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October 4, 2024. The Brick: And a New Permission from Roger
October 4, 2024
The Brick: And a New Permission from Roger
The
permission
came
first;
of
course.
To
that
Randy
and
I
wish
to
graciously
thank
Roger,
the
land
owner
for
his
easy
and
non-challan
way.
“Sure’
he
said,
“Go
ahead."
“Can
we
drive
in
and
on
the
land
or
would
you
prefer
we
walk
in
from
the
road”
I
asked?
“Drive
in
is
fine,
the
crop
is
off
anyway”.
Then
Roger
went
on
to
tell
me
the
names
of
the
previous
land
owners
going
back
a
few
generations.
What
a
great
way
to
deal
with
people.
Thank
you
so
much
Roger.
We
had
a
great
day
of
finds
and
discovery,
along
with
a
gorgeous
sunshine
weather
day.
Fall
can
be
such
a
great
time
of
year
for
metal
detecting. Nice and warm, not too hot and absolutely no bugs.
This
site
is
south
of
Letellier,
on
the
south
side
of
the
Marais
River,
East
of
the
75
Highway
and
over
the
railway
tracks.
There
is
a
thicket
of
burr
oak
where
we
saw
deer
looking
back
at
us.
The
wooded
area
was
part
of
a
farmyard
and
home
decades
ago.
No
buildings
remain
today. East and south of this are all open fields.
My
very
first
find
was
a
partial
brick
with
lots
of
inscriptions
and
an
Iron
Cross
symbol.
No
need
for
a
metal
detector
to
find
this
relic
as
it
contains
no
metal
but
there
it
was,
sitting
on
the
surface,
right
next
to
where
we
stopped
the
van.
A
large
part
of
the
fun
with
metal
detecting
is
the
non-metallic
ground
finds.
One
just
has
to
keep
his
or
her
eyes
open
for
the
slightest
things.
The
brick
was
not
slight.
It
was
big
and
just
wanted
to
be
found.
It
originally
came
to
Canada
from
St.
Louis,
Missouri
were
it
was
made
and
marked
at
the
turn
of
the
century.
This
is
the
first
time
that
I
found
any
brick
with
markings.
See the reference link at the end of the story.
Randy
came
in
next
with
an
1887
US
“V”
five
cent
piece
and
right
after
that,
an
1885
Canadian
five
cent
silver
piece.
My
turn
for
finding
a
coin
or
rather
a
Medal
came
in
later
in
the
day.
First
found
was
a
tiny
lead
seal
with
no
markings,
then
the
ribbed
edge
of
what
I
thought
was
a
large
coin
surfaced.
It
was
a
medal
made
of
aluminum
or
tin
as
it
is
very
light
and
it
suffered
heavy
corrosion
being
in
the
ground
for
so
many
years.
Randy
found
a
nice
copy
of
it
on
E-Bay
but
there
was
no
information
provided.
I
checked
with
a
coin
dealer
friend
of
mine
and
another
local
dealer:
neither
had
any
idea
as
to
its
story
and
reason
for
being.
Clearly
it
represents
Manitoba
and
it
can
be
worn
with
a
ribbon
but
that’s
all
I
know
about
this
find
at
present.
Please email me if you know what this medal was for and when.
I
set
up
the
finds
on
two
separate
photo
takes.
The
first
set
are
the
bigger
pieces,
the
second
are
the
smaller
items
recovered.
As
is
often
the
case
with
old
farms
and
homesteads,
we
dug
up
a
lot
of
big
and
small
iron.
No
farm
field
is
complete
without
swather
sickle
bar
teeth.
And
yes,
we
actually
found
the
business
end
of
what
looks
like
a
scythe.
Other
notable
finds
were
one
and
a
half
horse
shoes,
ornately
decorative
old
iron,
a
thick
round,
looks
like
a
weigh
scale
weight
(1
-
1/3
Lbs.),
a
musket
ball
(23.6
gr.)
plus
a
few
different
shotgun
and
shell
casings:
Canuck
12
gauge,
Dominion
Export
12
gauge,
and
a
big
40
–
82
W.R.A.
casing.
