Chapter 115：Dara surprised everyone

Dara first walked along the walls of the remaining foundation with a metal detector. But everything was dull, no signals. After walking through the territory of the former customs post. No signals were deaf either. After the procedure was followed, Dara began to pit under the foundation of the building. Typically, the bricks lay in the soil and blocked the passage of the metal detector signal. Therefore, it was necessary to raise the bricks., And then again walk through a metal detector or a more energy-intensive option, pull out the earth with a shovel and sift it through a sieve, with large cells, medium and small. As archaeologists apply, then you can find not only iron and non-ferrous metals but also glass, porcelain.

But with a shovel, you need to work carefully so as not to accidentally break or scratch the find.

Treasure hunting is, for the most part, a hobby, the findings of something very expensive are accidental if you work in public places. Information, old maps, archival materials are very important for a treasure hunter. thanks to them, you can find an old place.

For example, under the capital of Small-Ahn, in the old city, old architectural buildings dating back to 1497-1505 were still preserved until 2030. And under them were huge underground roads. The width is 7 meters and a height of 10 meters. Underground galleries were lined with burnt bricks. There were also restrooms. The distance of the underground roads was in different directions from 3 to 12 km. There were about 3-4 such as underground roads. But after the devastating earthquake in 1978 and the unsuccessful construction in 1990, part of the arches collapsed. City officials have decided to preserve or block the entrances to the dungeons. But they say, old people, that there are still hidden passages to these dungeons near the old ravines, where water flows from the city canal. But you can walk in them, only with an oxygen cylinder. Since the air ducts have been destroyed over the past 600 years and gases have accumulated there.

Perhaps there could be found something interesting. But it is better to look for such passages in ancient buildings and not in ravines. Since there are all sorts of not very pleasant finds.

Every year, the city canal is drained at the bottom of which they just can't find it. Sometimes it's human bones, pistols, machine guns, knives, sunken cars with and without people. Any garbage. The corpses of animals. Therefore, why tempt fate. It may be in this aisle to meet the mummy of a homeless person or something like that. Therefore, Dara was not very enthusiastic about checking inside these underground passages in the city. Yes, and permission must be obtained at the Bureau of City Security. Why unnecessary problems? Let anyone who wants and seeks there, but Dara did not want too much risk. It was not interesting to him!

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Dara dug up a pit and sifted through the earth for five hours. He managed to find the remains of ceramics of the 18th century, a cast-iron leg from a samovar, two coins of the first empire, copper. Two silver spoons, broken off, five iron buttons without emblems and ears.

The iron chain is five meters. Forged stakes and two forged nails with five faces. A handle from a knife. Five lead balls. Three arrowheads. One core from a 25-pound gun.

Five small vials of glass, seemingly German from alcohol. The remains of a porcelain plate.

Nothing more. Just plain historical trash. Well, do not always find treasures and gold!

Mirbobo luckier he found two whole aluminum spoons, a brass cigarette case, one silver coin of 1830, 10 cents. They at auction could cost up to $ 45. Rare coin. But the condition was below average, so there was such a price, if the quality would be good, then the coin could cost all 340 US dollars.

Dara, tired, was a little disappointed in the search. But then he realized that he had forgotten about the gate and the fence that surrounded the customs point. But near the fence and the gate could be the most interesting finds. Now it only remained to find the place of the gate. But how to look for him?

After starting a search in the database, after about 40 minutes Dara found what he was looking for - an old engraving of 1789, where an unknown artist captured the fort and a customs post on a hill. Just there, from the north, there was a fence, and the gates were installed from the south.

What could be understood, from the north, there was a border with nomads, and from the south, a gate to the steppe, where every 35 km a fortress was established to protect the trade road.

If the fort had fallen, then a small customs post would have had the only way south to the forts and fortresses.

So, you need to look at the north side of the hill, what is there on the wall and on the young, where the gate could be located, maybe there will be more interesting finds?

No sooner said than done. Having buried, they dug from under the foundation. Hastily snacking on bars of Mars and drinking water, Dara and Mirbobo decided to decide who should drip.

They played a game of stone, scissors, paper. Whoever wins will go looking for the gate, and who loses will go seek in the place of the wall. In principle, both the gate and the wall could give a good result. But there would be more finds at the gates.

This time Mirbobo showed certain greed and said that whoever finds it will be 100 percent of him, there is no need to share! He thought that if he found a treasure for $ 100,000 he would take everything for himself. Appetite comes with eating. and greed wakes up during finds. But Dara, only mentally grinned, even the commandos, was fascinated by the gold rush. His heart could not stand it, little luck ?! He thought that these were people of a different kind, their more seasoned hearts had already been tempered, from all sorts of temptations and desires. But it turned out that Dara idealized them. the nature of man cannot be defeated, only a few people can overcome temptations and desires. But he did not want to argue, let it be as it turns out.

It is interesting that in the version distributed in Small-An, there was also a well that paper could defeat, but it also defeated stone. Scissors could cut the paper, but be destroyed by a stone, or drown in a well.

