MadMarshall
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Since late Wednesday I have been under the weather some kind of chest cold I think.. Having slept most of yesterday I find myself wide awake in this late hour. Last Sunday I returned from a 4 day trip up to Duncan Canyon. Overall the trip went well. The nights were cold. Lack of rain made panning near impossible unless by the creek.. The creek never saw sunlight where I was and truthfully I had little interest in it.. My attention was high above the creek.. I made my camp about 800 feet above the creek next to a Ravine I wanted to dig. I brought water so I could do some sampling. There ended up being about 3 feet of rotten earth and to top it off I had a nice sized tree sitting smack in the middle of where I started digging. The tree was rotted and I was able to shovel it apart. Thankfully this wasn't in vein under the tree was a thin layer of gravel. The pebbles were small no rounded stones bigger then my thumb.. I dry classified to save water. I panned quickly my only interest in seeing gold.. The gold was very small. a few specks in a bucket. I didn't bother to snuff. Friday I put one in the snuffer bottle.. But he had character. Not very big but I was happy to see him. I suspect I ran close to 30 buckets since Wednesday. My panning area was just mud. I dislike panning in muddy water. Anyway Saturday It rained most the day. The late afternoon evening a thick fog settled in. I should of came home but instead decided to just enjoy the weather and do some reading.. Sunday I came home. I look forward to my next trip I doubt it is not too far off. Wednesday I found myself at Yankee Jims I intended to clear one of the high trails so I could get to one of my worksites without having to wade across the river.. Well I ran into a prospector and ended up piddling around the same area. Well that's what I have been up to.
On a different note
I suppose my activity in some places are now illegal most likely for a while now. Though I pride myself in the use Hand tools and figured it was a more then a fair compromise. I have no intention of stopping.. I guess the lower NF American is now HANDS AND PANS? I have yet to call an verify. Crazy times.. Anyway I am not sure where I was headed with this.. I am going back to sleep.. I hope all is having a good year hopefully getting some good gold too.
On a different note
I suppose my activity in some places are now illegal most likely for a while now. Though I pride myself in the use Hand tools and figured it was a more then a fair compromise. I have no intention of stopping.. I guess the lower NF American is now HANDS AND PANS? I have yet to call an verify. Crazy times.. Anyway I am not sure where I was headed with this.. I am going back to sleep.. I hope all is having a good year hopefully getting some good gold too.
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