My Dry Diggins!!

[Stumpdust]

Well i moved them rocks, i beat out the gravel and washed it,I got 3 specks!!Anyways had a good workout it was 95 deg out, found a new spot in between where i found some nice pickers in the past, gonna wait for it to cool down a bit before i head back.

[Jim_Alaska]

Did you crush the cemented material? Just busting it up allows gold to remain in the pieces. Here on the Klamath we use high pressure washers when dredging to break down the cemented stuff.

[Stumpdust]

Yes it breaks up fairly easy when you unlock it from the ground, water only runs here for a week or two a year, its dry the other 50 weeks , so maybe thats what it breaks up easy after you pound it out! Todd

[golden optimist]

I wish you were nearby so I could find a shady spot and watch you dig.
Leonard

[Stumpdust]

A few pictures of the spot, i pulled the big slab out of the crevice and worked the gravel underneath it. I also pulled the big rock next to the yellow bucket in the previous picture as well, Todd

[Joe S (AK)]

Yes Sir, Stumpdust, that is looking Sooooooo good there!

Keep up with the pictures!

You should just be able to hear Leonard, Russ, Hoser, myself and all the others sighing in appreciation of your work there in that giant riffle.

Looking forward to more!

Joe

[russau]

Amen to that Joe !!

[Stumpdust]

Its way over 100 deg out,but i might just do 2 or 3 buckets later today,ill post what happened later, Todd

[russau]

years back a friend and I were out in New Mexico drywashing and it was just to hot so we worked at night with lanterns. it sure was more bearable that way !

[golden optimist]

Been there, done that with BillBrew and Grivy at Lake Havasu. Have the pictures to prove it.

http://www.golddredger.com/tom/arizonalog1.htm

We even went scorpion hunting with a black light.
Leonard