Thank you Goldhounds for all your help at our events and making Goldhounds a great club! Annie

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1 Dear Members, 2/14/13 Happy Valentine s Day Everyone! We have not had a newsletter out for a couple months now but we hope to be back on schedule in March. We were able to send out s to everyone about our delays due to a move by our web-master, Bill Percy, to Colorado. Bill is settled in now and ready to try out the new computer and program. Bill & Kathy Percy have been with the Goldhounds for almost 20 years. Kathy passed away last August and Bill is now in Colorado with their daughter and grandson, Noah. We will miss you Bill but we know Noah will keep you busy with family. As many of our members know we have lost some great friends in the Goldhounds family the past couple of years. It is difficult when we have to say goodbye to them but we are blessed to have great memories we can look back on and smile. At our Bear River Outing this year I will have all the Goldhounds Albums that Joe Cardoza, our club Paparazzi for many years, made for our Panning Championships, Outings and the Nuggets panning. Joe is always taking a picture of something and that means we have very few pictures of Joe! Just before Christmas Barbara Cardoza took a fall and cracked her hip area and we have not seen her since. Barbara should be released just in time to attend the Presidents Day panning at the Mt.Vernon Memorial Park on 2/18/13. This year marks big changes for me in the Mother Lode Goldhounds. Don and I moved into our property in 1980 and we met Doc Livingston. Doc was President of the Mother Lode Miners and naturally we also had to be involved. I was Secretary/Treasure for them until At the Miners we met Ron and Celeice Stockman and the four of us became very good friends. We did not have a recreational prospecting club in the area so we decided we would form a club called Mother Lode Goldhounds. We bought our first dredge from Frank Sullivan at the Mother Lode Dive in Sacramento and met Arnie at the Pioneer Mining in Auburn. I remember our first member, Robert Barczak, in 1989, and we were so excited when Arnie called and said we have a member! Now in 2013 we have 432 members at the last count and the club is still growing and strong. In January Don covered in an the new changes in Goldhounds and for me it is time to pass on my secretarial/membership duties to Cyndy Burchard, also our Sunshine Lady. I could not be more pleased and so happy that Cyndy & Ed Burchard joined Goldlhounds. Cyndy has been working with me since summer to get the membership on computer and now she is ready to take it over. We have no power or phone up our way and I am not a computer person, but Cyndy is and I have already learned a lot from her. Thank you Cyndy & Ed for all your help! Cyndy s cyned0523@yahoo.com.or phone In the past we have always used the date you joined as the next due date. We have changed our due dates to show on a quarterly basis only due in January, April, July and October. This will make it easier to put the due dates in order for a more efficient system. If you join in Nov. or Dec., your due date will be automatically January. If you join Feb. or March, due date will be April. If you join in May, June will be July. And if you join in Aug. or Sept. due date will be October. If you have any questions you may contact her and we will work with you on the right due date. Thank you Goldhounds for all your help at our events and making Goldhounds a great club! Annie

2 Cronan Ranch South Fork of the American River January 1, 2013 From: Don What a way to start a New Year. The weather was perfect. It was cold in the morning but sunny and warming throughout the day. I was expecting maybe 15 or 20 Goldhounds at the most. Well, cars and trucks kept coming and by 7:45 AM I stopped the logging in of names. I was already over 50! By the time we left on the hike at 8:00 AM vehicles were still coming in. A fantastic turnout for the outing and the perfect way to begin the New Year. The hike was on an old road that was in very good condition. Cronan Ranch is a multiple use recreational area and has many old roads that are used by the horses as well. The hike was maybe two miles and gently downhill, but coming back it seemed a lot steeper! The South Fork of the American was flowing pretty well, but not as high as it got in the later afternoon when the dam at Chile Bar opened up. The water level raises almost two feet before it starts to go back down. Be well aware of this if you go back. Your sluice box may be just underwater before you know it! The following are some pictures of the trip. We re scheduled to go again April 27th. More on that later. This is at 8:00 AM. Most of the Hounds were in the picture. There were more still getting ready and some vehicles still coming in!

