Some friends and I have been doing some prospecting out in the desert near Banner, CA. There are active mines and placer claims in the area, but we haven't...
Say e,mail me back on your info about what you maybe doing wrong & etc on placer works in & near Banner California, = thomas49er2001@...., I wrote you a...
Thomas, Those are some very nice samples! Are they from the Banner area? No, my friends and I aren't pros, by any means. We're mostly engineers, looking for...
years ago i met a man on the yuba river in california who collected gold nuggets by drifting down the stream in a wet suit with a snorkel and goggles. All he...
years ago i met a man on the yuba river in california who collected gold nuggets by drifting down the stream in a wet suit with a snorkel and goggles. All he...
Sounds like a nice way to stay in shape if you were retired. Would take a bit more than that to keep my bubble from popping. Too bad, sounds like my kinda...
Robert Olin
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Jun 3, 2002 3:57 am
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Sounds like a great idea. I'm daydreaming plans in my head already, including thinking about studying maps for waterfalls and rapids! Any idea how he got back...
May be he did it at night with an underwater flashlight - h'mmmmmm. Wouldn't gold show up with a flash light? RO Bob's Septic and Well Drilling ...
Robert Olin
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Jun 3, 2002 4:55 am
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Treasure Hunter, Author and Historian, John Ramses was a well recieved guest on the Jeff Rense Program Thursday, May 30, 2002 John discussed his book, Quest...
The gold found by the man was about 600 in 1975 so the value of the gold in todays dollars would be much greater. He drifted the middle fork of the yuba river...
Thanks for the additional info. It sounds like he was using Scuba equipment on the bottom, rather than a snorkel on the surface. I say that beacuse weight...
You need a weight belt if you have a wet suit on in order to dive........??? Mark http://www.Shifflet.com/Gold.htm ... From: karl doll <karld@...> ...
Mark Anders
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Jun 5, 2002 5:13 pm
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Now that I think about it, you're right. You would't be able to go under the surface without a weight belt. (I was also thinking that if it was done while...
If one is wearing a wet suit, you will definitely need a weight belt to stabilize bouyancy. I can't imagine just finding nuggets as you drift along??? If it is...
Doctor Scott
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Jun 5, 2002 5:20 pm
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All in all it's a great idea. Could be refined, though. Carl ... -- Watch your thoughts; they become words.... Watch your words; they become actions.... Watch...
yep the man did use a wet suit and weight belt. water is too cold to work in for long periods of time without suit. as for this working, i have found one small...
Interesting, My Aunt & Uncle Doug and Lill Ribble used to own the General Store in Washington years ago. I learned to play baseball with my cousins and their ...
Mark Anders
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Jun 21, 2002 6:35 pm
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Thanks Mark! What a wonderful bunch of memories! Small town life, and looking for gold and an RV camp. It sounds like a dream. And I don't blame your uncle one...
I would like to give you all the opportunity to get in... As the member of this club I feel that you should have the chance to be at the top of your team. Do...
I would like to give you all the opportunity to get in... As the member of this club I feel that you should have the chance to be at the top of your team. Do...
when i lived in trinadad colorado i met some of the men that had worked on the dam just to the west of town. they had found gold nuggets when the foundation...
There's a guy on the Ashworth forum who had found a gold producing layer in his dad's backyard in Vermont of all places. Looks like on old stream bed and it...
Robert Olin
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Jun 29, 2002 6:09 pm
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Anybody out there who pans for gold in the Virginia/Maryland area? Don...
Just a note on finding gold panning areas, your state geologic survey will usually have information on placer deposits. If you can find a reference, your local...
ALL women are crazy Burt! tic, Carl ... -- "Designated Rascal and Rapscallion and SCAMPERMEISTER!" ....When in doubt, SCAMPER about! ....When things are fair,...
Did you see this site (found via Google.com) http://www.therockerbox.com/eagle_county_co_lost_treasures.htm It mentions it is near the town of Minturn. Other...
Hey all I'm going camping at Union Valley Reservoir above Placerville California. I can't seem to find any information on prospecting there at all. Anyone have...
Hey all I'm going camping at Union Valley Reservoir above Placerville California. I can't seem to find any information on prospecting there at all. Anyone have...
