverleaf
bypass
at
Pembina
and
the
Perimeter
is
a
mere
3
minute
drive
from
home
so
I
took
on
the
task
of
collecting
all
of
the
metal
that
I
could
find
along
that
structure.
It
turned
out
to
be
quite
the
task
and
much
more
than
what
first
met
the
eye.
I’d
go
out
for
about
2
hours
or
so
at
a
time.
It
took
me
2
weeks.
I
got
great
exercise
walking
and
going
up
and
down
the embankments… And picking and lugging all the metal.
Last
fall,
I
turned
in
416
lbs.
of
scrap.
My
goal
this
year
was
to
try
to
beat that amount.
Well
between
the
clover
leaf
overpass
at
Pembina
and
finds
under
the
Perimeter
bridge
at
the
Red
River
(see
the
Feb
pictures),
yup,
3
sleds
full
of
ceiling
tile
tracks
and
just
stuff
from
around
the
neighborhood,
here is the tally:
426 Beer cans. At .10c each that’s $42.60.
36 lbs. of pop cans
7 lbs. of copper
868 lbs. of iron and general scrap. $156.80
Total payout for just walking around and a little bit of lugging: $199.40.
And that sports fans is no April fool’s joke.
Roger
April 3, 2021
Miranda’s big day!!!
It’s
a
beautiful
warm
day
in
early
April
and
what
could
possibly
be
better
than a treasure hunt in the park, or in this case in the local school yard.
Miranda
is
Tess
and
I’s
granddaughter.
She
was
out
for
a
day
visit
so
between
painting
Easter
Eggs
and
playing
with
the
new
puppies,
off
we
went
to
the
school
yard
to
detect
for
a
little
treasure
and
treasure
we
found.
We
cashed
in
with
a
total
of
.26c
and
the
cutest
little
medallion
ever.
It
looks
like
Taurus
encircled
by
12
stars.
The
earliest
coins
were
2
pennies
dated
1970.
Notice
the
color
of
the
nickels?
We
also
found
a
bent
steel
washer,
a
AAA
battery,
a
twist
tie,
a
Minuit
Maid
bottle
top
and
very
strange
indeed
was
the
eraser
end
of
a
pencil…
now
what
would
that be doing in a school yard I ask?
A
great
little
haul
and
a
bit
of
play
time
on
the
swings
and
play
structure
afterwards. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in early April.
Roger
April 3, 2021 - Miranda’s big day!!!
April 5, 2021
Two Little Points Farm
Talk
about
a
full
day
of
metal
detecting.
Absolutely
wonderful.
Today
I
got
to
spend
some
time
and
visit
with
my
two
brothers
over
on
the
family
farm,
and
then
I
got
over
to
my
destination
of
choice.
I
set
up
the
parameters
for
a
more
formal
grid
type
search.
I
am
also
now
armed
with
aerial
photographs
taken
by
the
Canadian
Government
in
May
of
1930
and
September
of
1950.
I
now
have
a
more
exact
area
as
to
where
the
one
room
school
once
stood
along
with
a
number
of
old
farm
buildings
that no one knew anything about anymore.
Today,
I
also
got
to
try
out
the
15”
detecting
coil
on
my
Equinox
800
metal
detector.
It’s
a
much
larger
coil
which
gives
me
more
depth
and
allows
me
to
cover
a
wider
area
of
ground
per
sweep.
Well,
true
to
the
photo,
I
did
find
more
debris
like
square
nails,
copper
pieces,
wire
and
bits
of
glass,
ceramics,
coal
and
tiles.
Further
into
the
field,
I
found
an
unfired
bullet.
The
casing
or
shell
is
almost
completely
disintegrated
but
the
bullet
remains
in
great
condition.
Also
found
my
first
horse
shoe
on
the
family
farm.
Yeah
!
Notice
the
farm
implement
pin?
It’s
hand
forged.
The
shiny
black
lumps
are
coal.
Yes,
I
also
pick
up
the
remnants
of
bricks
too.
They’ll
all
make
for
a
nice
art
project
come
the
long
winter
months.
That
little
turquoise
blue
thing…
It’s
a
glass
bead.
It
has
to
be
pre
1950’s
as
that’s
when
the
school
was
closed.
It
could
also
easily
be
the
very
early
1900’s
when
glass
beads
were
common.
The
dime
was
used for size comparison only. It’s not a find.
While
there,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
one
of
the
locals,
Kurt.
His
first
visit
was
more
to
see
who
I
was
and
what
I
was
doing
there.
Nice
to
see
neighbors
looking
out
for
each
other.
Of
course
we
talked
about
metal
detecting
and
about
the
local
history
of
the
area.
