New Gold Show on Discovery

[Bonaro]

I don't know...paddling that barge with the shovel looked ridiculous but it actually worked so I cant laugh at them 100%.
What I do know is that if there was that kind of gold sitting out there waiting to be scooped up, I would have towed that barge out there with my teeth.

I would have left the Battledredge Galactica anchored out there and taken a skiff back to the harbor...but that's me...

[russau]

im with you Dan! put the bow into the wind and drop the spud poles and all the anchors and skif back to shore!

[Hoser John]

Ifn' ya did that it would become a big anchor on the bottom as not designed properly to handle any real wave action,design is for stream or lakes and not ocean use. John

[Joe S (AK)]

You know, they tow those big 'ole Oil drilling platforms to 'their spot', drop their """spud poles""" and then they raise the humungous rigs up on those spud poles to firmly keep the rig in place (above the water) on it's legs.

So, why not get the dredge rig in place and then drop 4 spud poles to steady the dredge on it's feet. Dredge away until the end of the day, then raise the dredge farther up the spud poles to safely 'park it' for the night - up and out of the water. Rain, winds and other nastiness are bypassed and the crew can stay on board, high, dry and safe -- or -- use a launch to get back to the "house" for the night. Bad Rains, Horrific Winds, Tides, Storm Surges, Terrible Currents, etc, are 'dealt with' while the rig is pre-positioned for the next time's activity.

That would work for the moderate to large dredges (and not the smaller ones that return to the near shelter of the town, or shore, every night).

Hard to believe that no-one thought about this before. I Wonder why?

Joe, a mile 6,West Beach miner in early ''04.

[russau]

Joe, probly the initial cost of it all would prevent most from doing this. Steve of the CR had this equipment in his placer op from before. he probly got a deal on the barge.he didnt do to bad for the short outting that he did! but then again,i dont know what his expenses are for operating it!

[Reno badboy]

HELL YEA! 47 OZ.!!!!!! In one partial trip!!! That yahoo that bad-mouthed the owner prolly didn't really want to work.I'd of taken him out and "lost" him in the big wide ocean iffin he talked to me like that! Idiot!

[russau]

yep a little common respect goes a long way!

[Hoser John]

Amen Joe,only way to work them waters,is out of the water-tons a au 2 u 2 -John