tendonkeys

As I recall, Jim did put out some thin books/pamphlets titled or subtitled "Follow the Drywashers" long ago - maybe 1980's or 90's.  The one titled "Nugget Shooting Dry Placer Areas," that Steve mentioned is subtitled "Follow the Drywashers."  I believe I have another thin book that has "Follow the Drywashers" on it, but I can't find it.  I agree with Steve that there are no previous "Volumes" of the current  "Nugget Shooters Bible,"  and that Volume 3 is probably a combination of Jim's former books with new insight.  Nevertheless, a valuable resource for me.

New guy here - long, long time lurker.  I've seen what both Mike and Fred have expressed in terms of honoring a claim, and what GB_Amateur has experienced.  My first time in NoCal, my son and I saw a dig beside a creek that was obviously recently worked.  We were curious and when we got closer, we saw a bucket, trowel and (partially filled) water jug with a member number on it.  I was a new member of the club in the area, and with no knowledge of what this all meant I simply assumed and acknowledged that someone had dug this hole intending to come back to it, so we moved on.  I have also experienced the situation that GB_Amateur describes.  I joined GPAA a few years ago when my interests/challenges turned to finding wild gold.  While I can only visit gold country occasionally, I am at times quite disheartened by the prevalence of recent trash on the claims, as well as unfriendly people on one occasion.  Sadly, as Fred observes, some folk just don't care.