Very cool way to beat the “gold bug” blues!
Author: Dan Page 15 of 24
From The Monroe Monitor
Ever wondered what it would be like to find treasure? Visit Prospector’s Plus, a real, working gold mining and prospecting store located in Gold Bar, and it may only be a matter of time before you are experiencing that seductive gold flash-in-the-pan for yourself.
Walking into Prospector’s Plus, you are welcomed by owners Chris and Michele Brawn, along with their 5-year-old son Cody, who is a sixth-generation gold prospector. This is a store with heart. A heart of gold, to be exact. The store is busy on a Friday morning, and Chris is in the process of selling one of his custom gold pans, the Brawn Two-in-One.
Prospector’s Plus has been in business for close to five years, and fills a unique niche within the Sky Valley’s repertoire of outdoor recreational activities. Prospecting for gold is a family-friendly hobby that is attractive on many different levels; splashing around in rivers, creeks and streams is fun for kids and adults alike; it’s great exercise; you can choose to go it alone or enjoy group camaraderie within the prospecting community by becoming a member of Prospector’s Plus.
Great video documentary about dredging on the East Fork in The San Gabriel National Forest.
SUPPORT OUR RIGHT TO MINE
THE WALDO MINING DISTRICT AND THE EASTERN OREGON MINING ASSOCIATION ARE GIVING AWAY ANOTHER ONE HALF POUND OF GOLD!
Buy a chance to win a half pound of gold (6oz Troy) and/or a prize from a sluice box full of other treasures during our series of drawings for only $5/ticket.
All entries in preliminary drawings are eligible to win in all subsequent drawings (including the final drawing).
EOMA/WMD will be holding at least three drawings, with the 1st preliminary drawing on march 30, 2013, the 2nd preliminary drawing on july 21, 2013, and the big final drawing with a grand prize of 1/2 pound of gold in the spring of 2014.
Each drawing will have a sluice box full of other treasures including several consolation prizes, 1st & 2nd place prizes, along with a fantastic grand prize. All proceeds from these Drawings will be used in EOMA/WMD’s continuing litigation against DEQ’s 700PM Instream Mining Permit.
YOU NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN!
FROM THEIR WEBSITE:
Our mission is to educate the general public on the techniques of gold panning, gold mining, sluicing for gold, drywashing for gold, and metal detecting, relic hunting (treasure seeking). If your interest is in finding gold, relics or treasures, your needs will be met here at American Prospector Treasure Seeker! We appreciate your interest and encourage you to consider becoming members of the GPAA and its’ chapter clubs. Click HERE for more info.
Sluicing in the San Gabriel River
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