It’s a Dream Mat Sluice-A-Thon in Southern Oregon with DREAM MAT Founder David Peterson! Super Gold!
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2023
- My first prospecting trip of 2023 was an absolute blast!
I got to meet my brother from another mother Mitch from @graveyardprospecting and the owner from @TheDSP1970 (Dream Mat) David Peterson. David brought a long time friend Deno Verner down as well!
We found some great gold, met some great new friends and had tons of fun!
I hope you enjoy the video and Dream Mat rocks! Holy!!!!
Thanks:
@WestCoastGoldProspecting @jeffersonstategold8349 @USAF33 @TheDSP1970 @Riversandgold @diggindeland3421 @graveyardprospecting
What a blast fam. Great job all around. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
I love this Video, it's great seeing Everybody having a good time and scoring some Gold. That's what this video was about, The Dream Mat Guys, Mitch, Damon, Rob, and Yourself having a good time getting the Gold. Thanks Stoney for bringing us along.
You are so welcome Home Zoo! And you are absolutely correct! We all had such a good time! It’s way better prospecting with others. Company spent with others is worth its weight in gold! We’re all excited for the next time!
Very cool of Graveyard to invite you guys! Looks like a great time! Great to see Mitch and Stoney in a hole side by side! Everybody seemed to be find gold too! Awesome! "It's your dream, make it as big as you want." Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful week!
Thanks brother Cason! Yea it was an awesome time and I couldn’t of asked for better friends and great gold! Mitch is so cool and chill… had an absolute blast! Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a wonderful week as well! #TeamStoney 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser 😂
You did well that day beat my .18! Those dream mats look easy to clean out. Can’t wait to try mine out!
Thanks man! And yea I’ll never complain about what I got. I just enjoyed being down there! And that’s so cool that Dave brought everyone Adventure Sluices! Let me know how that goes? I’ll try mine out here in a little bit. Appreciate you coming by man! Can’t wait to reconnect and get some more.
So awesome to meet up with the guys! Nothing like it!
It really is PA Patriot! Good times we’re had and it was nice capturing some gold! Thanks for coming by man! Hope you’re doing well 😎
Now that is a good time !!! LETS GOO
Dude thanks Mike! Yea it was such a great time meeting everyone and finding some gold! Great group of guys down there in southern Oregon! Your neck of the woods is next!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser i was about to say i need to head up to the PNW!!! i miss it!
Well you know you are always welcomed bro! Just give us all some time to get something together. We can have a big bash for your arrival 😎😎😎😎💨💨💨💨
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser #BRENDIT!
#BRENDIT!
I really love the banter back and forth between friends! Awesome day out Bud! Enjoyed it!💪💪
Thanks internal Compass of Nc! It’s always a great time out there with friends! And you my friend are a Legend! Appreciate you so much coming by!
That is an amazing crew you have with you. 🤔🤔 Wow 5 sluices working on getting the gold out of the Rogue. 👍👍 Dream mats are just what the industry needed. 👌👌Thanks for sharing this mining crew adventure.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
Chuck! You are so right! Those Dream Mats are killer! Last weekend was an absolute blast and I’m so ready to go back… but AZ is calling me so hopefully I can get down there and meet all of my southern prospecting brothers! Thanks for coming by Chuck! Always appreciate it!
What a great video Stoney! I can't wait to get out on the creek with some gold friends!
Thanks MJ! Our time will come and I know it will be an amazing time! We always have great times as you can see. Southern Oregon is so much fun and there is tons of gold! I didn’t want to leave, but my body was saying “No more… please!” 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks MJ :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser my back ached as I read this🤣
@@OnlyPansMJIRL exactly!!! Reality of getting old I guess!
15to 20 buckets 😂😂😂😂
@@graveyardprospecting you were right! Wishful thinking!
It was great to meet you man, look forward to sharing pans again soon. And you beat me and Rob by the way. I got maybe 1/10th. Had a good time though.
Damon! It was super cool netting you as well! And we’ll definitely be seeing more of eachother this summer if everything works out right. 1/10! That’s the Gold Gods telling you that you took too much last year! Lol. You’ll get way more this year, I know that! Thanks for coming by my brother!
What a great outing! 👍 ✨️🍻⛏️🤠
Thanks A3! It was really great meeting all of these guys out there and I’m super excited for what the future will bring!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser heck ya!
