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  1. Doc, nice write-up! You did a great job of paying wonderful tributes. As well, thanks for the back-story of some great Minelab dealers, your trips and outings with them, and thanks for the extra information about the Gold Lady--she seemed like a real treasure. You've always been a great guy not only to help out others, but also to show genuine appreciation for others, all the best, Lanny
  2. This thread is the perfect cure for winter cabin fever! What an amazingly beautiful collection of gold photos and history. Thanks for this, and all the best, Lanny
  3. Vance, thanks for dropping in to say a kind word, much appreciated. All the best, Lanny
  4. Joe, thanks for taking the time to be so kind with your compliment. I really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
  5. Thanks Reese, it's a lot of work, as you well know, thanks for the tips on the software, really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
  6. Seeing all that gold gets me itching to get back to the goldfields, so thanks for posting. I'm never too busy not to look at sweet gold shots. All the best, Lanny
  7. Yes, I used one of those 18'' with my 2100 years ago. I used it on bedrock after I'd detected it with smaller coils, and it sniffed out deeper gold the little ones missed. I didn't find any monster nuggets with it as I wasn't in country where the big nuggets were common. The reason I had that coil as part of my setup was because of how wickedly hot the bedrock was, and I had to try a PI to get any gold as the VLF's couldn't handle the mineralization. So yes, it will find gold. (And lots of others have already jumped in to post and show, seems to have been a good gold getter.) All the best Gerry, Lanny
  8. Greg, I hope you'll enjoy the stories and find some use for them in helping you find some gold in the future. Thanks again, and all the best, Lanny
  9. Kodiak, I sure do appreciate your comments, many thanks. I'll be sure to post when it's done, but as this is my first attempt at a book, I have no end date yet, but it's been lots of fun looking back at my first stories when I got serious about getting the gold. My brother-in-law was responsible for my original case of gold fever when I was just a kid (12), but I wasn't serious about prospecting until the mid 1990's. Since then, I've had lots of interesting times, learned what to do and not to do, and yet, I'm still learning! All the best, and thanks again, Lanny
  10. Thanks Mike, I'm finally writing it! I'm not writing another general purpose how-to book on finding gold, just a book of my stories and adventures while out chasing the gold. But in the stories are lots of tips and tricks people can use on how to find gold, as well as some strange and amusing things that have happened while I've been out getting the gold. All the best Mike, Lanny
  11. Thanks for saying that. I really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
  12. Well, at long last the book has started. I never realized how many stories I had filed away or how many stories I've posted over the years on the Internet, and it's a bit of a slog to get things organized, but it's coming together. As for how long it will take, I don't know, but I may have to release my stories in different segments as I can't see how I'll get them all in one book. All the best to those of you lucky enough to chase the gold in warmer locations (I only get into the desert seasonally for short bursts of time during our northern winters), but I love chasing the gold in the desert, and I love the rich history of mining I find there. The most recent hunts have been in Nevada, and Nevada is absolutely amazing its rich mineral deposits right from the bottom (by California and Arizona) to the top (California, Oregon, Idaho). Lots and lots of places to look for gold in Nevada, and it's also easy to hop over to California and Arizona as well while I'm wintering in the bottom part of the state of Nevada. All the best, and good luck with finding the gold, Lanny
  13. Well, after having read this thread, it really does sound like someone has finally done it--created a light-weight PI with target ID--sounds amazing. The fact that you can buy your own battery pack is a winner too, as is the fact my old coils will work with this detector. (Very smart marketing that seems genuinely linked to what nugget hunters have been asking for many years.) I didn't think it would ever happen, but it's nice to see that a new company has pioneered this long awaited design package, and I remain disappointed that the established metal detector manufacturers either didn't want to produce one like this, or were too out of touch to dial into what nugget hunters were asking them to create. I eagerly await the field tests of how this E1500 performs (lots of challenging gold producing places I'd love to go back and revisit). All the best, Lanny
