Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold

[Matt Mattson]

Hopefully everyone is doing good. Connie and I are in the process of another move - to the Mobile area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfuySGpnTSY

Cow Creek was and is a fantastic place that John Holstrom had fantastic success (and I suspect some right here as well) on.

Gravel Bar Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJdwqfBG94

[libertydave]

Hi Matt,

Great source of info for gold seekers regarding Oregon's Umpqua basin and local tribs. Sure recall with smiles the really fun dredging adventures of a couple of decades ago.

Take care on your upcoming move and have a super 2024. Also sending along "Hello's" from Mike, Jimmy the Mule (and myself). Cheers!

Dave

[libertydave]

Mike T. passes along some recollections...that during the DEF 2002 DEF event spot gold was around $310/ounce and back then Armadillo was paying 75% of spot. A few sold their gold but I kept mine.

While we did nothing close to your famous strike we were quite happy splitting up what we recovered.

Sadly so many of of those shared the river with...are now gone.

: ) LD

[Matt Mattson]

Thanks Dave - to the entourage as well!

I kept mine too and finally traded the last of the physical gold (in 2 oz vials) for a bass boat a few years ago.

We had some great times and I'm glad we all answered the call to go when the opportunity was there.

[nebraskadad]

Matt. enjoyin* the videos.

[Matt Mattson]

Matt. enjoyin* the videos.

That's great! I haven't been around here or anywhere much - Connie took a bad fall and fractured her hip & broke a rib so we've been dealing with that. She's fine now but probably on crutches for 3 or 4 more weeks.