Valens Legacy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Beautiful looking country and if they would have known that it was full of gold they would have built a cabin and stuck it out until they had good weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 19 hours ago, Valens Legacy said: and if they would have known that it was full of gold they would have built a cabin The majority of the party did stayed behind to continue trapping for beaver on multiple tributaries up into the lower foothills. Smith left instructions if he did not return by September they were to sell the pelts then head for home. They must of been totally focused on beaver not to see all that free gold under foot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 The California Department of Water Resources measured the Sierra Nevada snowpack’s water content at the Phillips Station in the Lake Tahoe area at 64 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 27.5 inches. DWR’s electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the state indicate that the statewide snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 28.6 inches, or 110 percent of the April 1 average, a significant improvement from just 28 percent of the average on January 1. Plus an April storm system forecast is for snow level dropping to 2500 feet on Thursday the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Spring in the Sierra foothill gold country. The runoff is flowing. GPAA Founder George "Buzzard" Massie and his sons may recognize this river canyon. If I remember correctly their take was 880 ounces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardPack Posted Wednesday at 08:16 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:16 PM The reservoirs are reaching capacity with rain and more light snow in the forecast for Friday April 26th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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