Kurt
was
kind
enough
to
put
me
onto
other
possible
areas
of
interest
for
metal
detecting
and
invited
me
to
his
farm
to
detect
there.
I
mentioned
his
“First”
visit…
by
midafternoon;
he
was
back
with
a
most
interesting
wooden
box
filled
with
some
of
his
choice
finds
from
all
around
Red
River
Valley.
A
pioneer’s
hewing
axe,
arrow
heads,
gypsum
selenite
crystals,
a
bison
horn,
quite
a
collection
to
see.
Making
new
friends
and
contact
is
all
part
of
the
Metal
Detecting
experience.
Thanks
for
sharing
Kurt.
My
plan
is
to
follow
up
on
this
grid
before
the
crops
are
put
in.
I
drew
myself
a
map,
paced
out
the
area
covered,
and
took
a
few
pictures.
I
should
be
able
to
carry
on
just
where
I
left
off.
I
got
back
home
just
in
time
for
supper
and
yes,
I’ll
admit,
fell
asleep
on
the
living
room
chair.
Exhausted
and
sore
all
over
but
very
happy
with
a
well
spent
day
meeting
with
family
and
a
new
contact
and
tomorrow
I
get
to
clean
and
catalogue my finds and put it all out online. Enjoy.
Roger
April 5, 2021 - Two Little Points Farm
April 11, 2021
Plinguet
Street:
Re-visited
with
a
friend.
He’s
hiding…I’ll
never
find
him now!
If
you
read
over
the
October
14,
2020
adventure
you
will
see
that
this
is
a
return
outing
to
the
now
long
gone
foot
bridge
site.
This
foot
bridge
crossed
over
the
Seine
River
and
a
foot
path
took
us
on
our
way
to
school
back
in
the
70’s.
Marc,
a
school
friend
from
that
era,
accompanied
me
for
a
second
time,
looking
for
treasure.
The
real
treasure
is
our
friendship over all these years.
A
few
very
significant
things
have
happened
since
we
were
last
here.
Someone
or
a
group
of
people
have
actually
done
some
tree
clearing
and
branch
pruning
over
on
this,
the
east
side
of
the
river.
Also
significant
is
that
the
natural
grasses
and
weeds
have
all
been
flattened
by
the
winter
snows
and
one
can
actually
see
the
ground
rather
well.
It’s
too
early
yet
for
new
grass
so
this
makes
metal
detecting
and
target
retrieval
so
much
easier.
And…I
have
personally
dropped
by
this
site
a
few
times
over
in
winter
and
spring.
Just
to
see.
In
mid-March,
I
brought
with
me
a
big
black
garbage
bag
and
quite
literally
filled
it
with
pop
and
beer
cans
and
discarded
metal
items
that
littered
the
ground.
Our
detecting
efforts
were
somewhat
stymied
last
year
due
to
the
long
grass
and
the
metal
litter
that
we couldn’t see through the overgrowth and underbrush.
This
leads
me
to
an
important
YouTube
video
that
I
saw
over
the
winter.
For
those
that
are
interested,
please
see:
Metal
Detecting
Trashy
Areas:
A
(Fun)
CASE
STUDY
In
Target
Masking.
It’s
hosted
by
Merrill
Kazanjian
of
New
York
City.
The
video
is
23
minutes
long.
It
mainly
talks
about
the
problems
encountered
by
detectorists
when
two
or
more
targets
are
in
close
proximity
to
each
other
in
or
on
the
ground.
But
more
importantly
and
this
was
a
big
lesson
that
I
learnt
is
Merrill’s
persistence
by
first
cleaning
up
the
site,
pull
tabs,
bottle
caps
and
all.
It’s
not
an
exciting
video,
and
with
the
utmost
respect,
a
bit
boring
but
the
point
that
it
drove
home
for
me
was
just
that…
Perseverance,
persistence
and
doing
the
hard
work
first,
then
the
real
treasures
can
be
found.
And
that
was
my
goal
when
I
visited
the
foot
bridge
site
in
mid-March
armed
with
a
garbage bag.
So
here
we
are,
Marc
and
I
and
our
finds.
The
hope
had
been
finding
coins
and
keys
and
trinkets
dropped
and
lost
by
users
of
the
foot
bridge.
The
bridge
did
have
about
5
or
6
long
stairs
at
the
top
off
the
street
and
I
remember
that
it
made
for
a
very
bumpy
bike
ride
heading
down
those
stairs.
The
reality
is
that
like
much
of
this
land
area
along
the
Seine
River
is
“Fill”.
Junky
fill
at
that.
I
may
have
cleared
off
the
surface
of
metal
but
a
lot
of
metal
remains
buried
all
around.
