Eastbay Gold Prospecting & Treasure Hunting Club

East Bay chapter GPAA event

East bay chapter GPAA event part two

A GPAA member from Colorado contacts me and I take him out for a prospecting adventure in the California Mother Lode.

A GPAA member from Colorado contacts me and I take him out for a prospecting adventure in the California Mother Lode. Second part.

The continued charter gold adventure of some prospecting newbies.

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I tag along on a charter gold adventure trip to the claim on Woods Creek and help teach the basics to first time prospectors. Great background music!

A trip to the Downieville area provided a chance to test a new technology sluice that is constructed without riffles.

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prospecting trip back to camp nine on the Stanislaus river

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Back to the Downieville claim for another round of dredging. Some winching and a lot of rock chucking got us better gold than the last trip. Now that the overburden is gone...the next trip should get us into the big gold

Bob and I visit his claim above Downieville to prepare for dredge season and check the water levels

Collection of images from my first year living in the Mother Lode. Deer in the back yard, lightning shattered tree, dredges on the North fork of the Yuba, Yosemite and more.

The adventures of a couple bitten by "The Gold Bug"