goldstudmuffin Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I went back yesterday with two of my sons to detect the old honker patch. it was great spending some time with them and letting them bust nuggets out of the caliche bedrock. They didn't detect at all they came to dig for me... I found 4 nuggets for a total 16.45 dwts or .82 ounces if I did the math right. The big one is very thick and weighs about 9 dwt and the second biggest is 5.75 dwt. I have them in CLR to clean the caliche off and will post them when their cleaned up. This makes around 12 ounces for this patch now. I haven't seen Bill for a fews years now so we stopped by Bill's place and showed off the nuggets and the boys had a hey day looking around Bill's shops at all the cool stuff. It was good to see you Bill. Scott hurry up and get that arm healed up so we can go detect... oh ya John B. wants to arm wrestle you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybeerman Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Sounds like a great day.Nice lookin gold too! That sure is a good run for a patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ4AU Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Hello Russ, Very nice nuggets, glad to hear you got the boys out for some exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Thanks Blake and Mike. here's some clean pictures.. Edited January 23, 2013 by goldstudmuffin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Wow, Russ ... very nice finds, especially around all that "Artillery" ... ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Beautiful nuggets, and seems like a prime hunting ground.Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Dang Russ. I thought you had those honker turds cleaned out long ago. They look pretty good when you clean 'em up but do they smell bad when you first dig 'em up? If they do stink, maybe Nugget could find some. He is one of those dogs who loves to roll on things that stink. We could just follow him around and when he starts rolling on the ground we would know where to dig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Dude ! You are killin it Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Man I'm jealous.....wish I could find a patch even one nugget would be good....How about some pics of your "volunteer slave laborors".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Thanks Blake and Mike. here's some clean pictures..Great finds Russ, Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Wow, Russ ... very nice finds, especially around all that "Artillery" ... ... Cheers, UncHi Unc. Artillery Peak was suppose to be a secret... but somebody peeked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Dang Russ. I thought you had those honker turds cleaned out long ago. They look pretty good when you clean 'em up but do they smell bad when you first dig 'em up? If they do stink, maybe Nugget could find some. He is one of those dogs who loves to roll on things that stink. We could just follow him around and when he starts rolling on the ground we would know where to dig! Hi Slim...I think this patch will last a long time...If Nugget can smell stink deeper than 2 foot he's hired, great idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C... Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 WTG Russ and co Mike C... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Man I'm jealous.....wish I could find a patch even one nugget would be good....How about some pics of your "volunteer slave laborors"....Hi Don,I was going to show photos of the slave labor digging but I didn't want to give John B. any ideas, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hi Ya Russ, glad you was able to get all my drool washed off of them Good to see you as well and thanks for letting me fondle those puppies. Good to meet the diggers as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Those really are some beauties with some good weight ... Are you pulling them out of flats or slope iron schist or just more wash/gully placer? ... Inquiring minds, and all ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 SWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Nice finds. Looks like a good producer.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Those really are some beauties with some good weight ... Are you pulling them out of flats or slope iron schist or just more wash/gully placer? ... Inquiring minds, and all ... Cheers, UncThanks all!When I stopped by Bill's shop and he handle and weighted the nuggets and commented that it's heavy gold!Hillside trib Unc Ron. I had a nice long description of the honker patch but decided well that's just to much information... check your pm box.Your PM box is full...sorry. Edited January 25, 2013 by goldstudmuffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybeerman Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 There is room in my PM box. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldstudmuffin Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 There is room in my PM box. :-) Blake, You can't be to careful on these gold forums.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Murphy's Forum Law #1: Never let your PM Box get full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have an alarm set up so if Russ sends a PM with secret patch info it goes off But I think it isn't working.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 seriouslyPM boxes can be accessed just like anywhere else on this forumif someone is half-way decent at hacking...I would not put sensitive info in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Bill I'll bet Blakes alarm is working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.