MadMarshall
Hero Member
I have been working this spot for 3 days total. This area was found by my brother on the last day of our last digging...It's always nice to have a someone around to keep you on the gold while cleaning up the last area.. DAY 1 was spent cleaning the sluice allot and panning more than needed to figure out how much area and material is worth my time...I do this by pretty much starting at where the initial streak was found and taking samples upriver till it ends and then downriver then up the hillside if possable.. After that if time allows I usually go to the highest part dead center of the pay area and run buckets the rest of the day..I always keep track of how many buckets I run with stones..That night after I panned all the concetrates and weigh the gold.. I then figure out my average gold content per bucket..And then I have a pretty good Idea if it gonna make me a wage..DAY2 Its all about moving dirt...My only interest is full shovels!! The whole area I designated as "Pay" is dug. It makes no difference if some dirt is left or I just need to stick my hand in the pocket and grab the dirt out I SKIP IT..I move all the easy dirt...Usually this lasts only 1 to 3 days..And then it's on to the cleaning.. Alllot of sweeping and handfulls of dirt..Breaking out cracks ect ect.. Sampling again!!! Finding which crack to spend time on and which leave alone..Usually my brother can clear a pretty decent area of all cracks in a day so on the last day usaully on the second day of this phase one of us will go out with the sole intent on finding an area to do this all over again..That can take 10 minutes to sometimes I wonder if Hell will freeze over before I find some gold..Some Day's are better then others.. Well Just another day on the river...
Just after the first sluice clean out..
Just after the first sluice clean out..
Amazon Forum Fav 👍
Upvote
0