And in this corner..for 2015 and weighing in at just over .25 grams...
Bonus points to the first one who can ID my background photo. It's a back cover of a prominent and expen$ive magazine on the stands right now. My mommy bought it for me.
Not finished with the season yet tho. I've been to two spots since Mike left. One was from a spot I worked last year. I've done the general area quite a bit before and have been skunked each time. This time all four samples had fines...some more than others but ground up pretty good...tiny but visible sliver's. Since I know how to pan (thanks Mike) I know the slivers are truly gold. I dumped everything in a bucket and will let the sluice/miller table sort it all out.
The second spot was brand new to me. The rainy season began today so the last ditch trip yesterday was on the bucket list for 2015.
I found a likely spot near the river and set to work. I didn't sample as I wanted to see what kind of ground I was working with. I was nestled in some bigger boulders and started tossing out smaller ones. Then I had to dig out some of the larger ones. I soon found out that this spot filled up only ONE way and would empty only one way...just like a jig saw puzzle. Finally, I broke into LOTS of smaller river rock cobble mixed with dirt and finally clay. Got at least 3 gallons of "promising" dirt.
On the way to the second site, we ran across a very strange sight indeed. It looked like the worlds smallest hard rock mine
Pictures as they become available...
And don't let me forget the road side sample...top of a mountain, base of a slide
and a waterfall.
SAMPLE FIRST!
