The dredge and our gear, with us clinging on to the sides, bounced along until it got hung up on a large boulder in the middle of the river.

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

What are they? They are too hard to be lead, and are not tarnished like silver should be.

As I laid in my Jeep and tried to get some rest, I began to realize how tired I was. I felt like a little kid who walked around Disneyland for 12 hours with his parents.

He could tell that the top part just slid partway down over the bottom half. So, he tried to twist it apart with his hands. No go!

The catch being was that it was about 60 miles from Anchorage near Hope, and a good four or five-mile hike uphill to the claims.

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.