Dry stream beds near the Etowah river

[MrOctober]

I live in North Georgia near the Etowah River and while hiking on corp property I have come across several dry stream beds that lead from the top of the mountain down to the Etowah, being rather new to the hobby of gold mining I am curious to know if anyone has any experiences they can share with me about treasure hunting in this area. I have taken several samples and have found some black sand about a foot deep, but other than Georgia clay have found no gravel. Should I bother to dig deeper into the soil? Being in the gold belt, I feel there might be some gold there.

 

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[Dixiegal]

I would take a sample of the black sand and put it in a plastic gold pan and then run a powerful magnet across the underside of the pan. It should draw the sand away and if there is any gold it will be left in the bottom of the pan.

 

[MrOctober]

thanks for the tip...

 

[Sheldon J]

Don't give up on your first try, but scout the area, take multiple samples, there could be some real fine gold as well, so try to shake n settle it first....

 

[MrOctober]

should i be concerned that I have dug a hole about 2-3 feet deep and still have only red clay?