  14. DSmith, If it wasn't for stupid/dumb things I've done while out prospecting, I'd have far less stories to share with others. You're now a member of a very large club of fellow gold hunters that have made similar mistakes. Life without mistakes would be very boring (that's what I convince myself of when I mess up). 😆 All the best, Lanny
  15. Thanks for the videos, good on ya. Hope you're well and still having fun chasing the gold. All the best, Lanny
  16. Nice find, and congratulations. It's always good to be rewarded after time away from swinging the coil. All the best, Lanny
  17. Nothing better than a birthday nugget! I feel your pain on losing that target multiple times--those little ones can be super frustrating. Congratulations on the recovery, and all the best, Lanny
  18. This is a fun little post. On a different note, looking at all of the picks in the photo (plus the pristine pick head in the first photo) reminds me of the cost in labor and freight to get those picks to the goldfields, and how sometimes, perfectly good picks were left behind. Sometimes by prospectors that had gone bust and just wanted to get out of the goldfields without having to pack out the extra weight (with guns occasionally left behind for the same reason), and probably some that were simply lost. (I lost my favorite pick once, got out in a hurry to show my wife some nuggets I'd found, but left the pick behind at the workings. Years later saw a local no-good with it at his claim--law of salvage I guess.) I found a cache of tools once while detecting in Montana. They were buried under the dirt, with the large, oblong hole underneath covered by a piece of sheet iron, all resting beneath a huge tree. All of the tools' (picks and shovels) wooden handles had long since disappeared due to time. A case of someone thinking they'd return later? Thanks for fuelling some memories, and all the best, Lanny
  19. Doc, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. It was way warmer here in Vegas for Christmas than what I'm used to. All the best, Lanny
  20. Really enjoyed the pictures and the story--nice finds! Thanks for taking the time to put it all together. All the best, Lanny
  21. Allen, great pictures and cool story. You and I get to do the same kinds of detecting--quite the select experience checking the ground after the big equipment has finished working the bedrock, lots of fun to be had, and quite a few surprises too. Glad to see you're still at it, and congratulations on your pick find--the way it's weathered, it looks like very old steel too. All the best, Lanny
  22. Gerry, hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and many thanks for your kind words. All the best, Lanny
  23. Really appreciate your kindness Ceril, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well. All the best, Lanny
  24. Annual Christmas Poetry Sometimes Sal Sometimes Sal, a scheming gal, Was not a pleasant Ma’am; She pestered folks for Christmas funds But it was just a scam. She told the town her festive drive Would help the lowest down, But deep inside she stewed and planned To fleece that mining town. She gathered cash, and nuggets fat From those with some to give. While saying that she’d nourish those Who needed it to live. But deep inside her bankrupt soul, Sal’s only driving need, Was how to scratch the constant itch To satisfy her greed. She cached the dough, and nuggets too, Well hidden in a pack, So she could make a getaway Along a mountain track. On Christmas eve, when all was clam, She saddled up her mule, And rode him quickly up that route For Sal, she weren’t no fool. She knew that when on Christmas day Folks found she’d skipped the town, A posse mad would gather quick To ride old Sally down. The night was clear, with starlight bright, The mule rode surely on. The trail rose, quite sharply there, And soon they would be gone. A forlorn ridge, Miss Sal she crossed, And there, what did she see? A sorry camp with starving folks Beneath a blighted tree. She tried to skirt that wretched camp But something in her broke, And made her dismount from her mule To help those needy folk. She nursed and tended with great care. She fed and comforted. A newfound warmth soon filled her soul, Thus changed, she relented. With things set right beneath that tree Miss Sal knew what to do. She got back on her trusty mule And off to town they flew. Before the dawn, she’d made it back, And ‘round the town she rushed To drop off cash and nuggets fat While all was still and hushed. That glorious morn, the downcast woke To wonder everywhere. For Sometimes Sal had wrought much good With Christmas morning care. Sal’s selfless deeds had forged a change Down deep within her soul. The good she’d done had rescued her, And purged her cankered soul. In mining towns throughout the West The story still is told Of Sometimes Sal, a wondrous gal With heart of solid gold. Merry Christmas, and all the best, Lanny
  25. Best Thanksgiving gold pan celebration setup ever! Looks like you had a fantastic season. All the best, Lanny
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