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October 1, 2020 - Sur Le 2
October 3, 2020 - Darwin
October 9, 2020 - Two Little Points Farm
October 14, 2020 - Foot Bridge off Pliguet St.
October 5, 2020 - Happyland Park
October 11, 2020 - St. Norbert Farmer’s Martket
October 16, 2020 - New Bus Stops on Baylor
October 18, 2020 - Ryerson School Field West
The Homestead on the # 2.
Yet
another
sussesfull
and
good
weather
day
at
Metal
Detecting.
There's
my brother Geatan trying his hand at detecting.
"Sur le 2" Or on the 2 as we call it at home.
Has
to
do
with
the
Range
and
Township
numbers.
This
is
an
open
field
on
the
prairie,
far
from
anything.
The
buildings
disappeared
half
a
century
ago or longer.
But there's no mistaking were they were.
Some
concrete
pieces,
round
field
stones
and
tonnes
or
iron.
OK,
5
lbs.
worth
actually.
The
nails
in
the
field
lined
up
almost
in
a
row
over
one
given
area.
The
older
square
type
nails
are
at
the
bottom
right
of
the
main
picture with all the finds.
Little
else
was
found.
Either
the
people
living
there
had
very
little
or
it's
so
old
a
site
that
people
lived
very
independently
from
canned
goods
and
manufacture
items
or
I
completely
missed
their
dump
site
and
any
lost
items.
Of
interest
is
the
belt
buckle.
Non
magnetic
so
I
assume
cast
zinc
with
a
nickel
plate...
Maybe.
The
barb
wire
piece
is
nice.
Naturally
It
was
found
at
the
boundary
between
neighbouring
fields.
Next
to
it
on
the
close
up
is
the
only
piece
of
aluminium
or
non
ferrous
metal
found.
This
seems
unusual
and
without
more
information
as
to
who
lived
there
and
when,
I
have no clear answer as to why. Sounds like a winter research project.
The
deepest
item
found
was
the
square
looking
iron
plate
next
to
the
rock
on
the
main
picture.
It
took
a
shovel
for
me
to
dig
it
out
at
10
-
12
inches
deep.
And then I found the Rock! Yes "thee" rock...
Go ahead, have a second look... real close.
And
there
it
is.
A
clear
letter
"X".
Does
X
mark
the
spot?
Or
is
it
an
ancient
early
Christian
Symbol?
A
Chi
Rho
perhaps.
And
then
there's
the
two
Spanish
daggers...
perhaps
that
row
of
nails,
square
nails,
is
from
the
planks
of
a
ship
that
brought
the
pirates
along
with
those
leg
chains
and
shackles.
Yes
I
see
it
now.
A
clear
link
with
Oak
Island
and
buried
treasure... That cross on the rock is clearly the Knights Templar.
Is
it
a
sign
pointing
to
the
cache
of
treasure?
Now
only
if
I
could
remember which way the X pointed.
Sorry, I just couldn't help myself. Too funny.
I
can
just
hear
my
former
work
mates
cringeing.
Yes,
(Foster)
is
at
it
again. A few work mates are on my e-mail list.
Well
aside
for
the
last
little
bit...
the
day
was
successful.
I
finally
got
to
detect Le 2.
Coin Haul at Happyland Park.
My
latest
outing
was
to
Happyland
Park.
It's
another
spot
that
I've
been
egging
to
get
to.
The
detecting
window
is
quickly
closing
in
with
the
onset
of winter and then it's 5 months of... well... not detecting.
I'm
still
very
much
learning.
And
a
part
of
that
is
determining
what
I
enjoy
the
most,
what
sites
yield
the
most
interesting
items,
and
where
to
find
these
sites
that
have
perhaps
not
been
gone
over
by
other
detectorists.
I'm
hoping
to
find
a
spot
where
I
can
find
coins
older
than
the
1960's
and
more
recent. I've only found 2 older coins to date.
Every
site
has
it's
particularity
and
I've
been
enjoying
figuring
it
all
out.
History
and
geography,
some
intuition
and
a
lot
of
good
luck
all
combine
with this hobby.
So...
Happyland
Park!!!!
Did
you
know
that
the
original
Happyland
Park
in
Winnipeg
was
actually
an
Amusement
Park
that
opened
in
1906
between
what
is
now
Dominion
St.
and
Aubrey,
south
of
Portage
Ave.
