will pay someone and respect their land to pan and of sluice claim n cal.

[juneaupanner]

Hey I'm trying to not claim jump and beable to work some ground a bit. I would like to beable to camp if possible sluice & or panduring this weekend or next. willing to pay, join and buy gas ect. Also give my input on where gold is on your claim. I live in juneau AK i am 30and have ten years self taught prospecting experience.

 

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[Goodyguy]

Join the GPAA for $84.50 and have claims all over California (and other states) to work and camp on for FREE!
Details Here: https://www.goldprospectors.org/Membership/GPAA/tabid/250/Default.aspx

 

[juneaupanner]

I've looked at that howeve I would rather work something that is not so well known I would pay about the same if not more for a day or two at someone elses spot. I leave on the 15th btw

 

[NeoTokyo]

You can use LR2000 on BLM's website, find an area that you like, check to see who has a claim on it, write them and see if they are willing to share.

 

[trinityau]

LR2000 does not work and has not been updated for two years or so, same with GeoCommunicator. Let us know where you are willing to travel to. PM me,TRINITYAU/RAYMILLS

 

[Fullpan]

Hey jp, trinityau is one of the good oldtimers on here. Suggest you contact him.

 

[NeoTokyo]

TrinityAu is correct, you might find one on BLM that you like, call and it and it could be already claimed, just gotta call.
He is a good guy, been meaning to head out with him a few times but just cant get away, havnt even been able to get out for an hour to snipe alone.

 

[juneaupanner]

Well we went to the Smith today it was a very long drive there and back spent all day pulling over creviceing hard packed cracks and doing random pans found black wand in every pan but not a speck of gold even in pans loaded with black sand. I think were going to the trinity in the morning.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Rats--that's too bad. I hope you find something better before you're done your trip.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[juneaupanner]

Thanks lanny were heading over to the blm to get the scoop. I was suprised to not find a single speck. I haven't been skunked on a gold bearing stream ever. There is one thing i noticed tho there was hardly any quartz anywhere we tried. I am used to seeing allot of quartz in gold zones.

 

[Lanny in AB]

I'll bet you're not used to getting skunked--neither am I, but I have been when I've entered an entirely new area and been unfamiliar with the local intricacies of the deposition of the gold. And, having been in Alaska chasing the gold, I hear you when you talk about the abundance of quartz. On a side note, I was in no way skunked while I was in Alaska--I couldn't believe how easy it was to find gold when I was there. You've got a great playground for prospectors.

All the best, and I'm sure you'll find some gold before you're done,

Lanny

 

[juneaupanner]

Well went out today found 2 salt grain sized peices of flour. Found many gold claims and hardly any open ground I wanted to let the small peices I found to "grow up" but being that its my first cal gold I couldn't bring myself to it.... Btw I found the 2 specks way above the rivers level maybe 300' above the highway witch was 100' above the river. On a flat peice of bedrock witch had old river gravel right above it. I figure it seeped from the bench deposit however I didn't find anything in the bench with the 3 pand I did.

 

[NeoTokyo]

If you head back to the Trinity try to stop by Big French Creek.
There are a ton of claims up that way but its not all claimed up.

The campgrounds are in Rainbow's (Rainbow 1, Rainbow 2, Rainbow 3 and so on.)
About a half miles hike up past the end of the road there is a great fishing hole that is an old dredgers hole below a waterfall.

I had fished that creek for years, never checked it for gold though.

 

[delnorter]

Take up Ray Mills (Trinityau) on his offer of help by sending him a message through the forum. He and Hoser John put me on a couple good spots 2 weeks ago on the Trinity River.

Also, did you try the spot I suggested on the South Fork of the Smith River? I have never not found gold there.

I hope you have a great time and find some gold. I really enjoyed my trip along the Trinity River. Found a little gold then met my son and went to the Auburn area and found a little more.

Take care,
Mike

Well went out today found 2 salt grain sized peices of flour. Found many gold claims and hardly any open ground I wanted to let the small peices I found to "grow up" but being that its my first cal gold I couldn't bring myself to it.... Btw I found the 2 specks way above the rivers level maybe 300' above the highway witch was 100' above the river. On a flat peice of bedrock witch had old river gravel right above it. I figure it seeped from the bench deposit however I didn't find anything in the bench with the 3 pand I did.