A road culver...a good natural sluice in Alaska??

[AlaskaAng]

A GOOD TIME TO GET CULVERT GOLD IS WHILE A FEW INCHES OF WATER IS FLOWING THRU THEM. USE A CHIMNEY SWEEP TOOL TO BRUSH THE GOLD OUT INTO A CAPTURE BUCKET OR PAN. JUST DON'T GET ONE WITH COPPER BRUSHES. YOU WILL SPEND ALL OF YOUR CLEANUP TIME TRYING TO GET RID OF THE TINY PIECES OF COPPER. THEY MAKE THEM WITH FIBER BRISTLES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MATCH THE SIZE OF THE CULVERT, JUST RAKE THE BOTTOM AND LET THE WATER HELP MOVE THE GOLD (AND EVERYTHING ELSE) OUT.
IF YOU GO WHEN THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WATER IS FLOWING YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT PUSHING THE GOLD UP STREAM.

GIVE IT A TRY. YOU MIGHT GET THEM ALL CLEANED OUT BEFORE THE OTHER GUY GETS THERE.

GOOD LUCK.
PROSPECTORMIKEL



Excellent info Prospectormikel! I'll give it a try. I've yet to find my glory culvert but do need to get out and find one!
Ang

 

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[Goldbear]

About 20 miles from the Dells. Gonna start sluicin a bit locally soon.

 

[AlaskaAng]

About 20 miles from the Dells. Gonna start sluicin a bit locally soon.

Nice, I'm from Galena and will be moving home this fall, I was hoping I could still use my sluice for somthing up there, I didnt' want to sell it! Good luck

 

[Traveller]

I've always wondered if a short piece of spiral culvert could be used as a reverse helix concentrator. Possibly the grooves might be too big.
Bob