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Volume 29-7 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospector’s Club July 2015

You will be receiving this newsletter around the 4th of July, possibly a little quicker if you

are receiving your newsletter by email. If you have not signed up to receive you newsletter

by email, I urge you to do so. You will receive your newsletter quicker and save the club a

bunch. Most people are not aware of the cost of mailing between 1100 and 1200 newsletters.

No we cannot mail them for 49 cents; I wish we could. We then would have those considera-

ble funds to spend on such things as events and claims acquisition.

As it stands now the Club has claims for sale in the Wickenburg area and the Quartzite

area. No serious offers yet, but it’s a bit warm to go out to inspect claims at this time if the

year. We are also investigating the possibility of acquiring other claims. As these things de-

velop we will keep everyone posted, but I would still prefer to send things by email rather

than a mass mailing.

The Board is considering having another meeting up country in the Mayer area in the

same fashion as last year. This will not be a general meeting, but a late summer “get togeth-

er”, probably on a Saturday. Food and sodas will be provided. Last year it worked out very

well. We are working on it and will let you know.

A problem has developed on the Rich Hill claims and I am therefore sending everyone a

cautionary warning. The road where a left turn is made at “Decision Corner” on the Weaver

Creek Road is now blocked with a gate with a “no trespassing” sign that the owners are en-

forcing. We have had some members trying to get to our claims turned back with harsh

words from the purported owners or representatives. Our members have all acted in a courte-

ous fashion and therefore avoided any unpleasantness. I strongly urge all members act like-

wise if confronted with type of a problem wherever it may occur. The Board is now alerted to

the problem and we are looking into it to see if we have a right to continue to use the road or

must find another way to those claims, if possible. I have prospected in that area for about six

years and I am sure other members have prospected on those claims for many years before I

first visited them. Nonetheless, we now have a problem and I do not recommend anyone at-

tempt to use that road without specific permission from the purported owners. If we have le-

gal rights we will assert them, but the Board does not want any harm to come to any person.

After all, this is a recreational pastime even though under the law it is clearly mining protect-

ed by the 1872 Mining Law. If other members have encountered problems of this nature,

please let the Board know. More on this later.

In closing, please stay safe out there and make it a good month.

Frederick Horn, President

Presidents Corner

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MONTHLY MEETINGS General Meetings:

3rd Thursday of the month - 7:00 PM @ Arizona American Italian

Club 7509 North 12th St. Phoenix, AZ (No meeting in December)

Monthly outings:

Held on the weekends following the Third Thursday of the month.

Guests are welcome to attend regular meetings and outings.

Board Meeting:

forthTuesday of the month - 7:00pm Club Office

New Member Orientation:

Club Office 9:00 a.m.. See calendar for dates.

The Bird Tailings is published as a service to Roadrunner Prospectors’

Club, Inc. members. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of

the management or of its members. Publication of information in this

newsletter constitute, no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information

found in this newsletter is at the sole risk of the user. Neither the RRPC,

it’s board of directors, nor the editor of this publication assume any

liability for damages resulting from the use of information found within

the newsletter content.

The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or

in whole without written consent of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club.

The newsletter encourages submissions of any article mining related,

opinion pieces, cartoons, want-ads, sales of items, etc.

Roadrunner Prospecting Club phone numbers:

Voice message 602-274-2521

Office Fax: 602-274-4335

Mailing address:

RRPC

P.O. Box 56804

Phoenix, AZ 85079

Email: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com

Website: http://www.roadrunnergold.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoadrunnerGold

Club Office is located at:

2744 W. Osborn R.

Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023

(Open 9:00am to 1:00pm Wednesday). Between Thomas Rd

and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.

Member Address Change Form: Send to: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 or email: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com

Member Number: ________

Name: ________________________________________

New Address: __________________________________

__________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________

Email Address: __________________________________

BOARD & OFFICE DIRECTORY

PRESIDENT

Fred Horn

VICE PRESIDENT

Karl Weber

SECRETARY

Carol Nickel

TREASURER

Bill Hunt—(602) 348-8261

3 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Bob Hood

(vacant)

2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Reeve Kahabka

Bill Nickel

1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Bob Wierzal

Bruce Myers

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Office Manager Membership Manager

Pete Baker Pete Baker

Website Newsletter

Pete Baker Pete Baker

Brian Jost

Facebook

Mike Powelkop

Dues/Fees:

• Annual dues are due by December 1st

of each year.

• Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF =

$44.00) due by December 1st of each

year.

• $20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee

• $10.00 badge Replacement Fee

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Remember: Leave No Holes

Claims for Sale

The board has decided to put the following claims up for sale. These claims were visited

very few times and in addition two are at a long distance/drive time from the Phoenix area.

The claims have not yet been advertised to the general public, but will be in approximately

two weeks.

Map 13: Claim E Mine Lab $5,000

Claim F Gold Master $5,000

Claim G Gold Bug $5,000

Claim H Lobo $6,000

Map 22: Claim F-1 D6 Placer 1 $15,000

Claim F-2 D6 Placer 2 $15,000

Interested members can contact the club office.

Prospecting Instructional Web Links

Bill Hunt found these YouTube video links which offer some helpful instructions in the art of

panning. Check them out.

Gold panning made easy. 40 + years experience

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrhsjVH_LO8

Panning for Gold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnkg4b6EIxc

Gold Panning -- Backwash & Tap Method

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cbiiohp5bQ

Drywashing a Small Wash in Arizona

http://youtu.be/hWnZaDXoJgY

Gold Panning Made Easy

http://youtu.be/OrhsjVH_LO8

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Outings Volunteers Needed To make our club members and guests welcome to the outings we can always use volunteers

to setup RPC direction signs and/or setup an entry point to the outing(s) to greet the members

and guests and pass out RPC literature and/or any other support as needed. Volunteers need

to be at the claim close to sunrise and end no earlier than noon depending on the effort need-

ed. You can volunteer for specific outings, or ongoing, or be on call. To be eligible to be en-

tered into the VIP nugget drawing you must volunteer prior to the outing so we can plan on

your support and activity so our members and guests have a good experience. You do not

need to be present to win a nugget. Contact the RPC office as noted in this newsletter for

more information.

If a member would like to present an activity at any outing such as prospecting equipment

demo’s, mining techniques, where to find the gold, or fun activities at the club picnics for

adults and kids, or whatever you can think of to enhance the outings experience. Volunteers

names are added to the monthly VIP nugget drawings and do not need to be present to win a

nugget. Contact the RPC office as noted in this newsletter for more information. A notice of

the activity will be put in the newsletter prior to the outing(s).

New Memberships Needed The club would like to grow the membership and has agreed to institute a reward system for

any member who recruits new members into the club. Once the new member has officially

joined, the recruiting member will receive a VIP size nugget. The membership application has

been modified to include space for new members to insert the name and badge number of the

member who recommended them to the club. New applications are available at the club office

and will be available at each monthly meeting. Also, business cards will be available at our

meetings which have space for your name and badge number. You can hand these out to any

prospective new member. A link to a printable application can be found on the “How to Join”

page, on the club website: www.roadrunnergold.com.

So, talk to your friends and family who may be interested in prospecting and mining, and

also folks you see out on the claims that are not members. These are your potential candidates

who might have an interest in our club benefits.

Remember to give them your name and badge number in order for you to receive credit and

a shiny VIP .3 dwt nugget.

Your RRPC wants to go green and save you money A large cost for your prospecting club is the monthly newsletter that is printed and mailed to

several hundred members. In order to try and reel in this monthly expense, starting in June, we

are going to electronically send the newsletter to all members who have an E-mail listed in our

files. Not only will we save trees and money, but, we will be able to get the newsletter to you

instantly. Be the first to see and know what is going on in your club, and enjoy the newsletter

in living color.

Please call the office if you do not have an e mail account with us. We will be happy to add

you to our E-Mail list.

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The following folks have joined RRPC since our last news-

letter. Please welcome them into our club:

Jeff & Susan Palme Prescott Valley, AZ

Nicholas & Maria Crabtree Surprise, AZ

Alan Erickson Socorro, NM

Ed & Sue Bondzeleske Maricopa, AZ

Jeff Doolittle Washington, UT

Ralph Stemp Jerome, AZ

Bob & Barbara Warman Dewey, AZ

VIP Winners from the June meeting:

Laura Cawley – Meeting Support

Doug Boker – Claims Marking

Erik Blouch – Office Support

July 2015 Classifieds

For Sale: Life Membership #2078. $400, Buyer pays $250

transfer fee. AMF paid for 2015. Please call Robert

Lundquest at (928) 207-7946.