The first time, Dara won by throwing out a hand with paper and Mirbobo chose a well. Mirbobo won the second time by choosing the stone that destroyed Dara's scissors. For the third time, the owl won Mirbobo by choosing the well in which the Dara stone drowned.

But, Dara succumbed to Mirbobo. Since he thought that under the wall there could be more hidden treasures, while at the gate there could be only those things that fell out of carts, horse caravans or camels near the gate.

Dara went to the north side and Mirbobo to the south.

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Mirbobo. He found the place of the gate, began to check the area near the alleged location of the object. For a long time, there were no signals until the squeak of "42" appeared. At a depth of 20 cm, he found a round-shaped round green, the last three digits of 867 were clearly visible on it. It was probably the late coin of the second empire, 3 cents. Copper. The condition is below average. The auction price is 34 US cents.

Near the spot where the coin was discovered, he again squeaked and the signal was "44". This time, too, was copper, a 5-cent coin the early second empire of 1925. The coin is not rare, the price is 1.5 dollars. Such coins could be used as a tool for treating bruises, a chilled coin was applied for 10 minutes, two-three times and the bruise became smaller. With the new coins of the second empire, copper-brass, such a trick did not pass! Therefore, these coins were bought for $ 1.5 as a universal means of combating bruises from blows to the feet or hands.

After that, there was again a squeak this time "88". Silver ... it was a seal this time and the numbers 1878 are the customs of the first empire.

Well, that kind of crap cost about $ 67. Not bad. And then Mirbobo found only garbage, bottle caps, the remains of chains, parts from bicycles and scooters ... modern fishing hooks, lead sinkers. Spinners, three sleeves from a flare. They were aluminum and for them, it was possible to earn about $ 15.

On this, his search ended. He sadly approached Dara, said - they say he did not find a damn! Dara, he advised him to check the site again and punch around the gate, there must have been something there!

Dara just didn't want anyone to follow them! Envious eyes are not the most successful companion when searching for treasures.

Beaming, Mirbobo left to punch the place of the gate. Dara, who took the opportunity, began to check the place where the wall used to be. The wall was not only 30 meters long.

Mirbobo having spent time dug a hole near the gate. Indeed, he found there - a part of a knife, a muzzle from a pistol of the sample of 1834, five copper buttons, one gold coin of 50 cents of 1898 - the end of the first empire and a pair of copper bells with three hooks. Not much, of course, but it was a gold coin! It cost about 450 dollars! And gold coins are a good investment, gold falls in price, but also grows.

In principle, garbage and some good finds.

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Dara ... he didn't find anything, not even garbage. This also happens, not always finds follow the treasure hunter. I didn't find anything.

Dara did not despair, and now he also heard the only signal when he wanted to leave, he was 99. Obviously gold!

Digging the ground to a level of 35 cm, Dara stumbled on the cover of a pocket watch, with monograms, some kind of coat of arms and several shiny white pebbles. Maybe diamonds? But you need to look at the base already, weigh the stones and check them, cuts the glass or not? If so, then these are diamonds, rather diamonds. What is interesting is the cover, the watch was bent, and in the center was a hole. Apparently they shot at the lid. Who, why? What happened to the owner of the watch? there were no answers.

Offhand, the find could pull 15 grams of gold and three pebbles, how much did they weigh yet to be known ?!

More than Dara found nothing and began to slowly prepare for departure. It was already 20 minutes in the yard. They hadn't eaten yet and about an hour had to be spent on a trip back to the base. And Dara still wanted to have time to see the valley in the mountain gorge.

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Fang, Baraz, Barno.

They were in search. Nothing was found on the roof and walls, except for the indication of the master and the date the well was made. The masters were called ShirBobo, built-in 1657. By the decree of Emir Nomad NurBek, the lord of the tigers, the conqueror of the fortress of the fiery Dragon!

Well, at least it's clear that the underground reservoir is not 1000 years old and not 3000 years old as it was written in the 1908 guidebook. Every researcher can make a mistake!

At the bottom, there were only modern coins Small-An, Big-En, a few euros, a couple of Afghani and a few yen. At the bottom of the well, at a depth of 80 cm from the bottom, in-depth, the underwater drone found only one large silver plate of 2 kg. Ears were made on it, there were no inscriptions. What this plate served for was not clear. Nothing else could be found. The plate was left to lie at depth. Baraz said, probably this plate at the bottom is needed for disinfecting water, silver kills harmful organisms. Well, since it was a cultural heritage monument, Fang did not dare to take out the plate. even though Barno really wanted to get her.

It was time to pack up and they went to the car. Dara suggested a quick bite to eat and head back to the base. He told them that there was also something to explore. As many as 5 points. Since they were already tired, and the area of ​​the Fishermen Mountains was unpleasant, bare, gray rocks. There were no particular finds. The company decided to follow his advice.

Barno first drew attention to the sausage, Mirbobo was distracted from her drink, Fang reached for the sausage, and Dara only smiled.