It looked like a really good time for sure, you guys really did some digging. Graveyard really put on a great crowd
He sure did and he’s a fantastic host! Everyone really enjoyed themselves. I know he’s happy to be done with the planning. Takes a lot to get a group together like that. Thanks A&M, always appreciated my brother!
@Stoney Creek Sparkchaser it sure is alot to put together it all work out amazing on all accounts
Thanks dude! He’ll love seeing this :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I love seeing this!😂😂😂
@@graveyardprospecting excellent
Haha! At 13:41 Mitch knocks out 2 rainbow trout🤣 Great collaborations🤙 It's easy to slip and fall in the holes of the Rogue River, I was born, raised and lived in Jackson County and played up and down the Rogue for close to 20 years. Great river to be on. Too bad I was too young to realize I could have been prospecting there those years back. I did dredge and pan a time or two as a kid with my uncle tho💙⛏️ Great video Stoney🤙 Loved your picker🌟
Thanks Lisa!!! Ahh so you know the area well then :) That was my first time and I was mesmerized by what it had to offer! The group of guys down there were so awesome and I’m just grateful to of been invited! Obviously I can’t wait until next time! And I’m with you about wishing I knew what I know now. I feel the same way about a creek I grew up near when I lived back east! I would of had that thing torn up! Maybe it’s good I didn’t 🤣🤣🤣 Appreciate you coming by! You’re a Legend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser You're legend! I'm so glad you know what that feels like to think back and say; "All those years and nothin' done about nothin" ☺️ It's fun to be invited on outings, sure beats doing everything alone Everytime👍
Completely agree! We need more collaboration! Just like what you’re doing! Good stuff!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Aww, thanks😃
Congrats on your first picker and the rest of your Oregon gold! It was awesome meeting you! I look forward to next time. 👊
Thanks Jefferson! Man finding my first picker made the whole weekend even better. I know you guys find those all of the time, but that was definitely special for me. It was amazing meeting you and everyone else as well! I can’t wait to come back and help dig a hole along your side! Need me some more Oregon Gold!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Lets do this again soon
I’d be tearing the b*tch apart!
Thanks for sharing your adventure, looks like you guys were having a great time, and found some really nice gold.
Thanks Rich! It sure was a good time and we all went home with some Gold! Appreciate you stopping by my friend :)
Stoney! You’re a blessed man. Thanks for sharing! Get that AU! Keep em comn 💪🫵🤠
Thanks Big Texas!!! I appreciate that brother! Hey my wife and I might be making a trip down to Texas this summer… I’d love to meet up and get you yellow from your neck of the woods. I’ll keep you posted!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser For sure! We will have a blast. Keep me posted. We can explore this new area here in TX I’ve been wanting to hit.👍
That’s great! Possibly June/July! Right when it’s the 7th layer of Hell hot down there!
I've had a dream mat for a couple years, best sluice around for what i do. I love that you can run 'em all day and not much cons to clean out. Glad you got to come down to Southern Oregon and meet some of the crew too
Hey thanks Inside Bend Prospecting! Yea after this weekend I’m even more sold on Dream Mat! It caught everything! It was a blast down there, next time I hope to meet you! Thanks for coming by!
Oh My! Such a great pan that I was trying to tap my phone 🤣🤣🤣🤣!
They were all really great pans! Gimme it all!!!
My wife was talking about some family issues and I actually tried to tap my phone 📱 like I was going to tap your pan! I think I need help lol...have a Dr's appointment Sunday...with Dr Brian and his creek therapy 🤔...Oh My! Brian has a Call Sign! DR Brian!
Lol! Might be some of the best medicine! Now if only I could work the creek without getting my back to not hurt.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser there's always side effects in medicine 💊 🙄 🤠
Motrin never had side effects!
Stoney! You are a machine sir, Shoveling and classifying 12 buckets to 1/8 is a lot of work my man! That classifier you were using is a beast, far better than the traditional style in my opinion. I think a Bigfoot sluice and shovel straight in is the answer though. Have a great week bud and thanks for sharing. 👊🏼
Tony!!! Yea man, that was awesome! I’m still hurting from Saturday (don’t tell Mitch though) 😂😂😂. And yes, I love that classifier but after seeing Dave run that bigfoot unclassified and still recovering the gold, I may have to rethink my strat. I think the same goes for you. Once you get that mound built up and you can run a sluice over it, just start shoveling it in. You can just burn through the material! Anyhow, thanks for checking this out and I appreciate the time we had. I’ll be back for sure! You can count on that!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser yeah, my plans have changed as well! A Bigfoot is in my very near future.
