Diggers Hall Of Fame

A friend and I were discussing what could be some of the most famous western digs of all time. It would be interesting to make a list of the top 10.

* Virginia City mine vent dig - 18 Wormser barrels, 14 Teakettles, 12 Millers flasks, 3 AAA flasks, 1 JF Cutter flask, 8 JF Cutter 5ths, 12 circle Cutters, 6 shoulder crown E Martin 5ths, 2 shoulder crown Hotaling 5ths, 6 mid crown E Martin 5ths,  5 Lacours, 2 Renzs, 5 Cundurangos.

* Comstock TK Whiskey Hole - 27 Teakettles (3 green), 8 Millers flasks (4 green) and a yellow John Van Bergen.

* Nevada City Lumber Yard owner whiskey pits - GO Blakes 5th, Pedro 5th, Nabobs, Choice Old Cabinet, Jesse Moore 5ths,Castle 5th, Old Judge 5th, 2 Kane O'Leary 5ths, two name bear, OPS 5th, Star & Shield flask, Millers flask.

* 18 Embossed 5ths from Oregon - Portland Hotaling 5th, Olive Circle Cutter, Olive OK Cutter, United We Stand 5th, various Cutters.

* Portland Area Hole - Olive Choice Old Cabinet, yellow O.P.S,, amber O.P.S., green circle Cutter, chocolate circle Cutter.

* San Jose J Moore Dig -  green J Moore, yellow J Moore, chocolate J Moore and several cathedral pickles.

* The Barber Dig - 24 embossed whiskies. Grass green JF, olive castle 5th, various full face, JF, and circle Cutters.

* Marysville Wideman & Chappaz dig - 6 whole examples in green and puce.

* Marysville AAA Hole - 14 AAA flasks and an amber Renz's.

* North Bay Whiskey Hole - over 30 embossed whiskeys. Millers flasks, JF flask, Nabobs, Lilienthals, Jesse Moores, Cutters, etc.

* Wine Country Judge pit - Horses, SHM, Cutters, etc.

* Santa Cruz loggers Cutter flask pit - 6 JFs, 6 Shoulder Crowns, a few colored Gaslights.

* Oakland whiskey pit - 30 Cutters and a Gold Dust (including a green Circle Cutter).

* Grass Valley Bitters hole - Rosenbaums, and 2 epic small letter Renz's.

* Sacramento Renz's hole - 6 Renz's bitters.


* San Diego Millers Hole - 13 Millers flasks.

* Austin Nevada - 14 GO Blakes 5ths.

* Gold Country Saratoga Hole - 14 colored Pacific Congress Waters

* San Jose Clubhouse hole - amber Clubhouse 5th and aqua Wonsers square.

Any epic San Francisco privies ?

Anyone have any photos of these digs ?