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Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: In A Tight Spot

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Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Cold Gold


Because waiting for spring seemed to be taking forever, my 15-year-old granddaughter Grace and I decided to pan for gold sooner. The thought was…even if we did not find any gold, we would set a new record for absurdity—gold panning in the coldest weather!

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: The Good Luck and Bad Luck of Prospecting With Animals


I saw a big brown hind end of what at first I thought was an elk, about 75 yards away. I was standing behind a large tree and stopped and peeked around the tree to see what it was.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Bumbling Through A Gold Bonanza


On about the fifth time across one of these slopes, and down near the little wash...bam! I found a nice chunk of rock, laced through with gold. Wow! How had I missed this?

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: All Shook Up


It said to put a number of different-sized nuggets in a jar, and then cover them with the magic cleaner fluid. Then, vigorously shake the contents for a couple of minutes.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Coyote Poop Gold


Australians have told me that emus, being very curious, will pick up and swallow anything shiny or unusual. They say aborigines will kick and pick apart any emu poop they see to check them out for nuggets.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: Pots of Gold


Sure enough, after hiking a couple miles uphill and hacking through some brush, we found the place just as he had described it.

Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: The Disappearing Nuggets


Gold probably is one of the easiest things in the world to cheat an absentee owner out of. He would generally have no way of really knowing if a guy had found 3 nuggets or 30 nuggets on his claim.

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