If you haven’t been to a Gold Show you’re missing out! They are a ton of fun, and I’ve only been to the small one in Pamona, CA. I hear the Vegas show is spectacular!
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Sweet! The newest episode of Gold Trails is about metal detecting on the beach. I love beach detecting! You never know what treasure (usually junk) that you will find. Gold Trails Episode 8 “Sun Kissed Gold” premieres this Saturday morning!
The GPAA Gold Show is going to be in Boise, ID, April 11-12. THIS WEEKEND! It’s open Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Lots of raffle items, too!
Check out the info HERE.
The GPAA Gold & Treasure Shows, which are open to the public, were started decades ago by GPAA founder George Massie to introduce people to gold prospecting and to teach them how and where to find their own gold. Besides being a lot of fun, the purpose of the gold shows is to remind everyone that gold prospecting and small-scale gold mining are still a way of life for hundreds of thousands of people across the United States. Gold mining is an integral part of American culture, heritage, world history and our economy.
OLD HUNDRED GOLD MINE TOURS
The history of the Old Hundred Gold Mine begins in the spring of 1872 when the first of the three Neigold brothers arrived from Germany and staked their claim on the “Number Seven” vein. Reinhard, Gustave, and Otto Neigold spent the next 30 years prospecting and developing the veins on Galena Mountain. They even had their own town called Neigoldstown along the busy Stony Pass trail that led into Silverton. Educated and sophisticated, the Neigolds entertained the frontier mining camp with music, song, operas, and plays during the long winter months.
Gradually a large block of claims was assembled on the rugged side of Galena Mountain containing several good veins. One of the claims located in 1898 was named the “Old Hundred” probably after the popular German hymn, “Old Hundreth.” By then the brothers had formed the Midland Mining Company which had plans to drive a long tunnel at the base of Galena Mountain to tap the rich veins deep inside the mountain. Work was done on several levels and good gold ore was found in the highest vein, the Number Seven, at an elevation of 12,750 feet above sea level. But the Neigolds did not have the large sums of money needed to develop the mine and put the property up for sale.
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