Searching for a pay streak, where would you dig?

[arthos]

Taking a great idea from ET1955 which I really found cool. Where would you start your search on this bit of land? I'm limited to hand tools and sluice at this location.

I was thinking of looking for a line at 9b-8a-7Z-7Y area. And on the next bend at 13J-14I-14H.

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

That's the way I remember it also Jim? Old and tired but I also remember the "old days" of dirt (Maico, Bultaco, Greeves, CZ's, etc. etc.)..... Saw Roger Decoster race, Hodaka Ace 90 was my 1st bike at age 11 and been riding ever since but less now. Currently have one very slow Honda CRF230 for dirt and 3 Harleys....'39, '54, '83.

Sorry to get off track....

I'd also prospect your areas where the old stream flowed in all the usual spots plus a few unusual spots....? Where I've been scratching is glacier stuff that's been dropped so a guy can find the stuff about anywhere, a pocket here, a pocket there..... Good luck and enjoy your claim, wished I had one!!!!

Yeah, My memory is shot. After I got thinking about it, it wasn't the Elsinore that could outrun me...they weren't out yet. It was that Suzuki Cyclone 400. Fortunately, they didn't handle very well.
On the prospecting...looks like Arthos is doing pretty well. He may really clean up if he hits a paystreak.
Jim

 

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[Gambrinus]

Nice! That's a lot bigger flakes than I recover on the Snake!
Jim

Good of you to find flakes on the Snake, mostly fine gold there. I sent you a PM.

 

[Peyton Manning]

O- 13.5

 

[et1955]

No doubt. That's as deep as i was willing to go, and even that was a bit much considering i had to put my head in the bottom to scrape rock joints to get any material to run.

Sometimes when I dig a hole that deep I feel like I'm digging my own grave.

 

[Goldwasher]

Depth isn't the concern...the widow makers caught my eye

 

[goldog]

As deep holes go up there, this one is medium/small.

Some are better described as a basement. I looked in one and most of the "ceiling" was one rock.

Don't go against policy, stay out!


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[N-Lionberger]

For every foot down I try to widen out by 4 feet. I just abandoned a great hole because I couldn't widen it out.