I found GOLD in an ILLEGAL ground sluice!
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- čas přidán 30. 10. 2021
- I discovered by accident a VERY OLD illegal ground sluice someone build right into the river bed on my Dream Claim. I am not allowed to leave it in place but I am allowed to check out what it captured as I remove it and keep my claim in good standings with the claim inspectors. Check out what gold I found!
BC Mining law says you can not modify the creak bed in ay way. I know my inspectors watch my videos and check my claims so to keep from getting untroubled for this ground sluice I will be removing it.
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Dan is a reincarnation of himself from a past life when he installed the sluice box so he could come back as Dan Hurd and rediscover his installation.
Nah... previous life Dan is a grizzled old sourdough that "don't need any of this high falootin' city slickin' fancy pants stuff, by tarnation"
A mule, a pan, and pick n' shovel would've been his tools... oh, and a fabulous floppy hat, mustn't forget a hat.
Could be! Haha!
lol
Hmmm how can I sluice this river. I know, I'll just install a sluice in a past life before the regulations exist!
Yeah, that astroturf under the grid isn't that old. Not sure how old Dan is but my guess is this sluice was placed within the last 30 years if not more recent.
We all have a friend like Dan. He's a highly intelligent man with tons of natural curiosity, and a SORE BACK!
And sore knees!
All Dan's are fairly intelligent with natural curiosity lol. And most definitely sore joints from said curiosity
I am that friend in my group and I must say my life is fulfilling. ❤️
Quit bustin his cheeks then!
I'm that friend
Good day Dan! You have brought me a lot of joy through your gold panning adventures. I have recently moved to B.C. form Colorado. This place is magical! My wife just got me a gold panning kit so I can explore this beautiful landscape. I am heading to the cayoosh panning reserve today my very first pan! I want to thank you for inspiring me to get out and have some fun! Maybe one day I could join you on an expedition so I can learn from a grand Master prospector. I look forward to seeing all your future videos thank you again for all the tips and wisdom you share with all of us with the fever!
Plot twist: Dan has been illegally using this sluice for decades and needed to remove it for an upgrade.
The idea of claim jumpers sticks in my craw. I use cellular cameras on my property and I had one neighbor up the road who persistently liked to snoop despite being politely asked to not tresspass. Eventually what made him stop was me posting enlarged photos of him labeled tresspasser up and down the road. All of my neighbors except for him liked it and he has not been back!
That was a brilliant idea!
Haha that's great
@@johnfran3218 you talk as if you were actually there. Do you realize how big the universe actually is and if you do and you still believe the bullshit from the Bible or any other religion then you need to be in a insane asylum because there is no way that a single person is responsible for the universe existing it just is and it doesn't need to be explained and I came to here to see gold prospecting not to hear or read your crazy rants
@@robertdelgado1385 put your faith and trust in the atoneing blood of JESUS CHRIST because He paid your sin debt for you. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Make it a decision from your heart. Then you will have eternal life.
@@Corinthians-kjv blah blah blah
Thank CZcams algorithm, thanks for making me interested in gold prospecting
Man you don't even know what you've stumbled on. This guy. Dan is great. Funny, good content. Not begging for subscribers.
Hope you got a good amount of time. He doesn't have a bad video. Hope you enjoy all of his old videos too.
This is part of my Sundays.
I 2nd what @matthew said.
Auto play after Joe Rogan podcast.
Right
Until this day i never think that CZcams Prospectors was an actual thing. i usually just get rust restoring videos on my recomendations
He's like the Bob Ross of the prospecting world and it makes me so happy in my soul.
you are right. and mine tooo!
Me to he’s so cool to
We don't make mistakes, just happy finds!
🥳
Just like to take a moment to say how much I appreciate how beautiful that piece of river is, thank you for sharing!
I love a fast moving moutain stream. The sound, the smell, the fresh moist air, waterfalls, all of it. It rejuvinates my soul. I am far from gold country, but the videos of the streams and rivers is half the reason I am here.
It produces negative ions , in large amounts . Same with himilayan salt lamp. Makes you feel good. Same with the ocean.
Salt lamps are a ridiculous gimmick, which do nothing but light up a dark space.
Rivers and rain on the other hand, do that for sure. I grew up in the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee, lots of rivers and falls. No gold though, I've looked.
Which country are you from
@@ingolorenzo4158 ?
The mystery is fun but the beauty of the river is overwhelming.