3 Cronan Ranch South Fork of the American River Jim Hutchings giving some review of the comet fragments that fell in the area. Jim was looking for gold and fragments, which are worth more than gold!

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5 Cronan Ranch South Fork of the American River A map of the total area of the Ranch. Some the best gold I saw. We all found gold. I understand there were also a couple of pickers found in crevices. Most of the gold found was flood plain gold. Some rougher like this.

6 Outing schedule Date Location Comments April 27 Sat Cronan Ranch This is on the South Fork of the American And is a two-mile hike. We did his trip on New Years day. Level 5 rating. May 30,31 June 1,2,3 Bear River Overnight Our annual outing.. Starts Thur noon And goes until Monday 10:00 AM. Level 1 rating. June 22 Sat Ponderosa Bar or Union Flat More on this later. July 18, 19, 20 Thursday Robinson Flat Overnight Above Foresthill with various trips scheduled. Levels 3-9 Aug 17 Sat North Fork of the American Going downstream from the Iowa Hill Bridge. Level 1-8 Aug 30, 31, Sept 1 Fri Gold Panning Championships Overnight Oct 4,5,6 Friday Happy Bride Mine Overnight Levels 4-9 ** Details about these trips will be provided as we get closer. Overnighters are optional, meaning you can come for the day only or camp over. Levels show the difficulty. Multiple levels like 4-9 mean there are options on how far to hike and prospect. Additional outings may be scheduled later. South Fork of the American at Cronan Ranch.

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8 WE WILL BE ADDING EVENTS TO THE SCHEDULE MONTHLY, BE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT . DON S EXPLORATION TRIPS WILL BE BY ONLY. March 8, 2013 Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. April 12, 2013 Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. May 10, 2013 May 30, 31, June 1,2,3 Bear River, Our annual outing. Starts Thur. noon and goes until Mon.10:00 AM. June 14, Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. July 12, August 9, Ice Cream Party planned! Aug. 30, 31, Sept 1, Annual Foresthill Heritage Event and State Gold Panning Championhips Oct. 4, 5, 6, Happy Bride Mine - Levels overnight, more info will follow. SPECIAL EVENTS February 18, Presidents Day, Mount Vernon Memorial Park will hold their Annual American Heritage Day. The Celebration will be held at the Mt. Vernon Memorial Park, 8201 Greenback Lane, Fair Oaks, 10:00am - 2:00pm, Rain or Shine. for more information (916) Ray Dodds and our Nuggets will be teaching pannning again at this fun event. For more info call Ray at (530) , let him know if you can make it. March 22, 23 & 24 - Roseville Rock Rollers Annual Gem & Mineral Show. We will be teaching gold panning at this event. Flyers at the meeting, for more info call Roseville Rock Rollers, (916) See you there! OTHER CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS Gold Prospectors Association of America, meets quarterly in Sacramento. Next mtg. 1/19/2013 or call Jim Hutchings, (INFO: OR ) CALL TOLL FREE FOR ALL SHOW SCHEDULES. Club has claims and outings. Also thanks to Brad Jones, editor of the PICK & SHOVEL GAZETTE. Great Job by their team of writers and good information for everyone who supports mining. Check them out! Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society meets 2nd Tues monthly, Roseville Fiargrounds, 800 All American City Blvd., wwwrockrollers.com or (916) , rockrollers@hotmail.com - Sac.Valley Detecting Buffs meet 1st Thurs. monthly, Sac.County Old SMUD Bldg. corner Elkhorn & Don Julio in No. Highlands, check out their website - www sacramentovalleydetectingbuffs.com. El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society, for info or Placerville Gold Country Treasure Seekers, a metal detecting club, Ken Wright, k2wright@mindspring.com Gold Pan California, Gold Adventures, 1021 Detroit Ave. #D, Concord, info (925) 825-GOLD Golden Caribou Mining, a small-scale mining gold club in Belden. Info (530) , United Prospectors meets every other month at outings, President@unitedprospectors.com.- Info Club has claims and newsletrs every 2 months, meets at outings. UPI, 2401 E. Orangebury Ave., Modesto, phone (209) Shasta Miners, meets 3rd Wed., 7 pm, at Moose Lodge on Lake Blvd. just up from Shopko on the left. info , club claims, meets mthly. & newsletter. Sierra Nevada Mining Council: Carol Marshall, ,.Box 1567, G..V., 95945, miningcouncil.org 16-1 Underground Gold Miners Museum - Box 907 Alleghany, info@undergroundsgold.com WESTERN MINING ALLIANCE - For more info or to volunteer contact westernminingalliance@gmail.com or They are not a club or social organization but they are miners fighting for our rights to dredge and mine in California! The Alliance also supports Jerry Hobbs and the Public Lands for the People. WMA has a great newsletter on line, sign up and join in support of these volunteers. PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE PEOPLE Conejo Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92404, (909) , WWW- PLP2.ORG.. P.L.P. continues to work on your behalf to keep public lands open. Donations are tax deductible. Goldhounds help support the PLP in their mission to help the mining industry.

