anyone up for some gold dredging?

[Paul in WA]

July 1st is the opener on most rivers . I will be over in King county dredging a few times in July ( mostly the North Bend area). If anyone wants to join me, you're more than welcome to. I have a 4 inch dredge with air that I will be using & anyone that wants to give it a go. I am not sure of exact dates, but I do know it will be on Saturdays and/or Sundays.

Paul

 

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[Paul in WA]

Wow, with as many people that have asked me to go, I thought I would have heard from some of them.

 

[juju]

Detectorfreak will probably hit ya up but he is in Oregon til Sunday. I'm not sure he has his laptop with him.

JuJu

 

[Paul in WA]

figured he might. I'm in Florida myself, but will be back for the opener on the 1st.

 

[oldfireguy]

If it hits on my day off I would be interested in watching. I'll bet Tim would be also.

 

[49er]

Had some prior commitments so did not post. How was your dredging trip on opening weekend? Any nuggets?

 

[Paul in WA]

Did well for first day. Spent the majority of the time removing the overburden (usually how it ends up going). I did get some pickers off of the bedrock before I had to wrap it up. I ended up with more mercury than I have found in a while, it even has gold trapped in it. I will be out almost every weekend for a while, so let me know if you're up to it. I forgot my weight belt, so I really beat myself up fighting the current all day.

 

[Seamuss]

I got out on the Naches river over the weekend. Did good, no nuggets but a lot of flakes and fine.

Did some rockhounding also and got jade and a couple buckets of quartz nodules and thunder eggs.

 

[Paul in WA]

ever go out for Hanson Creek crystals on Snoqualmie Pass?

 

[Seamuss]

ever go out for Hanson Creek crystals on Snoqualmie Pass?

Ya, been there done that. There are silver and pyrite inclussions in some of the crystals.

 

[Paul in WA]

ever go out for Hanson Creek crystals on Snoqualmie Pass?

Ya, been there done that. There are silver and pyrite inclussions in some of the crystals.

It's my kids favorite place to go. I take them there a few times a year for fun.

 

[SamT]

ya, why North Bend ? My name is Sam and I live down in Eatonville, south of Puyallup on the way to Mt./ Rainier. I have3 been prospecting on and off for 30 years. Lived in Nome AK, have a claim up there south of Hope as well as I homesteaded 80 acres below Mt. Redoubt Ak. I know of many many places here in Wa. email pnwmaps@msn.com 360.832.3313