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We went back down to camp and fixed up some beans and bacon and I pulled out a bottle. I asked Jack if he wanted a cup. He grinned and said he didn’t get that name for nothing. We fixed him up a place to sleep in one of the tents and Whiskey Jack and me drank a few cups together and talked about mining. 

I guess Whiskey Jack, could of been Jack Danial's founder.   ?

9 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

RVpopeye

You in the land "down under........

1       BTW....Does anyone happen to know what a one way ticket costs ?????

2      If you tell me that was all one day's hunting ,,, I'm just gonna sit on a rock and cry.... 

 

1.  The only one way ticket for Gold Prospector is the return one and it only cost the sum total of gold found.  ?

2.   All of the specimens on top the container were found the same day.  ?

23 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

AWWWWW it didn't work !?

Thx for the pics anyway ...?

 

It all depends how you look at thinks RV.  Have a look at this drawing then turn it so the "After 6 beers"  is on top. Hint the Neck becomes a Crown 

The nugget on top of the Container is the " sunbaker after it had a cold bath.

I once read a book from a diary of a swagman on the Vic. Gold fields. Great story but not as much movie like action that this diary has potential for. 

Pity the Swagman: the Australian odyssey of a Victorian diarist

by Bethan Phillips

A biography of Joseph Jenkins (1818-1896), a Welsh farmer who left his wife and family to try his luck on the Victorian goldfields and remained in Australia for 27 years. Throughout his life Jenkins kept diaries, some of which have been published as 'The diary of a Welsh swagman'. These diaries reflect a complex man and give insight into nineteenth century life in rural Wales. 

5 hours ago, mn90403 said:

This was the nugget that prompted me to go back over a year later and discover by biggest nugget/specimen to date (20.5/8 ozt) that was much the opposite of a sunbaker.  It was down over knee deep (18" plus).

 

That's a great outcome. There must be MORE in the vicinity. My largest Specimen was about 112/16+ ounces was found in an area that I specked the first nugget, but that was in Australia so they are more common here. I got over 1 kilo two years in a row from that locality. Lets hope you have the same outcome, and there are more photos coming from other members of that quality.

Some specimens have a high gold content. Above the display containers, is some of my VLF days. 26 odd troy oz of gold (These were only 20 meters from the source ) plus my first ounce plus (4 oz) gold nugget and gold ring next to it. All of those finds were found with a VLF detector, including the coins found by the wife.

23 hours ago, Andyy said:

LOL.  now that's funny.  I don't think the GPX-6000 will get you too much more in my neck of the woods.  I already get sizes less than half a grain.  (it takes a while to get in the scoop)  But you never know.  I am waiting for a bigger jump in technology before I trade in my GPZ.  

I am with you there. 960 nuggets of ½ grain to make a Troy ounce, even if they are shallow, is that many holes worth the bragging rights. Stick with you GPZ and get the bigger deeper ones. It is not? where runs counts but weight does the same as sixes does to your score. 

Thanks for that one Lunk. The rust colouring is typical to numerous ones that I have found in that size and smaller they stand out to me but lot of people miss them, even when detecting in the general area. Thanks again, let hope we see a lot more photos from others.

19 hours ago, Bucksnboulders said:

I took a ride down a long dirt road to look at one of Lake Havasu gold clubs claims.  just to see if it was something I would be interested in joining on my next trip down and see if their was anyone to talk to for a moment. I had never seen anything like it, It looked like a small town made up of camper's, trailers and RV's. Looked like a great place to make friends and relax but I cant help but wonder, after years of that many people, could it still be productive? I don't consider myself a loner, but do like a little space. Does anyone have any experiance with any smaller club's north toward Oatman or Kingman.

It amazes me what can be found just outside the popular spots and some times in the middle of the hot spots. I once found a 4 oz on one side of a sealed road and 11 gm on the other side, both were in the gutter, either side of the road. The road cut right through the centre of a surfaced patch. This spot was on the edge of a well known gold town close to the speed reduction sign going into the town. So who knows were it has been done totally with out giving it a quick go first. The 4 oz bit sounded like a "Coke Can" buried there. Good luck with your shot at Lake Havasu gold clubs claims

56 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

Can you see this sunbaker?  It is 3.5/1.5 ozt.

