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Onward to the cold cold north

Posted by Lawrence Dunn on August 2, 2009 at 3:54am
finally, I get to pursue my dreams...well im 30, its about time.....I am going to Dutch Harbour ,Alaska and try to get a job on a crab boat for King Crab season......if that doesnt happen I will take a job in a cannery or processing plant!!! anyways...hows the gold hunting business up there?? someone told me about the Yukon, any other places I should consider looking before returning home in Feb. Or March??? Should I try and bring back some gold laden soil for panning?? ANYONE own a crab boat?? Anyone have any friends or connections up there I could use to get a foot in the door?? I guess im asking for alot, but I have always been a hard worker and I guess thats what matters....Any advice? Thanks
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  • Lawrence Dunn August 2, 2009 at 8:43pm
    wow, you guys do your homework and do it FASTTT!!! Anyways, Thanks for the advice so far, and Gold Seeker, I will personally send you 15% of what I find, if anything!!! But if I know me, and sometimes I do , Im persistent!! Thanks Again!!!
  • Gold Seeker August 2, 2009 at 3:26pm
    Also, the square with a + in it, to the left of the words "Unalaska AK" is the location of Dutch Harbor.

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  • Gold Seeker August 2, 2009 at 3:22pm
    Lawrence, I did a little research and found that indeed there are gold deposits on Unalaska, I am going to try to post a Google Earth screen shot of the known areas of gold on Unalaska...all of the Xs are places that gold has been found, all of these are "inactive" as of the time the data was complied, you will need to check out the place for "claims", "private property", and any that maybe "off limits" because of "Wilderness Areas", etc.

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  • hunterx1 August 2, 2009 at 1:39pm
    thats rugged country, as rugged as it gets. good luck with whatever you do, but try to avoid gettin into areas where surprise storms can get you snowed in, its gettin to be that time of year. if i was goin to alaska, id check out every single culvert i drove across, great sluices those culverts, and ive read that people have done well just doin that.
  • Gold Seeker August 2, 2009 at 1:17pm
    Lawrence,

    Good Luck on your adventure, I don't own a crab boat, and you know that Dutch Harbor is on Unalaska Island and it is at the end of the Aleutian Island Chain, so unless they have gold deposits on Unalaska you would have to fly or go by boat to the mainland to find gold.

    Here are some links for Dutch harbor and Unalaska's Convention and Visitors welcome page, there is a link for "Seeking Employment".

    http://www.welcometoalaska.com/dutchharbor.htm

    http://www.unalaska.info/

    If you do get to prospect, I would not bring back any gold bearing dirt, to heavy, just pan the gold and bring the gold, or supercons back.

    Good Luck and come back safe!

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