Prospector Killed By Plumas Mammoth Grizzly! Viewer Discretion Advised.

[klunker]

 Sourdough Scott and I have been detecting hillside that has never been mined before and doing quite well with finding gold. It confounded us both as to why this location was left untouched by the early miners. When I discovered the answer it sent chills down my spine.

 I hate it when I start finding a lot of gold in a small area because that means I have to dig all the trash even when I know it's a tin can, shovel head, copper still, or a locomotive and I am basically a very lazy prospector. To make matters worse this spot must have been where the 1927 world champion squirrel hunting competition took place as there is an extraordinary quantity of lead and brass. There are also bits of steel cable, nuts and bolts, Caterpillar parts and hobnails from numerous logging operations which occurred there through the years.

 One bit of trash that caught my attention was a pristine 50 caliber musket ball as they sound exactly like a large gold nugget. I put it in my pocket and continued on. Then, not far away, I found the remains of an ancient musket. I knew this had the makings of a Detector Prospector story so I took the ball and musket home for some forensic research. 

 Here are the horrifying results of my research findings.

 Upon microscopic examination of the musket ball I discovered a minute speck of fossilized blood. By using the DNA identification app on my smarty pants phone I discovered it was blood from the much feared Plumas Mammoth Grizzly! I then began analysis of the musket. By getting my 51 caliber finger stuck in the 50 caliber barrel I was able to conclude beyond any doubt that the musket was the very one that fired the bloody ball.

 I then closely examined the musket exterior and made three shocking discoveries! One was a patch of dried blood that proved to be from a human male of about forty years of age, dating from 1852. The next was another bloodstain that matched that which was found on the musket ball, identified as being from a Plumas Mammoth Grizzly. The third discovery (and this is where it gets scary) were bite marks which by careful measurement proved to be that of a grizzly over 11 feet tall and weighing nearly a ton! 

 The only logical conclusion from my research is that the doomed prospector discovered the same rich deposit that Sourdough Scott and I found, became distracted with finding gold and not paying attention to his surroundings, mortally wounding the grizzly when he was attacked by surprise but was disassembled by the grizzly before it succumbed from it's wound. That is why this rich strike has remained unworked for 169 years.

 

 

[Joe D.]

   Sounds reasonable to me!! Nice gold and relics! Let us know when you find the Grizz bones! I know a guy....😁👍👍

[Lunk]

Incredible! Nice poke, too.

[Jim McCulloch]

Klunker, your story reminds me of an excerpt from a letter penned by a Fortyniner named John Paul Dart, written on Dec. 26th 1850 from Chinese Camp. "The miners generally are amusing themselves killing deer and grizzleys. One miner got hold of an old grizzly the other day, and vice versa. The bear tore him up pretty bad, and left him..." Oh, the stories some of the stuff we find could tell...

[strick]

The heck with the gold show the rest of the gun!

strick

[dig4gold]

MMMMM, moral of the story: When you are out in grizzly country.......you are out in grizzly country & not the safety of your back yard. It is there territory....not yours & shit happens.

 

Greg

[klunker]

1 hour ago, strick said:

The heck with the gold show the rest of the gun!

 It was in tiny unrecognizable pieces mixed with petrified Plumas Mammoth Grizzly scat. Sorry.

[KD0CAC]

Now cast some gold bullets , what silver for vampires & gold for mammoth grizzlys 😉

I would like to come and play with , aaa fury friends & gold .

[geof_junk]

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The next was another bloodstain that matched that which was found on the musket ball, identified as being from a Plumas Mammoth Grizzly. The third discovery (and this is where it gets scary) were bite marks which by careful measurement proved to be that of a grizzly over 11 feet tall and weighing nearly a ton! 

Klunker are you trying to keep everyone away from your spot. Like your little bottle reminds of the BEX bottle us old timers used here in Aust. as they made the specks look a lot bigger.😃 

[klunker]

59 minutes ago, KD0CAC said:

I would like to come and play with , aaa fury friends & gold .

Your welcome any time....if I can outrun you,