DOOGY-MD Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Thank you for sharing! That is great! Glad to hear it is alive and well! Awesome story! I second the motion on a movie! P.S. I would be honored to play the part of Jed, with a new Nokta Gold Kruzer of course! Hehehe ?..enjoy the Au! 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtuna Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 APRIL 30 1936 Saw two bears this morning, they are getting more aggressive each day and my hollering and throwing rocks are having no affect any more. Hold up a second I think there is a bear outside my te………………… 2 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, DOOGY-MD said: Thank you for sharing! That is great! Glad to hear it is alive and well! Awesome story! I second the motion on a movie! P.S. I would be honored to play the part of Jed, with a new Nokta Gold Kruzer of course! Hehehe ?..enjoy the Au! A movie would be great. I know i'd watch it! 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, madtuna said: APRIL 30 1936 Saw two bears this morning, they are getting more aggressive each day and my hollering and throwing rocks are having no affect any more. Hold up a second I think there is a bear outside my te………………… After more of the journal is posted you will find out he has more to worry about than bears. 4 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 19 minutes ago, madtuna said: APRIL 30 1936 Saw two bears this morning, they are getting more aggressive each day and my hollering and throwing rocks are having no affect any more. Hold up a second I think there is a bear outside my te………………… By the way - this is not a post from the journal but some humor from a reader LOL. 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 3 minutes ago, GhostMiner said: Kind of weird but I just got an email from one of my partners & we have some claim jumpers out there. It's well posted but they have got a big hole going. He sampled the hole and there is a lot of gold. Now we know why they are claim jumping. 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 April 29 1936 I think I have a problem, I leave no tools or buckets when I'm done for the day at the dig site. I do have a way to mark the dig area to let me know if anyone has been here besides me. When I arrived at the site this morning one of my marker indicators had been tripped and rock overturned. Someone is coming in here at night. Keeping an eye peeled I dug the good gravels deeper down. There seems to be no bottom to these as I am now at a depth of 7 feet or so. They continue to be easy work as well. I removed 90 buckets today and have the gravels in my holding container at the creek for processing. I am going back up to the dig before dark and see if I can catch the claim jumper. I'll bet it's the same two hooligans I ran off. TO BE CONTINUED ........................ 7 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 APRIL 30 1936 I spent a good part of the night near the dig site and watching for hooligans. I saw none. I hiked up rifle in hand this morning and saw no evidence of trespassers. I don't think anyone could have known I was up there as I was well hidden unless my camp is being watched. I have not seen or heard anyone down here at the creek. I am uneasy and worried that I could be robbed. I have decided to go into town and contact my friend John about coming out to the claim. I will take my gold with me. I finished up the gravels. These were taken deeper and a bit into the hill. There was good rounded river rock amongst the smaller gravels. Very heavy black iron. My weighs continue to get heavier with 10 grams in the pan Upon contacting John by phone at town he is more than ready to come out here and should arrive in a day or so. It will be good relief to have a friend and mining partner at the claim. TO BE CONTINUED ................. 5 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostMiner Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 I will be posting a drawing of how Jed's dig site was layed out after I get a few more posts up so you'll have a better idea of what he was doing. I can tell you that there was an amazing amount of digging & gold found at this area in 1936. I am posting one picture for now of Jed's original hole as it looks today. It has collapsed and is flooded. It is in a remote area of the mountain and I have spent time working that area and camping there, sometimes alone and sometimes with part of my team. I always toast Jed with a cup of Irish whiskey when out there. I will post pictures of our team at the site later as well. It sits at the base of the northern area of the fault line. Very creepy to be camped up there alone at night. Lot's of black bear & a few lion. 6 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/17882-lost-gold-at-the-dead-mans-mine-a-miners-journal/page/5/#findComment-186920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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