TomH Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Dad and I went out today to do some detecting. Spent 4 hrs in a new area and got junk. Found a old prospect that the guy was stacking the ore. I grabbed some samples and will process it tomorrow. So, im finding unspent blasting caps and right at the base of his prospect I get a really loud High/low. Dug down some and its big and screaming......then a little voice said "you might want to stop" So I did....and left it. Why? I didn't want to dig up something that might blow up in my face. Call me chicken, or whatever First target iv'e ever walked away from. After nothing in that area, we went back to Backwards Wash. I decided to take the monster in, as its murder on regular VLFs. WOW! that thing ran quite as a mouse. There were some hot rocks and iron stone that sung out but they were just scraped away. We have hit this area a LOT, but missed the bigger one somehow. It was about 1 1/2 ft. up on the side of the hill above a small drainage. Weighs 1.2 grams. Scoured the area, but no more. On the opposite side of the hill I saw some red dirt and decided to try it. It was up about 25 yrds above the drainage. Got a signal! Out pops the little guy. Pretty much on the surface. But, right above it is a small quartz stringer in red dirt....Hmmm. scooped up about 2 cups and brought it home. Crushed some of it and got two small bits of gold Will do the rest tomorrow. Great day out, found some gold and was blessed with good times and good weather. Tom H. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Woohoo! I'm glad I didn't go now. You wouldn't found it if I had been there. I'm like the typhoid Mary of skunk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Nice shootin' Tom !! I was wondering how it might be out there with all the wind. I guess you guys found your way back. Congrats !! Luke 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 You are at hero status now dude 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Right now im at ZERO status! Im beat, and beat up! Tom H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Way to go, Tom. Glad to see you're still kicking but with the monster. Pretty cool you found some on the hillside. I think you might have to go back with your gpx and do a zig zag on that hillside. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Nice day out with a nice shiny prize . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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