"Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

[tinpan]

"Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

Hi all, into the last month of winter, been quite wet and cold .last few days the sun came out so has the almond blossoms and the golden wattles are in full colour.I been a few short trip up the road to a Gully . Garden Gully Quartz saddle reefs pass right threw the middle of the Gully.Gold reefs run from south to north and the gully west to east. The gully is about 8 milles long and produced 7.1 million ozs of gold from 1851 till 1938. My best find for the month is this painted specie mined at 3600 feet on a place called Pattersons Spur . Many mines operated on the reef. I found this specie near the crushing battery's of the New Chum Railway Mine.Heres a pic of find and about 6 pics of some of the mines that once stood in the gully.

tinpan More finds posted later

 

[tinpan]

Re: "Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

the gully today

 

[tinpan]

Re: "Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

heres the relics small gold ring with silver stone set, small chiness cash coin and a couple of buttons.

 

[aquachigger]

Re: "Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

Great post. Enjoyed the old pictures and the "now" shots. Sweet gold too!

 

[steelheadwill]

Re: "Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

Another beautiful specimen
Love those 'Then & nows'

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: "Patterson Spur gold" or Painted Specie {5gr}

Nice post and nice color, enjoyed the pictures! HH, Mike