Popular Post MannyScoot Posted February 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2020 Man, I was looking at some past prospecting images and thought you guys would find interest in viewing them. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesD Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 This aint a pick, but how about that "prybar" in the lower right. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Amazing, amazing, amazing photos. Thanks for sharing. Cripes they did some work back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principedeleon Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 7 hours ago, WesD said: This aint a pick, but how about that "prybar" in the lower right. Those are made of wood and most likely used to flip rocks.. very useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MannyScoot Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 14 hours ago, WesD said: This aint a pick, but how about that "prybar" in the lower right. I thought that was a screwdriver ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principedeleon Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, MannyScoot said: I thought that was a screwdriver ...... A flatheaded one loll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swegin Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 2:33 AM, Northeast said: Cripes they did some work back in the day. They didn't leave much in those areas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swegin Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 10:01 PM, WesD said: This aint a pick, but how about that "prybar" in the lower right. You have good eyes. I don't know how long I would've stared at that photo before noticing that log wasn't just a log. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MannyScoot Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 I read articles that there were so many miners that the US government gave each miner in California a claim of 50 SQ. Feet because there was no land available to prospect ..... So they dug that 50 feet claim to the Earth's Core. The state of Arizona government got tired of the high crime rate, claim jumping, and simply murdering of families to take their property that 1,000's of Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Irish, African and many others were simply rounded up and deported back to their country (and a lot dropped of near New Mexico) because they didn't want to join unions (Copper Unions). I have seen several claims with the owners buried on the actual claim, and the head stone read, murdered for his gold claim and the headstone erected by his grand children, also 100's of headstones in Nevada and Arizona abandoned cemeteries out in the desert marked found dead (Name Unknown)....... I also have seen several tomb stones with found shot with dates of 1842 to 1861 (name unknown).... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I am fairly sure this will be deleted....but what government? Why list those groups? most mining districts in the western USA were run by miners. Canada and Australia ran things different.... anyway....the group that chased away , robbed and stole was not mentioned. with respect fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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