More Gold Pictures from my Downieville Trip


Here I'm checking out a nugget in the boxHere I am checking out a nugget! In Colorado I haven't seen too many like this! In fact, I've only seen one. I think that smile on my face was frozen there for the whole time I was on this dredging trip.

One difference I noticed between California and Colorado, ( other than the obvious difference in the quantity of gold ), was the amount of material in the box and behind the riffles. In Colorado, we have a lot more black sand and a lot more gravel left in the box to pan out. Our gravel must be heavier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enlarged view of nuggetThis is  what it looks like up close and personal! There is even a couple of Colorado nuggets here.

I call the 2 small one's Colorado nuggets as in Colorado I don't often find anything even their size. The large nugget was 18 grains.

 

 

 

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Check out the front of the box after a 2 hour run. This was from our 1/4 ounce day. We had front ends like this several times on this day. There's even 2 small pieces of gold on the aluminum bracket between the 2 screws at the top right of the picture. 
                            Click on the picture below for a blowup view.

Gold on the front mat

 

dave1pan1.jpg (71807 bytes)This is the results of 2 days dredging with Dave Nickerson

I met him on the internet and we dredged together. Visit his web page for his account of the 2 days. Shown is about 1/3 ounce. This is the size distribution of gold found. Almost no flour.

( Photo courtesy of Dave Nickerson )

 

By now you may be getting the idea that I had a great trip. I did!!!!!!!!


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