Old Miner Don

Just make sure that Bill doesn't let Conor get a look at that huge hunk of specimen with the 2" wide streak of gold in it.. OTH go ahead and show it to him and let's see his reaction lol.

The tunnel that you guys were trying to uncover was on your claims? A mile and 1/4 away from where you were working? You had a lot of ground under claim. That Conor dude would have p_ssed me off royal. Must have been very unsettling when you realized that you were the only person with a stake in the operation. I feel that!

Uh oh...

You can say that again!

So I guess it is now safe to say that after showing Conor around the mine, Bill knows who Jacob is? I had the impression up to now that Jacob and you weren't filling Bill in on all of those details from decades ago.

You ever try some Pendleton?

Morning John! I just continue to be amazed at your gold recovery. You could probably make some extra money by bagging up some of the NSR gravel and selling it. Cheap of course lol. Did you ever make a post about how you built the speed controller for the motor?

Aren't we all?

Mornin' John! You mean to say $80 bucks bought that gold coin and the silver bullet? I want that deal also lol.

Gosh darn this mining story just keeps getting better lol !

I for one would never beat someone up and want them to feel guilty for something that they did over 20 years ago. Especially since that 'something' turned out very successful. You took a gamble and you won and there is no reason to play the "what if" game or look back and feel guilty for that.

Good morning John! Question for you. What do you use for a battery and did you make the PVC wash bars attached to the top of the highbanker? Is that the California made highbanker? I forgot the name of that company. Thank you John!

Wow that's a beauty!

Same happened to me. Kept getting 505 error. Just now tried again.

You have to keep in mind that the real outlaws have brought this upon themselves. They want what you have and have been persistent in trying to steal it and have not been willing to take no for an answer. They and they alone have put the Miner's in the uncomfortable position of having to stop them and put an end to it. You either let them have what is yours or you put a stop to it.

Well good for Jacob. Just let him handle it since nobody else can. 🤣

Great looking finds! Is that a Peace dollar?

Did the bears scare you more than the hooligans scared you?

I just don't understand how you and Jacob could go back to mining without taking time to recruit extra help. You KNOW trouble is coming back and you guys aren't exactly invisible. If it were up to me I couldn't let that go. If they kill you then... you lose. Obviously you weren't killed but many others were and in 2002 you had no way to know what was going to happen. I would have hired guys straight out of prison if I had to. (lol probably where the hooligans were coming from)

Sarge would of had a field day with those two.

Too bad you don't have some video of Jacob and you guys on the claim. Or do you?

Well I agree with you. Whether or not Vern is a idiot depends on how willing he is to back off and stifle himself and try it Jacob's way. The lost gold in the two pans should have been enough to convince him. God only knows how much gold Vern is responsible for losing out the end of the sluice. Well maybe they re-ran the tailings and got it all back. We'll see!

Haha that's funny! 🤣🤣🤣

Relax...crack open a beer 🍺

So...Vern was an idiot.