September 2010 Newsletter (9/13/10) Hello Goldhounds,

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1 September 2010 Newsletter (9/13/10) Hello Goldhounds, We are sorry that the newsletter is coming out late this month. It has been one of our busiest times ever and our Webmaster, Bill Percy, will be back from vacation on 9/14. The good news is the next outing will not be until 10/7 10/12 here at our mine. Don will send out s to give you directions and a schedule of events as we get closer to the dates. Many of you already know that Carol Ebbitt suffered a stroke at the Championships on 9/5/10. She is still in serious health but stable at this time and will remain in ICU. As Don hears from the family he will keep you informed of her condition. You may send cards to her home at 3480 Rockwell Lane, Lincoln, Ca Her Son, David, will take them to her at the hospital. She still needs your thoughts and prayers. Stan Makiney s Celebration of Life in Garden Valley on 9/11 was well attended and we could see that a lot of Goldhounds was there to honor Stan for the wonderful life he had lived. We all agreed that Stan was a kind, quiet man and a friend to everyone. Stan will be missed but never forgotten. Our Heritage Event and Championships did very well. We did not have the number of vendors there that we had last year but we had more panners competing than ever before. Our event was busy but our volunteers keep everything humming right along and our focus was to get the awards and raffle done on time and we did! Our Children s panning booth was busy all day, everyday. And our Championships did not ever slow down. Some of our panners travel a long way to compete for this title so we only see them once a year. We cannot begin to thank everyone for your help and dedication to this State and National Championship. SIXTEEN TO ONE UNDERGROUND GOLD MINERS TOUR, ALLEGHANY 10/23/10 The cost will be determined by how many will be going. Let me know if you are interested by 10/10/10. Your check will be made out to the Alleghany Mining Museum when we arrive at the museum. If you do not like tunnels this is not for you. I would give the tour a level 5 6. You could come along and go for the Surface Tour. The history of this mine alone is worth seeing. We will meet at the Alleghany Gold Miner s Museum in the morning, between 10:00am and 11:00am. The tour typically runs four hours start to finish. You need to be able to hike a mile into the mine, with some steep terrain to navigate. The following will be needed: A release of liability form to sign will be ready when you get there. Wear long pants, light jacket or sweatshirt (layers) and rubber boots. It is wet, muddy and cool in the mine. Bring a headlamp and flashlight. This is very important! They will have hard hats and we have extra, if you need to borrow one let us know. Bring a knapsack lunch and your drinks. There is only one restaurant in town, not sure if it is open. Alleghany is a small town and parking can be a problem. If you would like to car pool we will meet in Auburn, Hwy 49 & Bell Rd., in the K-Mart parking area. It is at least 2 hours from Auburn if traffic is smooth. We will meet at 8:00am. We follow Hwy.49 all the way to Ridge Rd., turn right and follow this to the town of Alleghany all the way to the end. You can meet up with us at the Underground Gold Mining Museum at the end of the lower road on the right. Wear you badges if you have them. See you then. Annie _

2 Slate Creek Outing Near LaPorte August This was our yearly outing and as usual we had a super time. The weather was very cool, in fact, downright cold in the early mornings. There were 24 of us there, and the gold was pretty good. I found a couple of small pickers in a crevice on the first day so that was a super way to start. Sharon Dimuzio then got a heavier picker so we were off and running. Two flat tires reminded us of the sharp rocks in the area, one right after the crossing. The camping area is perfect, Right on Slate Creek. There is a long, relatively steep, hairpin road going down so the trip to the campground is slow. Then we cross Slate creek, which was only maybe 12 inches deep at most. Going up the other side was a little steep but doable. Four wheel drives were required. We ll be back next year and some of you will likely be there several times before that! Great outing. Thanks crew. This is looking up Slate Creek from the river crossing. I took this picture just as my Geo was getting ready to cross.there is always one boulder sticking up some in the creek, so you have to make sure you miss it - or there goes the oil pan, or something!

3 Slate Creek Outing Here s the crossing. You can see the truck coming through the water and just about ready to come up the bank. Ron and Forrest Gribble came on up the bank as part of the caravan and I was in front. Well, I got to the Campground about 300 years away and no Ron!! Back I went and this was the scene below! He caught something sharp right off and down the tire went. What a way to start! They got it fixed in a flash though, and Ron was mighty careful the rest of the outing. especially when he drove back out. No spare tire... Some of the crew had come in several days earlier and had already set up camp. Oh yeah, JP had a flat tire later. He didn t want Ron to out do him! As you can see below, everyone pitches in to help. The Goldhounds are untouchable! :-)

4 Slate Creek Outing Having fun yet? Panning time! J.P. running his Vac Pack type unit.

5 Slate Creek Outing

6 California State and National Championships Goldhounds, this was a fantastic event in which all of you should be proud. We combined a State and National Championships together and ran the events within minutes of the scheduled time - for two days! If ever there was such a thing as a team effort, this was it. This newsletter now will be quick so that you can have the results. The October newsletter will really cover the pictures and all that went on. So here s the basics and stay tuned for the October newsletter that will give you all the details! Thanks. Don. Get ready, set, go! Let s get those tents up! OK, whose turn is it to muck these out now?

