Rawdog here...
Just wanted to "check in", as I am new here. I have faithfully worked the banks of the east fork san gabriel, with my faithful digging partner, goldpaw. We have tirelessly moved the gold bearing gravels near the fork of cattle canyon just below the bridge. The banks are rich, the river's low, and no one is out there. Guess the dredge ban killed it. We were able to remove almost a 1/2 gram in about 2 1/2 hours, which is pretty darn good for a couple diggers.
We shall move to the high benches sooner than later, as Klondike Ike states they are rich. I am aware of the location of moondogs gold layer, although I've heard its been worked out (yea right). Goldpaw and I shall attempt to pick the layer back up, as we venture upstream through heaton flats, on our way upstream towards the narrows.
The east fork holds limitless possibilities. Still convinced there are some sizable nuggets throughout the watercourse. It would be nice for some other prospectors to chime in on how they are doing up there. Any further info on high benches would be greatly appreciated, as klondike ikes description is from 40 years ago, and isnt visibly apparent, even after driving up and down the road dozens of times in search of t he elusive cut black stump. We did see some towering high benches about 600 yards after crossing the cattle canyon bridge, heading upstream.
As goldpaw and I search for the elusive gold patch, we always get something. Please share your recent east fork stories, so we may help eachother find the elusive yellow stuff. Any detectorists have any advice or locations, as the river is absolutely loaded with buck/lead shot/weights/etc.
Yours Truly,
Rawdog
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