Uncle Ron Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Yo All....Billy gave me a pointy finger a while back to a patch that I tried a couple of times...No luck...But today after I had tried it for the second time, I was heading back to the truck and passed a little wash that I hit one time a while back on one of those 115 degree AZ summer days when I have LSD all to myself...But even an old desert rat like yer Uncle can get distracted with the heat sometimes...So, figuring my concentration hadn't been too good back then, I rigged up my good ol' SD2100 with the ever trusty Nuggetfinder 14 E Mono and set up walking down the wash with my brand new Hermit pick I got from Billy last week...This morning I replaced the wooden handle with a fiberglass handle that I favor....Very hot ground, but I was able to balance it out, one of the things I really like about the 2100...I hit a few boot tacks and an old wedge someone had made for bustin' bedrock cracks...Then I got a soft sound that I almost thought was black sand...Scooped it down 10 inches or so to bare bedrock with my pick and still it screamed...So I started busting up the bedrock and down about another 3" I got the target out and scooped up...Turned out to be this 5.4 Gram (3.4 DWT) beauty...I had time to kill tonight so I took a bunch of pix...Cheers, Yer Unc in the Dubyah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Uncle Ron, Good looking nugget Ron, congratulations ......... good day to be out swinging before it gets realy hot................wonderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO BOB Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hey Ron,Good going, thats a beauty.Kind of like bees, where there is one, there are usually more.Bob T.Was it a real hard or kind of soft bedrock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamikaze Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Choice nugget Uncle Ron! Gee, how many "lasts" are ya gonna find? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P. Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Nice one Ron, looks like a relative of your 1/2 ounce specie. Congrats. Later...Jim P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tool Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 nice one ron looks simlar to that 1.47 lb. nug found about 3-4 years or so ago? with the redish type quartze from the san domingo area. hopefully theres some mor biggins there, leave one for me TooL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted April 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Yep, Tool, I think mine broke off the corner of Jimmy's, then traveled a few miles on a whim.... ... This little one actually had my name on it and had been vacationing in Tahiti...It was swimming back upstream to Jimmy's patch when I snagged it....Gotta be quick on some of these little sun boogers... ...Cheers, Yer Unc in the Dubyah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 4, 2007 Admin Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hello Uncle Ron, Congrats on the new nugget/specimen find! There's no doubt you know that LSD country well and seem to find nuggets every trip out there. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. Take care,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Last nugget Indeed! - thats a very nice piece. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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