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i wonder how long it will be before i can go dry washing in the mojave desert.i dug down three feet and its just to wet. brad
H. P That is very likely. In the Randsburg area there are probably a lot of little dredge ponds scsattered about. I have used them to dredge and highbank. I'm sure F&G would ticket you for endangering the rare Mojave Steelhead[/QUOT
"Mojave Steelhead"........Ha Ha Ha Ha, thats a good one pal! There certainly is plenty of gold on most claims in and around the Rand/El Paso Mtns. to float a dredge, thats for sure.
You could try winnowing like the old timers did before drywashers were invented.
Last time I went I felt I spent too much time and effort to get the dirt dry enough to run so I just gave up and went md'ing for nuggets instead.
Damp ground allows your detector to achieve a little deeper penetration.
GG~
what is winnowing?
thanks brad
what is winnowing?thanks brad