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cariboo Au |
mining in hixon |
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Anyone mining in hixon area or plan on it.I would think it would be fun to talk with someone that has mined in the area.
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amxgerry |
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my buddy "slav" has a claim in behind you.. he has done a lot of hand mining up there on tom creek, i think it is..
will try and get him to sign up in next couple days.. i have a feeling he is kinda puter illiterate thou.. might take a bit to get him going.. he is a welder fabricator at a downtown p.g. machine shop.. gerry |
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deerman1 |
Hixon | ||
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Hi first time here I like it alot, been to hixon alot,have some info.
Deerman1 |
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goldhound |
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Welcome Deerman!
Pull up a stool, that old three legged one right by the pickle barrel should do. The rest of the crew will be here soon as they get away from their domestic duties, like showing their ladies how to properly polish a pickup That blood on my knuckles? Oh, thats not from scrapping Wayne |
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cariboo Au |
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HEY...Deerman...good to see someone has played out in hixon...bout time...were have yah been on hixon,little hixon,how about goverment creek???This is A picture of one claim I have in hixon,this is were hixon creek meet's goverment creek...nice little spot to pull up A stump.
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deerman1 |
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I have a lease on hixon up from the falls, i have a friend who has a claim on gov crk. Will look for pic.
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cariboo Au |
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I have hiked up the creek above the fall's,nice area.You must love it...A lease for me know is to much....but you'll be seeing me out in them hill's pushing for something more...wife kid's boss....they all slow me down...but A few more year's an then I'll spend more time...anyway before I do any mining I'll be mapping an sampeling an marking...the real fun this summer is I'll finally be running A highbanker,man after spending 3 year's panning this will be A real treat...An yes the pan sampel's first then run bigger sampel's when the color's are their...now point hiking in the big gun's........does your claim lines run in to mine,if it's the one I'm thinking of....so many claim's but not as bad as some area's,but it still is well covered with claim's..........but now with gold going to 707 $$$ Can...wow...........I really think about telling my boss I'll see yah later.
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cariboo Au |
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A picture of what I'm hunting for....Alway's some left in them hill's just A lot of diggin an A bit of luck...all the easy stuff is gone but you never know AAA....
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amxgerry |
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hi deerman
thanks for signing up. are you hand or machine working on hixon? how did you hear about this site, and are you in prince george? regards gerry |
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amxgerry |
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hey cariboo
whats the access like to the claim below al titmans. there is a old track hoe sitting there. have ya ever been there. p.s. where ya been? we thought you deserted us. gerry |
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cariboo Au |
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Hey.....Gerry.....it has good access but they have haulled out the track loader.....if your talking about the small claim I have below Titmans....working 10 hr days an then weekened's too so I'v been too lazzy to type at yah.......are you still looking for A claim out in hixon........mabey we can make A deal for that claim next to Titman's.......it would be A good claim for yah an your wife to play.....I staked 2 more cell's on goverment creek an they tie in with them other's on hixon an gov......lot's of area for me to play but I keep thinking about you an your wife an with easy pull in access it would A good one for yah as much as I want to keep it.......mabey we could make A deal..........D'arcy.
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amxgerry |
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ARE YOU WORKING DAYS OR NIGHTS (whoops) whats a good time to call?
this claim i reffered to is 2 below the confluence, unless you have fraction in between, then it would be 3 i think. hmm i thought you had immediately above "al" , not below. gerry |
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cariboo Au |
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HHHMMMmmm.....I would say it's south east of him........just above were little hixon join's hixon an it has hixon creek running through the cell {1/4 to 1/2 mile} of creek.You know Al better an run digger's an it ties right in with him.This is A picture of side channle on hixon......neet A hot spring mabey....I hiked in about january an everything was frozen an covered with snow an ice but this side channle for about A 100 ft.......cool.........I work day's this week,give me a call about 8:00....darc
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amxgerry |
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if or when you ever get any spare time, can you fax (963 9737) or email me a scan of that area only.
i cant really get the mto maps to come up, and text is all i can do on puter. no sign of a faster connection from telus or anyone ellse coming up for my area.(groan) gerry |
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cariboo Au |
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I'll try to send A pic to your e-mail.......Gerry.....take me A little bit to make it A PDF....but I'll do it.
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amxgerry |
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how about whatyever is easy.. can you put it on photobucket and just send a link maybe, or print and fax maybe?
or if you have time i can drive up there.. need to post bulletins on whatever bulletin boards are up that way anyhow? gerry |
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cariboo Au |
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s30.photobucket.com/album...caribooau/ I put A picture in photo bucket for yah Gerry should give you A better idea....the yellow lines mark my claim lines.
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cariboo Au |
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HEY.......Deerman.....above these fall's???.....This is were I first started out an got bit by that bug.......do you know the claim holder's just below you......It sure is A good place to take my kid's too.....I have to hike into my claim's but can't wait till they can hike in with me.....the claim holder's of the fall's an down they are good people....but I would rather park at the top of A hill an hike down to my area away from all the people....an the farther away the better......just me...I must be getting old.
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cariboo Au |
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This is A nice pic.......pic's say so much....to me it's more getting out in the wild{wood's} ...an the gold is A plus.This summer I'll be hiking in to the cliff scrap's more....A real cool canyon.....some good pictures to come.
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cariboo Au |
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This pic is A bench on my claim.....as far as I know it was only hand mined in most of my area......tuff going I'll say...I'll have one hell of A time packing A highbanker in....it's all in fun anyway....an to think we have it easy now,not like them old timer's.
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cariboo Au |
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Does anyone know if messing with A log jam is A no no......this is high water...but when it drop's in summer it is close to reg's 3-meter's {about 10 ft}for gravel bar an hand mining......or is this asking to much???...Plus anyone have any luck with log jam's???I would think gold might stack up in A place like this......it would be nice to set up A highbanker on some gravel bar's but worried.....hhhhhmmmmmmm..........they say I can but can I.
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