WRA
stands
for
Winchester
Repeating
Arms
Co.
Production
on
the
40
–
82
bullets
started
in
1885.
It
was
used
for
big
game
hunting
in
the
early
1900s.
The
small
casing was a .22 long.
A
ladies
powder
compact
case,
both
top
and
bottom,
were
found
along
with
the
back
plate
to
a
watch
or
small
clock.
Notice
the
nickel
plated
buckle
and
the
lock
plate
to
what
would
have
been
a
small
box.
A
small
amount
of
fancy
glass
and
ceramic
shards
were
also
collected off of the ground.
The story behind the golf ball… Well, that’s anyone’s guess.
Roger
Reference:
http://brickmojo.net/otherbricks/
October 18, 2024. The Road Side Park
October 18, 2024
The Road Side Park
This
small
park
is
nestled
between
the
westbound
and
eastbound
lanes
of
the
TransCanada
Highway
and
the
Assiniboine
River.
It’s
about
10
kilometers
east
from
Portage
La
Prairie.
Not
to
be
confused
with
an
actual
RV
Park
called
Creekside
which
is
just
over
on
the
south
side
of
the
TransCanada
Hwy.
This
is
a
provincially
owned
roadside
stop.
Of
course
it
was
already
“Closed”
for
the
season,
this
being
October
but
a
number
of
people
stopped
in
only
to
find
that
the
washrooms
were
boarded
up.
I
even
had
a
nice
metal
detecting
conversation
with
Jim,
or
was
it
John,
from
England.
Nice
to
meet
you!
I
had
seen
this
particular
rest
stop
many
times
before
while
traveling
west
and
it
has
long
been
on
my
metal
detecting
to
do
list.
So
today
was
the
day!
For
another
TransCanada
detecting
adventure,
but
this
one
going
east
into
Ontario:
See:
July
20,
2024
-
The
Old
#
1
Highway
.
I
had
assumed
that
this
specific
location,
being
so
out
in
the
open
and
obvious,
would
have
been
detected
upon
many
times
in
the
past
but
to
my
pleasant
surprise,
I
don’t
know
that
anyone
has
ever
bothered
to
metal
detect
this
site
before
today.
If
anyone
has,
it’s
been
a
very
long
time
since.
I
say
this
because
I
did
not
find
any
obvious
signs
of
digging
or
grass
plugs
and
some
of
the
coins
found
were
in
what
I
would
consider
to
be
obvious
places
to
look;
like
right
along
the
gravel
path
that
leads
to
the
washrooms
or
around
the
car
parking spots near the picnic tables.
But…My
God
the
site
is
polluted
with
pull
tabs
and
ring
pulls
and
bottle
caps,
as
is
obvious
by
the
photos.
I
found
a
huge
amount
of
them
all.
And,
I
only
concentrated
on
strong
repeatable
signals.
The
34
pennies
were
easy
finds
as
they
ring
up
quite
specifically
at
25
or
26
on
my
Minelab
Equinox
800.
The
problem
lies
with
nickels
and
bottle
caps
as
they
both
ring
in
at
12
and
it’s
the
same
with
gold
rings
and
ring
pulls
that
come
in
at
14.
You
don’t
want
to
skip
a
strong
12
or
14
signal.
I
have
on
occasion
found
2
or
3
or
more
coins
in
the
same
hole
but
never
3
or
more
ring
pulls
in
one
spot.
Wow,
that’s
just
plain
bad.
I
had
multiple
hits
all
over
the
park
but
with
exceptional
amounts near and around the picnic spots of course.
Some
unique
and
fun
finds
were
the
can
opener
with
a
fully
developed
tree
root
growing
through
it.
The
lead
pellet,
I
think
a
#2
shotgun
shot
was
really
hard
to
pinpoint
in
a
handful
of
soil.
It
weighs
in
at
3.543
grams
or
.125
oz.
The
dog
tag
is
from
the
Bell
Animal
hospital
in
Belleville,
Ontario
but
is
no
longer
active
as
per
the
information
from
the
QR
code.
