OldSalt Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I am curious as to what everyone would do if you came across a rare crack/crevice in bedrock that is the perfect width and runs across a tributary or wash, etc at the perfect angle. Would you just clean out the crack/crevice the best you could or would you break it open and destroy rendering it useless for future gold catching in order to collect all material it contains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 :icon_mrgreen: :headphones: I guess it all depends on if you're into prospecting for gold and precious minerals OORR if you're into Greenies and the Sierra Club. :twocents: :coffeetime: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSalt Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 :icon_mrgreen: :headphones: I guess it all depends on if you're into prospecting for gold and precious minerals OORR if you're into Greenies and the Sierra Club. :twocents: :coffeetime: It seems like such a shame to destroy it when it could catch more gold during the next rains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 oldsalt, Clean it out. If it needs some breaking out, do it. A bird in the hand and all... I don't think it will take destroying the crevice to get most of it. You can sort of judge what you're doing after all. Good luck. I sure miss dredging - if that's what you're doing. If it's dry, don't worry about opening it up at all. Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 First of all Old Salt....there's no such thing as a perfect crack(except in Brazil with a string bikini) but then that's another story....I'm with Flak(who?...Flak?) clean that mother out by any means necessary...then if you die before the next dredging season die with a golden smile.... :whoopie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-T Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Break it bust it drill it what ever and if you want it to catch gold later push the rubel back in at one spot to dam your destruction. GIT ER DONE They say the only stupid question is the one not asked,,,,,,,,,I say the same in my mind would apply to the only gold not found is the gold not dug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 As the old saying goes. Go for the Gold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richs Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I take it that this is a dry wash? I guess to break it or not would depend on how much gold You have recovered from it . If you recovered a good amount I would bust it open if not I Would move on. You could get a crevice tool and scrap the crevice then pour Some water in there then suck up the material with a small hose. Goldtube Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagdoctor1 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was definately not thinking of prospecting after reading the title..... :innocent0009: In reference to your crack.... I can tell you that if gold was comiing out of it I wouldn't be able to keep from doing what I had to to get it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bedrock bob Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was definately not thinking of prospecting after reading the title..... :innocent0009: In reference to your crack.... I can tell you that if gold was comiing out of it I wouldn't be able to keep from doing what I had to to get it out. Sure, go ahead and bust his crack. Destroy his wondrful crack in the name of gold. Pretty soon he wont have a crack left. Cracks are getting more rare every day. What if we run short of cracks? You would think that a prospector would have more respect for a man's crack than that. You should be ashamed! My strategy would be to run my tool through that crack. Yup, go ahead and slide your tool all over that crack but leave it in tact. That way, when you wake up in the middle of the night and have that feeling (and you all know what I am talking about) you can go back and play with that crack again. If you destry the crack on the first go 'round you wont ever have that crack again, and it will be very difficult for you to find another crack (word gets out, believe me). I would definitely fill that crack completely up if I could and discourage anyone else from messing with it. After all, a mans crack should not be shared with anyone. I think you are all crackheads. Use a feaking vacuum on your crack. Bedrock Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potholes Bob-NM Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 When I was heavy into dry washing in the desert, I built my self a copy of a "Dry Vack" and vacuumed up a whole bunch of gold by this great method. I believe that the commercial Shop Vacs. (which you could run off a small Honda AC generator, can even handle wet material! Cheers! Potholes Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lve2fsh Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Bedrock Bob I'm glad I don't drink coffee or it would have been all over the key board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagdoctor1 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 :rofl2: *crying/laughing* :rofl2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Somebodies mind is in the gutter! :innocent0009: Ah ... I mean ... well ... oh hell that was just too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 This is one of the funniest posts, seen in awhile. Thanks! Kind of like question put to new canidates into the Clampers- If you found a lost Jackass in the desert, would you mount her? or something like that :outtahere: Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Hey Shep ....If I really had to do it and could'nt resist, I would have to come across a "JILLASS" I just could'nt do a "JACKASS". :Huh_anim]: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSalt Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Darn, I guess I really set myself up with that question. :outtahere: :laught16: :laught16: :laught16: :laught16: :laught16: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave wiseman Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 How much gold do you actually think is going to be replenished in that crevice after one season of storms?If it's all that great the crevices in front and below it should also be fairly good,whether the're visable or not.Get it while your able to as one always thinks they can get back to a spot and often that is'nt the case.Mother nature is a very destructive force in itself,so breaking open a crevice isn't going to ruin the universe,and if it does..so be it.........Just say no to CRACK!........Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Boy it must be slow somewhere , this post is too funny :rofl2: Like the Cops say we have to destory crack where we find it, Just say no to crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrap Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'd love to find a crack, :twocents: :innocent0009: :innocent0009: :innocent0009: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bedrock bob Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'd love to find a crack, :twocents: :innocent0009: :innocent0009: :innocent0009: You want some crack? I can hook you up dude! I have both horizontal and vertical crack for sale at the lowest prices. The best quality. Look no further, it is the finest crack in the land! Very pure. Twenty dolla make you holla! Easy to clean and full of goodies! Get 'em while they are hot! If you dont take 'em somebody else will. Cash only. Tell your friends. Bedrock Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightyb Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I say clean it out, then follow the gold up stream and get the gold that would have redeposited the crevise. ScottC www.goldfinds.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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