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12-31-2007, 2:55 PM algolddigger Joined on 05-05-2006 near Huntsville Al. Posts 55 update on christmas nugget We went and talked to the land owner yesterday,and he told me that I could go on his property and look for gold all that I wanted to.but if I were you I would wait untill after DEER season is over,Because he had the land leased to a hunting club.So I think I will wait.I don't want to be up there while there hunting.He also said that a few years ago there was an older feller that dug around up there and found some gold untill his health got to where he couldn't get up there any more.                                                                                                                              will keep you posted GARRY    Report

12-31-2007, 3:34 PM twig/al Joined on 01-24-2006 Gadsden, Alabama Posts 4,607 Re: update on Christmas nugget algolddigger, He gave you some good advice!!! Some of the hunters around here will hear ANYTHING walking in the woods and shoot it!!! I have been shot at while wearing hunters orange!!! I have never saw a deer wearing hunters orange!!! lol.... twig/al Alabama Prospecting Supply www.alabamaprospectingsupply.com Email: tom@alabamaprospectingsupply.com Southeast Treasure Hunters Forum www.southeasttreasurehunters.com    Report

01-01-2008, 3:46 AM Anthony_TN Joined on 06-21-2006 Posts 15 Re: update on christmas nugget Hey Garry, I know what you mean about the hunters. I was arrowhead hunting yesterday, and heard a shot REAL close just to my right up on a little bluff. Never did see the hunter, but it did scare the #^*# out of me. Speaking of hunting leases, maybe some of us N Al/S TN guys oughta kick in some money and try to lease some land in your area and see what's there. Get enough people diggin and dredgin, might find a nice deposit. It's nice to dream anyway, Anthony    Report

01-01-2008, 7:14 AM Dixiedredger Joined on 11-18-2006 Charlotte, NC Posts 899 Re: update on christmas nugget Talking about hearing shots.... About 13 or 14 years ago, I was living in Clemson SC. I did a lot of bowhunting up at Issaqueena Trail... one day I was sitting in my stand, when I heard a gunshot. The bullet passed me close enough that I could hear it spinning in the air and cutting tree limbs! At that time, I had been hunting for 7 or 8 years, So it was a sound I was familiar with and wasn't too concerned about (by the time you hear it it has already passed). But, on this day, it was not just a single shot! I blew off the first couple of rounds thinking surely there would not be more random bullets coming that close. I WAS WRONG!! After about 6 or 7 shots I started to get nervous... I JUMPED OUT OF MY STAND (about 14 feet to the ground), and started digging a fox hole behind the tree I had been sitting in. Three hours later (when it finally got dark) there had been 247 rounds pass close enough that I could hear them cut the air and see leaves and braches cut by them. It turned out, that I was directly behind a shooting range (about 400 yards) that was on private land, and that I did not know was there! I never hunted in Issaqueena again!!! I've been doin' so much, with with so little, for so long.... I can do almost anything, with nothing!!!! WWW.dixieprospector.com    Report

01-02-2008, 5:21 AM russau Joined on 02-06-2006 st. louis missouri Posts 1,118 Re: update on christmas nugget somebody loves you! 247 rounds!    Report

01-02-2008, 7:11 AM Dixiedredger Joined on 11-18-2006 Charlotte, NC Posts 899 Re: update on christmas nugget Had my ass puckered tight enough to make coal into diamonds!!! It's one thing to get shot at by a man that can see you (you can get his attention... and he might stop shooting).... But when a fellow is 400 yards away (through heavy timber) and has no idea that your there, and he has no idea that his bullets aren't stopping where they were intended to stop... all you can do is hunker down, wait for dark, and PRAY! I've been shot at (accidentally) on numerous occations, and have been shot at (on purpose) more than once. But, the only time I was truely afraid of dying was that time up in Isaqueena. The other times I was more afraid that I would be forced to defend myself. I was put in that position a couple of times... I stood down a man who was armed with a .50 cal. muzzleloader, after he shot at me for being where he wanted to hunt. I was 15' foot up a tree and he fired a shot into the tree 2' over my head. I jumped out of the tree and made it to him before he could reload his muzzleloader....I stood him down with only a bow and arrows in my hand! I think he expected for me to back down because I only had a bow... he literally pissed his self when he saw that 31" arrow with the 1 1/2" wide Zywickey Black Diamond broadhead on the end of it... 3 feet from his face... at full draw!!! I actually watched this man flip me off, raise his rifle, aim at me and fire!! To this day... I can not explain why I did not put an arrow through his head... every fiber of my being wanted to... and I knew I had the legal right to use deadly force (in the State of SC). But, for some unknown reason, the hand of God stopped me from doing it. Anyway... I guess, I told both of those stories to drive home the dangers of being in the woods with hunters that you do not personally know. I would never go into the deer woods during hunting season without some kind of weapon (rifle, pistol, bow, something)... especially public land!!! There are people out there who will shoot at you... just for crossing their path! I don't even go out unarmed on the private lands that I lease... Trespassers are some of the worst ones for shooting at you! I've been doin' so much, with with so little, for so long.... I can do almost anything, with nothing!!!! WWW.dixieprospector.com    Report

01-23-2008, 6:01 PM algolddigger Joined on 05-05-2006 near Huntsville Al. Posts 55 Re: update on christmas nugget only two more weeks and deer season will be over here in al. Then I can go try out this new place (I getting eager to see whats there) I know that when I get up on the side of the mountain water for my highbanker is going to be a problem so am thinking of making a recurlating system. And after looking at this land on google, I can forsee a problem the land joins tva land which is public land and it has several walking trails on it.So I am thinking of changing highbanker to an electric so it want make any sound. Just in case someone gets noisie and comes up to see what is going on. The less people know the better it will be. Do any of you use an electric system I have no idea what size motor and pump to use. I need all you guys ideas on this. My highbanker is a 4 inch combo so it takes a good water flow. thanks Garry    Report