Also
found
was
a
flattened
but
thick
aluminum
tube,
possibly
a
lighter
refill.
And
no
camping
trip
would
be
complete without a tin of sardines.
What
did
surprise
me
however
was
the
lack
of
nickels,
dimes
and
any
other
coins.
I
did
find
one
US
Dime
dated
1967
but
that’s
it
and
it’s
not
from
lack
of
looking
as
evidenced
by
the
bottle
caps.
Nor
did
I
come
across
any
jewelry,
bling
or
otherwise.
A
child’s
silver
or
even
a
plated
ring
would
have
been
nice.
But
then
again,
I
skipped
over
many
signals
as
they
were
either
too
mixed
or
faint
or
not
repeating
well. Also quite surprising is how heavily corroded the pennies were.
Here is a short recap of some of the finds:
1 x US dime. 1967
6 x US pennies: 1951(D) being the oldest along with 1959(D).
28
x
Cdn
pennies:
1945
oldest.
2
from
the
60’s,
7
from
the
70’s,
7
from the 80’s and up to 2016.
26 Bottle caps
15 Screw caps
40 Ring type pull tabs
11 Modern pull tabs
1 Sardine tin.
Although
I
did
not
find
any
high
value
items
in
this
roadside
park
I
truly enjoyed my outing.
It
was
a
beautiful
fall
day,
warm
and
with
no
mosquitoes.
I
had
the
entire
place
to
myself.
The
area
however
is
terribly
noisy
due
to
the
relentless
highway
traffic.
I’d
recommend
wearing
your
metal
detecting
headset.
I
completed
my
day
by
driving
back
to
Winnipeg
via
an
old
road:
Hwy
#
26.
It
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
scout
out
new
locations
to
add
to
my
metal
detecting
“to
do”
list.
I
saw
at
least
8
or
more
historic
markers
and
a
few
exceptionally
old
houses
on
properties
that
would
be
amazing
to
metal
detect
on.
I’ve
included
a
few
pictures
of
the
cairns.
Sometimes
it’s
taking
the
less
travelled
route home that presents the best adventures.
Roger
October 24, 2024. Returning to the Ridge. A Continuation
September 29, October 24, October 27, 2024.
Returning to the Ridge. A Continuation.
The
“Ridge”
now
draws
my
attention
and
fascination.
Metal
detecting
isn’t
just
about
finding
valuables
like
gold
and
silver,
although
it’s
a
fantastic
rush
when
you
do,
but
at
times
the
bland
and
the
mundane
brings
on
its
own
rush;
the
sheer
joy
of
discovery.
This
“Ridge”
has
certainly
been
the
case.
I
ended
up
here
quite
by
hazard
as
it
was
not
on
my
metal
detecting
radar
at
all.
It
was
more
by
the
urging
of
my
brother,
who
had
a
theory,
and
the
lack
of
anywhere
else
to
go
on
this
farm’s
property
as
all
of
my
other
favorite
and
proven
spots
are
covered
by
a
seven
foot
tall
corn
crop.
This
was
an
otherwise
unknown site.
On
our
first
go
at
metal
detecting
on
the
Ridge,
Monty
and
I
found
a
few
really
nice
artifacts
that
are
now
salvaged
and
saved
from
the
hands of time. The peephole thimble is a real gem.
See:
September
25,
2024
-
The
Ridge
.
I
have
since
returned
several
times
and
have
come
to
draw
some
speculative
conclusions
about
some
of
the
history
with
this
unique
piece
of
land.
This
field
has
a
sweet
spot
and
I
found
it.
The
first
set
of
pictures
shown
here
are
from
the
September
29
hunt,
the
second
set,
October
24
and
the
last
are
from the finds of October 27, 2024.
We
are
at
the
western
end
of
River
Lot
152.
To
the
west
of
me
is
the
North
West
Quarter
of
Sec.
36
(Township
2
Range
1E).
The
location
I
am
on
should
have
been
the
North
East
Quarter
of
Sec
36
but
it
was
never
drawn
out
this
way
for
the
1870
survey.
