S3E6 Washington State Gold Mining Prospecting Creek #1 wth Pete
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- Revisited Creek #1 and had a very successful day. Didn't move a lot of material, but found a fair amount of gold right where we thought it ought to be! I just can't believe how much black sand and magnetite there is here and how loaded the sluice box gets. We'll be exploring more of this creek over the next couple weeks!
Looks like Howell creek, southwest of Tumwater. I tried it but didn't find much. Mostly flakes.
Nope! Different spot.
thanks dennis. I've read a lot about the East side but i really can't seem to find the time to make the drive. some years back I did a rip into slate creek and again....tiny gold flakes. many years ago I went to liberty. fun trip but everyplace is under claim so I never went back.
I have plans to backpack into a place this summer to try and be more remote...might help, might not.
thanks again!
Terry we should go in to similkameen river
Hi Dennis,
great video series! I live on the West side (Whidbey Island actually). I've been going almost weekly over the last year or so with only Super fine gold to show for it. Been everywhere from the Green to the N. Fork of the Nooksak. Is there anywhere on this side that has anything larger than 200 mesh? I've read all the books on the gold history of the state...went most of those places in the books too!
Hey keep posting these vidoes....they keep me from giving up on this hobby...
+Terry “Salmon King” Baker Don't get discouraged! If you're finding small stuff where you think it ought to be, you've learned where to look. Keep checking and if you're not at bedrock yet, keep digging. Seriously though, the bigger gold was never found on the West side of the Cascades. Do some research around some of the areas around Liberty, Blewett Pass, Monte Cristo, Similkameen River, etc.
So where is your fish and game prospecting Booklet to track your prospecting? its a gross misdemeanor, also are all rivers open for prospecting and where do you find out????
Don't know if your seeing these old posts, but if be interested in what claim that is?
I'm a member
I would love to take my son out and try some Gold panning. Bring a sluice box. Just as a hobby. Quick question for you... Do you need a license or permit to pan for gold using a sluice box in Washington State? We live in North Bend WA....
Edward DiBello No special licenses or permits are required. Get a copy of the Washington State Gold and fish Pamphlet (State Fish and Game). Read up on it and get out to look for some gold. You need a copy of the pamphlet with you and you can print it out from online. Read it and follow the rules and you'll do fine. Good luck and let me know how you did!
Dennis Petersen Wow, I will do just that! Here I come North Bend! Thank you Dennis for your great videos! My son and I have been watching all of them.
***** you can download a copy here,
wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00290/wdfw00290.pdf
print it out and carry it with you it acts as your defacto mining permit
have fun and good luck may you always have color in your pan!
--Rick
Rick Coona Thanks Rick! That crazy pamphlet has changed 3 times since it was first sent out on July first. Make sure you have Revision 4 now.
@@dennispetersen1162 government not sleeping always
Looking good Pete!
Really like the DIY Magnet you designed - those black sands can be a pain:-)
Always enjoy your videos
sluice lee Thanks for your comment - always nice to hear compliments. Black sands are a necessary evil - you just have to deal with them! This creek is getting real interesting!
i hope there wasn't any pickers or nuggets in there-- you ' classifying sucks- you throw to much away before you size it down and dont inspect it. maybe run a meter finder over it before you throw it away
Not much chance of that in this drainage! Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for the openness of this video
WHERE IS THIS LOCATED UPPER STATE?
These are my most favorite gold mining videos. I love how you show everything you do in the process. Im just wondering, whats your average amount of gold per season?
Blake Weber Not anywhere near as much as I'd like! (Of course you'd get the same answer from any miner you ask - we're never satisfied!) I'm glad you like the videos - it's why I make them! As soon as the snow clears on the high mountain claims (another 3-4 weeks), I hope to get into a little larger gold - we'll see! Thanks for your comments and get outdoors and have some fun.
Your welcome, i live in Minnesota i think i would have my best luck of gold up north.
I spent three hours digging for gold on your young housewife while you closed the shop at the county fair snd thought about driving off thst bridge because gold had consumed you
Hey Dennis,
I ran my magnet over my cons' and ended up with almost 70% magnetite. Its quite interesting what difference about 20' -30' makes.
I want to try upstream a bit farther next time.
Thanks for the great company and fun day.
See you again soon.
Frank
L E Burnham Will do and I enjoyed the outing too. New vid will be posted next day or two!
At 8:10 splashing a little water into the bucket. The bucket was dipped in the stream then just pour it in the sluice. No ?
It's not quite that simple. If you pour a bunch of water into the sluice, it will flush out any gold in the sluice. Most of the material in the bucket is heavy and doesn't pour easily out of the bucket. I added water to the bucket to get all the material left in the bucket concentrated, then poured off the excess water, then splashed water in to the bucket to slowly rinse the material from the bucket into the sluice.
Hi Pete!
Hey guy...I wanted to ask a question on your previous video (S3E5) about your highbanker setup.
What size hose are you running there? ...and what size/type of electric pump is feeding it?
Thank you sir and please...keep the video's coming, they're very informative and well done!
