I'm still really interested and ready, dredging starts here in Arizona next month when the rains start hitting
I think those boys down in Stanton have been pulling your leg Reed. The Arizona rainy season is mid July to late September. The average for winter is less than an inch a month. With only 5 miles of creek above Stanton you are going to have to have a lot more rain for a longer time to get any consistent flow. Basic rule is if Antelope isn't running at the crossing in November you probably won't be able to get in more than a day or two of dredging that winter. It's been a very dry year here. If you have an offer to dredge in Arizona where there is water you should jump on it. Water is rarer than gold in Arizona.
I hope you aren't thinking of working the creek on the Stanton property. There is so little gold there you would be better off panning the heavies piles behind the rigs. If you want to know what part of the creek might be productive contact Bejay on this forum. While all those leg pullers in Stanton were camping out over the last dozen years Bejay was actually dredging, water permitting, full time. Or talk to Bunk, he dredged there a lot in the 90's.
So how are you dealing with the cows getting into your recirculating water? Electric fence is the best alternative.
Here's a BIG 3d interactive map of Rich Hill mines. Might be a big load for the slow connections at Stanton but once it loads you cam move around, zoom and click for information without using your connection (self contained map). You can see where the creek drains from and which mines had gold.
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