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after storm gold

what do you think, i think theres going to be ravines and washouts that are going to expose dirt and rock that hasnt seen the light of day for thousands of years.

its gold mining season coming soon

"Season" ?..............................................................................What, does gold migrate ? Mating Season ? A Rut ?

Wait a minute.......what state are you in ? I bet you're in Washington State.......They regulate everything. (Spoken by a local Washtonian.....) :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
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nope florida, but im suggesting mother nature is getting ready to stir the dirt up a good bit, get to the bottom of some boulders that maybe havent ever seen the light of day.
i think the hills will be alive with new gold
ITS A GOLD RUSH IM TELLIN YA
 
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Early in our history much of the gold found was from my area, Gold Hill, near Arvonia, Virginia. Production then moved to the area of Dalonega Georgia til the Civil War. After the discovery at Sutter's Creek it all went to California, then Alaska. My grandfather on my mother's side did the trip to California, and returned to Virginia with quite a grubstake, Im told.

I never panned for gold but did look for emeralds in Hiddenite, North Carolina. You can dig for them today.
 
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nope florida, but im suggesting mother nature is getting ready to stir the dirt up a good bit, get to the bottom of some boulders that maybe havent ever seen the light of day.
i think the hills will be alive with new gold
ITS A GOLD RUSH IM TELLIN YA

"Hills" ? :unsure::rolleyes:.......

Britton Hill is 345 ft. ASL. The friggin' hose bibs on the sides of my house are higher than that....
 
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i was more so refering to n carolina, virginia, e tennesse

I'm just pullin' yer leg......Around here (Seattle), legend has it the ONLY people to get rich off the Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush were the outfitters. The vast majority of "miners" lost everything. Most of them were rookies with no experience. The majority of them passed through Seattle on their way north (and south, if they were lucky.....).

Although, if a guy didn't get over extended and was careful, I suppose he could make some good dough, like you're talking about.:unsure:
 
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I'm just pullin' yer leg......Around here (Seattle), legend has it the ONLY people to get rich off the Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush were the outfitters. The vast majority of "miners" lost everything. Most of them were rookies with no experience. The majority of them passed through Seattle on their way north (and south, if they were lucky.....).

Although, if a guy didn't get over extended and was careful, I suppose he could make some good dough, like you're talking about.:unsure:

From what Ive read, one who is willing to put in a LOT of hard work can make $200-300 a day with some equipment...high pressure hoses, sluice box, etc. Sounds like a lot of work. Raising cannabis might be a better investment.;)
 
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I'm just pullin' yer leg......Around here (Seattle), legend has it the ONLY people to get rich off the Alaska/Klondike Gold Rush were the outfitters. The vast majority of "miners" lost everything. Most of them were rookies with no experience. The majority of them passed through Seattle on their way north (and south, if they were lucky.....).

Yep be the one selling shovels, food, salt and gear to the miners in the gold rush... come out on top no matter what happens to them.
We did the same thing during the Cryptomining rush... didn't do any mining but were selling all the video cards we could get our hands on. Then managed to get most of our stock sold right before it crashed.
 
Some of the coastal area rivers are predicted to peak at record levels of over 30 feet above flood stage. I don't know how rapid the flow gets down there, but it's an idea worth looking into.
There might also be some good metal detection work on the beaches as this storm as washed back layers and moved stuff around after a fairly calm summer.
 
Time to dust off the high-banker. This is me and my son a couple years ago is Alabama.



We didn’t find much, we found a little bit.

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^^^So if yo did 100 pans a day yu would come out all right, or do you think what you found was planted?
Oh, I know it was 'planted'. Technically, 'salted' is the proper term. When I used to live out West, many years ago, I had a claim which I used to work/maintain. Yes, it produced gold. But My Lady (who'd never left the prairies, previously) had never had a pan in her hands, and seriously, how is panning ANYTHING that can be described. Only way to know, is to put one in her hands and go-for-it!

Considering the tour package and landed opportunities, I/we jumped at that chance. Next, she'd like to go back, but on our OWN schedule next time. And yes, she'd like to pursue the 'prospecting' thing with me, too.

It's one thing to 'need to get rich quick' whereas it's a whole other thing to 'just want to try her hand at it and see what happens.' Not unlike the blackjack tables, this is NOT retirement plan. Educational, historical learning, physics and geography all mixed into the experience. Not to mention the rustic "living in the bush" point of it all, too.
 
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Oh, I know it was 'planted'. Technically, 'salted' is the proper term. When I used to live out West, many years ago, I had a claim which I used to work/maintain. Yes, it produced gold. But My Lady (who'd never left the prairies, previously) had never had a pan in her hands, and seriously, how is panning ANYTHING that can be described. Only way to know, is to put one in her hands and go-for-it!

Considering the tour package and landed opportunities, I/we jumped at that chance. Next, she'd like to go back, but on our OWN schedule next time. And yes, she'd like to pursue the 'prospecting' thing with me, too.

It's one thing to 'need to get rich quick' whereas it's a whole other thing to 'just want to try her hand at it and see what happens.' Not unlike the blackjack tables, this is NOT retirement plan. Educational, historical learning, physics and geography all mixed into the experience. Not to mention the rustic "living in the bush" point of it all, too.

Rustic as in 'Grizzly Bears":p
 
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