S4E2 Washington State Gold Mining - Prospecting the Naches River with Pete
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- This is a return trip to the Naches River and I found some time for prospecting. I finally find some, but not until the last hours of the last day! The key is to keep checking those places that you suspect might have some, but more importantly - listen to others when they share what they know!
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Pete, I have a faster bucket classifier. Home made from expanded metal. I made a cylinder with expanded metal sides and bottoms. Put it in the bucket, shovel it nearly full, shake and twist, in 10 seconds it's done. Throw out large gravel and go again. Wet or dry. Wayne in Pullman, WA
l know of a few claims bedrock has around here, there is one half way flats , another or was another at saw mill flats, l was just wondering, l think l heard you say bedrock in the video, good luck in you hunt, may your pan be yellow and your butt dry, teehee
Not getting rich, Dennis, but still had to be an enjoyable day. Keep digging. A honey hole is coming up!
My chances of getting rich are past -- retired with an adequate pile of money (LOL). Anything I find from here on out is just frosting on the cake!
I fished off those rocks just a couple weeks ago! Hahaha! I live in Yakima, but I spend most of my days on the Upper Naches, Little Naches, American and Teanaway rivers fishing and prospecting. Found some nice placer flakes just messing around with my pan and crevice tool two days ago near Cle Elum. We should go prospecting together some time. I could learn a great deal from you, as I have from some of your videos. Thank you for sharing Pete. Tony T.
You are welcome! Glad to hear you enjoyed the vids! Thanks for your comments!
Whereabouts cle elem? I've never been there yet I hear good things
If a hole is filled in perfectly you might waste your time digging there. Nice to see some slight evidence so you can avoid that spot. Winter will do the rest.
What sluice are you using. I need one that size. Been looking at the A. MacKirks. Also a big thanks on sharing your knowledge!
That's the smallest one that Angus McKirk makes. I think they call it the prospector or explorer. It's 18" long and about 9" wide - pretty small, but it works well for just checking things out. Thanks for your comment!
Howdy,I just found your channel as I'm also a Washington resident and trying to figure out to get out gold prospecting. I have wanted to for years now and my wife loves the outdoors. I live in lake Stevens (just east of Everett).have a ton of rivers near by,just dont know where its would be best to start.
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
skagit bars...stillaguamish under I-5 bridge when water level is low?
wonderful nature! subbed and liked:)
Firset job. Build a sluice dam.to get water moving faster .
That is quite the camera you are using. High quality views.
Thanks I try to do as good as I can with what I have! Always nice to hear positive feedback. Thanks for your comment.
Always a happy day for me when you post another video Dennis. Just is. Thanks for sharing your trip/s. Best wishes.
Thanks for your kind words - always appreciated!
great video... I noticed that you're using that Garrett 14" pan.. have you tried the new 14" Garrett pan? its called the gold trap and it has a wider bottom.. the old one has a 6" bottom and the new one is 7 1/4... that's about all I use now because it's not that heavy, like the. super pan.. Lol.. that pan will wear you out quick
Here's the link to it.. www.garrett.com/hobbysite/hbby_gold_pans_en.aspx
The big pans are just too much. I like the original that I got 40 years ago, but everything has changed. I use the super sluice for dry panning because I can process the material a little faster. Decisions! Decisions! LOL Thanks for your comment!
Dennis Petersen the new 14" pan has a big bottom and it's not heavy.. but I'm like you when it comes to a certain pan because I still use the one that I got years ago as well.. its only 12".. but when it comes to fast panning for testing I like the new one way better...
How can I find info on the naches river area? Do I need a permit
Good start-to-finish demo....select location, dig, classify, sluice, pan.....had there been flakes, snuffer bottle sucks them up...re-pan...dry...save in vial.
Thanks John! Yeah - the technique is pretty simple, but If you follow the method, and find some shiny, it will get you back to the same spot with bigger equipment. Prospecting isn't always finding, but it is a process. Thanks for your comments!
Hey Dennis,did you just call me? You should have tried,I'm just south of you in Oregon,Drop me a line.
Nope - it wasn't me.
Thanks for all the videos Dennis. The family and I are trying to get into doing some recreational mining in Washington state. While we've only found a few flakes and some small garnets, we have enjoyed ourselves. I love watching your videos and they don't only show when you find gold, they show the process, and even when you don't find any. Would love to run into you in the field someday! We are over in Arlington,WA. But we have been trying to figure out who to talk to to be able to play around in a creek over near the blewett pass/liberty area, on a weekend trip, without knowing private land from public, I don't feel like getting shot at!
Good point! Most of the miners you run into are small scale miners rather than recreational. Joining a club is a good way to find out where and how to prospect for gold. Most of the clubs do a pretty good job introducing new folks to our business. There was a miners rendezvous in Liberty WA this last weekend would have been a good opportunity to meet others. Just got back from there myself. Start with downloading a copy of WDFW Fish and Gold Pamphlet, read it and enjoy! Good choices for clubs are WPMA, Bedrock, NAMA, etc. - just search online - most of them have websites.
Thanks for hitting on the importance of filling up your holes,,,, that is the main reason water gets closed...
I agree that that is part of the problem, but the bigger issue a lack of small scale miner participation in the decision making process. We all need to work more closely together.
Loving the new season! Keep 'em coming!
Workin' on it!
great video, may want to explain the importance of filling in our digging holes at the begging. I personally do not usually watch the last few mins of a video ;) pulling info as fast as I can, never know what you're missing
Thanks for your comment. Always appreciate getting feedback!
