Weekend With Klunker

[vanursepaul]

Had a fun gold trip this weekend------

Ran down Klunker in one of his hide-a ways and got to help in an---- excavate---detect----excavate---- detect hunt..

One thing i noticed (besides the fact that he can't hear) is that he would not open a bunch of ground at one time,

Instead he would open it up to bedrock and then when we were done looking he would cover it back up and we would rake it down, etc...

So the reclamation part was done right then...  

I lost track of the nugget count and left on Monday,  but when i left i am thinking there were 114 nuggets in the jug after 3 days... (Klunker can chime in with the total if he wants)

AND OH, just so he doesn't get the opportunity to tell you what he did to me I will go ahead and tell you first....

 

As we were detecting (and running the little nuggets all over the place! arrrrgh...) He put me in the 3 foot hole to detect it and I came up with a ripper scream !!!!!

~~~~I was grinning ear to ear~~

I told him it was a big screamer!!!! I was excited to see this bad boy....

He looked at me and said I bet it isn't bigger than a ten cent piece--- I looked at him like he was crazy (BTW-he is--I'm a psych nurse)

Anyways, he started digging with a green scoop as I am standing by with the 7000----and it REALLY started screaming louder--

He still insisted it was no bigger than a ten cent piece---- then when i scrubbed the coil over it one more time, I saw it------ a dime!!!

He planted a stinking dime in the hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He started laughing and i tried to tackle him, but he slipped away to quickly...... ~~~~ His day was complete....

That is life at the gold camp---

Great weather and good camp time...

Thx Klunker

 

[AZ Jim]

USA USA USA

[LukeJ]

That's quite a poke you got there !!

Sounds like you guys earned every bit of it....  

Thanks for the story and the joke.... 

as soon as he said, 'not bigger than a ten cent piece'...  

Congrats !!

[IdahoPeg]

Looks like a great time! Klunker really got you with that "screamer"!?

[Au4Gold2]

Sounds like a great fun three days ....and with some good gold...just confirmed, I need a mini excavator !

[Steve Herschbach]

Nice chunky gold there Paul, and sounds like the klunker we all know. Looks like Norm owes me a root beer!

[klunker]

  Three days of missing lunches. My dog had a guilty look on his face but he pointed to Paul. Paul had a satisfied grin on his face but implicated my dog. This mining business gets tougher all the time.

  There is so much more involved in a small operation like this than what most prospecting enthusiast know. There is a lot of hard work to be done before you move equipment in and start digging. The failures far out number the successes.

[Norvic]

Got me port & detector packed, will arrive early sat morn via Poachers Airlines. Please ensure dog & KL are tied up.

[vanursepaul]

6 hours ago, IdahoPeg said:

Looks like a great time! Klunker really got you with that "screamer"!?

For sure Peg...

I ended up being the big screamer!!!

[klunker]

  Norvic.

I will, because of my generous nature, give you Lat. & Lon. to save you years of prospecting frustration.

                                                      Lat -82.863151   Lon. 134.999480

I do expect a bit of a percentage. And keep it to yourself.