@@Tony_Brandt hahaha. I have a brand new 8 inch Bigfoot waiting for me in the garage. Trying to get it out this weekend on the River and do just that. Unclassified
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser oh heck yeah, Put that baby to work! Your back will thank you for not having to bend over and shake a classifier.
Very happy with what you got today.
Super happy! Thanks my friend :)
Hi, another nice video. Looked like a fun day out and you scored well on the gold. Looked very cold though. Have a great weekend, Natalie 🙋🏻♀🌞🌺
Thanks Natalie! And yes, it’s was frigid! But finding gold and hanging out with good friends made it all worth it! I hope you have a great weekend too! Thanks for watching! 😎
Great job Stoney, alot of people complain about the price of the arbor classifier but they do you realize that you would never have to buy any other classifier 👍🍻⛏🇺🇸
Hey Chris! What’s up my man! Yea they are spendy but are built like a tank. Just like you said, never have to buy one again. I kind of want a 1/4” classifier now or even a 1/2” for that chunkier gold! We’ll see. Thanks for watching my man! Hope 2023 is treating you right!
Good times on the river, and nice AU.
Thanks brother!!! Appreciate you coming by and checking it out! It was an epic time!
Team dream mat let’s goooo!! Looks like was an awesome trip
Ming Mah! Hey thanks my friend! It definitely was an awesome trip. Super happy to of met all of these great people and finding some gold was killer too! Appreciate you coming by!
That is awesome you got to meet up with everyone there and finding some gold 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Hey Eagle Eye! Yes sir it was an absolute blast being down there meeting all of these great people and finding more gold. So appreciate you stopping by. I hope you are doing well my friend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser i am doing ok thank you for asking ,
Looked like a fun time. Heavy pans bro.
Gold N Rocks! Thanks my friend! And yes it was so much fun. I want to do it again so badly! My good fever thermometer is getting higher 😂
It was very interesting to see you guys at the creek again.
I always discover some new equipment.
In any case, it was fun. Thanks for the nice video 🤠🇩🇪👍
Thanks Ltn. Immelmann! Yea it was a great time! Yea I find new equipment all of the time. One of the joys watching all of these great channels. Super stoked you enjoyed it.
Great information. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Moe! I appreciate you coming by and I’m even more excited to get up there with you and the boys and find some gold. Soon my friend, soon 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Any time! The river is prefect!
Thanks man!
Hola amigo, lo felicito por su video y ese lindo lugar, muy interesante aventura, saludos y un abrazo desde chile 🙋♂️🇨🇱👏👍💪⛏️🤜🤛
Thanks Talca! Always appreciated you coming by and checking out my new videos!
Ya suscrito a su canal, mi amigo, saludos cordiales desde chile y le invito a visitar el mio🙋♂️🇨🇱👏👍💪⛏️
you found my spot! I've been working that hole for many years, I should tell you guys there is a great paystreak there you just have to find it! (hint- if you stand up on the top of the bank and watch the water as it flows around the bend upstream you will find it.
Jan! Thank you so much for the comment, support and watching the video! You’re spot is amazing and thank you so much for letting me get a little taste of the gold! One day I’ll get back there and I’ll definitely search for the honey! Thank you again and I hope you find riches beyond your wildest dreams! Appreciate you Jan!
Awesome trip you guys made. Love my dream mats. they are by far one of the most forgiving mat designs.
You got that right Dirty Paws! Dream Mats work so good. I’m about to have quite the collection myself. Great time, great people and awesome gold. I can’t wait for the next time!
great video glad you all got to meets that crazy David
Thanks! And yes he’s crazy but a good guy! Deno (his friend) rocks as well! Thanks for the support my friend
Love my dream mat sluice!
Hey GoldMinerMike! So do I my friend! There’s nothing else like it! Thanks for the support!
Those classifieds work great I was just thinking 1/8 might be too small down there!
Big gold down there don’t want to lose it!
Great video really cool to see the whole crew down there. I’ll make an appearance this summer.
Gold Hunter77 in the house!!! Huge congrats on your recent milestone my friend! Well deserved!
And yea I agree with you about the 1/8” being too small. It worked well up here, but there are areas where I wouldn’t use it because there could be higher stuff.
Anyhow, thanks again for coming by and good luck out there! I hope this year is full of riches! 💪😎👍
Dropping by to show some love... Sorry for the lack of attendance, life's been chaotically demanding lately. Great to see you sub count at over 1.5k.
