Admin nuggethunting Posted October 27, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hello All, Some of you might already know, but my good friend Larry Crook from Colorado just arrived at the LDMA camp a week or so ago and found a very nice nugget today. He was only his 6th hole dug of the day and ended up being a 39 Gram solid nugget!!! Larry was using a Minelab GP3500 that he purchased from me about 2 months ago and a NF 14-inch elliptical searchcoil. Larry said the target was very clear and was down approx. 8 inches underneath a dead cactus. He was so excited that he said he couldn't even yell over at Jerry (Pondmn) when he found it. I will let Larry tell where he found it, but it was on a club claim. Congrats Larry! Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P. Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Alright Larry! glad to hear your are back at it. Hope to see you around. Later...Jim P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Congrats to Larry. The magic of Rich Hill is still alive. Despite it being one of the hardest pounded patches in the WORLD , they still keep popping up. I can't think of a year since the advent of the gold detector when multi ounce pieces haven't turned up, many pushing or exceeding the one pound mark. If you have a dream , it can happen at "the Hill".-----Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldnTrails Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hi Rbo, Jim, and Bob, Thanks for the "Congrats". I couldn't have been more surprised when I felt the weight (1.25 Troy ounces} of that find. I would like to take credit, but as we all know, we can only apply what we know, but still have to get the coil over the gold. I guess the lesson that was reinforced to me was "DIG EVERY TARGET", as I was sure this was going to be a trash target, it screamed so loud. It was found on the Weaver Claims, about 8 inches down, and below about three inches of rock. The site was located on the downhill side of a large boulder, under some dead cactus. Sorry Rob, I cleaned it last night. Sure PURTY!!! Can't wait to get with you guys in the goldfields this year. Cheers, Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted October 30, 2006 Author Admin Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hello Larry, Well it couldn't have happened to a better person. We both know why you found that nugget, it was meant to be from the "Creator Upstairs." Heck, it might have been a sign that your Father is thinking about you and wanted to let you he's safe and wishing you a great season at Stanton. When you told me about how you customized your quad for your Father, it really hit me in the heart. I had to really hold that tear back my friend. You're a great person and I hope we can spend some time hunting down some gold this season. Lets keep in touch,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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