The early miners sought their wealth in the creeks and rivers of the area but the true wealth was discovered by accident.

The first and most important thing of the sampling process is to try to be as unbiased as possible. There is a natural tendency to select rock that looks the best—even unconsciously.

I understand that a person without geological knowledge could be daunted reading a geological publication. You can pick out the good stuff from a geological publication without a lot of geological knowledge.

“I heard him hollering down in the hole as soon as I got there,” he said. “I was just glad to see him alive.”

The Millsite Finally Roars to Life!

Then it occurred to me that the drywasher was designed by an engineer. Gotta love engineers! Those slide-rule geeks always tinker with gravity, angles, curves and flow.