New watcher. I’m absolutely fascinated by mining. As someone previously said he’s an old soul in a new era….but still mining old school. I have never done this but looks fun…hard work. Thanks Dan!!
I could sit there all day listening to the water like that. So peaceful.
great to see a man enjoying his pass time. The simple joy on your face with each discovery makes me smile. Thank you Sir :)
I expect it to be full to be honest! What else can one do but dream that it's full? It's OLD, it's in the right spot, and it's a SLUICE. It just HAS to be full!
Ah, today will take forever to pass!
well he mentioned that it seemed someone had already been there before, so maybe it was full, but someone grabbed it all then just left it there in the hopes it would refill
@@MrGoesBoom by the looks of the bolt, no, maybe in the bottom, but then also not very recently, at least some years.
Also, it was fairly clogged up and covered for a long time, too so a lot of the more "recent" runoff probably mostly washed over the whole mess. But I guess we'll find out in a day or so when he's done editing it all and posting (as he noted, he didn't post this until all the clean up work was done; this was all activity from several weeks ago).
Its a pleasure watching you prospecting. You always make me smile with your pleasant deminor and happy go lucky attitude. Love from Ireland.
This man's spirit is beyond beautiful! Didn't have to convince me to sub. As an explorer/adventurer I can truly appreciate this soul 👏
a vaguely remember reading that a possiable origin of the golden fleece from greek mythology was putting rough wool in creeks known to contain gold in run off
This was my first time watching, I was impressed on how hard you worked after a open heart surgery. Plus you were a likable guy. I will be back to watch again.
He has indeed earned your subscription today!
Same
You are so much fun to watch. Thanks for all the helpful hints.
I dont even know how this is a part of my vids suggestions but heck I'm glad it popped up. This is soo interesting! Got myself binging your videos good sir! Thank you!
"Wet foot, wet butt, sore butt, GAR!
Stupid wet rocks"
~Cave Dan.
The relentless torrent of the river and volume of water passing by every minute is amazing to watch. Nature is very humbling once you grasp what it can do.
Built the Grand Canyon. Ground rising up, river rushing down. We're all just little specks on the surface. Like Dan's "pickers" or flakes.
As humbling as it is we can destroy that so the river better feel humble
Dan is like the grandpa you’ve always wanted ❤
When he time lapses throwing the rocks at first it looks like he just launches them to the stratosphere. Its his ultimate technique
It is so calming to hear the water running! I find a lot of gold flake here in Colorado, but no huge nuggets. Very jealous, lol.
I have two two minute long creek videos on my channel go listen to them.
No
@@danielayala7789 i wasn't talking to you lol.
Where in colorado? I'm from loveland.
@@zacharykgwin I'm in vail
It used to be that sheepskins we're putting rivers to catch gold and then they were burned and the gold melted. Thus the story of the Golden fleece could have been based on reality.
Wow that is so interesting.👍
and wolf skins , with a finer coat , and wolves have a couple of different layers of finer hair underneath , i’ve read a couple of books that recite this happening in siberia and some other baltic countries
That river is beautiful! I live in AZ and miss that kind of nature. You’re a lucky man. 🍀
I would have loved kayaking that river back when I was paddling. Looks like a blast and with higher water could be some good rapids. The blue water is unreal. Your enthusiasm made my day. What a great hobby. I hope you find the mother lode.
I don't care much about gold but I would be thrilled to fish this spot! Solitude is highly under rated.
I used to fish, Gold smells much better!
Worm guts coating both of your hands from rebating 200+ hooks. The worm guts dry, and you have a worm gut glove you can literally almost peel off in one piece. And does it smell the whole. Later, you wear real glove and bring a gallon of water and a pan to scrub your hands free of worm gut juice. You catch 2 brim and 12 crappie fish in 7 years, then lose interest.
Till ya hear dan yelling wooooohooooooo! Lol!
@@weatherphobia clearly you aren’t the best fisherman. But at least you can say you tried.
@Nils Laven says everyone as I'm setting my hook in a fishes face.
The inspectors must love you so much. Easiest audit in mining history, because everything you do is evidenced on video.
How do you know he didn't chuck a 6-pack of dynamite in the river after he turned the camera off?
@@davefish2280 Throwing dynamite in the river? That doesn't even make sense.
@@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx have to seen the world lately? 😂
@@smith69gers If you mean there are people that just like to destroy things, yes there are some people like that, but most are not
The sound of GoldMonster is how the pinpointer mode of Gofind directed conected... Congratulations of Brazil for your job.
