Dredging Tips and Tricks: A Measure of Water Pump Efficiency

August 2020 by Harry Griffin

…as an academic argument, when mated to the appropriate engine, is the pump really moving water at the rate of 400 GPM?

Ganes Creek After The Flood

October 2014
Doug told me that there had been a 100-year flood that took place in October of 2013 and it washed out part of the mile-long landing strip. It also washed a large, wide gully down below and above the camp.

Gold Placers of Nevada

October 2022

The Gold of Plumas de Oro

March 2011
Their rewards were far better than they had anticipated, resulting in one of the best clean-ups they had ever seen.

Prospecting Tales: Forest Service, Fires and Bears—Oh My!

October 2013
I woke up on Sunday morning, August 10, to heavy smoke. I saw where it was coming from, but it seemed like it was a long way off so I thought I was okay for the time being.

Panning on North Fork American Yields Good Gold

May 2020

This second trip down was a challenge. It started in Colfax on the Stevens Trail, where the distance to the river is four miles with an elevation drop of about 1,000 feet.

The Story Behind the Story

March 2013
Anyone who has found a patch knows the difficulties involved. Those who haven’t can guess, and with any effort will soon realize it.

Ancestral Yuba River Placer Gold Deposits

November 2020

The small-scale miner has reasonable opportunity to exploit some of these small, rich placer gold deposits. 

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