We are in Cooper Landing now and today visited Prospector John's to learn how to pan for gold. First you run dirt thru the sluice and shake it, looking for flecks of gold. When you find flecks of gold, you pick 'em out with TWEEZERS. lol. The sluice looks kinda a like a three level washboard with spongey type filters between the levels. Anything the filters catch you put in the gold pan and pan it.
Boy I sure wouldn't want to do this for a living. But it was fun learning how. It sounded romantic - panning for gold in Alaska. I pictured myself at some isolated stream, panning away. Not anymore. Think I'll stick with fishin'.
Ha! John makes more money charging you for that experience then he gets for the gold in the gravel. The sluice is easy, try using only a pan, it is art form if done properly. If still in Cooper Landing visit with Ron and Sue, they are the hosts at the rest stop/boat launch. Full time rv'ers that came up here like you about 4 years ago and forgot to go back to the lower 48.
Hook
Chevy 2500 4x4 CC D-Max/Allison
Summerwind 806
Rage'n FS2600 Toy Hauler
"Kik-n-but" 23' modified Atec, twin Yamaha 60's,
Hewes 20' Kenai River Special 50hp Yamaha,
Polaris RZR
Soon to come 27' Bayweld Offshore Boat, 300 HP,the "Bernie C"
it's kinda funny, though, how finding a fleck or two of gold can give you an adrenalin rush. Gold fever. lol
TexasShadow
Holiday Rambler Endeavor LE/ 3126B Cat
( Sometimes ) BMW K75 on Rear Carrier
Jeep Grand Cherokee Toad
M&G aux brake system
Datastorm 3990
854 watts of solar power
Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
We were in Chicken AK and they had a pile of ore next to water troughs. With some help I was able to pan a few flecks of gold and about a cup of gold bearing black sand.
I took the black sand back to the rv and put it in a container to be panned later. Later the DW looked into the container could'nt figure out what it was and threw it out. I'll bet there was enough gold in the sand to pay for the trip. ....oh well
....oh well
