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Ceril good work there and well earned for sure what ever you are doing works you have to get out in the distant far places these days Congrats

I have a old book it’s a journal of J Goldsborough Bruffs trip from the east in 1849 to California and a few years later he mentioned that when talking to marshal he was amazed because there were geologists and trapper all over the state looking for gold everywhere to no avail then he finds it at the mill and now the gold is everywhere He was quite taken of the whole event A great book of of every day with his sketches of sites Great song thanks for sharing Wes see you soon

They only left out Nevada Arizona Wyoming Montana and New Mexico and Texas oops Oregon and Washington also Idaho those are big misses

Steve don’t get frustrated over the haters they are always there when ever one does well there are those who are jealous and take ones success as a threat to there own short comings the fact that you still have a forum is due to your hard work and good ethics We all love you and know who you are and are thankful we have a place to come and share experience and tell lies lol Any man who is successful Unfortunately Will experience this And it is hard at times if we all had a outing you would not believe the outcome and support you have here Thank you sir and Godspeed PS There are a lot of good people here maybe you could get a moderator for a bit so you don’t have to Do so much all the things you have going on it has to get to this point at times my 2 centavos

Sure is good work you do for us prospectors with claims thanks for the heads up and chart to help keep it simple

Land matters is the only way to go and clay has given Wonderfull info on the facts and hardships it ain’t easy but it is possible good luck on your new PHD

Wow that was a aggressive cat the bear and cat story is insane most times the cats come from behind and high they like the neck best great stories thanks for them always got to be on your toes So to say

Sorry for delay here is the modes on the SD also it has a button on the handle to go from fixed to tracking like the gpx thank for the help if I do sell this I want tot to go to someone who will use it I can keep it and collect dust here at home m

Got au We were below the old parrots ferry bridge before they filled it past the forks down were your asking there was gold in the old water ditches and up on the flats above knights ferry so it is possible miles Mitchel when a kid he and his buddy were walking the ditch above the gravel plant this is in the 30s they saw gold in the bottom of the ditch after a few days the guys at the plant saw the kids and investigated well that was the end of the kids working it who knows were the gold runs one clue big heavy rocks equal gold catching with them Bill I agree the fish used to go up the nozzle and show back up in the hole when moving boulders and the nozzle parked the whole bs of not dredging is a farce as far as I am concerned we had a dual engine 12 inch on the Klamath 2 Subaru motors we kept a 8 inch reducer in the whole for poss inspections boy it moved a lot of dirt always made fuel and food with the over burden But in the fall the river dropped and our tailings piles were massive and all the over 8 inch rocks on it all spooked us some how no one noticed and we never talked about it back then to no one ever miss those days I would be under straight 6 hrs like a mad man of course I had a rock tender under water and a man on the barge for the occasional back ups

To bad no dredging in cal with the sierra blaster and a pressure washer you could drill and break them up and get down there On the stanislaus river we had crevices that we could not break apart to get down into them 8/10 inches wide we would use the fire nozzle to blast them up you could see the nuggets spiral in the fast water never to be taken out we made all kinds funky tools to try and get them out we had to move on and move more ground to get good pay before winter hit I imagine there are some real slabs down in the Yuba amongst those boulders thanks for the wonderful stories of past when a miner in ca could use all his means to work his claim

Thanks I will post a few pics of the front and back of the unit I believe it was his top of the line set up as I have dug some pretty deep holes it has so many different ways to set it up and a bit of a learning curve I use my 5000 way more and I am going over new areas not trying to beat the old ones that much

Hello gentlemen I have a modified by issmal SD 2200 it has the VCR battery with a signal booster I have a 30 inch 24 inch and 16 inch nugget finder coils with it I am cleaning up my extra hobby stuff and have no idea what a fair price would be thanks in advance I don’t see me digging anymore 3-4 foot holes these days

I also use and purchased a new pair of these sun ray pro s mine lasted many years I also use a signal booster it pairs Wonderfully

Ceril sounds like your work and skill is paying off nice chunk you found there a real treat thanks for the great explanations on what you have learned many will find it helpfull for sharpening there skills Back when I used to go to some beat patches and only hit around the vegetation and move the larger rocks

One of the ways I see people finding new areas is the old line men whom put up the power lines in the past that whilst at work would meet old prospectors in the middle of no were have herd a lot of stories of those guys going back after the retired and work the said areas If you know those guys or in your family they have good info that may pay off seen the finds pounds of gold they are all getting old and time is short good luck it’s a good way to get knowledge