There
are
a
number
of
half
sections
here.
This
was
to
allow
enough
acreage
to
complete
a
series
of
River
Lots
stretching
westward
from
the
Red
River.
There
are
some
unique
land
divisions
that
happened
here.
What
does
this
all
have
to
do
with
metal
detecting?
Well
the
land
surveyors
of
the
day
would
have
had
to
set
up
camp
somewhere
as
they
progressed
with
their
assigned
tasks.
This
Ridge
that
we
are
on
would
have
been
an
ideal
place
to
set
up
such
a
camp.
It’s
a
bit
higher,
therefore
dryer,
it’s
between
River
Lots
and
Sections,
and
the
type
of
find
that
I’m
uncovering
could
fit
this
narrative.
I
have
a
lot
of
research
to
do
this
winter.
The
surveyors’
journals
are
available
to
the
public
at
the
Manitoba
Archives.
They
can
at
times
provide
unique
details
and
reference
land
to
features
and
contain
anecdotes
to
daily
life.
I
hope
to find references that will reinforce this theory.
Here
are
the
competing
ideas
as
to
why
there
is
such
an
interesting
debris field on this ridge.
1) It was a travel route.
2) It was a surveyor’s camp.
3) It was the site of a squatter’s abode without a homestead claim.
4) There once was a structure here with clapboard type siding.
The
artifacts
found
in
what
I
call
a
debris
field
are
all
concentrated
on
one
specific
area
of
the
ridge.
About
100
feet
by
100
feet:
sort
of.
Many
of
the
more
modern
or
recent
items
found
like
bolts,
wire,
and
the
big
iron
piece
were
mostly
all
found
outside
of
this
area.
I
detected
right
across
the
river
lot
on
three
separate
occasions
and
the
finds
are
intermittent.
But
the
debris
field
itself
is
loaded
with
interesting
items.
There
is
a
high
concentration
of
metal
detector
hits
and
then
it
stops
as
soon
as
you
exit
this
space.
I
did
not
dig
up
all
of
the
hits.
Just
the
ones that repeated well and that were not signaling as iron.
But…
What
is
also
interesting
is
not
so
just
what
was
found
but
what
was
not
found
or
present
in
the
debris
field.
There
are
very
few
square
nails
longer
than
1
½
“in
length,
and
many
are
much
shorter,
some
are
just
tack
size.
Not
the
large
sized
square
nails
found
and
associated
with
a
house
or
with
a
barn
building.
These
small
nails
might
have
been
for
crates
or
to
secure
clapboard
on
posts.
This
is
where all the chatter on my metal detector comes from, small nails.
Not
found
were
the
typical
household
items
like
cutlery
or
stove
parts
or
clothes
iron
pieces.
There
are
not
a
lot
of
glass
or
pottery
shards,
unlike
what
you
would
normally
see
on
a
homestead
site.
And
no
horseshoes
or
horseshoe
nails.
The
piece
of
iron
that
looks
like
a
bread
knife
was
found
on
the
border
line
between
River
lot
151
and
152.
Not
in
the
debris
field
as
one
would
have
expected.
The
two
.22
bullets
are
recent
and
modern.
The
one
big
round
item
that
I
thought
was
a
musket
ball
is
magnetic,
therefore
iron,
therefore
a
more
modern
ball
bearing.
There
is
no
cutlery,
no
window
type
glass
and
very little to indicate a farm residence.
The
one
item
found
that
might
connect
surveyors
to
this
site
is
the
copper
hotel
key
tag
for
Room
8,
Albion
Hotel,
Toronto,
J.
Mossop
Prop.
The
photo
of
the
hotel
is
from
circa
1873.
Many
of
the
surveyors
came
from
Ontario.
The
two
copper
curved
items
with
8
nail
holes
each
might
have
been
on
the
tip
or
heel
of
a
boot
or
a
shoe.
I
have
no
idea
what
the
oval
shaped
copper
disc
with
three
holes
is.