My brother! It’s all good my friend! I completely understand. Life can be a challenge. I have my own battles as well. Always know that you can message me via my email and we can talk about whatever it is you need. I’ll always be here for ya buddy :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser thanks, That means a lot. I'm not much for reaching out... I just deal. But the offer for talk means a lot. Catching up on yours and other friends channels are all I need to give the worries in life a break. You always seem very genuine and it's inspiring / just what I need to appreciate things often taken for granted. It's all apart of God's plan and It can't rain all the time. It's all perspective.
....Thanks for commenting back and distracting my mind a bit. I probably sound crazy, and unfortunately relatable as I know everyone goes through test in life. I'm fine... Just dealing with a storm that will undoubtedly pass. Probably could have emailed this and avoided dragging others into the comments 🤣😂🤣.... Whatevs. Thanks stoney. Just the break from life that I needed
I completely understand. We all have ups and downs. We’re just humans and certainly not perfect. You see me in these videos on my brightest days. My darkest days I just want to do nothing but mind wander which is never good. I may not know you, or talk to you in person, but that doesn’t mean that myself, along with other people on here aren’t here to help, because that’s false. That’s one reason why I’m on here. Just to help people in anyway I can. Even if it’s the smallest of things. Anyhow man, email me if you want this more private. I’ll answer! Until then… keep your head up and fight for another day brother. They’re always worth it 😎
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser Thanks
That's one thing I loved about southern Oregon. The gold was much bigger than what we normally get. I hope to make it out to brush creek and some of the creek going into the Applegate river again within the next year or so
Yea it’s crazy the difference it is down there and it’s some chunky stuff. Too bad it’s so far away. I’m on the hunt for better ground here in our state though. I’ll find it :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser did you make it to grants pass? Man the people in southern Oregon are so much more nicer than here. Love that there's no sales tax and just about everyone grows bud. Man I had a blast last time I was there.
I drive through grants pass to get to Medford to meet mitch. So no prospecting in the pass. As for the people, yea they were totally chill and good people. Really excited to head back down there this summer and see what else I can find
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser wish I was able to tag along . Next time you go check out bush creek it's a republic mining claim.. whatever you do l. Don't go to Steve fork a few buddies dredged that whole area. Me and my buddy went and decided to dig there anyways we dug for a whole day then ran the material next day found 2 specks lol beautiful spot tho. Just no gold least at the republic claim on that river
Ok I’ll keep that in mind and I’ll let you know when I go down there next. Maybe you can coke with me :)
Looks like you guys had a great time. I'm sitting here getting cold just watching. I know it's not that bad but I'm looking at that water and thinking about how it's -11° here. Nice picker!
Dang it’s cold there! Yikes! It’s a heat wave here compared to where you’re at! Thanks for checking it out! I had an amazing time and that littlest of pickers has me hooked even more!!!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser that's awesome. Yeah they say 20's tomorrow, I might wear shorts. Lol
Shorty short shorts time!!! Oh yea! 🤣🤣🤣
Looks like I need to invest in a dream mat for my sluice. Great vid !!!
Hey John! It does work really really good! It was a great weekend meeting all of these great people and finding more gold! Oh btw, I love one of those books you recommended for me to get. Learning a lot of good stuff! Hope you are doing well.
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I am glad the trip was a good one and that you made great connections. Also I am glad you liked the book (s) I recommended. Hope they do good for you. I am doing well and look forward to the summer and trips to the creeks to do some panning.
Just bought my first dream mat! Going next week to some creeks here in Southern California hopefully I find some pickers! Good work BTW
Hey thanks Grafflife! Which may did you end up getting? They all work so good! Let me know how it goes and thanks for stopping by. Loving the support my friend!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I end up getting the Dream Mat 6" X 24" Trek Sluice Box with Mini/Micro Combo. I'm new to all this but already retaining as much info I can of gold prospecting. I appreciate the content, you earned yourself a new sub 💯
Thanks man! Super appreciate it. That’s the one I used in that video but only with the mini mat. I just got in the 8 inch Bigfoot with the mini as well and may go out this weekend and try it out. You’ll notice when you run it, the concentrates stay to a minimum which is incredible. Anyhow. There’s so much info on the Tubes! Enjoy brother and welcome!
