Gold Nugget

[Goldstrike]

Hi everyone, I don't believe I have ever posted on this particular forum but I wanted to share these pics with you all. My wife's great grandfather had a gold mine in Death Valley, California in the 1800's and this is one of the nuggets that came out of the mine. I also have lapis and quartz too from the mine.
When I hold it, I feel like I'm holding a piece of great American history and I can't help but think of all the blood, sweat and tears that the old miners gave for the yellow stuff!!! Again, I know how they felt though when I hold a chunk of gold, whether it be a nugget or ring or gold jewellery that I've just found or mined in the palm of my hand!!.....an adrenalin rush like no other!!!

 

[Digger Bob]

Very nice specie! I know what you mean too about the feeling you get when holding a piece of history when you are the first one to see it in a hundred years.

Digger Bob

 

[Roscue2]

That is indeed a very nice speciemen!!! The history of the gold, silver, copper, ect. mines in the US is amazing when you think and read about it. It becomes even better when you actually get to visit the old mine sites.

 

[tvanwho]

Them rocks would make my day!! Isn't Death Valley awful warm? How'd they survive digging/blasting all day with no air conditioning in 130 degree heat, scorpions, dust, and rattlesnakes and no local hardware stores around the corner for when your mining stuff broke down? Not to mention lack of water for drinking and mining ?

-Tom

 

[steve herschbach]

Very nice specimen. Pieces like that are always nice for those "where do gold nuggets come from" conversations.

Steve Herschbach
DetectorProspector.com

 

[Goldstrike]

Thanks guy's and yes Tom, I don't know how they withstood the intense heat without a 7-11 to go to for a slurpee or a 'cold one'!!! I have to respect them for their tenacity, although we don't know how many died out there because of the many dangers i.e. rattlesnake bites etc;.
My goal is to get out and detect some ghost towns here in SoCal in the next few months....it'll make a change from the beach detecting I do most of the time! When I find some gold/silver I'll jump over to this forum and post!.....H.H. and GL everyone.