7 U.S. National Championships Medal Winners Women s Skilled Denise Gilbrech (1), Barbara Sutton (2) and Kathleen Cunningham (3) Veterans Mike Sutton (1), Mike Clark (2) and Mike Okey (3) Classic Ken Valenta (1), Jim Eakin (2) and Don Robinson (3) Men s Skilled Kevin Jackson (1), Don Robinson (2) and John McClure (3) Open Paul Pekarek (1), Cris Farrell (2) and Rich Hussey (3) Teams Gold - 3 Nuggets George Reidenbach, Ramsey Gallegos and Joel Flamenbaum Silver - 3 Easy Pieces Jim Eakin, Bill Bowman and Dennis Dryden Bronze - 2 Okeys and a Karot Paul Pekarek, Susan Okey and Mike Okey California State Championships Medal winners Junior Division Hailey Hassen (1), Nicholas Valenta (2), and Kyle Gilbrech (3) Beginners Division Rich Horton (1), John Laffey (2) and Todd Roney (3) Men s Skilled Kevin Jackson (1), John McClure (2) and John Pitsker (3) Women s Skilled Barbara Sutton (1), Denise Gilbrech (2) and Joyce Mason (3) Veterans Mike Sutton (1), Mike Okey (2) and Mike Clark (3) Classic Ken Valenta (1), Jim Eakin (2) and Mike Sutton (3) Open Cris Farrell (1), Rich Hussey (2) and Paul Pekarek (3) Teams: Gold - 2 Okeys and a Karot Paul Pekarek, Susan Okey and Mike Okey Silver - 3 Nuggets George Reidenbach, Ramsey Gallegos and Joel Flamenbaum Bronze 3 Easy Pieces Jim Eakin, Bill Bowman and Dennis Dryden

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13 MOTHERLODE GOLDHOUNDS DRAWING HELD ON 9/5/10 _ WHITE S METAL DETECTOR DONATED BY JIMMY SIERRA FAMILY - BILL LATHAM #8448 _ JOE CARDOZA, FAMOUS ARTIST, PAINTING OF RUCKY CHUCK, MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER, REGGIE GOULD #8455 _ AVI RESORT, LAUGHLIN NV, 3D, 2N, VACATION PACKAGE, MAUREEN CRU #14753 _ VERY SPECIAL GOLD NUGGET EARRINGS DONATED BY JIM EAKIN, MIKE SULLIVAN #14821 _ DELUXE BLUE BOWL KIT BY PIONEER MINING, AUBURN, WALT STEVENS #8977 _ EL DORADO HOTEL CASINO, RENO, 3D, 2N FOR TWO, RICH HUSSEY #14251 _ PANNER S GOLD & DREDGING GUIDE TO OREGON CASCADES BY CASCADE GOLD, NATHAN SAUGSTAD #13735 _ CLUB CAL NEVA, RENO 3D/2N FOR TWO, FRED OTT #7617 GOLDEN CARIBOU MINING CLUB, BELDEN, CA. 3 DAY OUTING FOR TWO, ANDY SMITH #8927 _ CLUB CAL NEVA, RENO 3D 2N FOR TWO, RICK MILLS #12654 _ HARRAH S, RENO DINNER AND SHOW FOR TWO, RICK MILLS #14861 _ SLUICE BOX DONATED BY KEENE ENGINEERING, SKIP ANDERSON #14770 _ ROCKER ROCK-IT MINING EQUIPMENT FROM BRYON WILEY, BARBARA BROWN #12616 _ BOOK, MINING, GOLD & HORSES, NEVADA SIGNED BY AUTHORS JOHN & JEANETTE KERR, TONY MILLER #6662 _ GOLDEN CARIBOU MINING CLUB, BELDEN, CA 3 DAY OUTING FOR TWO, ISABELLA CARPENTER #5157 _ AUTO PAN MACHINE DONATED BY DAVID MORKEN, OWNER, FLEMMING & DIANE NIELSEN #14644 _ ACTION MINING SERVICES- FIRE ASSAYING COURSE, MIKEY OKEY #14233 _ RIVERSIDE RESORT HOTEL/CASINO, LAUGHLIN, 3D 2N STAY FOR TWO, CINDY PEKAREK #13505 _ ROPER S JEWELRY DONATED BY HARRY ROPER, AUBURN, MARGARET VENTURI #13401 _ JIM STRAIGHT S BOOK ON ADVANCED PROSPECTING & DETECTING, BRIKARJO #12709 _