9 MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION P.O. BOX 149, FORESTHILL, CA FILL OUT & MAIL MEMBERSHIP APP. ALONG WITH YOUR CHECK/MONEY ORDER goldworld@wildblue.net VM leave message. $40.00 Individual - $45.00 Family - Senior & Spouse (age 70+) $30.00, for l year, send check to above addresss. ( ) New membership or ( ) Renewal----Are you interested in the Exploration Team? ( ) yes or ( ) no NAME ADDRESS PHONE CITY STATE ZIP CODE I hereby apply for membership/renewal with the Mother Lode Goldhounds. I fully understand Mother Lode Goldhounds and it s agents do not provide goods or services for my activities including, for example, mining equipment or supplies, lodging, transportation, food service, etc. Mother Lode Goldhounds is not liable for any negligent or unwillful act or failure to act by providers of such goods or services during my activities. I acknowledge that there may be certain risks involved with activities as a member including, but not limited to, rugged or uneven terrain, uncertain or unpredictable river currents, physical exertion for which I am not prepared, or other unknown forces of nature, high altitude, accident or illness without access to means or rapid evacuation or availabliity of medical supplies, the adequacy of medical attention once provided, or negligence on part of Mother Lode Goldhounds. I hereby agree to be responsible for my own welfare and accept any and all risks of unanticipated events, illness, injury, emotional, trauma or death. I acknowledge that the cost of Mother Lode Goldhounds membership is based upon participants executing this release of liability. 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. I agree that this release shall be legally binding upon me personally, all members of my family and all minors traveling with me, my heirs, successors, assigns and legal representatives, it being my intention to fully assume all risk associated with my activities as a member of the Mother Lode Goldhounds. I have read and fully understand this release and membership application SIGNATURE DATE 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. This is for members only. NAME BADGES: CLUB NAME BADGES - MEMBER JIM KURY TAKES CARE OF OUR BADGES. PIN CLASPS FOR $4.50, OR MAGNETIC FOR $ JMKURY@SEBASTIANCORP.NET FORREST GRIBBLE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF SELLING OUR MONTHLY RAFFLE TICKETS. GOLDHOUND T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE SUMMER. FOR MORE INFO CHECK WITH TERESA AT THE RAFFLE TABLE. CYNDY BURCHARD HAS ORDERED GOLDHOUND PATCHES AND SHE WILL HAVE THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING. LEE BUHLER AND KEN WOOLEY HAVE BEEN OUR REFRESHMENT TEAM FOR 20 YEARS PLUS. THEY ARE SPECIAL TO THE GOLDHOUNDS AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. 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. The Veterans Hall sits on the left, parking in the back, public invited.

10 MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS NEWSLETTER P.O. BOX 149 FORESTHILL, CA (530) Feb 2013 TO: SALES@PIONEERMINING.COM Frank, finding nuggets on the North Fork. NEWSLETTER ISSUED MONTHLY - Issue #302 Feb 2013 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