Jeff95531
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- Prospecting
Although I can technically go prospecting any time of the year here, I’m not a fanatic. Unless I find surprising gold. Which I haven’t. So In the mean time I sulk, watch tv, play games, do FB…ugh. I HATE cabin fever…now known as SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) but I had it way before it was cool. So even IF I can convince myself to go outside...knowing I'm always glad when I do, is still not easy. Knowing the problem is so not half the battle. 
So instead I try do research, finish what I can mapping Area 1 then watch the projected river levels, noaa weather, TWC and plot in the last decent dry day before the next band of storms roll in. Mon Nov 30.
The window of opportunity narrowed along with Dr visits and the usual stuff. Didn’t even get on the road until 2:30 cuz I misplaced my keys so bad I had to ask Karen for help…which she did and found them. Karen and I were on different missions. I knew she wanted snow so before she got up I went into town to the storage unit and loaded the 4 pack of cable chains in the back for just in case. I on the other hand was more interested in high mountain source sampling (omg listen to me…as if I know something
). Anyway, I got this cool new tool while I was in town. Ace e-mailed me a $10 coupon so I figured on getting something for that and just pay the tax. Well it almost worked out that way…had to pay $5.38 for this bad boy. 
So we took off to French Hill up past Gasquet. No snow found at all…not even on the peaks in the distance so that was a bummer. I was focused on dirt along the road as we climbed in elevation. I had done my research and was looking for cobble and/or mineralized rocks. Nothing but top soil, then clay, then bedrock. Sample one was at quartz out cropping. What made it look even more promising was soon as I dug in I found brittle serpentine and that's just what the old reports said were found along with the gold. The second sample was a just cuz. The rocks/outcroppings are large, have an unusual shape and color...run straight up the mountain exposing itself along the way AND there are no rocks like it anywhere else. And it all funneled down to a culvert so who could resist? Photos of that are in Karen’s camera and will post later.
Got home with a couple of small containers unclassified. Weather report for today said 100% chance of rain and will arrive by sundown (4:45). The weather in motion map confirmed so I got busy after lunch. Not exciting unless you're snowed in but here’s pics along the way.
sample 1
Sample 2 The pnut butter batch.
Ok, so am I the only one here who cherry picks out of the bucket to pan samples?
So yes...found a little fly poop in both samples. A little more in 1 than 2. It will go in with the rest of the batch for the final clean out of the year using the Miller Table.
So instead I try do research, finish what I can mapping Area 1 then watch the projected river levels, noaa weather, TWC and plot in the last decent dry day before the next band of storms roll in. Mon Nov 30.The window of opportunity narrowed along with Dr visits and the usual stuff. Didn’t even get on the road until 2:30 cuz I misplaced my keys so bad I had to ask Karen for help…which she did and found them. Karen and I were on different missions. I knew she wanted snow so before she got up I went into town to the storage unit and loaded the 4 pack of cable chains in the back for just in case. I on the other hand was more interested in high mountain source sampling (omg listen to me…as if I know something
). Anyway, I got this cool new tool while I was in town. Ace e-mailed me a $10 coupon so I figured on getting something for that and just pay the tax. Well it almost worked out that way…had to pay $5.38 for this bad boy. So we took off to French Hill up past Gasquet. No snow found at all…not even on the peaks in the distance so that was a bummer. I was focused on dirt along the road as we climbed in elevation. I had done my research and was looking for cobble and/or mineralized rocks. Nothing but top soil, then clay, then bedrock. Sample one was at quartz out cropping. What made it look even more promising was soon as I dug in I found brittle serpentine and that's just what the old reports said were found along with the gold. The second sample was a just cuz. The rocks/outcroppings are large, have an unusual shape and color...run straight up the mountain exposing itself along the way AND there are no rocks like it anywhere else. And it all funneled down to a culvert so who could resist? Photos of that are in Karen’s camera and will post later.
Got home with a couple of small containers unclassified. Weather report for today said 100% chance of rain and will arrive by sundown (4:45). The weather in motion map confirmed so I got busy after lunch. Not exciting unless you're snowed in but here’s pics along the way.
sample 1
Sample 2 The pnut butter batch.
Ok, so am I the only one here who cherry picks out of the bucket to pan samples?
So yes...found a little fly poop in both samples. A little more in 1 than 2. It will go in with the rest of the batch for the final clean out of the year using the Miller Table.
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