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Date Posted: 19:24:10 04/18/02 Thu
Author: jim straight
Subject: Re: The Boone Tilford Log Cabin
In reply to: jim straight 's message, "Re: The Boone Tilford Log Cabin" on 11:51:49 04/18/02 Thu

Hello Randy and Matt. Now have consumed a pot of coffee and may make more sense(???)

Matt- right about 45-70. Back in 1947 my grandpa loaned me his 45-70 gov-issue carbine. Fired it once; never again! Not for a dumb kid more into firing .22 shorts. At this time (1940's) a 45-70 could be bought for about $2.00. The later 30-40 Krag for about $5.00. Also, the 30-30 rifle with an octagon barrel was prefered and black powder soon obsolete. The 45-70 would chamber and fire a modern .410 shotgun cartridge which made it popular when I was still in high school, but I never fired one. I am not into guns; but get a thrill in finding old-timer cartridge and bullets.

Randy- at Desert Hot Springs; this was back about 1970 when the area was being developed. The soil engineering company I was working for did the preliminary across the future site of what was to be the clubhouse. A long-narrow trench was dug by backhoe about five foot deep. I was crouched down poring sand making a compaction test. The left bank cave, which was in alluvium caved and trapped me chest-high at arm-pit level. The dirt, actually a medium to coarse sand was loose-pack wash and weighed about 115#-cubic/foot and I was trapped sideways in a kneeling position. Luckily there was no more caving but I could not move lower body. The backhoe operator heard my yelling and dug me out with a shovel. My feet came out with out shoes which we recovered later. My test equipment, plastic cone, funnel, etc.,was completely crushed. Usually we shore up the bank with planks and adjustable stulls, my stupid fault.

However, changing the subject some of the old-timer drift mines in alluvial washes can drop as you indicate; but since the drift hasn't much of a cross section, the drop is minimal. The Chinese who were unemployed when the 1860-70 era transcontental RR was finished stayed to drift mine areas such as American Canyon, etc, in Nevada. They lived a miserable life and sometimes were trapped underground. Later commercial open pit placer mining has infrequently uncovered small-stature skeletons at bedrock in some of the areas. I have a hand-forged broken candle holder from one such operation. Tuscarora, Nevada, was once a large community of Chinese.
When I meet up with you Randy I will tell you what little successful--- for me--- areas I have detected. I do know where Tye Paulson "supposedly" found his 14-pound nugget; however, "Woody" Woodward and his crowd have combed this area throughly and Woody has done well. (I accidentally ran across him three different times in the El Paso's within a quarter-mile area.)

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