When I was in high school in the late 70's our high school science teacher was into all kinds of things. He told us about a creek nearby (in Pennsylvania) where he would set up a box of some kind and put it in the creek. He said about once a year he would take the box out and then extract whatever he would get. He claimed he would get about an ounce of gold each year.
I stumbled across a site that pans for gold in Pa. and it brought back memories of high school. I know the name of the creek, but I just did it for more of satisfying an interest.
Just a year ago he had a heart op and now he´s moving rocks. Great recover, stay fine pls :) (As always an amazing video! Ty)
It will be really interesting to see what's left caught in those grates. Can't wait for part 2.
Part2 ? When
Given this is Canadia, I am surprised YOU weren't fined for finding this on you claim.
Dan: "See it's all corroded and old"
Imperial Canadia Official: "Is this on your claim, yes or no?"
Dan: "Well.... yeah, bu..."
Imperial Canadia Official: "You are guilty of having an illegal ground sluice on your claim. How would you like to pay your fine?"
Mfs be like that sometimes... it's ridiculous
WOW!!! Now I just GOTTA WATCH part 2. How could I miss that? Love your enthusiasm Buddy. Great video!!! 👍🙂
Looks like mercury amalgam on those weird nuggets. Wouldn't surprise me. That's one of the main ways the old timers would process gold quickly. Great find!
I once heard someone say that them working with mercury is the explanation for why so many prospector characters in fiction are depicted as crazy. Heavy metal poisoning can make one act strangely, and over time acting strangely and prospecting became associated with oneanother.
@@colim2595 but also being isolated for long periods of time makes people strange.
@@colim2595 I wouldn't be surprised if the solitude wouldn't cause people to develop strange habits or cause them to frequently talk to themselves
Was thinking the same mate see it lots in aus
Those look like the quartz matriz gold usually appears with.
Dan is a absolute legend. I'm not even into prospecting or mining but I watch Dan's videos. I think it's his personality.
I was thinking the same thing
Woah you can see the amount of scrapping that picker has taken over the yard from all the debris passing by!
That’s phenomenal and shows that gold will stay trapped even if things scraped past it at one point or another.
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I love watching your channel. You always look like you are having such a great time!
So glad to hear that you released this video after you were already finished cleaning out the top section. While watching, I was worried that the claim jumpers would come in and ruin the next part of your awesome discovery!
Found these types of riffles up on the Germanson ,made of wood or metal, they would place them at the bottom of the river bank ,maybe there was a bit of a draw at the top and then start hydraulicing the bank away towards the sluice. Great information on the history of mining .
Love his use of language to describe the changes of landscape from year to year. "Dynamic"
you earned my subscription tdy!! your positive energy is inspiring
If as you said the people who placed that sluice dumped material down that hillside into the river over the sluice, you might want to sample that hillside to see if there is gold in it that never made it to the river. Good luck in part 2.
🙃😁
Since you already slipped I recommend you cut the rest of the bolt off so it’s flush to the bottom! That could be a really bad injury!
For sure this. I would not want a 13 mil sized hole two inches deep in my back/body in the wilderness.
nothing says fucked like a rusty spike in the foot
@YoungRe3hunnid what the hell is that suppose to mean
You earned my subscription. Just couldn’t resist after a few videos 😊
You are awesome . the wittyness is great . keep up the good work . earned me sub
The fact that he says "earn your subscription" made me subscribe what a savage🤟
Exactly. Me too
Same. First time watching him. Heard him say that and I was like “ yep “ lol
Same! Love the enthusiasm
Ditto!
I'd Bet that he Finds a decent amount of GOLD in those RIFFLES!!!
Cult leader Dan Hurd!
I've never watched a video like this, but youtube suggested this to me, and I wanted to see why the sluice was illegal. Prospecting actually looks like some fun, or at least a nice time experiencing the outdoors.
OK, now for some reason, I'm wanting to go listen to some Johnny Horton...
Wow, gold, take care Dan, thanks for sharing.
You have earned my subscription! Thanks for sharing your adventure 😃
I'm sure someone has mentioned it before, if not, to free up one hand from holding your camera, get a head mount camera holder, It will video all that you look at, and give you two hands to work.
Thank you for your great videos.
he's a prospector, not a metropolitan showpony lol
@@mpf_agundipsht3619 You don't have to be a "metropolitan showpony" to make filming yourself easier lol
@@mpf_agundipsht3619 well why do you think he has this channel then?
