Re: Newbie questions: ( Surveying "virgin" creeks, home panning, suburban watersheds,etc.) Long Intro !

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:45:13 -0700, Andrew <rock_bustin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:


> Well there are lots of FFX Co. watersheds that cross the "Belt" and
>none
>of them are listed anywhere. The one closest to me is full of quartz
>in the
>stream bed with tons of smaller quartz "boulders" eroding out in the
>hills
>around. So I figured to give it a shot. Since you're local you
>probably know
>that there's plenty of historical refs to Great Falls area but then
>there's this
>geographical "gap" until you hit P.W. Co. and points south. I wondered
>why?
>
>Maybe I'm just being a clueless Newbie. But it occured to me a clever
>fellow could be quietly working his way down these "virgin" streams.
>Onr never knows, do one?
>
>Any feedback is welcomed. What set-up do you use for home-panning?

I sent away for a publication, two actually, from the Department of
Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mineral Resources,
based in Charlottesville.  The more extensive book is titled "Virginia
Gold-Resource Data" by Palner C. Sweet and David Trimble, dated 1983.
It includes lists of the minerals found and in some cases production
data.  The smaller book is like an abreviated version of this one,
maybe you can send away for it like I did.  In Fairfax County it lists
only the Bull Run mine.

-Jake