We drove through the traffic in Las Vegas and didn’t stop overnight until we saw a sign for Miller’s Rest stop. Another sign said that RV’s were welcome to stay overnight. Surprise! The temperature was 95 in Arizona and got down to the early 40’s that night.
Terry had signed up for the Escapees Prospectors and Metal Detector’s Event so we stayed at the RV Park in Mill City, Nevada for five days. (Terry said that he wanted me to have a gold nugget.)
We saw old friends and met new ones at happy hour each night as we discussed activities for the rest of the week. Terry didn’t want to go to the dry washing event so he and Glenn (Griz) Anderson spent a day prospecting for gold. (Griz has spent 50 years in the US including Alaska and in Australia prospecting for gold.) Terry’s metal detector didn’t hear the minute particles of gold so he didn’t find any but Griz had four tiny pieces.
The next day we went on a tour of the Florida Canyon Mining Company where they find about 1.4 ounces of gold per each load of dirt. The trouble was that each load was 150 tons. (The dump truck’s tires were so big that they reached the top of the van in which we were riding. We were told that the tires cost $20,000 each.) The gold they found was in such small size that many times it was microscopic.
Jason Hirt, a geologist from the mine who lived at the campground, took us on a 4-wheel trip into the mountains on Wednesday. We found fossils plus green, lavender and clear fluorite crystals, and cinnabar semi- precious stones. Jason also had found root beer colored agates in Nevada that he allowed us to clean up from the dirt and keep.
Thursday was the coin hunt. I spent an hour with my detector and found over three dollars and tokens which gave me a key ring with a measuring tape in it and potatoes.
Friday Terry went out to spring valley where the group did dry washing, dredging, sluicing, and metal detecting. No, Terry didn’t bring any gold home.
Unfortunately, Terry can’t download his pictures since my computer can’t handle the size of his photos and Terry’s computer needs a new hard drive.
Besides playing in dirt, we enjoyed the food. We had snacks at happy hour, a potluck and a catered dinner by Dusti. I also enjoyed talking with the other women and had free lessons in charcoal and watercolor painting by a professional artist in town.
The last event was a Bonanza Drawing. There were about six gifts for 35 to 40 people. Terry got some Nevada silver leaf in a little container. Then they put the names back in the drawing for the 1.3 gram gold nugget donated by the Reno Prospectors Supply. Terry won! He gave me the nugget for my May birthday!
Terry had signed up for the Escapees Prospectors and Metal Detector’s Event so we stayed at the RV Park in Mill City, Nevada for five days. (Terry said that he wanted me to have a gold nugget.)
We saw old friends and met new ones at happy hour each night as we discussed activities for the rest of the week. Terry didn’t want to go to the dry washing event so he and Glenn (Griz) Anderson spent a day prospecting for gold. (Griz has spent 50 years in the US including Alaska and in Australia prospecting for gold.) Terry’s metal detector didn’t hear the minute particles of gold so he didn’t find any but Griz had four tiny pieces.
The next day we went on a tour of the Florida Canyon Mining Company where they find about 1.4 ounces of gold per each load of dirt. The trouble was that each load was 150 tons. (The dump truck’s tires were so big that they reached the top of the van in which we were riding. We were told that the tires cost $20,000 each.) The gold they found was in such small size that many times it was microscopic.
Jason Hirt, a geologist from the mine who lived at the campground, took us on a 4-wheel trip into the mountains on Wednesday. We found fossils plus green, lavender and clear fluorite crystals, and cinnabar semi- precious stones. Jason also had found root beer colored agates in Nevada that he allowed us to clean up from the dirt and keep.
Thursday was the coin hunt. I spent an hour with my detector and found over three dollars and tokens which gave me a key ring with a measuring tape in it and potatoes.
Friday Terry went out to spring valley where the group did dry washing, dredging, sluicing, and metal detecting. No, Terry didn’t bring any gold home.
Unfortunately, Terry can’t download his pictures since my computer can’t handle the size of his photos and Terry’s computer needs a new hard drive.
Besides playing in dirt, we enjoyed the food. We had snacks at happy hour, a potluck and a catered dinner by Dusti. I also enjoyed talking with the other women and had free lessons in charcoal and watercolor painting by a professional artist in town.
The last event was a Bonanza Drawing. There were about six gifts for 35 to 40 people. Terry got some Nevada silver leaf in a little container. Then they put the names back in the drawing for the 1.3 gram gold nugget donated by the Reno Prospectors Supply. Terry won! He gave me the nugget for my May birthday!
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So you came out with the gold anyway! Happy birthday from another May baby!
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