Gold! Gold! A Beginner's Handbook and Recreational Guide
Table of Contents
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In the Beginning...
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9
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The King of Money * Gold: Its Nature * Gold Fever * The Rush Had Begun * The Fever Spreads * Mining Life * The Motherlode
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The Pot at the End of the Rainbow
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23
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Where to Begin Your Search * Why it is Where it is * Its "Heft" is the Main Clue * Images: A Nugget's Travels * Learn to Read the Stream * Placer Paydirt * Prospecting for Quartz Veins |
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Putting Together Your Grubstake
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51
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Prospecting Gear * The Tools of the Trade
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Methods: Then & Now
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57
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How to Pan * Gold Pan Sieve * The Sniffer * Dry Placer Operations * Operation of a Sluice * Clean-up * Rocker Box * Long Tom * Hydraulic Concentrator * Dredges * Metal Detectors
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Crescent of Gold
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84
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Amalgamation * Staking Your Claim
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Nickel Knowledge
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92
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Survival pack * Specifications * Sorting by Size * Troy Weight * Forms * Gold Rocker Plans
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Where to Prospect
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104
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Gold Concentrations in the U.S. * Southeast States * Rocky Mountain and Western States
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Head for the Hills!
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119
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Dust * Grains * Nuggets * Additional Reading * BLM Offices * Note Pad
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Glossary
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126
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Appendix
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129
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Mining Supply Resources * Mining Supplies
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136
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Equipment Order Form
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143
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