Mark
concentrated
his
efforts
on
the
bank
right
next
to
the
river
while
I
worked
the
upper
area
where
the
stairs
would
have
been.
Not
an
unsuccessful
hunt
by
any
means,
just
not
what
was
hoped
for
or
expected.
Future
detecting
efforts
at
this
location
might well reveal new treasures.
Of
note:
A
circa
1950’s
metal
pan;
Enamelware
made
in
China,
and
a
small
non-magnetic
metal
vial
or
bottle.
It
has
a
rounded
bottom…
I
have
no
idea
what
it
might
have
been
used
for.
A
door
plate
for
a
skeleton
key.
Copper
wires,
a
lead
plate
possibly
from
a
battery
and
a
heavy
brass
disk. Lego anyone ?
Roger
April 11, 2021 - Plinquet St. Revisted
April 22, 2021
Two Little Points: Continued
April 22, 2021 was the warmest day of the year so far. A balmy 19 to 21
C. depending on where you live. On the farm field, it was closer to 21c of
that I am sure. What a gorgeous day to be out Metal Detecting. It starts
with one big step forward…
And the finds did not disappoint.
The
specific
area
that
I’ve
been
detecting
at
Two
Little
Points
was
the
original
site
of
Two
Little
Points
School
No.
936.
My
dad
and
a
few
of
his
sisters,
my
aunts,
attended
this
one
room
school.
Built
out
of
logs
in
1880,
it
featured
a
coal
fired
stove
for
heat
in
winter
and
an
outhouse
for
your
convenience.
Oh
how
things
have
changed.
The
school
was
closed
in
1959
and
the
building
was
moved
away.
The
land
remains
as
a
farmed
area.
The
area
got
its
name
from
the
early
settlers
because
the
Red
River
does
two
big
loops
side
to
side
and
this
is
the
area
and
I
am
on
the
west ends of the loops.
Of
interest
is
a
bottom
piece
of
the
leg
from
a
school
bench
and
a
door
knob.
I
hear
you
knocking…
The
site
is
always
rich
in
Ornamental
Antique
Iron
pieces.
These
ornate
and
unique
pieces
will
be
cleaned
up,
oiled to protect from rust and offered for sale under the Market Place tab.
The
accuracy
of
the
Minelab
Equinox
800
Metal
Detector
is
truly
amazing.
Combine
that
with
the
Garrett
pin
pointer
and
voila!
Treasure.
From
the
1890’s
Rumely
Copper
Pin
to
the
smallest
of
nails
and
a
chain
link,
to
a
complete
coal
pail
complete
with
handle
at
a
depth
of
over
15
inches.
The
Rose
Head
square
nail
is
a
very
old
style.
I’ve
only
found
2
or
3
to
date.
Look
for
the
spoon
or
fork
handle.
The
coal
I
just
picked
up
off the ground. It just sparkles and shines. Difficult to capture on photos.
About
the
ceramic:
The
following
details
come
from
close
friends
Sid
and
Pam; Archeologists. They write:
Pam
did
a
little
work
on
the
ceramics.
They
are
all
ironstone.
The
Meakin
piece
could
come
from
either
Albert
or
Henry
-
two
different
companies,
both
using
somewhat
similar
marks
from
1890
and
beyond.
The
one
looks
like
a
poorly
drawn
stylized
oak
leaf,
which
was
a
fairly
common
British design element.
I thank you both for the research.
A
good
friend
of
mine
really
summed
it
up
perfectly
when
he
said
“I
really
like
what
you
find
on
the
old
homesteads.
The
items
belong
there.
They
reflect
the
past
of
the
area.
Farm
stuff
left
behind
by
the
people
who
lived
and worked there”. Now that is metal detecting at its best.
To
see
other
Two
Little
Points
finds
and
stories,
See:
April
5,
2021,
October
9,
2020,
June
7,
2020
and
May
9
2020…
my
first
outing
at
Two
Little Points where Sterling Silver was found.
Roger
April 22, 2021 - Two Little Points: Continued
April 29, 2021
River Lot #111, St. Pie
And
there
it
was;
on
an
aerial
photograph
dated
24
September
1950.
A
house.
As
clear
as
day.
On
a
well
wooded
lot
complete
with
a
long
driveway.
Today,
standing
on
the
turnoff
from
the
“Old
14
Hwy”,
as
the
locals
like
to
call
this
gravel
road,
not
a
sign
of
house
or
woods
or
driveway.
All
gone
without
a
trace.
Just
an
open
field
under
a
beautiful
morning sky. Just a blink of an eye!
I
used
a
field
access
from
off
the
Old
14
as
my
reference
point.
The
same
as
the
one
on
the
areal
photograph.
