Ridge and Hillside Sampling Help

[Oakstrails]

How would you go about sampling some soil on a ridge that I have to hike up to without water or a dry wash type sluice.
I think I might have to put some samples in one gallon zip lock bags and pack them out. At least it would be downhill. LOL
I believe I have seen the backpack type dry washers but the hillside is to steep to set one up.
No road no trail and steep.
Any help on this would be great.

 

[oldbrundogg]

Oakstrails, don't know if this will help, I could use a little myself 2 weeks ago I used a medium sized backpack to haul some samples about 600 vertical feet back up too the ridge and road and truck to be processed at home. Got skunked but I wasn't real happy with the spot I dug or the tools I had with me would have liked to gotten deeper. Used my half in. classifier in the top of the pack and scooped and shook till I thought that's all I could carry out.
Good luck
OBD

 

[B H Prospector]

that is probably how you will need to do it. Just be sure to lable the bags with good info so you know where it came from.

Good Luck!

B H Prospector

 

[Oakstrails]

Well I hit that ridge and brought out so much material I thought I wouldn't make it out with the bucket I had filled 3/4 full. The Backpack was so full I could hardly get it on my back all less than 1/4 mesh. Didn't have enough light left to get it all processed. I'll try to get more up when I have a better picture of my findings. Definitely had the legs burning a few times . LOL

 

[oldbrundogg]

Good work out for you Oaks, hope your samples show some color.
OBD

 

[Prospecting P.]

i built a backpack that i can haul a bucket on. works good, its just a old boy scout backpack frame. i pack around 60 pounds of gear on it when i adventure out. it's been working real nice

 

[Oakstrails]

Well I hit that ridge and brought out so much material I thought I wouldn't make it out with the bucket I had filled 3/4 full. The Backpack was so full I could hardly get it on my back all less than 1/4 mesh. Didn't have enough light left to get it all processed. I'll try to get more up when I have a better picture of my findings. Definitely had the legs burning a few times . LOL

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It was a real good work out. Got home and weighed my pack... LOL 80 pounds. I think that's a record for me Just starting to go through the material. Nothing to really speak of out of sample #3. A totally shattered buried quartz vein. I really thought I would get something from that one. The bottom of the canyon I was in was kind of interesting. Check out this Video. A 1915 train rail, manufactured in Ohio and part of a debris catcher for a culvert under the 15 Freeway, Cajon Pass, CA. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=569926963031178&set=vb.100000416371408&type=2&theater

 

[Doitlaynstyle]

Upload your videos to youtube they are allowed at work usually while facebook is not.

 

[GrayCloud]

Will the material breakup enough to try Dry Panning? If so,it would allow you to sample pan on sight.

 

[Oldyoungtimer]

Would it be worth it to pack a gallon or two of water with you instead of 50 to 100lbs of material out? Just pan your sample of the spot. Bring a wide tub with you to fit a pan in.unless that is not an option. Just my two cents