Hi everyone, i am new to this panning thing and had great results panning at home with practice pay dirt.
MY bio briefly since i don't know where to post it.
39 year old retired (disabled male)
Single Full time father to a 8 year old son.
Have summers off when kids are out of school (he goes to his moms in Utah) to spend prospecting for trips, day runs, camping trips etc.
Outdoors man, VERY laid back, don't drink but socially and lightly on occasional.
Non smoker but don't mind if you do :)
Strong, non complainer, free spirit with a phenomenal positive attitude in life.
Very hard worker, and a great teacher in life and great student
Has a extremely small group of friends and like to expand that with local prospectors etc.
Shy at first then extremely social once i get to know how you are.
Will work my a$$ off to impress someone if they want to share a bounty or teach me the ropes.
Always willing to help others with no expecting of payment or reward.
Can be one of your best friends or goto guy.
My girlfriend is a life mate and is 43 retired navy. She has all the same interests as myself and wants to go on many trips as well but i am not required to taker her all the time.
PLease be social and get to know me, i love to get to you know you as well.
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Chris:
I live in the Skagit Valley area about 35 miles up the river from Burlington. Within less than an hours drive from here is the old historical mining areas of Monte Cristo on the upper headwaters of the Sauk River. Also the Cascade River headwaters was another area that was mined in the yesteryear and I have talked to some that still find color there. There was silver and gold in that area. Monte Cristo had gold lode mines, gold ore, and silver, even some platinum in the area. There are areas that you can camp as most of these areas are located on BLM lands. On the Cascade River there is a nice small campground called marble creek campground with about mabey 8 to 10 units that would put you very close to the old mining locations. I deliver bait for a local bait company, Morgan Enterprises and also work Sundays and Mondays at Holiday Sports which is located the I-5 / hwy 20 overpass next to the Mcdonalds. Wanted to throw that in just to let you know that ocassionally I have to travel the sewer pipe ( I-5 ) down past the septic tank ( Seattle ) and into the drainfield ( Tacoma ) to get to your area. Sorry, don't care for cities, having no trees has impacted their thinking process do to lack of oxygen, Ha! I have always been a fisherman and outdoorsman and enjoy it so thats why I live here.
That's a very nice offer and I'm gonna recommend Chris goes. He is a great guy and a pleasure to spend time with as well as has some skills for the task. A little time up on the liberty and cougar claims or even the open ground now that the main creek is public and he will have the fever forever lol. Thanks for offering for him. Its a well placed choice. He is always welcome around here as well. If hes headed your way he can swing by here and borrow whatever he needs and drop it on the way back.
Thank you for the kind words Mike. I have been definitely been wanting to get out more lately. Things get so busy so quickly lately. I still have some raw material to pan through from our last outing Mike, that i'm going to tinker on this week.
Thank you for the offers about gear as well. I am not one for asking nor borrowing thing,s but its good to know its available if in a dire crunch.
I think you better head east and take the offer when the snow is gone. The sunny side is like a different world from here. I'm pretty sure you will have your own box soon. You saw those 4 buckets go through the TII in about 20 min with no effort and a lot of shovel leaning lol. I think im going to have him make one with a longer bed. Two panels for fine, two panels for 1/4" and a single 3/8" at the end. Anything larger than 3/8" wont even move off the slick plate. The front end works just fine. Might have him double the size of the stainless plate, cause mine has all those dents lol. But you also saw the modified A52 and the little drop riffle between the V mat and Ken's vortex is exactly what i need when I go chase wire gold when we get the melt here. Every tool has a different job. TII wont catch wire at all. Wrong shape for the device, and it will skip on through. The drop riffle sluice might. But the modded A52 will, because the pieces are too heavy to hop the first riffle and will lodge in the drop riffle mod. But yeah, get up with Bob. Northwest gold field from Wenatchee and the Blewitt/Liberty district are always worth the drive once the pass doesn't need chains. Different world, and more open ground even though its claimed up. I'm sure Bob knows the public spots or has a claim membership. Remember, they threw out all claims along the Blewitt pass road. Anything within 200 yards of the pass road is open to the public. A few traditional campgrounds and lots of remote camping spots, good for a family getaway. Spring or summer I might even bring a tent and tag along if you don't mind my paris hilton lap dog lol
that is a very nice offer bob
Hi My name is Bob My wife and I live in Wenatchee . And we have been thinking about taking on someone new to our little prospecting. We are both disabled so we have lots of time I'm a retired truck driver. I plain on getting another sluice box and water pump. This time around well be my 2nd year at prospecting . Please fill free to get ahold of us on here or at muzzleloaderden@yahoo.com
Well Dang, You are more then welcome to come to Montana and prospect with me and some buds. I bet some one in your area will post up. Are there any clubs in your area?
theres several area clubs but not sure how over worked the sites are. Hows montana? it be a nice motorcycle trip out there id take one of the trucks out for confort and gear.
I know one thing if I was around your area we would prospect together ...goodluck if you ever travel to ohio give me a call
Very cool> TY for the offer.
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