Nueces River Finds

Ok, its been a busy week for me, I managed to get out with my dad and brother for a hunt crawling through brush to get to this place but the as you can see from the pics it has some great stuff. I did not find much, all the good stuff you see in the pics is my brothers.

I need your help on the Taft, button, pin, medal?? Anyone ever seen anything like it? I think I may have also found part of it. I found this buckle looking thing that says President on it. You can see it in the pics but I didn't know it said president until after I took the pic. I will try to get a better pic of it and post it later.

The ring without the stone is gold and its old, I don't know more about it than that but the bottles look like  1800's

Love that Taft button. Could that be a wax stamp?

Love that Taft button. Could that be a wax stamp?

haven't thought of that...thanks what size are wax stamps? this thing is probably a dash smaller than a quarter

Great post TX.
That Taft piece is super cool.
Congrats,
MM

Don't know if the name "Taft" would transfer the right way. My guess, it would got to be spelled backwards to come out the right way on paper? Still a great find!

That's some pretty old stuff, I'd be heading back there for sure, Gotta be some old silver coins around there, WTG

Nice finds Tx. Looks like it would be worth going back.  WTG!

Great finds.

Very nice tx! 

HH!
TBGO

Nice finds

Nice finds TXgirl, it may be a tie tack or a cuff link.  HH, Mike

Nice finds,thanks for sharing.

Neat finds.  I like the President pin.
Dman

Great finds...I agree that it looks like a cufflink! Nice job!

cuff link is what my dad says too and probably is.  I actually found some info that would put President Taft in the area after he was president and even before. His brother lived and owned a ranch that was close to this area. 

cool find txkickergirl i'd be making my way back there soon and see what else might be there  ;) congrats

Very nice.....I'd say it was worth the crawling.....just watch out for the chiggers!

HH,
Moon

  Those are some super finds!!! Tell your brother congrats! Sounds like you all had a great time. I agree with Weasel.... Might want to revisit that site!!

                              Congrats! Nana

txkickergirl -

I agree with the cufflink thing and thought that right off the bat.

Great crockery, glass, ring, and bits!

The "President" thinggy you have is part of a suspender buckle.

See the pic of one I dug this past summer...

WOw, that's a great find. When was Taft president?

txkickergirl -

I agree with the cufflink thing and though that right off the bat.

Great crockery, glass, ring, and bits!

The "President" thinggy you have is part of a suspender buckle.

See the pic of one I dug this past summer...

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thats it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks that is super cool!

Terrific assortment of finds you guys got!  Congrats on some cool stuff.  Love your new avatar...where did you find that pretty girl? ;)

 Thanks for posting such nice photos. That’s a very nice ring for sure. Even before I started to read the thread the first thought that came to my mind on the item in question was cufflink too.

HH

Great find...either cuff link or wax sealer the other item is a suspender latch.

Remember keep the detector head to the ground and keep swinging nice and slow.

49er

WOw, that's a great find. When was Taft president?

sorry DJ, I saw your question but forgot to look it back up 1909-1913
He was born in 1857 and died in 1930
he was a judge before president and after he was president he taught law at yale then later was appointed the us chief justice which he said was his greatest honor.
He once wrote: "I don't remember that I ever was President."

its amazing what we learn by metal detecting. I think metal detecting should be a required part of history in schools. Kids would sure learn more.

It is kinda funny how much history we do learn from this hobby,but hey,someone has to do it.Very cool find's to you all,Glad you got out. HH!!

Hey TxKickerGirl, nice finds!  Keep those spent rifle shells.  It is hard to tell from the picture but they look like they could be old Spencer or Henry shells   Good Job!  Plus, that yellowish thick bottle is an old half of a "Ginger beer" bottle.  They are from the Civil War era (mid 1800s)

Nice assortment of relics.That would be so cool if it were actually Taft's thngs.
HH,
    Jim

Hi TX:

  Nice bunch of finds. I think the proper term for your Taft item is "cuff button" instead of "link" A cuff link would have a swivel link to slip through the button hole in the cuff.

Les

Hey TxKickerGirl, nice finds!  Keep those spent rifle shells.  It is hard to tell from the picture but they look like they could be old Spencer or Henry shells   Good Job!  Plus, that yellowish thick bottle is an old half of a "Ginger beer" bottle.  They are from the Civil War era (mid 1800s)

They could be perhaps both...a few of them I believe had the H stamp on the bottom but the rest had no markings. I know someone told me before but I forget what calibur would those be?

