Gold update

My Gold vile this season. I still have to work but i'v had so much fun.

Tips and Blabbing

   Just want to share some times and lessons I have learned in my short time of prospecting. I hope it can help others and I invite comments The will share your lessons.

   1) Always look where your walking and whats around you. Poison ivy is a great way to make a week longer waiting to go out again. but also other people rocks deal tree's and thing around you that may harm you or your items. Myself Poison ivy got my my first week reel bad where I was digger had it all over. I was not paying attention and the plants fell into the water of my whole. Well the oils was onto the water and ever time I went in for more it layered my arm. it's all gone now but I lesson none the less.

   2) Always do a proper clean up. I was digging a while for 3 weeks and every week it gave gold. On week 3 it gave the first bucket full of nice gold I was happy. I did my clean up of my sluice box and got back to work well 2 buckets later NOTHING in my black matting. It was late and i was disappointed so i did not even clean it up just sat it in my truck and went home. 3 days later waiting for a friend I tap all the dry sands out of my sluice box and pan'ed it with a jug of water in the back of my truck. well well 2 nice flakes of gold one being the vary nice and close the the biggest i have to date. So I hope this will help you keep all your gold.

   3) Hole stealing & Respecting others. This is not a to say you own the lands but i good way to keep friends and keep making new ones. The hole i had for 3 weeks and i did not full it in was because i am coming back and i like to treat all holes like that. if i fill in my hole it is then fare game for the next one to dig because i am done. If a hole is NOT filled in the just pretend the person will be back to it. there are a lot of places to dig.

  Lets pretend for a minute that you got prospecting for the day. you dig you whole and spend the whole day moving big rocks and are just getting to the bottom but it's getting late. You go home and are coming back in the morning to get the goods at the bottom of your hole. so the next day you get up have your coffee thinking of what could be there waiting for you. When you get there I am in your hole digging away you look in my sluice box and it's got great gold in it. I would think your vary mad at this point (Not all would be some may walk away) depending on how you are this is bad, each of use just lost a new friend and the trust of each other you lost gold and with some people it could end in a fight. Just think of all the feelings this story could bring up on ether side.

   This will NEVER be me in the hole Because of my rule. So lets make friends and all get gold.

4) Always look out for each other. If you get hurt bad and i can see you i will be there to help in any way i can. i hope you will do the same for me. when we are a lone out there a lot can happen working together to keep each other safe and save a life and family from a lot of pain. So I have your back i hope you have mine.

little dig 2

I was there 2 days at little dig and had a great time. On day 1 I was at the new spot and was shaking roots the whole day but I did ok with it. While I was there i had a man from Maryland come join me and was interested in some help. I gave what know how i have so far and put him on some gold. hope he had a great time here in new Hampshire with his family. I also got to get together with Jim for a few on day one.

   On day 2 I drove back the the river to get together with Jim and the rest of the group there for little dig 2.
I got to know a lot of great people even if I don't know all the names. It was raining all day but you don't get gold staying inside and i was going to be in the water any ways. As i got to the river i met up with an old friend of mine Jay (I Talked about him in my 1st. post, just not by name) When i got with the group we all talked had a great time and i think we all got some collar for our day in the rain.

   The end of the day i got together with Jim and some others at his camp site we had a burger and talked about gold (what else) Jim's wife Heidi his daughter Liz and her boyfriend Matt. I am sorry I can not name others by name but i will remember you and do hope to get to know you all better.

   Seeing Jim there with his family gave me a great idea (They are few and far between) This next weekend my Dad and I are going camping and looking for gold he has never done it but it should be a great farther and some weekend. But that's another post.

A new spot

   Well we are one week away from Little Dig 2 as posted on Jim's Blog. This sounds like great fun for a new guy looking for know more about the hobby I now love. Or the sickness Known as Gold Fever. But that's still a week from now so I have to go.

   I set up in the same hole I have been working for 2 other weeks and the first bucket is great I dare say it doubled all gold given to date. Then as with every thing else it must come to and end. 2 buckets of nothing in the black mat. It's getting late so I decide to pack it up and pan some spots looking for some thing new. I say good bye to yet another man I got to know that day John and go off to a place i walked over my first time ever there. I only bring my little shovel and my pan. I dig a little hole fill my pan , clean the roots out good and pan it down. Wow 10 to 15 collars looking back at me. mainly flower gold but some small flakes and in my brain I am already foaming out the mouth waiting for next week so i get a hole day not just 5 min. The Bugs are getting to me and no time to play all day so off i go to home and try to pass the time with life till next week.

   I hope to get to know more prospectors this coming week see you all at little dig 2 6/10/2011 to 6/12/2011. But here is my take to date not much but it makes me smile to know I got it my self.