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grovey Valued Member United States 440 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 3:02 pm We arrived on Friday morning. Left home 2am arrived 11am. The weather is just fantastic. 70-75 and 50 at night. Went to Chimney rock park and Lake Lure. going to a large flea market tomommorow near Ashville, and maybe on the Blue Ridge Highway. Oh, I found the Bechtler gold mint. took a picture. will post after I get back but heres a link. I will stop in from time to time as its in the csampground office, http://www.goldmaps.com/east/north_...ina_gold.htm -Gil Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 4:33 pm Gil, sounds like you're having a great time. Thanks for posting the link and I look forward to seeing your pics! Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 7:45 pm Hey Grovey !! Glad the trip is on its way to being GREAT!! Looking forward to the pic's on your return !! Take care !! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 7:49 pm Grovey, if you want to swing by Arizona, there's a lot of abandoned gold mines out here. They're not placer mines like in NC, but there's no competition for the ore, so you can dig to your heart's content! They're also rich - 1/2 to 1 1/2 ounces AU (that's NOT Almost Uncirculated) per ton. Fred Report this Post to the Staff
Twentycent Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 9:26 pm Fred, should we bring cyanide to leach with? Jerry Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 10/15/2005 10:17 pm quote: Originally posted by Twentycent Fred, should we bring cyanide to leach with? Jerry Good question. I'm not particularly familiar with dry gold mining, but there's no settling ponds or other signs of processing around the local mines (most abandoned in the 1930s). I presume the ore was hauled off for off-site processing. The locals who play around with these old mines use dry "dredges", vacuum for dust, or separate the gold with water, but off-site. I think the reason these mines haven't been reopened is that it's just too darned much work to extract the gold, even with gold prices as high as they are right now. But, Arizona's mountains are loaded with gold for those who want to put in the effort and $$$$$ to get it. Here's a description of the Hidden Treasure Mine, the closest to me: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49453.html Fred Report this Post to the Staff
SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 10/17/2005 6:00 pm I love both these mining areas! Grovey you are less than an hours drive from the Reed gold mine (it's listed in the website you linked)- where the NC nugget was found which started the gold mining business in the SE(first authenticated gold find in the US-they have Au panning there), and led to the CLT mint. You're also about 75 miles from Charlotte, but the mint museum is an art museum these days, not a num ismatic one. Reed Gold mine is an NC state park, with 18th cent mining equipment and some coins of the era. Bellaonline article on Reed Gold Mine and CLT Mint: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36090.asp Morgan Fred, have you been to Swansea? It is (or was when I last was there in 1992) a very intact ghost town-named after the Welsh capitol for many of the miner were Welsh immigrants. Mostly Cu recovered there, but I think some Ag as well. I imagine you've explored the Kofa Mtns? For the others reading this far-they are the site of the only palm trees which are native tpo AZ-despite the many Palms in Phoenix, etc-they're all exotics planted by man outside of that range-named for the King of America mine (I spent a month in Parker Az and explored the area). there are neat petroglyphs and intaglios nearby too- the CRIT (Co River Indian Tribes ) museum outside Partker is a place to start for info on how to find native American art in the sonoran/Colorado desert. Don Edited by SFDukie 10/17/2005 7:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 10/18/2005 11:39 am quote: Originally posted by SFDukie Bellaonline article on Reed Gold Mine and CLT Mint: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36090.asp Morgan Fred, have you been to Swansea? It is (or was when I last was there in 1992) a very intact ghost town-named after the Welsh capitol for many of the miner were Welsh immigrants. Mostly Cu recovered there, but I think some Ag as well. I imagine you've explored the Kofa Mtns? For the others reading this far-they are the site of the only palm trees which are native tpo AZ-despite the many Palms in Phoenix, etc-they're all exotics planted by man outside of that range-named for the King of America mine (I spent a month in Parker Az and explored the area). there are neat petroglyphs and intaglios nearby too- the CRIT (Co River Indian Tribes ) museum outside Partker is a place to start for info on how to find native American art in the sonoran/Colorado desert. Don Don, I haven't been to Swansea yet - I only learned about it this past spring. I have it on my Trips To Take list, will go this winter. I've been through KOFA, but can't say I've really visited it. This is only my third winter in AZ and I'm still exploring around my immediate area, inventorying the birds and geological features. To me, AZ is a new planet, very unlike anyplace else in North America I've visited or worked (and I've been all over the continent). AZ has more slippery, slimy, scaley, and slithery cold-blooded critters (poikiothermal to us'ns) than any other place I've ever seen. I'm still trying to get bit by a rattlesnake just for the new experience. BTW, great article on the Charlotte, NC mint. Thanks! Fred Report this Post to the Staff
SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 10/18/2005 12:39 pm Fred, My exwife and I hiked past a rattling snake walking up Black Mtn near Parker, and I literally ran around another that was in the dirt road nearby. In my month there, I saw two-and a nurse at the IHS hospital in Parker, who had grown up in Chandler, AZ, had never seen one in her entire life! Love that desert. If you don't know the story of Hi Jolly (haj ali)-it is a great one too-US Army experimented with camels in Az. Here's the story: http://www.arizonacactus.com/azcactusnews.htm grovey, Hope it was ok that I hijacked your thread and that you're having fun! Don Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 10/18/2005 2:57 pm quote: Originally posted by SFDukie Fred, My exwife and I hiked past a rattling snake walking up Black Mtn near Parker, and I literally ran around another that was in the dirt road nearby. In my month there, I saw two-and a nurse at the IHS hospital in Parker, who had grown up in Chandler, AZ, had never seen one in her entire life! Love that desert. If you don't know the story of Hi Jolly (haj ali)-it is a great one too-US Army experimented with camels in Az. Here's the story: http://www.arizonacactus.com/azcactusnews.htm grovey, Hope it was ok that I hijacked your thread and that you're having fun! Don Now, the Army experiments with camels I'm familiar. The Cavalry (actually the Dragoons prior to the Civil War), burdened with tradition and a fixation on horses generally resisted the notion of a switch to camels, so it really was doomed to failure from the onset. It was also more difficult to reload the muzzle-loading muskets and musket-rifles (M1841 "Mississippi" and M1855 Springfield) on a camel than on a horse due to the camel's rolling gait. I've seen only one rattlesnake (a Mohave on the road near town) in the month since I've been back in Arizona. Last spring, I saw many - sidewinders, diamondbacks, and Mohave- probably due to the excessive rains of the winter which reduced the prey population causing the snakes to wander farther from their home range in search of food. I'd just as soon not see any in the vicinity of my travel trailer - my cat is not familiar with them and might think they were new playmates. All the snakes I've seen around here are relatively small - maybe a max of 36", not the size of Texas diamondbacks with their baseball-sized heads. The sidewinders are cute (only about 16") and look like they'd make great pets. A biologist friend of mine wants me to pick one up and send it to him. (I'm sure there's probably some sort of law against this; Lacey Act?.) Fred Report this Post to the Staff
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