A couple hours at the creek

[NuggetN8]

Got this in a couple hours down at the creek. Panning and sniping. I didn't stay long because the water temp was in the 30s my hands and feet were really numb =P it was really worth it though!

 

[mjarvis]

Great looking gold,,,I too made my own hand dredge out of PVC and it works great, and what, way less than $10.00...

Did you make yours that goes into a bucket or just into the tube??

 

[NuggetN8]

Where in Nor Cal?? I live in Sac. If you ever need another guy to go with I'm a hell of a worker!!

Placer county.

 

[NuggetN8]

Did you make yours that goes into a bucket or just into the tube??

Just into the tube but there's a short tube that comes off of the side of it and that's where the material gets caught. I just set the bucket right next to me and put the material in as I go. I tried making one with a hose going to the bucket but it didn't work out too well.

 

[mjarvis]

Just into the tube but there's a short tube that comes off of the side of it and that's where the material gets caught. I just set the bucket right next to me and put the material in as I go. I tried making one with a hose going to the bucket but it didn't work out too well.

I wanted to make my own but I'm not quite sure I'll look at YouTube, that's what someone said. Do you belong to he GPAA??

 

[NuggetN8]

I wanted to make my own but I'm not quite sure I'll look at YouTube, that's what someone said. Do you belong to he GPAA??

Nope

 

[mjarvis]

Nope

I'm a member, I've plotted out where I want to go. There's a spot just up he hill in placerville it's called the Three R's. Ever heard of it??

 

[NuggetN8]

I'm a member, I've plotted out where I want to go. There's a spot just up he hill in placerville it's called the Three R's. Ever heard of it??

No I haven't been to placerville before.

 

[mjarvis]

No I haven't been to placerville before.

Do you prospect with anyone?? Are you in a club?? I'm new to the prospecting world but very interested in it

 

[NuggetN8]

Do you prospect with anyone?? Are you in a club?? I'm new to the prospecting world but very interested in it

No I'm not in a club. I've been going alone lately.

 

[Hemisteve]

That pan was worth a little frost bite!

Try a dime next time. Those pickers will look huge.

Nice spot your working
Steve

 

[Fullpan]

I was shoveling the overburden into a bucket and panning it out until I was on bedrock then I used a viewer and tweezers to scratch out the crevices then I used a hand dredge to suck up what I couldn't pick up with the tweezers.

Looks like we have the makings of a truly successful prospector. You obviously did research on location, you are a good tinkerer (built own hand dredge),
use minimal equipment to have success, not particularly a joiner, use innovative methods (the "viewer"), willing to endure conditons - Congrats! expect
to see many posts of future successes

 

[mrlindeman]

Thats a hell of a take man great job! After a couple hours of findin nothin I usually break out the fly rod and get skunked fishin lol. My day will come though I guess.

 

[AnnieF]

Don't want to do they makes your finds look smaller!!

Hah!

 

[TAKODA]

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Got this in a couple hours down at the creek. Panning and sniping. I didn't stay long because the water temp was in the 30s my hands and feet were really numb =P it was really worth it though!

That's a couple of well spent hours .

 

[mjarvis]

When to spend a few good hours!!!

 

[LinkHylian]

Hell yeah nice work!!! Can you please tell us how much it all weighed out to be? I agree with not putting a coin next to it, makes it all look like big ol' chunkies. Keep it up and HH. Oh, and quit taking my gold please haha.

 

[NuggetN8]

Hell yeah nice work!!! Can you please tell us how much it all weighed out to be? I agree with not putting a coin next to it, makes it all look like big ol' chunkies. Keep it up and HH. Oh, and quit taking my gold please haha.

3.5 grams

 

[mjarvis]

That's a nice haul for few hrs!!! I'd be heading back to that same spot ASAP

 

[NuggetN8]

I'm going to try going back there today. If I get something ill post a picture again. Thanks for all the comments =]

 

[mjarvis]

Good luck! Find the big one!!