Sluice Build and testing

[winners58]

looking through some files found this, has some good info and tables in the appendix on width, volume, slope etc...
writen by; Gary Weishaupt and Chris Jacobson 2009
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View attachment sluice-build-partIII-2.pdf
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web link; http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1294631&d=1459732306

 

[russau]

I haven't seen GW posting lately , I wonder what has become of him?? He did some good reports!

 

[Aki]

Do parts 1 & 2 of the series exist?
I've been looking everywhere.

 

[Reed Lukens]

Do parts 1 & 2 of the series exist?
I've been looking everywhere.

Being this thread is 9 years old, it would be best to just start a new thread with your pics and ask your questions there. Unfortunately, the web archives are down, so the old 49erMike links don't work anymore...
I remember when this was originally written and talked about back then. That forum was a huge loss to our community... Many of us here, were there when this was written.

 

[Assembler]

Being this thread is 9 years old, it would be best to just start a new thread with your pics and ask your questions there. Unfortunately, the web archives are down, so the old 49erMike links don't work anymore...
I remember when this was originally written and talked about back then. That forum was a huge loss to our community... Many of us here, were there when this was written.

Anyone care to post what they saved with part one and two from 9 years ago?
Thanks. A PM Will work as well.

 

[Jennifer-007]

Do parts 1 & 2 of the series exist?
I've been looking everywhere.

Hi @Assembler and @Aki It took a while to find them, I had to dig out my archive hard drives but here you are, the complete set including part 1 and 2 you asked for.

@Reed Lukens

 

[russau]

Everyone thanks you for reposting this info !

 

[Jennifer-007]

Everyone thanks you for reposting this info !

Awww thank you…. Being a packrat comes in handy at times… when I found them almost 10 years ago I realized how great the articles were and am glad I saved them. They released a couple other reports as well, about miller and shaker tables, images below..

 

[Aki]

Hi @Assembler and @Aki It took a while to find them, I had to dig out my archive hard drives but here you are, the complete set including part 1 and 2 you asked for.

@Reed Lukens

Thank you so much for taking the time to look for the first two parts, I have been looking everywhere for them.

 

[Jennifer-007]

Thank you so much for taking the time to look for the first two parts, I have been looking everywhere for them.

You are welcome...I did as well, looked everywhere, was unsuccessful, thus having to dig out the drives, you are right, they're not out there.

 

[Assembler]

Awww thank you…. Being a packrat comes in handy at times… when I found them almost 10 years ago I realized how great the articles were and am glad I saved them. They released a couple other reports as well, about miller and shaker tables, images below..

Would love to see both the shaker and miller reports as well. Thanks

 

[Jennifer-007]

Would love to see both the shaker and miller reports as well. Thanks

I'll see if I have them...

 

[Jennifer-007]

Hi @Assembler here are the additional documents you requested.

• How To Build and Operate A Miller Table
• How To Build and Operate Shaker Table

Part – I Table Fundamentals​

Part – II Table Fabrication​

Part – III Table Deck Fabrication​

 

[Assembler]

Hi @Assembler here are the additional documents you requested.

• How To Build and Operate A Miller Table
• How To Build and Operate Shaker Table

Part – I Table Fundamentals​

Part – II Table Fabrication​

Part – III Table Deck Fabrication​

Great that you still had these on a hard drive and for sharing again. I'm sure a lot of people will like the first one about making a sluice box and checking for a flat bottom.

 

[Cariboo5]

Just never know what one may find as around 8 years ago came across this old mining / sluice operation from many many years ago on our claim.
Just before the wooden sluice there is a cut 45 gallon drum for pay dirt and the original sluice is still the same with same slope.... It is not uncommon
to find these old miners equipment & tools here in the Cariboo region dating back to the 19th century.....

 

[Jennifer-007]

Just never know what one may find as around 8 years ago came across this old mining / sluice operation from many many years ago on our claim.
Just before the wooden sluice there is a cut 45 gallon drum for pay dirt and the original sluice is still the same with same slope.... It is not uncommon
to find these old miners equipment & tools here in the Cariboo region dating back to the 19th century.....

The entire Barkerville, Quesnel, Likely etc area is gorgeous… lots of history, I’m from BC as well. Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Jen

 

[Assembler]

Just never know what one may find as around 8 years ago came across this old mining / sluice operation from many many years ago on our claim.
Just before the wooden sluice there is a cut 45 gallon drum for pay dirt and the original sluice is still the same with same slope.... It is not uncommon
to find these old miners equipment & tools here in the Cariboo region dating back to the 19th century.....

Trees grow fast. Appears that the miners just gave up at some point.

 

[Cariboo5]

Trees grow fast. Appears that the miners just gave up at some point.

You hit the nail right on the head Assembler. From the government minfiles here is the reason why...

The FRASER CANYON (or Tertiary) placer gold occurrence is located 18 kilometres northwest of Quesnel adjacent to the Fraser River, within an old river channel of probable Upper Tertiary (perhaps Miocene) age. The workings on the north side of the river are known as the Tertiary mine while the south side workings are known as the Canyon mine. The deposit has been worked since 1917 and records indicate that approximately 68,560 grams of gold have been recovered from the Tertiary mine up to 1926 when the channel was lost. Subsequent work has focused on attempting to locate the extension of this channel with little success.

To this day the extension of this tertiary channel has not been found......

 

[Cariboo5]

The entire Baskerville, Quesnel, Likely etc area is gorgeous… lots of history, I’m from BC as well. Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Jen

You are so right as the gold rush history is so very interesting, and your very welcome Jen ......

 

[Assembler]

You hit the nail right on the head Assembler. From the government minfiles here is the reason why...

The FRASER CANYON (or Tertiary) placer gold occurrence is located 18 kilometres northwest of Quesnel adjacent to the Fraser River, within an old river channel of probable Upper Tertiary (perhaps Miocene) age. The workings on the north side of the river are known as the Tertiary mine while the south side workings are known as the Canyon mine. The deposit has been worked since 1917 and records indicate that approximately 68,560 grams of gold have been recovered from the Tertiary mine up to 1926 when the channel was lost. Subsequent work has focused on attempting to locate the extension of this channel with little success.

To this day the extension of this tertiary channel has not been found......

There is likely some pocket type of deposits with no channel left to work on. Easy to give up on as there may not be anything in between the pockets left.