Perhaps
it’s
an item to tie with string
What
I
did
find
was
a
lot
of
small
square
nails,
three
harmonica
reeds,
two
old
shotgun
shell
bases.
The
shotgun
shell
bases
read:
E.b.
No
12
London
These
date
from
between
1866
and1874.
One
of
the
three
buttons
found
has
Patent
dates
of
1872
and
1873
stamped
on
it.
That
however
doesn’t
fit
in
with
the
1870
survey
idea.
There
also
remain
a
few
unidentified
items,
one
of
which
very
much
resembles
a
small shovel.
So,
the
research
and
the
guess
work
continues.
Perhaps
more
metal
detector
finds
next
year
will
shed
more
light
on
the
history
at
this
location.
My
next
stop
will
be
the
Manitoba
Archives
for
maps
and
journals.
Roger
Reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/harmonica/comments/na7112/while_metal_d
etecting_an_early_1800s_homestead_in/?rdt=47602
https://cartridge-corner.com/shotgun2.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapboard
https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/
October 30, 2024. Parc St. Pierre à St. Norbert.
October 30, 2024.
Parc St. Pierre à St. Norbert.
This
small
City
Park
called
Parc
St.
Pierre
Park,
is
located
on
St.
Pierre
street,
right
across
from
the
historical
St.
Norbert
Catholic
Church. It’s an old area that has seen a lot of history.
This
church
was
built
in
1937.
It
stands
on
the
grounds
of
much
older
structures
dating
back
to
1857.
A
newer
building
replaced
the
1857
church
in
1883
after
a
fire
destroyed
the
original
building
and
that structure that was then replaced by this present church.
The
play
park,
the
roundabout,
and
the
general
area
would
have
been
well
travelled
by
countless
pedestrians.
See
the
Reference
for
the
Park
shown
below.
The
park
hosts
a
good
number
of
Burr
Oak
trees,
a
sandbox
and
swing
set,
and
is
flanked
on
one
side
by
a
sidewalk
and
a
back
lane
on
the
other,
by
the
street
curb
along
St
Pierre St., and a wooden fence on the west side.
It’s
not
a
big
park
yet
I
only
covered
maybe
a
third
of
it
on
this
visit.
Like
most
city
sites,
there
have
definitely
been
layers
of
soil
added
to it over the years.
The
prize
find
of
the
day
was
a
silver
“Tweety
Bird”
ring
found
along
the
one
pathway
through
the
park.
There
are
no
markings
so
either
it’s
just
plated
or
it
might
have
come
from
Mexico
or
some
other
Caribbean
location.
The
copper
tag
is
either
a
dog
tag
or
a
medallion.
It
is
much
too
corroded
to
read
anything
but
there
does
appear
to
be
some
letters
stamped
on
it.
Maybe
more
on
this
later
if
I can figure out how to properly restore the tag without damaging it.
In
total,
I
found
.19c
worth
of
coins
with
the
oldest
being
a
1964
Canadian
Penny.
The
other
coins
were
almost
all
from
the
1980’s.
I
did
manage
to
find
one
square
nail
and
you
all
know
how
I
can
get
excited
over
square
nails.
The
skeleton
key
door
plate
is
a
nice
find
but
no
key
was
found
to
go
with
it.
I
also
found
two
pieces
of
what
appears
to
be
molten
lead,
one
of
which
seems
to
hold
two
colored
glass
pieces.
I
wonder
if
the
original
old
church
had
stained
glass
windows ?
The
golf
club
putter
head
is
most
certainly
modern.
And
the
aerosol
can
of
sunscreen
was
buried
deep
in
the
sand
box.
Why
bother
when there’s a perfectly fine public garbage bin 20 feet away?
The
long
narrow
metal
strap
is
copper.
It
will
be
sold
to
my
favorite
recycler
for
cash.
In
total,
three
pieces
of
copper
were
recovered
not
counting the tag or the pennies.
Interesting was the pink colored egg sac on the oak leaf.
This park is less than 10 minutes away from home. I will be back.
Roger
Reference:
https://volunteeringwinnipeg.ca/place/parc-st-pierre/