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Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:20 am
by 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=AfuySGpnTSYCow 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
Re: Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:42 am
by 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
Re: Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:12 pm
by 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
Re: Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:25 pm
by 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.
Re: Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:37 pm
by nebraskadad
Matt. enjoyin* the videos.
Re: Cow Creek Gold - Gravel Bar Gold
Posted:
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:02 am
by Matt Mattson
nebraskadad wrote: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.