Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

Rocker box - Here is my latest article on using a sluice.  http://hubpages.com/education/How-to-Use-a-Gold-Sluice

I drink a lot of coffee, and I suspect many of you guys and gals do too. In as much as that can be a common prospector habit, here is my discovery. I have had a canker sore in my mouth at the end of the day for years. I can wake up in the morning and be fine, but by the end of the day it is back. I tried and experiment. My mother always extolled the virtues of Yuban coffee (get nothing for this advertisement!). My usual coffee is the house brand version due to price. I decided to buy the more expensive version to see if it would make a difference to my mouth. Well, after one day I saw results. I have been drinking it for 2 months now with not a single canker sore. I guess the cheaper coffees have more acid in the beans? Anyway, Mom was right. She had 2 cans - one for everyday that was cheap, and one for company that was more expensive. Maybe you do get what you pay for when it comes to coffee? True for me at any rate! I did my duty and shared. If it helps one person elimi...

This sparked my curiosity.  http://goldrushguys.com/ Stampeders pose with their gear on Dyea waterfront in 1897.

I found an interesting article at the New 49er's website about blow mining. The author shows how you can use a motor, a hose, and a blaster nozzle to build a device to blow mine. The idea is to blow material out of the way to get to the surface of the bedrock. Then you can work the cracks without moving all of the debris with your hands. The fanning and raking is minimized. As I see it, you could also move the debris out of the way searching for nuggets. The power setting will not blow the heavy gold away. Anyway, this is worth reading. http://www.goldgold.com/underwater-blow-mining-for-gold.html Miners work inside the Gold King Mine, near Silverton, Colorado, in 1899. (USGS)

Two new articles on gold prospecting. I offer my thoughts on where your next gold prospecting adventure might be. I explain what I have learned about ancient waterways and some places to explore if you are bored with the usual gold prospecting outlets. http://hubpages.com/education/Not-So-Common-Places-I-Have-Found-Gold-A-Hub-for-the-Curious-Prospector http://hubpages.com/education/Discovering-Ancient-Gold-In-Arizona

I found a site that explains in good English what the General Mining Law of 1870 and as amended means. This pdf covers the Federal Land Policy and Management (FLPMA) of 1976. Of most interest will probably be Federal Lands Open to Mining http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wo/MINERALS__REALTY__AND_RESOURCE_PROTECTION_/energy.Par.28664.File.dat/MiningClaims.pdf  Click the link to determine link for PDF. The contents include: Explanation of “Discovery”  Locatable Minerals  Discovery of a Valuable Mineral Deposit  Explanation of “Location”  Mining Claims and Sites  Lode Claims  Placer Claims  Mill Sites  Tunnel Sites  Federal Lands Open to Mining  Staking a Mining Claim or Site  Recording a Mining Claim or Site  Maintenance of a Mining Claim or Site  Annual Assessment Work  Surface Management  Mineral Patents  BLM Land and Mineral Records  More Information  Sources o...