01-23-2008, 6:14 PM Gold seeker Joined on 06-03-2006 Bluffton South Carolina Posts 466 Re: update on christmas nugget algolddigger, You are going to have to have a very big electric pump to come close to what the output of your normal gas engine/pump is capable of putting out, and a lot of batteries. I don't know if it will be possible to do. You need to look at the "GPM", of your gas powered pump, and try to get close to that in an electric pump, most electric pumps are rated "GPH", and that is a big difference than "GPM". Let us know what your output of the gas pump is, and I will check around to see what electric pumps are out there. Maybe if you could find a quieter muffler for your engine that would be a better way to go. Skip Email: den7cubs"at"hargray.com Seek and Ye Shall Find, and when you find It thank GOD!!! Treat the Earth well It was not given to you by your Parents, It was loaned to you by your Children.    Report

01-23-2008, 7:19 PM algolddigger Joined on 05-05-2006 near Huntsville Al. Posts 55 Re: update on christmas nugget I can't remember but I think it's around 380 gpm with a 10 hp motor    Report

01-24-2008, 11:00 AM Dixiedredger Joined on 11-18-2006 Charlotte, NC Posts 899 Re: update on christmas nugget WOW... that's alot for a 4". My 4" dredge runs on a 5.5HP with only 275 GPM pump. My 5" Triple only carries an 11HP and a pump that does 475 GPM. If you need quiet... I would look into down sizing to a smaller highbanker, if you have to go electric... that would decrease your need for water and allow you to get by with smaller motors, pumps and batteries... also the smaller you get the more likely it becomes that a solar system could recharge the batteries as they were being drained. But the best way would probably be to quiet down what you've got. They make mufflers that can be "chained" together end to end, each one making it quieter. But, you have to be careful... each one you add, adds back pressure in the engine. Another option is to use a "Quiet Muffler" here is a link to some. http://www.jackssmallengines.com/quietmuf_index.html I've been doin' so much, with with so little, for so long.... I can do almost anything, with nothing!!!! WWW.dixieprospector.com    Report

06-12-2008, 9:33 AM wantalearn Joined on 06-12-2008 Posts 1 Re: update on christmas nugget Hey,algolddigger           I also.live in the Huntsville area just north in Hazel Green I have alot of intrest in looking in this area also.I plan to do some research in the paint rock area soon ,in the past i've seen some good looking areas.I  have over 600 acres leased for deer hunting so if you might want to get together contact me back on this site ..    Report

06-12-2008, 1:43 PM Anthony_TN Joined on 06-21-2006 Posts 15 Re: update on christmas nugget Hey, Wantalearn, I just sent you a pm. My email is awf930@aol.com    Report

08-09-2008, 2:14 PM digi Joined on 08-09-2008 TN Posts 37 Re: update on christmas nugget Hey, I finally got this thing to let me log in. I live outside on Nashville and am debating heading to AL to try some panning. How far outside of Huntsville is there gold. We usually hit up Coker Creek and are looking for a lesser drive.    Report

08-10-2008, 7:31 AM ghost Joined on 03-17-2006 Marksville, LA 71351 Posts 459 Re: update on christmas nugget The alabama gold camp is near Linesville. otherwise try the national forest in Cleburne county, south of Anniston. Paul Prospector and small scale miner (so far)    Report

08-10-2008, 12:55 PM digi Joined on 08-09-2008 TN Posts 37 Re: update on christmas nugget Thx, I'll check that out.    Report

08-18-2008, 8:04 PM algolddigger Joined on 05-05-2006 near Huntsville Al. Posts 55 Re: update on christmas nugget Hi all I finally got this thing to let me in Thought I would never get back. I guess you all have been wondering how it's been going well it's been great.Can't tell you what I have found.But will give you some good advice (don't store your gold in a mason jar because the glass can't stand that much weight) I now use coffee cans. Have any of you heard of some stuff that you mix with water and pour it in a hole drilled in a rock and it expands and bust the rock? I have used it before but can't remember the name or wed add    Report

08-19-2008, 2:00 PM digi Joined on 08-09-2008 TN Posts 37 Re: update on christmas nugget I've got something that will bust rock, but I'll have to bring a coffee can.:)    Report

08-19-2008, 6:30 PM Gold seeker Joined on 06-03-2006 Bluffton South Carolina Posts 466 Re: update on christmas nugget algolddigger, Dexpan. http://www.dexpaninternational.com/ http://dexpan.net/ http://www.archerusa.com/nonexplosivesblastingdemolition/product_dexpandemolitionagent.html This will only cost you 1 gold nugget!!LOL Skip Email: den7cubs"at"hargray.com Seek and Ye Shall Find, and when you find It thank GOD!!! Treat the Earth well It was not given to you by your Parents, It was loaned to you by your Children.    Report

08-19-2008, 7:43 PM digi Joined on 08-09-2008 TN Posts 37 Re: update on christmas nugget http://www.amazon.com/Dexpan-Non-explosive-Demolition-Excavating-Alternative/dp/B000BRPHQ4 I'll settle for half a nugget.    Report

09-16-2008, 6:41 PM algolddigger Joined on 05-05-2006 near Huntsville Al. Posts 55 Re: update on christmas nugget hey wantalearn send me an e-mail with your phone # so we can get together and try a place or two. Now that it's cooler I am ready to go. anyone else that wants to go let me know www.algolddigger@netzero.net                   thanks garry turner    Report

09-23-2008, 12:45 PM digi Joined on 08-09-2008 TN Posts 37 Re: update on christmas nugget Hello, anyone here.    Report

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