River Gold

[Pumpkin]

Jigged approx 22 gallons of material out of a river. Had to hand dig deep in the channel to get it.

 

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[arizau]

I would suggest you try using a hand dredge if you are scraping off of bedrock.

Good luck.

 

[russau]

Nice pan for your efforts ! Just imagine what you'd get if you dug deeper ! Using a hand sucker is a good idea that Arizau pointed out to you ! Years back I used to make them and give them to new member's of our club in St. Louis , Mo.

 

[Ohiogoldfever]

If it were me I’d be doing a bunch more digging right there! Lol nice pans

 

[Pumpkin]

If it were me I’d be doing a bunch more digging right there! Lol nice pans

Now just to be clear to everyone, those aren’t from one panful of dirt each. The first two photos are the same gold, just arranged differently, coming from about 15 gals dirt, and the third photo represents about four gallons of dirt. Still felt good, to me! But don’t know if that changes your opinions.

 

[Pumpkin]

I would suggest you try using a hand dredge if you are scraping off of bedrock.

Good luck.

And I would’ve tried a sucker, but I’m not on bedrock, I’m in clay, and the clay is between stones of all sizes packed together like concrete. I still bet I left gold behind as water loosened the clay through my fingers, but I tried to do “snowplow” passes with my hands when I could reach no deeper in a given area (due to my face pushing into the water at full arm reach).

 

[Pumpkin]

Unfortunately, I live in the east, and these photos are from a short trip to the west. It’s hard to learn anything out here, and even harder to meet people and network. I’d love to join someone out west next summer and work together for a little while.

 

[arizau]

And I would’ve tried a sucker, but I’m not on bedrock, I’m in clay, and the clay is between stones of all sizes packed together like concrete. I still bet I left gold behind as water loosened the clay through my fingers, but I tried to do “snowplow” passes with my hands when I could reach no deeper in a given area (due to my face pushing into the water at full arm reach).

For future similar situations....if the water current allows, sink and fill your pan, or larger container, next to where you are digging. Same goes if you use a sucker.

Good luck.

 

[Pumpkin]

For future similar situations....if the water current allows, sink and fill your pan, or larger container, next to where you are digging. Same goes if you use a sucker.

Good luck.

Thank you, good idea.

 

[Ohiogoldfever]

I still feel like that’s a pretty good result for that amount of material. If that’s from 20 ish gallons of material your ground has more potential than what I’m usually working.

I’d keep at it.

 

[Pumpkin]

I still feel like that’s a pretty good result for that amount of material. If that’s from 20 ish gallons of material your ground has more potential than what I’m usually working.

I’d keep at it.

With a thicker wetsuit and another plane ticket, I might.