Have you not realised that means you can’t see him 😂😂
@@lenard3935 he obviously meant for shots that he takes when holding the camera in one hand and doing something with the other. When he has the camera recording himself he has two free hands lmfao
In my mining district in Oregon when we find gold with the white in them , it ended up being mercury! They were using sluce’s in the creek and would dump mercury in them to recover the gold out of them . My guess is quite possible that’s what was going on there !
Yes sir, I've seen that to! I've even found copper plates instead of carpet, in small sections usually lower in the sluice to try and catch smaller pieces. They would from time to time pull them scrape off the amalgamated mercury and add more to it because some alway washed off. They didn't know or care about the dangers of mercury just wanted that yellow suff! The Chinese used copper plates alot to, you could always tell where they mined because they stacked rocks perfectly to make walkways and walls. And found alot of gold after the miners moved on. They got jealous of the Chinese! Alot were murdered and robbed! Sad what happened back then.
That was my thought also.
Aresnic will also cause this to happen.
@@patdexter9188 There are pictures floating around on the internet of them using dust pans to scoop up the amalgamation out of them , one guy holding one up for a picture big smile on his face wile standing in it and Mercury running down his arms ! Crazy times that’s for sure .
We run into that all the time all over nevada. And chunks of leather they used to squeeze the excess mercury out with. Some creeks are so high still in mercury you can only eat on or two a year. And when you clean out your dredge it will be full to. Alot died from that stuff!
Wouldn’t you technically be able to leave the sluice there? Due to it being put there before the law was most likely passed?
Cause, taking it out would also technically be modifying the river bed
;)
Last I checked the constitution states that congress and states are both forbidden from applying laws retroactively (ex-post-facto.) so if it was really built prior, it isn’t illegal to be there.
@@Lychee-Nut Is that the law in Canada though?
@@politics4profittm85 If it's fun or profitable, it's illegal in Canada :(
@@user-ut9ln4vd5m just like drug dealing 😔
Congratulations on living a dream. I hope someday more of us get a chance to experience that feeling. Excellent videos also.
You always lift me up when I watch your videos Dan! Thanks.
i always enjoy dan sitting IN front of a mine entrance - especially when he dont know its a mine shaft entrance-- just clear out the rock from the sluice exit
Feel blessed. My pack threw me off balanced when trying to jump rocks across a river with falls not to far from me and I fell and broke my tail bone on a rock underneath. Feel blessed you didn't break it. I had to have help to get out of the gorge.
Hi Dan. You certainly did earn my subscription. 1st time view of you channel and I was impressed by your enthusiasm.
Looking forward to part 2. This was interesting on how different things are from now back to when ever that sluice was installed.
G'Day from Western Australia 🙂 I already have a bit of the gold fever for mining stock and our lovely Perth Mint gold coins, but damn, watching you channel makes me want to head bush with a good detector and have a good look for some nuggets. If only we had such beautiful scenery, its mostly dry desert, sand flies, and sun burn where I'd be looking. Love your work, 👍
The Goldfields and the gold country around Halls Creek is very scenic. The Aussie outback is a different environment from this, but still worth spending some time in!
My dad would have loved you, makes me happy to watch your videos & see why dad & his buddies loved panning
Pretty cool discovery. Thanks for sharing us this.
In one scene Dan is complaining about his feet being wet, next scene he has his feet in water up to his ankles lol
Once they're wet you might as well lol.
Hey man as far as I'm concerned if I ever start looking for gold I'm not going through all that paying b******* I'm going to have my employer with me and I'm going to throw that s*** to a damn s*** with a white one in the meat all of that I'm not going through all that b*******
You can only get wet once 🙃
It's easier to just get them wet and get it out of the way.
In my experience, at a certain point, you can't get any more wet then you already are.
Dan, you’re looking stronger Buddy and I’m glad to see it!
For boulders i use a portable hammer- drill and 1/2' mason bit to insert expansion bolts where i can use extra heavy duty comealong. On really large boulders i put an achor bolt in each side and use two comealongs to walk the boulder, including upstream as needed. Of course one has to anchor to a larger boulder or one that is buried. I've moved boulders 4' (1-1/3 meters) wide X 3' (1 meter) upstream by myself in just a short time. Heavy chains with link hooks makes for minimal comelaong rehook time.