Just ordered me a dream mat combo 10x36 for sluice I’ll try it out when I get over this dang Covid virus 🕳️⛏️🇺🇸
Nice Pappy! I have a 6 inch and 8 inch. I
Love em. I also love the fact that you can buy multiple mats for your sluice, so essentially, with one sluice tray, you can have multiple sluices for different uses! Good luck and I hope your Covid sickness is on the outs. Get better Pappy :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser oh I’ll get better soon my wife is a nurse she’s taking care of me thank you again
How’d you get 1.7 thousand views on a video this long? You’re magic my man👍👊
Hahaha! It may have 1.7k views, but only a 10 second average view time! 🤣🤣🤣 jk. It’s all about that thumbnail and title brother, but then again, a lot of mine flop and get a couple dozen views and that’s it.
Awesome video. I look to do the same thing on a little spot of the Walla Walla River this spring and summer while I fish!
Thanks awesome John! I guarantee you’re going to love it. And you can run those bigger ones unclassified, shoot I even bet you can run the one as was using unclassified which will save tons of times. Good luck to you and I appreciate you checking out the video! I had such a great time down there! Let me know how your walls walls trip goes!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser I sure will let you know. I was given a 10x24 sluice that needs a new mat. This will be my first "real" prospect.
Awesome John! We’ll head on over to their site and get yourself a new mat. They are actually pretty affordable. The vortex dream may you can definitely run unclassified through. I was using the mini mat and I think you can run unclassified through that too. I didn’t and ran 1/8” classified material through it on this video, but this weekend I’m going to see how it does running unclassified stuff through it. I love you baby! Sure it’ll work. Anyhow thanks again John! Good luck out there!
You stole my spot! Let's maybe connect to potentially find some shiny sometime?
Jordan! That spot is hot and I had a blast being there. I find it very interesting how someone can watch a video and realize they know right where it is without being told the location. Pretty cool! I’m not from that area but plan on going back down there in the future. I think it would be awesome to meet you! I’ll keep you informed. Thanks again!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser where are you usually working? I'm currently in norcal chasin the motherload. need to get a hold of David to get some new mats tho
Hey man! I live up in Washington so I mostly hang up here but I definitely plan on exploring more of Oregon and California in the future. I’ve been really busy with Real Life recently and it’s been keeping me away from my hobby, but I plan on getting back in soon. Good luck out there and yea David is a funny and well respected guy. He makes a great product :) Tell him Stoney Sent ya ;) Thanks again.
I wonder if this is around the rogue and the Illinois
Hey Stephanie. I think it’s by the Rogue, not sure about the Illinois. Appreciate you stopping by. Hope you enjoyed it 😎
come back this summer amigo . . . . we get on some screamin metal sniping . . . . 1-10 gram days. just get your self a mask n snorkle brother.
Dude that sounds awesome! Oh I’ll be back for sure… you can count on that!
Whats the silver mineral? Silver, platinum, rhodium, titanium, all the iums etc? Do you happen to know?
Hey Shenanigans. I actually think it turned out being mercury covered gold. Pretty common over here because of the gold rush!
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser if you would of said platinum I would of asked if you need a roommate. I have a dream of making a platinum charm as a family heirloom. Finding enough material yourself before making would be another level lol. Maybe one day...
Hahaha! Yea Platinum would be awesome to find. It does exist in small amounts around here but it would take eons finding enough for what you need. Platinum is no joke expensive :)
@@StoneyCreekSparkchaser completely agree. I personally always valued platinum as a much more precious mineral.
As a suggestion for when you make your video on PA rules and regulations is please provide screenshots or links to where ppl can go to see for themselves if the area/location is allowed to be prospected and how/with what equipment. Most important part is knowing where this can be done, second most important is how. After looking at all the alphabet soup(DCNR, us.pa.gov, etc and all the maps, i cant figure out what the "natural area" stands for? Can this area be prospected? Honestly after a couple days of research PA does not seem to be so "laxed" with the rules and regulations. No trout streams, no state game lands, no to navigable waters and everywhere else you need permission. I think state forests and waters under a public bridge is all we can do.
My biggest question is if i want to file a claim i need to know what mineral I'm going after and where, plus you have to provide a rough estimate of how much material you'll be recovering. How do you go about sampling the area especially if its state game lands or national forrest? Contact them and ask for permission to get samples?
What resources can provide up to date maps that show state game lands, national forests, state forests and whatever "natural area" means on DCNR?
The best part about all this is the dozen Pennsylvania youtubers telling you to go prospect and not one can provide info on rules and regulations lmfao. Literally setting ppl up for troubles...
What a blast fam. Great job all around. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
Thanks GS! It was my first 2023 outing and I had an absolute blast! I’m really excited for us to hook up soon to see what we can find!