8/27/24 Report - Bronze Ship Ram Found. Mystery Find Identified. Biltmore Dairy Bottle. Nectar Mining.

 

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Bronze Ram From Ancient Ship.
Source: Superintendency of the Sea.

ROME, Aug 23 (Reuters) - An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional authorities said on Friday.

The 3rd-century B.C. bronze ram, which was put on the bow of warships to attack enemy vessels, was found at a depth of about 80 metres (260 feet) in the area of the archipelago of the Aegates Islands, the Sicilian regional government said in a statement.

Ancient ram from naval battle between Rome and Carthage found off Sicily | Reuters

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I once found a Miami Biltmore half pint dairy bottle.  I never figured out if it came from the Biltmore Dairy in North Carolina or not but I just found a good post in the Biltmore Estate blog about the dairy there.  Still not absolutely sure if the dairy is that one, but am starting to suspect it is.  What do you think?

Biltmore Dairy Bottle.

The bottle reads. "DEPOSIT BOTTLE; PHONE 4-2260: BILTMORE DAIRY PRODUCTS; MIAMI. FLA".

I've had offers to buy this bottle, but didn't feel I had my research done yet.  

Maybe someone could find information on the phone number.  If it is a North Carolina number that would settle it for me.

Beyond the dairy, original agricultural operations included sheep, hog, and poultry farms, and a substantial market garden for produce. All of these endeavors, collectively named Biltmore Farms, contributed to George Vanderbilt’s ability to fulfill the estate’s mission of self-sufficiency.

However, Biltmore Dairy was the most successful of all of Biltmore’s enterprises, providing the estate with a financial cushion that would see it through George Vanderbilt’s death, two world wars, the Great Depression, and beyond...

Here is the link for more information about the dairy on the Biltmore Estate in near Ashville.

Biltmore Dairy: An Udderly Fascinating History - Biltmore

The bottle was found near the FEC tracks where a lot of railroad stuff was found, including the mystery item shown yesterday.  Interesting how working land sites produce things that go together to fill out the story.

On the mystery Item, Jorge Y. said the following.

The item in your blog is a spark plug made by stitt. The FEC switched some engines to LNG back in 2017. Stitt makes spark plugs fir industrial engines that run on natural gas.

Thanks Jorge.

I misread Stitt as State. It was in small letters.

Seems like maybe someone just threw it down there. Its not old at all, but don't know why they'd be changing plugs there.

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Three honey bees mining golden nector from a Dragon Fruit plant blossom.

Three Bees Mining Golden Polen From Dragon Fruit Blossom.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov

Not much there.  Just a low pressure area that could develop.

The surf is predicted to remain around two feet for the week.  The high tides are decreasing just a little.

Good hunting,

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