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Date Posted: 18:05:44 03/25/02 Mon
Author: jim straight
Subject: Re: Super Post Steve ! Where were you when I needed you?
In reply to: Ralph 's message, "Super Post Steve !" on 12:07:00 03/25/02 Mon

I had a Goldmaster II but sold it to make room for the GM-3 and still have both a V/sat and the GM-3. I held off in getting the 4-b due to the then pole mount configuration only. The hills are steep and my arm weak.

To explain further: Someone borrowed my Gold Bug-2 and I have lost contact with him. It was complete with the three coils and two complete wands. So I jumped over the 4-b and GMT--- (which in my opinion since I have access to both are good machines, but not friendly to my arm)--- and this is why I post "Where were you when I needed you!"

Since I no longer had access to my GB-2, I decided to hold off and finally-- I never rush into things-- to buy a Gold Strike (although I had planned to wait for, and consider, the Garrett especially as the Gold Strike seems to have mixed reviews.) However, when I first bought the GB-2 it was a "thumbs-down" by some who were concerned about its 70+ kHz frequency. Then, when I bought the LST it was also getting some negative feed back due to its full time tracking.

Regarding the current interest in Auto Ground Balance and tracking that VLF-type gold machines, those of you who have my Vol-3; on page 6, over 10 years ago, I predicted "it may eventually replace preset and manually controled ground balancing machines." I based this observation as to how well I was doing with the low frequency FT-16000 in western Nevada. At the time I only used the AGB to ground balance and after letting it track a little-- to get a ground average-- I would put it in "fix" as it seemed to work better out of tracking. Then in Appendix "D," on page 253 written in Jan, 1996, due to my success with the 17000 in 32kHz in the volcanics as found in western Nevada, I again mention AGB as having good points as well as bad; however, I did not mention any machine by name--- and hedged so as to not influence anyone either way.

I was impressed by Discovery Electonics Modular machine with the Gold Trax On page 255 I mention how well the tracking worked on a Gold Trax which had been designed by George Paine back about 1993. It has a "Turbo" which is not that much different in speed of balancing, than is the LST "Grab."

I wish I understood 'electronics' as well as the others who post on this forum. I do a lot of reading of all your posts relating to a detector use/tips/etc., which I find most helpful. It is posts like Steve's on how to modify a great machine to "fit" all hands which are of great service as are Ralph's tips on the various types of machines. Plus others such as Jim McC. on the GMT and others too numerous to name. I'm sure Larry S. is busy writing an update booklet on the GMT and I will buy it as I have all of Jim McC., Jimmy S., Greg F.,etc., on the various White's and any other machines.

As a geologist having specialized in western and eastern Nevada, from 0sceola, Manhattan to Lovelock and all in-between, there is a lot of potential out there for those who are willing to do a little research. Not only in gold and silver; but also other metals such as palladium, platinum, etc. Some non-metals too.

I have seen some "very rich" highgrade free-milling gold come out of a manganese-gold mine (a pocket of secondary enrichment in a limestone wall rock) in eastern Nevada. So rich that it was quickly hand-sorted, sacked, and loaded into the back seat of a nearly new (at this time in the middle 1930's) car and secreted in a garage in town with a fellow in the car spending the night with a shot-gun. And the participants were not easily spooked to do such a dramatic thing but were successful veteran seasoned mine owners being cautious.

Incidentally, I no longer have any financial involvement in Vol 3; it belongs to the Gholsons; however, in the sixth-edition update as of March 2001, on pages 274-277 I'm more enthusastic regarding AGB and tracking. I think Steve may sell this update in his store as Plateau Supply is printing them by demand in small lots until the Vol-4 is updated by the owner-publishers.

Incidentally, on the cover of Vol 3, Jack is just one of 5 of us who in about 45 minutes recovered over 3.5 pounds of high-grade "speci," mostly wire gold. He was using a White's GM-2 at this time. We were on a patented-claim and the mine-owner was given his share as per agreement.

Food for thought: I have been recently told in an off-hand converstion by a reliable source that they bought-- probably over 20 years ago--- possibly several ounces or more of "black coated" nuggets which were found in Alaska by an Alaskan prospector. My source, the buyer related to me the difficulty involved in "cleaning up the gold to re-sell." ???!!!! Could this be some of the supposed Peg-leg black gold that was laundered?

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