az.gold

Super Cool Doc! I've been wondering if such a rig even existed. What kind of toy are you going to be haulin' with it? Good Luck and Enjoy!

I think the Weaver Mining District Club lost the 640 acres he's referring to. I seem to recall it being mentioned in an earlier post a couple of weeks ago. What's the matter, 19+ oz in 4 days wasn't good enough for ya?...lol......very nice find!

I ordered a a couple of pair of the ones that Doc first recommended in this thread and found that they were much more comfortable than the ones that we typically go for at the "big box" stores. Thanks for the tip Doc.

My understanding when I bought my ATV (late 2007) was that your vehicle had to be registered (just like car) to legally be on U.S. Forrestry Service forrest roads.

"now you can be truely wireless, with the secret headphone set up. " (Grubstake) In an overall goal of not being "wired" to my detector I've gone to an external speaker, one of Doc's Gold Screamer amps. a Pocket Rocket from Rob (worth every penny) all attached to my 3500. With a Gold Stalker or a Platypus coil the overal balance with the stock rod isn't too bad with a little bit of an improvement with the longer fiberglass replacement. So what's the "secret headphone set up"? Inquiring minds wanna know. az.gold

Tony, IF you're in Congress, Les Bender at the Weaver Mining District office (across the road from the BIG Frog...you'll know it when you see it, trust me) has some of Ron's maps, and in particular I know he carries the ones that show the club claims in the Stanton area as I purchased one there a couple of weeks ago. FWIW. az.gold John

Tony, I would strongly suggest that at a minimum you get one of Uncle Ron's maps showing the club claims in the Weaver/Rich Hill area. Although it doesn't show the individual claims by name, it might be a very usefull tool to stay out of trouble while you're there "wavin' the wand". A small investment with huge dividends if you're not familiar with the area. If I had off on Thursday I'd even hook up with you to take you over to Stanton and Octave, but you'd better be ready for snakes...loads of them out and about there now. Good luck! az.gold John

Pretty cool chunk o'gold Ron. If my coin toss had gone the other way I probably would have run into you on the Vulture side of town. As it wound up I was over on the "Devil's " side of "the hill" and all I came up with were a pair of 2ft rattlers. And no, not the kind you'd have a kid play with! az.gold

5.85 grams

I agree with Weaver probably being the easiest to access with a short time frame available and offering probably the biggest bang for the buck in terms of cost vs claims available to its members. I'd call ahead as I think that Mr. Bender has limited office hours, especially on Saturdays. Bring plenty of whatever you feel you will need noteably water and gas as there are no stores or gas stations in Stanton where the claims are located near. Have fun, and good luck!

Thank you very much Jon. I'm confident that I speak for many when I say we really do appreciate the time and knowledge you share with us here. John