14 2010 GOLDHOUNDS MEETING SCHEDULE & OUTINGS Oct. 8 Oct Oct Nov. 12 Dec. 10 Goldhound meeting, the meeting will be held at our Outing. info in newsletter, must be a member. Outing at the Robinson s. Come in Thursday noon and leave Tuesday noon. The Bear River Outing is cancelled until next year, Annual 16-1 underground mine tour to Alleghany - If you are interested in this trip let me know by 10/10 so we can make reservations. You may call our voic (530) and we will respond. For more information on the mine go to wwwundergroundgold.com or Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. Annual Pot-luck and get together for our year-end celebration. This year we will not hold Project Love. At the present the Iowa Hill school has been closed. Cathy Morgan, teacher s aide, had knee surgery and on disability. Our food banks in every town need help. Please give what you can to help. Jan.14, 2011 Feb.11 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. SPECIAL EVENTS 10/7/10 TO 10/12/10 WE WILL HOLD OUR ANNUAL OUTING AT OUR MINE DURING THIS TIME. FOR MEMBERS ONLY. YOU MAY COME IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL TUESDAY NOON. DON WILL HAVE A SCHEDULE OF WHAT WE WILL BE DOING EACH DAY. BRING ALONG RUBBER BOOTS FOR THE MINE, IF YOU HAVE A HARD-HAT, GREAT, BUT WE HAVE EXTRA S. DRESS FOR A MINE AS THIS IS OUR HOME ALSO. THE WEATHER AT NIGHT IS COOL, SO LAYERED CLOTHING WILL BE BEST. ANY QUESTIONS JUST AND WE WILL RESPOND. IF IT SNOWS, THIS WILL BE CANCELLED OR ONLY FOR THE VERY HARDY! POT LUCK ON SAT. 10/9 AT 4:00. A BIG BON- FIRE WILL BE GOING. BRING ALONG YOUR OLD HAT TO BURN! OTHER CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society meets 2nd Tues. monthly, Roseville Fairgrounds, Garden Room, 800 All America City Blvd., www rockrollers. com or Box 212, Roseville, or call Florence, (916) hotmail.com. or El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society - info@eldoradomineralandgem.org or www. eldoradomineralandgem.org - Mail: Box 950, Placerville, CA meets mthly. on 3rd Tues.at Senior Center, 937 Spring Street, Placerville, at 7:00. Treasure Seekers, a metal detecting club in the Placerville area and meets monthy. Gold Prospectors Association of America, meets quarterly in Sacramento. Next meeting 10/16/10 for info, Jim Hutchings, (For INFO: OR Call toll free for all shows. Club has claims and outings BLUERIBBON Coalition, 4555 Burley Dr., Suite A. Pocatello, ID BLUERIB. Sac.Valley Detecting Buffs meet 1st Thurs. monthly, Sac.County Old SMUD Bldg. corner Elkhorn & Don Julio in No. Highlands, or call www sacramentovalleydetectingbuffs.com. United Prospectors meets every other month at outings, www. unitedprospectors.com. Info Club has claims and newsletters every 2 months, meets at outings. Shasta Miners, meets 3rd Friday, Happy Valley Center, Anderson, info , claims, mthlynewsletr. Public Lands for the People, 7194 Conejo Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92404, (909) , PLP continues to work on your behalf to keep public lands open. Donations are tax deductible. New 49 ers Prosp.Club. Box 47, Happy Camp, CA 96039, new49ers@goldgold.com, WWWGOLDGOLD.COM For info call Club has Claims. ICMJ S Prospecting & Mining Journal, Box 2260 Aptos, CA or wwwicmj.com Comstock Gold Prospectors, Box Reno, NV 89515, Club has Claims contact Reno Mining Supply. Gold Pan California, Gold Adventures, 1021 Detroit Avenue #D, Concord, CA 94518, (925) 825-GOLD Sierra Nevada Mining Council, meets first Wed. each mth.box 1567, Grass Valley, 95945, miningcouncil. org