It
was
operated
by
the
American
Park
Company.
It
closed
in
1914.
Check
out
"Historic Sites of Manitoba" on line. Great info.
The
Happyland
Park
that
I
detected,
is
in
St.
Boniface
between
Marion,
Archibald
and
Prosper
Streets.
It's
a
large
park
so
only
worked
the
South
East
corner.
It's
also
close
to
a
bus
stop
on
Archibald.
The
park
is
also
home
to
many
large
older
trees.
Old
trees
and
metal
detecting
work
well
together.
I
dug
up
my
largest
haul
of
coins
to
date
from
one
location.
Not
in
cash
value
($2.29)
but
in
sheer
quantity
of
coins
found
on
one
hunt.
55
pieces.
By
one
tree,
I
dug
up
5
coins
in
one
hole.
My
guess
is
that
someone
sat
there and his or her pocket emptied.
Also
found
in
one
large
old
tree
was
a
"Painted
Rock"....
part
of
a
Winnipeg
Art Protect. Ever cool. Always something new to discover.
One
area
along
the
street
curb
had
been
"Filled"
with
soil
from
who
knows
were.
This
is
where
I
found
the
clothes
line
pulley
and
the
cut
bits
of
copper pipe.
The
oldest
coin
found,
a
penny
from
1956
was
just
in
an
open
area.
A
few
jewelry
pieces,
literally
pieces,
were
found.
As
were
lots
of
broken
metal
car parts in one spot, probably from an accident.
I will definitely return to Happyland Park.
I
don't
expect
quite
as
many
coins
again
but
it's
an
older
park
and
I
don't
believe
that
it's
been
worked
over
yet,
at
least
not
the
area
that
I
was
in.
There's
also
a
low
laying
area
next
to
the
Seine
River
that
might
be
interesting as it's old and has not been filled in. But it risks being muddy.
May
I
suggest
enlarging
some
of
the
pictures
as
this
will
reveal
surprising
details.
Friday,
October
9
was
a
warm,
sunny
but
windy
day.
The
site
is
in
the
Letellier area.
It is the same location where I found a Sterling silver Maple Leaf brooch.
It's
were
my
Dad
and
some
of
my
aunt's
went
to
school
in
a
one
room
school.
The
area
was
called
Two
Points
as
it
in
the
space
between
two
close
meanders
of
the
Red
River.
There
once
was
the
school,
a
grocery
store
and
a
black
smith
shop.
There
may
also
have
been
a
wind
mill.
I
hope
to find out more information with winter research.
While
detecting,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
having
my
brother
Micheal
drop
in
for
a
visit.
This
field
had
been
worked
after
harvest
and
we
were
able
to
collect
a
lot
of
metal
pieces
and
lots
of
glass
and
ceramic
shards
right
of
the
surface. The large door handle was found by Micheal this way.
So.... here are the pictures in two parts.
Look
for
the
hinge
pin
in
with
the
square
nails,
a
watch
part,
the
top
of
a
vehicle
motor
valve,
a
tire
valve
stem,
a
22
shell
casing,
ancient
worm
holes
and
mud
tracks
in
sedimentary
stone,
part
of
a
copper
spoon,
an
engine
head
piece
showing
the
ignition
number
sequence
(
I
think),
possibly
part
of
a
grain
grinding
wheel.
And
the
bottom
of
a
very
old
glass
bottle.
Incredible
irradesance.
All
this
presented
to
you
by
a
partial
#
5.
And
where's
Waldo???
No,
no,
that's me.
Can
you
find
the
broken
drill
bit?
How
about
the
screw
bolt.
These
are
mostly used on telephone and telegraph poles.
Let
me
know
if
you
recognize
some
of
the
other
artifacts
or
know
what
they
might be. I may not be correct on some of these.
I
must
thank
Pan
and
Sid
Kroker,
archeologists,
for
their
constant
and
unwavering
support
with
my
new
hobby
and
for
Pam's
expertise
in
pottery
and identifying patterns on shards. Also correctly called "Sherds".
The
pretty
blue
flowery
design
is
possibly
a
Blue
Flow
print.
British.
1880's
to 1910's. It is a blurry pattern.
The
shard
with
the
black
writing
is
actually
a
raised
print
to
the
touch.
The
manufacturer
is
George
Jones
and
Sons.
Royal
Ironstone
ware.
