gambler

well thanks for the info guys. 

me too, same question. hows the chances near reno? or is it snowed in up there.

cool

thanks for sharing so much experience with us Monte.

and I agree about chris ralph, get his book, its an education

I just follow steve around.(without him knowing of course). funny how I never find any gold though.

World record striper came from there (Oneil forebay) too!

if you drive by san luis now it looks like a puddle

Gambler,

Back in the Butterfield Stage days, Butterfield had a contract hauling ducks (fresh killed) from that area to San Francisco. Los Banos wasn't there back in 1858-1862 durning the Butterfield Stage days, but some people did live in that area back in those days.

I Detect near that area, sometimes that is. Allot of history in that area, Henry Miller and other famous people accomplished allot here.

Tak care,

Paul

by the way, detect there for gold or relics?

oneil is a bit away, and mostly dry now. I wasn't aware of the history there. But there are ducks there, for sure.

Fisher models starting with serial numbers 1021 are from Los Banos, California. At least I think they are, The earlier CZ-3D models are and so are the Gold Strike.

Los Banos plant shut down, moved to Texas.

Paul

oh ok, I hunt ducks near los banos, never knew there was anything there but heat.

That's a steal Mike!

Brand-new too, I seen that and the serial number starts with 1021 (10215692) Los Banos made. Wonder if the earlier Gold Strike models were hotter with the 1021 serial number like the CZ 3D?

Congrats!

Paul

paul, what do you mean los banos made?

uncle awesome.

awesome, wish I could have met him.

congrats paul. 

governments

Gambler,

 

I found a nice nugget in Downieville this year.  While we were there we were reading some of the stories.  One story said that a woman was sweeping her kitchen floor and saw some gold.  She dug it and found over 35 ounces!  That was when gold was selling in Downieville for about $12 per ounce.

 

Mitchel

exactly where? mitchel,   

I love it when you talk technical!

yay, another gmt user. I got mine after reading steves review. thanks root.

wow, thanks monte, and steve, and everybody else. I have no problem having more than one machine. I just want to save time and shorten the learning curve vis a vis which machines are worth it and which aren't.

I've found alot of nails with the gmt, but I mostly know they're nails when I dig them. I don't mind digging, I just don't want to miss anything. I go prospecting often, so I can hit the same place many times.

yow

I read that article, thats what prompted me to start this thread.

Happy Turkey day to all the great people on this forum....even you crazy Aussies!LOL

do they even do thanksgiving? I imagine roasted kangaroo and fosters...........and hats with the brim folded up, but really big knives. and shrimps on the barbie.....

Why cover these awesome pecs dude!?

too true dude. 

Hey bud, Im in same area, search same things. Personally, like the f19, mxt deus , vista gold and at pro. Any of those mid frequency detectors work well. Set disc to just knock out a smaller square nail, and go 2 tone. Small coils help immensely.

Whenever I'm up there I look for a guy with a mullet and a red truck, I figure I'll run into you one day. Do you ever wear a shirt? that would confuse me.:-)

thanks for the knowedge dump, thats the meat of this forum. I like whites stuff, I have two whites already, probably add a third. I get excited by all the cool new stuff though. but it does seem as if the american companies are not really doing anything really interesting lately.

steve, it would be much easier if you just said "get this one or else".