The red dot on the diagram points out where the gravels there were also carrying, but not as much color. The gold was sparse below the point indicated.

So let’s dive in and see what I can do to convince you that this is the year you should be out staking your own claims.

There you’re expected to be personally responsible in making decisions, and yes, it can be costly. When you are responsible for your own life, you live life more, and with it you certainly risk more.

This was no ordinary nugget. It had not traveled very far from its nearby source, and that did mean a lot, as we were searching for the source of several such nuggets found during a gold rush that occurred in 1859.