Goldwasher
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I was informed the other day that my store was mentioned in in an article in the Mt. Democrat. I was surprised because I've purposfully had a pretty soft opening. I've only advertised on Facebook and put up signs in town. I want business but, I wanted to grow based on customer input as well. Since I'm not solely a prospecting store I've put that aspect on the marketing back burner and focused on construction and getting in inventory that sells and will be my bread and butter. Float tubes, tackle, fishing gear, rental ice chests, and sluices. Firewood camping supplies etc.
I do not want to carry prospecting gear that isn't quality. I will not be the store selling $1400.00 hi bankers. Though by next spring I will be the one selling $500.00 power sluices that will give the $1400.00 dollar ones a run for their money. When the tourist season winds down my mining season kicks into full gear and I will be doing a lot of research and development.I have made a point to search out small producers. For obvious reasons bazooka was on board right away. I also Hooked up with G.P.A.A and Jobe to get recognizable inventory. But, I really wanted to carry lesser known Items that fill voids and are produced as locally as possible.
One of those Items is made by mORE mining out of Georgetown. Right now you can get his sluice from him directly if you can get in touch with Doug or Albert at Placerville Hardware and at my shop. It is a pretty neat little tool. It's marketed as a roll up sluice. It is compact and light. The bb's that fill the pouch weigh more than the sluice does. It is unnoticeable in your pack. It is great for extreme low flow as you can see in the one video he has made it can be used in water that you could't really get a pan into. Doug says its actually a " hand fan pan" you can run it in deep river water with it laying downstream of the crevice your sniping fanning onto it and feeding it material and not risking losing gold into the cobble you didn't plan on working. It has loops so you can secure it to the bottom with tent stakes as well. You can also pick it up and work it back and forth like a pan. It isn't meant to be a production sluice but, you could use it to produce where you can't run a regular sluice. I think its pretty neat. I will be working with Doug to get some more video's and get his product some more recognition.
The item I really want to get in the shop and to the larger market is the concentrator he has patented. I've seen the working prototype in action and it is pretty dang great. I will be selling my blue bowl!!
You can read Dougs back ground in the article he is a great guy and smart. He lives a little ways out of town. He is a damn good nugget hunter as well and his partner is a geologist. Good guys to know and build working relationships with. He builds his products for personal use and need and that is why I will carry them because they work.
Figured I would share this with you if any one wants further info pm me. or just ask and I'll pm you.
Couple is on a roll with clever inventions Link to the Mt. Democrat article. Pretty cool to have a shop right where the Gold Rush started. And carry products made by other local prospectors!
I do not want to carry prospecting gear that isn't quality. I will not be the store selling $1400.00 hi bankers. Though by next spring I will be the one selling $500.00 power sluices that will give the $1400.00 dollar ones a run for their money. When the tourist season winds down my mining season kicks into full gear and I will be doing a lot of research and development.I have made a point to search out small producers. For obvious reasons bazooka was on board right away. I also Hooked up with G.P.A.A and Jobe to get recognizable inventory. But, I really wanted to carry lesser known Items that fill voids and are produced as locally as possible.
One of those Items is made by mORE mining out of Georgetown. Right now you can get his sluice from him directly if you can get in touch with Doug or Albert at Placerville Hardware and at my shop. It is a pretty neat little tool. It's marketed as a roll up sluice. It is compact and light. The bb's that fill the pouch weigh more than the sluice does. It is unnoticeable in your pack. It is great for extreme low flow as you can see in the one video he has made it can be used in water that you could't really get a pan into. Doug says its actually a " hand fan pan" you can run it in deep river water with it laying downstream of the crevice your sniping fanning onto it and feeding it material and not risking losing gold into the cobble you didn't plan on working. It has loops so you can secure it to the bottom with tent stakes as well. You can also pick it up and work it back and forth like a pan. It isn't meant to be a production sluice but, you could use it to produce where you can't run a regular sluice. I think its pretty neat. I will be working with Doug to get some more video's and get his product some more recognition.
The item I really want to get in the shop and to the larger market is the concentrator he has patented. I've seen the working prototype in action and it is pretty dang great. I will be selling my blue bowl!!
You can read Dougs back ground in the article he is a great guy and smart. He lives a little ways out of town. He is a damn good nugget hunter as well and his partner is a geologist. Good guys to know and build working relationships with. He builds his products for personal use and need and that is why I will carry them because they work.
Figured I would share this with you if any one wants further info pm me. or just ask and I'll pm you.
Couple is on a roll with clever inventions Link to the Mt. Democrat article. Pretty cool to have a shop right where the Gold Rush started. And carry products made by other local prospectors!
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