It was fun when I tried it.
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This guy does in Canada https://www.youtube.com/user/Galidain/videos
They do in AK
Been to the Marshall Gold Discovery site. Great, great history. Read lots and lots of books about our ancestors who had the guts to make the trip. Tough ass folks, no doubt.
The wealth wasn’t the gold, it was the people who sold the shovels and built the infrastructure to support the exploration.
An argument can be made that the California wine industry has had a greater impact on California than has gold.
The recent floods probably have some folks psyched.
Sure, black parents continue to advise their children to sass, challenge, and not follow instructions when stopped by police.
Sometimes they hit the motherlode.
Had a placer claim on the Klamath. Fish & Game decided dredging killed fish and banned it. Years, dollars and lawsuits later (takings case) they settled rather than lose.
That was the end of placer gold in Ca.
I knew a guy who prospected for gold in New Mexico (there was a big rush here before California), I asked him “Where?” He just looked at me with a raised eyebrow, that said “Really?” louder than words.
According to this video, yes. Go to the 15:00 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amc71GZ6YJI&t=1567s
Because men, groping in the California sunshine, had found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were booming the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Southland.
There is a lot of gold panning at the end of Azusa Canyon.
Panned in California, Arizona, Tennessee, Colorado but found the most in Upper Michigan. One of the most relaxing hobbies I can think of.
Pan for gold?
That’s low tech bro
Today there’s an app for that.
P4L
I love to watch the TV show Gold Rush. They say 90 percent of the people go bust but it sure would be fun to try. all you gotta do is wash some rocks. How hard can that be.
Thanks for the ping. What a coincidence! We are looking at ranches and lodges in the Bitterroot Valley for a getaway this summer and I was just looking at gold panning areas around there!
I used to take the kids gold panning at the “salted” places like Columbia and the kids took field trips to Sutter’s Mill. But later we struck out on our own on the North Fork of the Yuba in Downieville. It was always great fun finding our own gold. We only had enough to cover the bottom of a small vial, but it was great fun nevertheless. The kiddos really enjoyed it.
Bkmk
...been seeding streams with pyrite for years now. Just kidding.
And if you open them up and scrape the edge connectors you can find some gold. :-)
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