"The Elusive Pocket Gold of South Western Oregon" by Tom (T.H.) Bohmker
Cascade Mountains Gold
PO Box 242
Independence, OR 97351
(503) 606-9895
Tom is an interesting fellow, very passionate about gold mining and pocket hunting. While much of this book describes SW Oregon mines and pockets, the information he has packed in here on searching techniques is quite valuable. If anyone deserves to hit "the big one", its Tom.
"How to prospect for Pocket Gold" by Verne H. Ballantyne
Mountain Publications
PO Box 8008, suite 252
Glouchester, MA 01931
A very small book dealing directly with pocket hunting and nothing else, the information presented is simple and easy to read, yet precise.
"Getting Gold: A Gold Mining Handbook for Practical Men"
By J.C.F. Johnson, F.G.S.
London: Charles Griffin and Co., LTD.
Exeter Street, Strand, 1905
This is the fourth edition, and out of print. Hard to find, but worth it if you can lay your hands on one. Outcroppings, lodes and reefs are discussed at great length.
"Handbook for Prospectors and Operators of Small Mines" by M.W. von Bernewitz
McGraw Hill Book company, New York and London, 1943
Out of print as well, but great info if you can find one.
Good luck out there!
BTW, where were you at here in Eugene? I was raised out in Santa Clara, been here quite a while. Ever join up with the Bohemia folks?