I sure miss getting new vids from ya!
was that a claim maker l seen there in your opening shot? you working on a claim or open river front? thank you for your time
This is on a Bedrock Prospectors claim. Most often I work on a claim, but there are lots of times when I'm out prospecting on Public Land.
These videos are awesome can we get more?
On a small sluice box like that how much of an angle do I need to run
Not much - I usually set it up less than 2" drop total
Nice. Makes me wish i would have known more about gold when i was stationed in yakima 10 yrs ago
It's a really awe inspiring location. I was getting a little discouraged with it because i hadn't figured it out yet. Perseverance has paid off - finally! Thanks for your comment!
+Dennis Petersen No problem, have watched several other of your videos in the past and they still help give a guy like me pointers when looking for fine gold. keep up the awesome work
Hey Dennis,Glad to see you get another video out. Want to get together & hit the secret stream?
Next week if all goes well Frank. I have few irons in the fire.
Always like your videos, thanks for posting your outings! Take care and be safe : )
Thanks for taking the time to go along and commenting. My trips are always fun - not always finding a lot of gold, but still fun!
Do you run I to ticks out there?
check you sand banks and dirt banks and slow running pools.
Thanks for your comment!
Just being out testing different areas. God i love gold prospecting. Its like tom massey.used ta say.the fun is jn the hunting for it
Great video, thx CR
That ain't a big rock. It's a stone. :/
Plenty Big enough for Me! I don't think I showed the cliffs up above that chunk of bedrock, but it's there! Wish I'd had some better luck in earlier vids working the cracks in that, but I found some color in a gravel bar late in the evening. Thanks for the comment!
Enjoyed. Rob of THE GOLD ANGLE
Glad you liked it.
Makes me home sick.... If you ever get down in the Chehalis area.. There is some good .. digging stuff.. on the east fork of the Newwacome.. ( Bad spelling ) 1/2 way to Mary's corner first turn out on the right.. go down to the water.. look left see the gray Clay ? Gold Underneath.... Why would I Tell it ? In hopes some one does it Makes Bank.. And Helps me Get Home.. It that simple
I'll take a look John and let you know what i find out - I'll give it some secret squirrel creek name! Thanks for the comment!
There's a place in Antarctic that I been to where the gold is everywhere. Nuggets the size of Pellets everywhere with some of them being the size of Peas or shelled Peanuts. When the land there gets snow locked it becomes impossible to do any mining. When the ice and snow get thawed to more tolerable levels you can scoot most of the ice and snow off the surface of the land with much hard work and get to the dirt and soil beneath it. Antarctica is one of the last great places that remains untouched by prospectors, and nations everywhere on the Earth have an agreement to ban travel there unless it is for science. I will be going back someday if all goes well. I don't care what ban there is I am not going to let treaties or bans stop me from getting my hands on that gold. The only other place to have unmined gold would be the Sahara Desert but I'm not sure you can get to any gold that is there, because it is sand locked. Sand so thick that it literally keeps filling any hole you dig that would get you to the harder soil beneath where the gold is at. If you could get underneath the sand and mine for gold, I am 99% sure you would come across lots of gold sand and nuggets because there are old river beds under many areas of the Sahara Desert, but its anyone's guess as to how much sand is on top of the gold bearing land. I'm sure it does have many extinct rivers that once flowed there. One estimate gives the average depth of the sand to be approximately 150 metres while the top of the dunes can reach a height of 320 meters from the bedrock (170-180 m high measured from ‘sand-level’). Now that is a helluva lot of sand and deep too.
Thanks for your comment. Don't know if I'll ever have the health back for that kind of adventure, but it would sure be fun!
After all that work I think I would of crapped in that hole before filling it and moved on. Fun stuff.
I show it all! Part of prospecting is discovering where the gold isn't.
Great Video. Like the bell to alert any bears that might be in the area. Great idea.
Some of my miner friends have taken to calling it a grizzly dinner bell! LOL. Thanks for your comment!
I’ve been thinking about trying Naches River out recently. I like your videos. You explain everything really well, and I appreciate that as I don’t have a whole lot of experience and I am still gathering equipment.
Just make sure that do your homework to locate areas that are either not claimed, free to mineral entry, and that you get permission to prospect there. The area shown in the video is on a federal mining claim and is not open to casual entry. You can join the club that owns it and have full access.
Dennis Petersen Yeah. I appreciate it :) Last time I went fishing I saw claim signs. There was a guy there panning and I asked him about it he said he was part of some club based out of Puyallup. I’ve been considering joining
Those claims belong to Bedrock Prospectors Club from Puyallup, WA. you can access membership info at www.bedrockprospectors.org
Dennis Petersen thank you very much! The guy I met told me I could join by going to their meeting but a trip to Puyallup from Tri-Cities is hard to justify lol. Thanks for the link :)
You can do it via snail mail and you don't really need to attend meetings (how boring!), but once a member you an work at the claims.
are there any public panning sites in washington or do you need to have a claim?
There are lots of places to pan - some are on DNR land and some is on USFS forest land. You need to follow the rules as stated in the WDFW Fish and Gold Pamphlet, but generally you can pan on any public land that has not or cannot be claimed.
list some pls
Ya plz list some if u can I just move out to the Kent area an dont really know the area to well
@@andyfoscue9872 Rick here..I live in Auburn just a town over from you and will be going out soon to the Raging River which is off of hwy 18 about a half hour or so from here!!