I used a 1-1/2 inch pump. That is one of the biggest 12 VDC pumps I could find (don't recall the details of MFR or model - sorry). When you shop for one, look for GPM or GPH AND enough head to lift the water (ie 30 gpm @ 12 foot lift).
Is this a public spot, or a private claim??
Private claim. There are few places around the Blewett Pass area that are open to the public. This is a club claim is open to club members only.
@@dennispetersen1162 hello sir. Is there an email address that I can use to contact you? I have a couple questions I was hoping you could help me out with. Thank you kindly, sir....🙂
New viewer, thanx for the informative videos, where did you get your sluice? And is there an angle that you setup to get the best action?
+slad roznik The folks I bought that sluice from don't carry it anymore (Cabelas in Lacey, WA). You can order it online from the Mfr (Angus MacKirk). The angle depends on the water flow in the creek or stream. I typically set it for the top end with about 1/2 - 1" water and the bottom end about 2" with moderate flow. When you look down on it, there's a "V" that it formed by the water and I like to have that about even with the first drop riffle. I tune it from there depending on how much clay there is and how well the exchange is going in the riffles. Hope that helps. Thanks for the comment.
That looks like a great little prospecting sluice! Perfect for backpacking into remote areas.
Yes it works very well for prospecting! It's also quick to use with very short time to cleanout!
Angus mckirk smallest model I think
Great vid Pete love the maggy best o luck with the new creek nice results on the test holes..
jaffyger Thanks for the comment. That 'lil magnet works better for some things than the production magnet I bought!
Hi Dennis I was wondering what size classifier to use? thank you
I use a 1/4 inch classifier. Most of our gold (not all of it) is less than that so it is an easy choice. I know a lot of folks use a 1/2 inch, but I can pan it faster with the 1/4 inch. I always check before I toss it anyways! Thanks for your comment!
Dennis...What kind of sluice are you running in the video?
Looks like it would be perfect for me to backpack with!
I use an Angus McKirk Recon sluice. it is small and easy to pack in, but it is also stout enough to not distort or waffle in the stream flow. I added the aluminum angle so that I could keep it from rocking back and forth in the stream flow. The angle also makes it easier to set on rocks to get the right flow and pitch angle.
Thanks for the reply!I need to find me one of them!!
It looks like the magnetite sells for $50 for 10lb on eBay
Most of the prices I see are a little less ($2-3 per pound), but still pretty reasonable for magnetic sand! Thanks for your comment
Have you ever panned the skykomish?
Nope - can't say that I have. I don't get up that way very often, but when I did it was a fishing trip!
Where do you turn in your gold once your done mining
Check around there is always someone buying gold. Refiners wont always give you as much as you want, but you ca usually sell it to them.
Looks like Howell creek. I did that one but only very fine gold.
Nope - nice Guess though. This creek has a lot very fine gold too. Coarser than the beach but not by much!
@@dennispetersen1162 Have you tried Wildcat creek or the Cloquallum yet?
@@robertsnyder5149 Nope - maybe this spring?
I'm new to panning and I live in western Washington and was wondering if you could recommend any place to pan gold
There are lots of options, I recommend you join a club and learn the ropes from some folks that know the rules and where to go. It helps get you on the right track in your local area.
@@dennispetersen1162 can you recommend any groups then
You can try my club Bedrock Prospectors Club in Puyallup, WPMA in Tacoma and Monroe, NAMA in Kent, Green River GPAA in Auburn. There are others that you can locate by searching the web.
@@dennispetersen1162 thank you I live in Puyallup Sumner area and will check them out thank you very much
@@jasonspeers1455 white river was a bust for me at least. Waddel down by oly had some descent color
Yet another great video!..
1Batt Thanks John - got one more to put out - it's rendering now. Probably have it done for tomorrow. Thanks again!
Great videos. You get skunked a lot but never give up! Come to Oregon. I will put you on the gold lol.
+Kalvin lansbury Thanks for your comment. I've been pretty lax here lately, but will get back to it soon - I hope!
What is the name of the creek? there must be a 1,000 creeks in Washington state.
This one of those creeks! You been there? Nice place. Thanks for your comment.
No I am new to this state from Alabama just retired from the U.S. Army live in Yakima Co. And I have absolutely no idea where any creeks are yet, I am new to this and want to start planning.
raging river easy place to start, metal detector even better
Have you tried joining a local prospecting club yet? Takes time to learn an area and people will share info with you - not usually online and in public. There's a gold show in Cashmere next weekend (Apr. 22-23) that would make a good place to start.
Sounds good to me
Let's see where to begin so your prospecting in Washington well by the way your dressed I'd say your breaking the law and prospecting out of season that's 1 next you obverse you digging surface gravel which has very little gold that's 2 your classification skills are terrible that's 3 and finally if I wanted to see this little gold found I'd gold mine in Oklahoma
What's holding you back?
Panning and sluicing are in season year round in our state. You should never bad mouth beginners either. I was the president of the North Central Cascades Miners Assn. for two terms and always welcomed beginners. You have to start somewhere.
Maybe I'd do better talking to you by hand!
Gotcha, I'm just a grizzly old miner.