Popular Post IdahoPeg Posted July 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2018 We’ve all heard “follow the drywashers” but I decided to follow the Monster lol. Since getting back from FL and enjoying time at the cabin it’s been tougher to find spots to play. One of my favorites from last summer is claimed up, and I can’t get to my other area yet due to high creek water. So I’ve been exploring new territory and found a spot that has my decomposing granite bedrock that is fun to detect. The first time playing with the Monster I got these cute little nuggies( Chinese coin was given to me by a local miner who felt sorry for me cuz I haven’t found one yet! ) But the detecting started to dry up after a couple more visits, so I decided to get the drywasher out. Now I know why this spot wasn’t claimed....no access road so I lugged all my gear a quarter mile over rock piles, through brush, over downed trees etc, and set up: After shoveling and scraping the bedrock I always stop and check it out with the Monster....found 2 little guys! Here’s another view of the area...not a soul around, and only the sound of my Puffer and the creek below....love it! Ran for about one and a half hours, and when I panned out the concentrates got some nice color! I think the Puffer and the Monster make a great team! Next time I’ll let the Goldbug2 come and play too....better for investigating the cracks and crevices. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 It would be noce to see what a days work would produce? Maybe since it's so remote you could stash the drywasher there so you don't have to haul it in and out? Very nice gold for an hour and a half! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Great job detecting Peg . And some nice dry washer gold also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Nice showing of gold Peg - nice to see the “summer crew” like you back and posting also! Those little puffers do a far better job a recovering gold than I would have given them credit for. There certainly is a very good chance that more gold remains any place a detector has success that is too small / too deep to detect and a little rig that that could be just the ticket for many people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Thanks for the comments guys! JW: I can’t believe we haven’t found a Chinese coin either! As much as we’re stomping around out there....both of us in places that they mined, and in my case, the Chinese were all over the Boise Basin. Matt: Great minds think alike! I found an old metal barrel in between rock piles and struggled to get it to my site....turned over on its side it makes a great storage container! A bit of camouflage with sagebrush etc, and I’m set ? In the meantime, I’ve also been working on clearing brush, downed trees, etc along an old game trail....all I need to do now is level out some old timer handstackings and I’ll be able to get the side x side in. This prospecting stuff sure beats a gym workout lol! Steve: thanks! Yes the little Thompson puffer does a great job! Someday I’d like to take the tailings down to some water and run them, just to see if it’s missing much though. I think Chris Ralph did a test like that a while back and was surprised at how well the puffer did, if memory serves me right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Brian Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Hi Peg, i bet there is more gold under those rock piles :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Nevada Brian said: Hi Peg, i bet there is more gold under those rock piles ? That’s what I do up here....look for the handstackings on the benches well above the creek, work what’s exposed, then start moving rock! Keeps this old gal in shape lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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