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April 25 & 27 One Mile North Of Dufferin
April 25 & 27
One Mile North of Dufferin
There
it
was,
in
the
surveyor’s
dairy,
dated
18
November,
1873
“Moved
camp
to
one
mile
north
of
Dufferin”.
Plain
as
day…
An
actual
and
direct
reference
to
one
of
Surveyor’s
Camp
locations.
How
could
anyone
pass
on
the
opportunity
to
go
and
at
least
try
and
find
it?
It’s
a
pretty
specific
location,
that
is,
until
you’re
standing
in
a
field
with
great
emptiness all around.
I
had
stumbled
upon
a
similar
“Camp”
in
the
Two
Little
Point’s
area
last
year. See:
January 1, 2025 Update: The Ridge Reveals its Secret.
My
next
step
was
to
obtain
the
land
owner’s
permission….
Always.
The
Permission
is
an
integral
part
of
the
Metal
Detectorists
Code
of
Ethics.
On
this
note,
I
must
thank
Brian
and
Archie
for
their
appreciation
and
their
enthusiasm
and
of
course
for
the
“Permission”
for
this
endeavour.
I
am
hoping
to
locate
a
site
with
some
historical
significance.
I
wish
to
put
a
“Pin
on
the
Map”
so
to
speak.
Where
exactly was this “Camp One Mile North of Dufferin’.
I
recruited
the
assistance
of
my
two
best
detectorist
friends
for
the
hunt.
Monty
came
out
on
the
first
day
and
Randy
on
the
second
day.
The
25th
was
my
first
day
out
to
metal
detect
this
year.
I
got
about
15
feet out before I realized that I hadn’t turned my detector on yet!
Yikes… excited or just old age?
We
detected
in
a
north
south
direction
following
the
tops
of
naturally
occurring
ridges.
Can
you
spot
our
red
Grand
Caravan
in
picture
No.
2?
It
is
by
great
fortune
that
there
are
five
River
Lots
all
in
a
row
that
are
owned
by
the
same
people
so,
with
one
permission
we
are
able
to
cover
a
lot
of
ground
-
One
Mile
North
of
Dufferin.
It
is
also
good
luck
that
these
fields
are
clean
to
the
point
of
boredom.
Not
a
bad
thing
in
this
instance
as
the
moment
that
we
enter
the
camp’s
debris
field,
we
will
know
it
immediately.
We
actually
detected,
with
the
Iron
Discrimination
off.
Any
signal,
big
or
small,
including
iron
would
serve
as
an
indicator
of
past
activity
on
these
fields.
I
am
specifically
looking
for
small
1
inch
square
nails.
These
I
am
assuming
held
the
camp
supply
crates
together.
There
were
hundreds
of
these
in
the
other
camp
site.
Any
and
all
small
iron
was
dug
up
for
inspection.
It
turns
out
that
we
found
a
lot
of
short
pieces
of
fencing
wire
but
this
over
a
vast
expanse.
Nothing
was
skipped
over.
But
not
a
single
square
nail
has
been
found
yet.
We
did
come
across
a
lot
of
modern
shotgun
shells
near a pond, clear evidence of duck hunting.
So
here
we
are
with
about
20%
of
the
five
river
lots
covered.
Like
I
said,
there’s
a
lot
of
space
out
here
and
it
takes
quite
a
while
to
walk
the
distance
while
detecting
and
back
again.
The
archival
records
of
1873
show
that
the
surveyors
pounded
in
“Stakes”
as
markers
at
the
end
of
the
river
lots
where
the
River
Lots
end
and
the
Sections
begin
and
they
also
drew
pictures
of
the
river
bank
at
the
other
end,
so
the
“Camp” could be anywhere.
Thanks again for the “Permission”. We will be back….
Here is a listing of some of the more interesting items found to date.
20 + lbs. of Iron.
1 – Bear Paw in Mud Print (pic # 3)
1 – Jack Knife
1 – Grease Gun Nozzle + Grease Tube Tops and Rings.
1 –Brass Plug
1 – ¾ inch Wrench
1 – John Deere Tyne (what Tyne is it)?
1 – KENT Bicycle Aluminum Label
And
Shotgun shell and casing markings on the old ones:
No. 12 Winchester Leader (circa 1894 -1943)
No. 12 Dominion Canuck (circa 1916 -1935)
F C 300 Win Mag (circa 1963)
WRA Co. 35 I S. L.
.22 Long D
.22 Long D
.22 Long U
Fired Bullet 2 ¼ cm long X .7 cm wide. 9.425 grams
Roger
Reference:
https://www.minelab.com/usa/support/customer-care-charter/code-of-
ethics
https://cartridge-corner.com/shotgun2.htm