15 DON S EXPLORATION TEAM - GOLDWORLD@WILDBLUE.NET OR CALL VM You will receive an and it becomes your option to go or not. A rating of 1-10 will be added, 10 being the hardest. You may not always find gold but Don is always looking for new areas to prospect. You should be in good shape as you never know where Don may take you. If interested in the team Don to be added to the Expo Team. The states where to meet and what time you will leave. Be on time or you will be left behind. _ NAME BADGES: CLUB NAME BADGES - MEMBER JIM KURY TAKES CARE OF OUR BADGES. PIN CLASPS FOR $4, OR MAGNETIC FOR $ JMKURY@HUGHES.NET OR _ MEETINGS ARE HELD THE 2ND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE AUBURN VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL, 7:00PM-9:00PM, 100 EAST ST. TAKE HWY 80 TO AUBURN, THEN HWY 49 EAST, AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT, TURN RIGHT, GO ONE BLOCK, TURN RIGHT AGAIN. VETERANS HALL SITS ON THE LEFT, PARKING IN THE BACK. PUBLIC INVITED. _ MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION ICMJ S PROSPECTING & MINING JOURNAL - DON T WAIT FOR THE CURRENT ISSUE TO ARRIVE; READ IT ONLINE BEFORE IT ARRIVES! ONLINE ACCESS IS ONLY $4 MORE PER YEAR! AND IT INCLUDES ACCESS TO ONLINE BACK ISSUES TOO! MORE BACK ISSUES ARE ADDED EVERY MONTH. You can search for great articles on dredging, metal detecting, mining operations, assaying, legislative updates, geology, history, metals prices, financial and more. SUBSCRIPTION: 1-YEAR (12 ISSUES) FOR $27.95, PLUS $4 FOR ONLINE ACCESS. SUBSCRIPTION: 2-YEAR (24 ISSUES) FOR $49.90, PLUS $8 FOR ONLINE ACCESS. SUBSCRIPTION: 3-YEAR (36 ISSUES) FOR $72.85, PLUS $12 FOR ONLINE ACCESS. ONLINE: -- PHONE: (831) FAX: (831) ICMJ, BOX 2260, APTOS, The ICMJ is available also at Pioneer Mining in Auburn. ICMJ is the best Mining Journal out there! They continue to cover current articles and give monthly updates of on-going issues regarding our mining industry. We cannot stress enough the importance of sending letters and support to the groups that are helping to fight against closures of lands and mining rights. _ PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE PEOPLE - 501C3 NonProfit-MultipleUse- - (909) PLP continues to intervene on your behalf to keep public lands open. Donations are tax deductible! They are an all-volunteer organization. Every bit helps. Also check out the July ICMJ, page 6, for the winners of their HUGE raffle held 6/17/10 but I could not find our name! All great prizes and it goes to a good cause. The next FUNDRAISING RAFFLE will be held Dec 16, They already have great donations to raffle off. Tickets are $1.00 each or a book of 12 for $ Order by Mail, PLP c/o Jerry Hobbs, San Bernardino, CA 82404, Order by - jerhobbs2@verizon.net OR Online with Credit Card - go to or by phone (909) , leave call back number, address and message of how many tickets wanted. _ YOUR DUE DATE OF RENEWAL IS THE DATE YOU JOINED GOLDHOUNDS. WE MAIL OUT OUR ANNUAL DRAWING TICKETS IN JUNE AND YOUR ADDRESS LABEL, UPPER RIGHT, WILL GIVE YOU YOUR DATE DUE, OR YOU MAY TO FIND OUT YOUR STATUS. WE OWE THE SUCCESS OF GOLDHOUNDS TO OUR GREAT MEMBERS AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP OVER THE YEARS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. Annie & Don _ MEMBERSHIP APP.-MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS, BOX 149, FORESTHILL, CA goldworld@wildblue.net VM leave message. $40.00 Individual or $45.00 Family (one year) Senior & Spouse (age 70+) $25.00, send check to above addresss. ( ) New membership or ( ) Renewal----Are you interested in the Exploration Team? ( ) yes or ( ) no NAME_ ADDRESSPHONE CITYSTATE_ZIP CODE I APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS. I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT WHATEVER RECREATIONAL EVENT I, OR MY FAMILY, ATTEND THAT I AM RESPONSIBILE AND AT NO TIME WILL HAVE LEGAL OR FINANCIAL CLAIM AGAINST, NOR WILL HOLD RESPONSIBLE, ANY MEMBER OR CLUB OFFICIAL OF THE MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURIES BY MY PARTICIPATION. SIGNATURE_ DATE_

16 MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS NEWSLETTER P.O. BOX 149 FORESTHILL, CA (530) September 2010 TO: Fax (530) Frank, finding nuggets on the North Fork. NEWSLETTER ISSUED MONTHLY - Issue #278 September 2010 Mailing address: MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS P.O. Box 149, Foresthill, Ca A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT MINERALS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PUBLIC WELCOME! Newsletter/Membership Cost $45.00 Family Per year $40.00 Per year for Individuals Publisher and Editor: Goldhounds (530) (vm) goldworld@wildblue.net