What a cheerful guy you are thank you so much For making my day better
Haven’t watched more than 5 seconds of the video, but your enthusiasm earned my sub
I would investigate the run where the ground sluice was placed. Most likely that was in a gold run/pay streak.
Agree!
That was fun Dan, you definitely earned some new subscribers. I'm praying for ya ❤👍💎
Your energy makes me smile.. I wish you the best of health and wealth 😊😀
The beards looking "Big n Hurdy" like, Dan... You've come on in leaps and bound since the ticker op! Top job matey :D :D :D
What a neat thing to find! I can imagine how rare it is to find an old sluice that has been trapping gold for decades!
First video watching him and he earned my subscription literally 30 seconds in when he first started talking 😂❤️
For one thing, to find any construction with that kind of ground cloth in it, this can't be more than 40 years old. The other thought is that if this is all you found in the sections you uncovered, you could have found this much in any old natural crevice running in any direction across the lay of the river. Chances are the high and heavy spring flow through this zone would have driven the good gold down lower to a bottom basin or gravity trap.
Dan,
Thanks for getting part 1 posted so quickly. Great finds. I'm anxiously awaiting for part 2.
Go get a couple pry bars and some muscle men to move those big boulders.
Dan you S-O-Gun, you are a comical character and you bring the grin in me, keep making these videos, you get a thumbs up from me!
I find your videos and your relaxed and cheerful style absolutely soporific and compulsive viewing . It’s great to be able to make some money on the side whilst following your hobby . Fantastic my friend 👍🏴
Totally cant wait to see what you find. Its amazing what the old timers used
He is a old timer,the accents put that there.lol
🚫 illegal Old Timers are the Best!
@@jontrudell7529 yea like moonshiners and (the) like are definitely gangster 😎
@@obiwanshanobi2662 👍 🌙 🍺 🍻
@@jontrudell7529 🍻 cheers
Hello dan, as someone who normally doesnt comment, i can say- this is the first video ive seen of yours, and it is *excellent* . Youve earned my subscription, and hopefully many more. What an awesome video.
That mountain stream is gorgeous!!
Hi from Tennessee. That looks like so much fun. By the way that river is so very beautiful. It reminds me of the little pigeon river in the Smokey Mountains.
This is one of the most intriguing finds I've seen. I don't even care if it produces very much. I just think its cool and you are dedicated to finding out.
The day that Dan was the first man to find gold mold.
Just find this channel today. Now I'm going to have to watch more!
Great adventure !! Very fun to watch !!
The ground sleuce discovery is so exciting! Hope you’ll be able to get all the way to the end of it..👍👍👍
I was really hoping that you had found a old time sluice that has been untouched for 100 or more years, but with it having indoor/outdoor carpet, that isn't going to be the case. Just think of what might have been in there if it had been untouched. Great video Dan Hurd!
Those had been around since the 80:s so still 40 years of gathering materials
@@HansFrisk Wow! You put it like that and I feel really old now.🤣🤣
you are very fun to watch, (first time watching) liked and subscribed !
:o that little bit falling back into the water at 14:49 lol ooo
I look forward to seeing the rest of this. What a fun little oddball find.
Love the stuffs. Watching from China, and while I'm not from B.C. there's a homesick Canadian loving your content every time I see it.
Keep up the good content, and thank you so much for including the nature shots. It brings me back home in a good way when I can't go see it myself.
Go home
Why are you in China??? What's it really like there? Scares me to even consider living under their godless state, well not scared but repulsive I guess.
"I found Washer ! Big nugget of ironnn" made me smile lol! Love the enthusiasm
It's a very interesting discovery and I respect you for practicing it😁
That was awesome. I can't wait to see the next part! Hopefully your friends can pry those boulders off!
Dan, it looks like the nuggets were caught tight in the grating, unable to move and had several years of water running around them depositing that whitish layer.
I was about to say, it looked like corrosion and whatever you call it when the minerals from hard water collect on metals.
Just subbed. Love the content and the epic golden beard!
really excited for part 2, been a while since i followed a youtuber this closely! you have a wealth of knowledge and kindness that you display so perfectly! i think most of the gold is gonna be locked up in those big blobs of rust. i suspect there was also a great deal of iron stone dropping out which would rust right next to the bigger nuggets. that silvery stuff could be mercury amalgam where the mercury content is really low, other than that ive only ever seen gold covered with limonte, or manganese oxide but im a desert dweller! you probably have seen more than me.
Yes! I’ve been looking forward to this!