That is a beautiful Specimen in some natural environment. Your size 3.5/1.5 Oz is that Quartz/Gold. Lets hope others put some sunbakers shots up. I noted all the other Quartz are not water worn so yours has travelled recently to not be buried more.

On 3/13/2022 at 6:17 AM, Tom_in_CA said:

 

 

thanx for the acknowledgement .   The brainchild friend of ours will make the next batch to drop the word "California".   As soon as the current order (50 hat minimum order) is passed out.   When we make another batch with the revised wording, we'll do another forum prompt.  

 

Those limited batch hats  ©️®️ should go quick, like rare coins. ?

Rvpopeye the one I got was dead centre. I must of left that one for you ? They all try and hide from us.

3 hours ago, Andyy said:

yep... all of those little pickers I have that are not too impressive, may now have paid for my gas.  Oh wait ... that went up, too!! ?

 

You might as well get rid of them. The GPX-6000 is flooding the market.  ?

As kids we would put large pennies in Hg and pretend that they were florins (a two shillings or 2 bob ). I know Hg is dangerous and have used it to make amalgam. They even made tooth filling with it which I had (I guess that explains a lot?). One problem I had about a year or two, was I had a few Kilos of Hg in a plastic lab container. The Plastic container was exposed to the sun light for a long time and perished with no indication it had . Luck was with me when I picked it up. The Container was in a billy, when I picked it up the plastic unit my fingers went right through the plastic and most of the Hg went into the billy but I still had a lot to recover of the bench and floor over a large area. The main thing is Carol was out at the time so I did not get told off. I hope I was not too much of topic but my pennies were silver.?

A great post Gerry and others but Gerry forgot to say SMALL COILS are very much lighter. ?

Well you know the Nox is one of the best detectors, but remember the tool is only 10% of the find. It is the operator and determination that gets the silver, gold and relics. You would of make your Grandfather proud. ? 

Tokens are one of my favourite finds. Rare as hell in Aus. but their value is no where near their rareness. Thanks for posting those ones you got.

Small coils find small gold, that large coils can not react on. For a newbie this help them in get a nugget ( more about) and learn how to listen to the detector that will be a great asset when looking for larger nuggets at depth. The nugget that are large and shallow you only need to walk over them and not think they are junk. The old rule if you hear it dig it.

I wish I had taken a photo of the horse shoes I found in remote WA. Aus. It was about 15 by 12 and 6 ft high. Sorry I did not count how many also. ?

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

Yes, once you find gold the confidence builds, even now if I find one piece my confidence sky rockets for the rest of the day and I usually end up finding more, that first one is always the hardest even on ground you know has gold.  Your first nugget is the biggest confidence boost of all though and one you'll never forget.

Grasshopper I knew you would master the art when tou first started. As you say confidence is one of the most important factors in finding gold. If a newbie is in an area were the gold is tiny it is very hard to get that confidence. That first nugget is important but the second or the next nugget is the key in being successful to finding many nuggets. 

25 minutes ago, Pogo said:

Cool, no probs
 

I just imagined Jed being a grains, pennyweight, ounces sort of guy

Well you are right about Ounces (he got plenty ?)

"If you are the buyer , ask for :  Their name , cell# landline# payment address."

The best advice I have seen for awhile. Old emails not so reliable however if you email them get a reply with a code number you sent them. Big business use that method to  authenticate, confirm, corroborate,  and validate your ID is another way.

48 minutes ago, Tom_in_CA said:

 

Yes.  That just occurred to me, after I'd posted the shameless pitch, that there's folk across the nation that chime in here.  Doh !

 

Ok:  If there is enough demand from other states : We can do the next run with a change of state name, to fit your state. Or we'll do a run where the word "California" is dropped.

And don't forget us Australian,s . No forget it the $20 would not get anywhere near the shipping cost. ? You could mod your design and make it removal or "heavy metals" that would get the "prospectors" in the loop.