From
there,
I
let
my
metal
detector
do
the
rest.
And
as
usual,
it
did
not
disappoint.
I
had
limited
time
today
so
I
split
my
time
up.
3
hours
at
the
old
house
site
and
2
½
hours
at
the
old
church
site
where
I
detected
last
year
with
the
Bounty
Hunter
metal
detector.
Two
different
sites,
two
different
goals.
See
the
story
and
pictures of November 3, 2020.
The
house
site
proved
interesting.
It
didn’t
take
long
to
start
finding
old
broken
glass
and
ceramics.
I
used
a
series
of
yellow
flags
to
work
out
a
detecting
grid.
The
first
series
of
pictures
from
this
site
shows
the
prizes:
a
1943
copper
penny.
Its
non-magnetic,
an
important
detail
to
coin
collectors.
A
copper
kerosene
lamp
top
complete
with
a
wick.
Light
me
up
baby!
A
fired
bullet
and
possibly
a
second
one.
A
heavy
and
thick
piece
of
cast
iron
from
a
toy
revolver.
A
strange
looking
copper
cog
wheel
possibly
from
a
clock.
Various
pottery
pieces
with
intricate
designs
and
a
piece
of
what
would
have
been
a
fancy
glass
candy
dish,
pink
in
color.
I
really
got
excited
and
my
heart
skipped
a
beat
or
two
when
I
uncovered
the
top
of
a
Mason
jar
with
the
aluminum
ring
attached.
I
could
hear
glass
crunching
as
I
unearthed
it
and
pulled
it
out.
It
was
buried
top
up
and
for
a
moment
I
thought
that
I’d
uncovered
a
cache.
The
glass
jar
top
and
glass
screw
rings
were
still
attached
to
the
metal
fastener
but
nothing
more
was
found.
Speaking
of
glass,
can
you
believe
the
thickness
of
some
of
those
bottles?
I
placed
a
few
glass
pieces
that
have
raised
writing
on
a
black
paper
to
make
the
letters
and
design
stand
out.
The
big
round
orange
thing…
well
it
kind
of
looks
like
a
protective
access
cover
that
would
have
been
on
a
piece
of
machinery.
One
iron
piece
looks
like
it
took
quite
a
beating.
It’s
bent
and
the
end
looks
to
have
been
ripped
apart.
Ouch!
And the Happy Face…. Well that just happened! Honest!
On
the
next
series
of
pictures,
the
long
iron
piece
with
the
handle
at
top
is
a
control
lever
that
would
have
been
operated
by
the
farmer
to
lift
or
lower
a
plow
or
cultivator.
It
got
me
thinking
of
hard
manual
labor,
sitting
on
a
metal
seat
on
the
plow
itself,
in
the
sun
and
dust
being
pulled
by
horses.
It’s
simple
and
purely
mechanical.
You
squeeze
in
the
handle
which
lifts
(parts
missing)
a
metal
locking
piece
out
of
a
set
of
3
or
4
cogs.
You
pull
back
or
push
forward
the
long
arm
to
lower
or
lift
and
release
the
handle
to
a
different
cog
setting
on
the
machine
and
you’ve
now
just
adjusted
the
height
or
depth
of
your
plow
or
cultivator.
It’s
all
pre-electronic
and
most
certainly
pre-computer
and
sensor.
How
things
have
changed
in
a
lifetime.
As
a
child,
I
used
to
play
on
these
old
machines. A blink of an eye!
The
second
part
of
my
day
was
to
cover
the
same
ground
as
I
did
last
year
at
the
St.
Pie
Cross.
I
wanted
to
see
what
more
my
new
metal
detector,
the
Minelab
Equinox
800
would
find
and
what
might
have
been
missed
by
the
Bounty
Hunter
last
year.
I’ve
always
felt
and
claimed
that
the
Bounty
Hunter
was
doing
a
great
job
finding
treasure.
And
today's
exercise
proved
that
to
be
correct.
At
the
St
Pie
site,
I
basically
found
a
bit
more
of
the
same
as
last
year’s
metal
haul.
I
found
a
few
more
aluminum
pieces
of
what
might
have
been
flashing,
a
few
more
square
nails,
a
drake
disk
and
a
few
iron
straps.
I
was
using
a
15”
coil
on
the
Equinox
800
so
that
alone
gave
me
more
depth
and
a
wider
sweep
versus
the
8
inch
coil
that
I
used
last
year.
But
all
and
all
not
much
was
missed
and
that
is
a
good
thing.
It
made
my
day
and
gave
me
piece
of
mind.as
well.
I
would
recommend
either
metal
detector
to
anyone
entering the hobby.
Roger
April 29, 2021 - River Lot #111, St. Pie