Made
in
Staffordshire, England at some time between 1864 and up to 1970.
Thank you so much for sharing your research.
Today,
I
detected
around
the
Market
Parking
Lot,
Bus
Stop
and
Kid’s
Play
Ground.
Found
a
1964
Silver
Quarter
on
north
side
of
the
water
pad
in
the
playground.
Bus
stop
was
not
good
due
to
construction.
Parking
lots
are all way too hard to dig… packed quarter down.
New Bus Stops…
The
weather
is
good
so
I'm
still
at
it,
metal
detecting.
Or
in
this
case
it's
more like coin detecting. Can't go wrong with a bus stop apparently.
This
was
the
proceeds:
$2.68
from
two
stops
along
Baylor
Ave.
close
to
home in Fort Richmond.
Or
is
that
$2.67
and
a
half.
Yes,
that
penny
is
completely
folded
in
half.
No idea ???
Found
a
button.
A
heavy
little
copper
piece
and
some
sort
of
round,
gold
colored iron plate and some metal clothes labels.
Note
the
3rd
Nickel
in
the
row...
completely
copper
colored
and
not
at
all
magnetic like most nickels. It's copper and dated 1988.
No coin older than 1972.
5 US pennies found in total.
A piece of the puzzle.
I'm
sure
you've
figured
it
out
by
now.
I'm
having
a
grand
old
time
out
here
metal
detecting.
Always
something
new
and
interesting
to
discover.
I
had
a
few
hours
to
kill
yesterday
before
supper,
the
weather
was
rather
cool
but
sunny
so
it's
off
to
one
of
my
favorite
hunting
grounds.
It
takes
about
5
minuits to walk there from home. The Ryerson school yard.
I
can't
complain
that
I'm
not
finding
any
jewelry.
The
copper
plated
bangle,
and yes, slightly rusted in spots, is after all "Jewelry".
Does Tariff Classification # 7117.19.00.90 ring a bell with anyone?
This
is
the
3rd
piece
of
"Bling"
found
on
this
location.
There's
a
row
of
mature
trees
and
a
back
lane
on
the
west
side
of
the
school
yard.
It's
an
area
where
people
stand
to
watch
a
ball
game
or
soccer
match.
People
drop stuff. I find it... decades later.
It's
where
I
found
the
Mundelein
Soccer
Pin
and
the
small
Sterling
Silver
Ring back on August 27.
Both
Loonies
featured
were
found
together.
Both
are
dated
1996.
There
was
a
two
foot
"trail"
of
about
7
or
8
coins
all
in
a
row,
all
dated
from
the
mid 70's. Got to love it !!!
And
that
piece
of
puzzle!
If
you've
ever
lost
that
one
piece
of
a
puzzle,
well
looks
like
I
found
it.
Or....
all
I've
got
to
do
now
is
find
the
other
999
pieces. Lol.
I
found
2
keys.
I
did
look
around
for
a
Chrysler
vehicle...
I
could
have
gone
for
a
joy
ride
but
I
didn't
see
one.
The
other
key
is
for
a
padlock
of
sorts.
What
interests
me
is
the
heavy
iron
pointy
thing
with
threads
at
the
top
end.
I
think
it
might
be
part
of
a
tool...
maybe.
I
could
use
help
identifying
this thing. Any guesses?
Also
found
was
a
lot
of
aluminum.
My
aluminum
bucket
is
quickly
filling
with
bottle
caps,
shredded
cans,
a
used
tube
of
ointment,
and
wire
strips
to tie chain link fencing.
Tess
tells
me
that
the
feather
is
a
sign
that
someone
is
watching
over
me.
A soothing thought. I find one or two every time that I go out detecting.
Well its supper time and back home I go.
Another fine outing.
Memory Lane…
So
today,
I
went
out
metal
detecting
with
a
friend
of
45
years
plus.
Mark
Legal.
Mark
and
I
are
former
residents
of
Le
Petit
Seminaire.
This
was
a
boarding
home
for
young
boys
from
mainly
rural
Manitoba.
It
was
to
provide
access
to
a
more
formal
French
high
school
education.
And
as
it
was
run
by
the
Diocese
of
St.Boniface,
the
hope
had
been
to
guide
young
boys
towards
priesthood.
It
was
a
well
organized,
well
run
and
well
structured environment.