Les,
Thanks for the insight I think cuff button is right.

I am dying to get out there and find more goodies, but it will be a couple weeks until I make it back there its 3 hours from my house.  We also found a door from an old cast iron stove and it was decorative. Really cool.

Looking at that ring, I was thinking you should go back and look for the emerald!     But seriously, it could be a compartment ring...  sometimes referred to as a "poison ring."  They were used to hold various tiny keepsakes, often a lock of hair of a sweetheart or a departed loved one.

I believe that is a Taft "Lapel stud" — like a lapel pin, but it goes in the lapel buttonhole.

VERY cool finds and post!

Marc

Very nice finds and my congrats to you on making the banner.   Way to go.

Way to go girl! I love the Taft pin, it looks super at the top of the page! What a great piece of history you hold in your hand.

Grats on the banner!!!        Very cool!

Very cool finds! Congrats on making the banner!

id go back where you found that ring on the bottom and sift some dirt where you found it you may find the stone

Wow your finds are getting immpresive, Grats on the Banner

Wow,Nice finds and congrats on the banner.
HH, Jim

Cool I am so excited seeing it on the banner! I can take the credit for doing the photos and for some of the bottles, bullets and president spender clip, but the really cool ring and Taft pin was my brothers finds. He is a member here(chkevs) and asked me to post this stuff for us. He's more a lurker!!! KEVIN, I hope this inspires you to learn to use your digital camera and start posting all of your finds, since you have been findings some pretty cool stuff lately.

Thanks everyone for your replies and congrats.

a lapel button would make more sense for the Taft thing  it looks too heavy to be a cuff link and moving your arm around would knock it off and you would lose it and some girl from texas would come along and find it with a metal detector...hmmmm  maybe it is a cuff link after all

great find anyway you look at it, the rest of the stuff is cool too  head on back there and find the rest

HH Vrent

Nice shootin' Tex....

Hope to see more wonderful finds!

Actually lil sister, I forgot my password so Ya'll can find me under S.TexasKevin. I would like to say thanks to all. Why would I need to take pictures you do a fine job. Oh yea I forgot to tell you I did find a really nice modern Case pocket knife at the closer river place.

Tx, congrats to both you and Kevin on some great finds and for making the Banner! HH

Desertfox

Awesome finds! It's good to see the Nueces is finally down and not flooding. Will be hunting just south of the Nueces in a couple weeks.  Really cool to see your finds in the banner also.  

Hey Tex,
The part of your post that impresses me the most is the fact that you were out ther with your family and all were having a good time with a shared interest. I am trying to gently coax my daughter into activities like this so that one day I can have a partner to go out like you guys do. Great finds like you came up with are icing on the cake!!!
Best wishes and keep it up!
Chev

I'm most impressed with the fact of doing the homework after the find and learning Taft and company were near the site

Normally a good find will raise more questions then answering them and learning the "Hows" and "Whys" can be difficult but very rewarding !!

WTG !!

D.

I forgot my password so Ya'll can find me under S.TexasKevin.

You can always use our password reminder tool....

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?action=reminder

theres still plenty of questions I got about the area and I am finding little info, so I may be camping out at the archives the next time I am up there to see what I can come up with. Its important to me to find out little details who, where, what, when about the finds. It just brings the find back to life again.


Kevin,
if you posted more here you would remember your password! Thanks Marc for letting him know that he can retrieve his password.

Super nice finds, Congrats!!!
Love the old ring,,, I think I would take Marc's advice and go back to look for the rest of it...
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

Nice finds TKG,looks like you and crew stayed busy and had some fun and congrats on the banner!!!
                                                                                                           Bootstrap

Those are some awesome finds, TKG & Kevin.  Congrats to you both on making the banner.  Do what everyone else is suggesting, get back over there with a sifter & see if you can find the stone.  Keep those finds coming.

 ;) RR

Nice finds and nice to see somethigng other than coins making the banner/

There is a guy in the Corpus club that has extension knowledge of that area.  If you want I can e-mail you his number.

Well done on making the banner.

Nice bunch of finds.

Keep digging

Grrrrrrrrrreat Diggins

Those are some awesome finds in my book!! I would head back as soon as possible!
Baggins