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.

More than one prospector has gone into that canyon and never came out.

I pulled out the nuggets I had worked on previously and looked at the size of the wire basket that the items to be cleaned are placed into. It looks much like a miniature french fry deep fryer.

Prospecting In The Wake Of The Mosquito Fire:

Opportunity & Government Overreach

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

My plan was to go up the canyon along a ridge and then drop into the canyon whenever I came across a spot that might give me reasonable access.