With
40
or
so
kids
from
grades
8
to
12...
well
we
had
a
lot
of
fun
and
some
serious
study
in
between.
Hockey,
canoe
trips,
outings
and
so
on
created successfully adults. Mark and I have been friends since day one.
Today,
for
the
first
time
in
about
40
years,
we
went
back
to
retrace
our
steps and do a bit of metal detecting in the process.
There
used
to
be
a
foot
bridge
that
crossed
the
Seine
River.
It
started
at
the
end
of
Plinguet
St.
and
ended
on
property
owned
by
the
Weststeel
Rosco
Co.
on
the
west
side
of
the
river.
There
then
used
to
be
a
paved
foot
path
that
took
you
onto
Rue
Desautels
and
onto
school,
College
de
St.
Boniface.
We
walked
this
path
4
times
a
day....
after
all
we
had
to
come home for lunch.
Today....
the
bridge
is
long
gone.
The
paved
foot
path
is
barely
discernable
in
a
few
spots
that
is
not
covered
by
soil
and
undergrowth.
We
actually
had
difficulty
determining
the
exact
location
of
the
bridge
itself
as
no
piers
exist
and
the
trees.....
wow
the
trees.
How
they
have
taken
over.
I
don't
know
for
sure
when
the
bridge
was
removed
or
why
but I assume it's in the range of 25 to 30 years ago. A lifetime.
Mark
quite
rightly
said....
we
won't
be
here
in
another
40
years
to
see
those changes.
Metal
detecting
was
fun
and
new
to
Mark
but
not
overly
fruitful.
The
triangular piece of thick aluminum was Mark's first find.
You detected it... you dig it. Or so the teasing goes. Great job.
Found
were
a
huge
amount
of
pop
cans.
Some
as
deep
as
5
inches
in.
The
area
is
a
wooded
river
bank.
All
around
are
concrete
blocks
and
curbs
and
sidewalk
pieces
that
was
used
as
fill
way
back
when.
The
entire
area
consists
of
20
or
so
feet
thick
of
this
sort
of
fill.
Numerous
homeless
people
have
come,
set
up
camp
and
gone,
though
a
few
still
live
along
the
banks.
A
part
of
the
area
has
also
been
used
for
illegal
dumping. We found a piano of all things.
I
did
pick
up
a
heavy
lead
pipe
and
copper
wire.
Now
in
my
scrap
buckets.
And
this
big
rock....
looks
like
volcanic
pumice
but
it's
probably
the residue or clinker from a coal furnace or boiler.
Last is this old brick building. Very Old.
No
street
near
it
as
it
just
sits
in
an
empty
space
near
the
river.
Funny
how
after
living
in
the
area
and
walking
close
to
it
for
5
years....
neither
one
of
us
had
ever
noticed
it
before.
Sounds
like
more
winter
research.
And here I thought that I might get bored being retired.
Enjoy the pictures. Memory is a funny thing.
How
quickly
things
around
us
change
and
how
we
think
we
remember
things
and
places.
It
was
a
pleasure
to
walk
down
these
paths.
Amazing
how
far
we've
come
and
then
I
look
forward
to
what
is
waiting
around
the
bend.
Darwin Manitoba
Darwin
Manitoba
was
a
railway
stop
on
the
Canadian
National’s
main
line.
It
was
approx.
15
or
so
kilometers
east
of
Whitemouth
off
of
Hwy.
44.
There
is
a
dirt
road
that
leads
you
to
the
rail
lines
where
Darwin
once
stood. It hosted two houses and a railway platform of sorts.
I
found
Darwin
while
looking
over
some
old
topographical
maps
that
I
had
bought
as
a
kid.
The
newer
maps
don’t
even
show
it
anymore.
I
guess
with
due
cause
as
there
is
very
little
left
on
the
site
that
would
even
hint
at
there
ever
being
houses
there.
The
only
indication
was
the
well
and
hand
pump.
Only
problem
is
that
the
pump
handle
sits
at
about
8
feet
up.
Swamp
has
reclaimed
the
area,
small
trees
grow
every
which
way
making
difficult
to
metal
detect
and
very
little
was
found.
Brunswick
Sardines
anyone?
We
did
have
occasion
to
cross
paths
with
a
few
deer
hunters
though.
So
if
you
out
in
the
bush
during
deer
hunting
season,
make
sure
to
wear
something bright and preferably orange.