Drywashing for gold

[Ryanlarkin]

 

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[gollum]

God Bless anyone that can put up with that. I don't mind digging and panning, but I threw in the towel to drywashing. Crud in my eyes and two weeks of cement boogers was enough for me. HAHAHA

Mike

 

[Hoser John]

Supposed to wear eye protection and a dust mask to protect your lungs from Desert(Valley)fever-John

 

[rodoconnor]

Gollum Although I like D/Wing it sure begins to resemble actual work after awhile.

 

[gollum]

Supposed to wear eye protection and a dust mask to protect your lungs from Desert(Valley)fever-John

Hoser,

I see that you are up in the cooler part of the state. I did it in the Mojave Desert North end of the Sheephole Mountains, in the Chocolate Mountains, and around Anza-Borrego Desert. I did even get some decent returns. When it gets over 100 degrees (all the time), regular eye protection doesn't prevent dust and crap from getting into your eyes. Only foam lined goggles do that. That and a respirator (and I do have both) in 100+ degree weather for hours at a time do not a happy camper make. I changed my tactics after a few months of it. I now take samples home to pan, and if I find anything good, I go back out and dig buckets full to take home and work at my leisure. HAHAHA

Mike

 

[jcazgoldchaser]

 

[Hoser John]

They even closed the prison down from all the deaths out there in the Mojave----been to too many funerals of all my desert ratz buddies who ALL died of lung ailments as a direct result of that nasty stuff. Only 1 remains,Pete Pederson as he wore protection-the others used to laugh at me as a wimp---now they don't laugh as long gone- John