Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

 I have prospected in three locations in the Bradshaw Mountains, and of all the club claims, this area seems the one where I find the most placer.This area in Yavapai county is famous for gold mining, both hard rock and placer.  Many a 49er on his way back east after the gold rush in California topped there and wound up mining the area. The Bradshaws were first scoured in 1863. Lynx Creek was very rich in certain areas, and successful prospectors recovered an ounce or more per day; word spread and additional miners came to work the area. Whether you find gold nuggets is a matter of some luck, but I panned a couple small nuggets. Most of what I find is placer flake. But where as I can get skunked in Arizona at some claims, I have always been able to bring home a bit of small gold from the arroyos that drain the high elevations. Groom Creek is south of Prescott near the town of Groom Creek. It flows southwesterly until it intercepts the Hassayampa River. Since it appears Groom C...

 You can bet that during times of duress, people will think of how to make a significant amount of money in a short time. As far fetched as that may seem, especially to experienced gold prospectors, when times are tough and families are pressed, it is a thought that can come flooding into one's mind. It happened from '29 to '33, prior to Roosevelt confiscating gold and making it illegal to own. It happened 170 years ago when a mass migration of wannabe and experienced prospectors headed for the California gold fields. Well, it isn't exactly the same today. What we have now is a lot of folks wanting a safe activity outdoors to avoid COVID-19. In addition, you can enjoy the outdoors while trying to find some loot with your family. The skills taught to kids can last a life time. Besides tracking out yourself, you can actually make arrangements to learn the sport of gold prospecting and have a place to stay while you explore the beautiful outdoors. Try reading this USA Toda...

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Here is an article with a ton of information about gold prospecting. Did you know g roundwater collected from wells, springs, and drill holes may provide clues to the presence of subsurface gold deposits? As groundwater flows through the deposit, minute amounts of gold are leached from the rocks. These can sometimes be detected in groundwater samples collected from wells located down gradient from the deposit. USGS image. Learn about where gold has been prospected, the best productive areas, twice-worked areas, challenges in prospecting for color, and wealth of information from the USGS. Check it out.  Copy and paste this link.  https://geology.com/usgs/gold-prospecting/

For your information. This is my latest article. I love Arizona and I love reading about its history. I think it is a good read.  https://hubpages.com/education/A-Brief-History-of-Arizona-Silver-Mining

 this is my latest article on gold ore. There are a few true ores of gold that yield some gold, but most gold is still native. Checkout where 3 popular ores are found. https://hubpages.com/education/Identifying-Gold-Ore-What-To-Look-For

Here is a tale about a guy who got a bit too excited on finding a tiny nugget of gold. I was prospecting a club claim near Rye, Arizona. I had dug about 12 inches down and came into some heavy black sand. While panning down to the heaviest sand I saw a small pebble-sized piece of quartz. It was very translucent. Picking it out of the pan and looking at it, the sun just hit it at the right angle and I got a terrible flash to the eye. Then I saw a tiny pin point bit of gold in a bit of a crack in the quartz. On further examination it became clear that there might be more gold in that crack. I waved over it with my metal detector and by golly it went off registering gold. This was the first gold I had ever found in quartz. I went back to the camp ground to show my wife. After she acknowledged that she could see that tiny speck of gold, I decided to sit down and pass the time at camp. But then I realized something. If I had found a quartz chip with gold at only 6 inches, I should ...