For Sale: Life Membership #2432. $400, Buyer pays $250

transfer fee. AMF paid for 2015. Please call Bob Penkethman

at (623) 546-1694.

For Sale: Life Membership #1065. $400, Buyer pays $250

transfer fee. AMF paid for 2015. Please call Marilyn Halpny

at (480) 983-5212.

For Sale: Life Membership #1799. $400, Buyer pays $250

transfer fee. AMF paid for 2015. Please call William McDan-

iel at (928) 632-5170.

For Sale: Life Membership #4105. $400, Buyer pays $250

transfer fee. AMF paid for 2015. Please call Mary Williams

at (623) 266-9948.

For Sale: 3” dredging equipment. And, a pull-along ATV

trailer. Please call Hans Sommer for details and pricing –

(928) 237-7318

For Sale: (1) Like New, Traded-In Minelab GPX 5000, in-

cluded all stock accessories. $3500.00 (normal price

$5795.00) Like New, Traded-In Minelab CTX 3030, includes

all stock accessories. $1800.00 (normal price $2499.00) (1)

Used XP Deus Metal Detector (call for details and model)

Other equipment for sale, call for listing of items. Contact -

Rob Allison (623) 362-1459 or (602) 909-9008 cell or text

message, Email: rob@robsdetectors.com

For Sale: Tesoro Bandido Metal Detector with new coil,

barely used, $400. Please call Jim Boast in Mayer, AZ: (928)

632-9075.

Wanted: 4WD long bed truck 2000 or newer. Also a truck

camper – prefer an Arctic Fox. And we need another metal

detector and a 7” elliptical coil for a Fisher Gold Bug 1. Call

Mike Lentes at (928) 499-0202

For Sale: 4” Keene Dredge, Never Been Used. Model 4-

400ph, 6.5HP Honda, Quick disconnect, 20’ suction hose.

Sale due to illness. $2,200.00. Please call Bob Del Grosso at

(480) 395-9212.

For Sale: 40”x48” 2 wheel trailer, with wood for a box.

Brand new. $175.00. Mini sluice $35.00. Please call Don

Stultz at (623) 544-2716. For Sale: NEW 4HP 4 stroke Lifan LF160F-AQ engine with

6:1 gear reduction, ¾” x 2” shaft with keyway, NEVER used.

$100.00 Will power a trommel, boulder wench, or conveyor.

Please call Jeff Snyder at (480) 371-7407.

For Sale: Portable Braun Jaw Crushing System. One ton per

hour capability, trailer mounted with new tires and spare. 4”

x 2” crusher with 2” hammer style pulverizer. 3” rock to 80

mesh in one pass, also, possible to rerun 80 mesh product.

$5,250.00 or will trade for 4 oz of gold. Please call (602) 570

-8147 ask for George.

(Classified Ads — continued)

For Sale: Have you ever thought of opening a prospecting

store? I have a garage full of parts/accessories and supplies left

from a now defunct prospecting store to sell cheap. It's a 'one

price takes all' deal. Best offer. Russ Ford in Dewey, AZ

928.710.5064

For Sale: Gold King dry washer, 12x36 inch box with 3.4 hp

Briggs & Stratton blower, Seldom used. $600. Gold King dry

washer, 9x24 inch box with 2 cycle McCulloch blower, Used 3

seasons. $400. Call Bob Penkethman at (623) 546-1694.

For Sale: 5 used Beck Drywashers. These are full size wooden,

hand operated production drywashers. Motors can be adapted

to them. Price: $200 -$800 or gold. I also have the rights to the

company for sale if you want to start a business. Russ Ford in

Dewey (928) 710-5064

For Sale: 4" Gold King dredge. 5hp Briggs Motor has been

stored and will need some tlc. $1,000. Russ Ford in Dewey

(928) 710-5064

For Sale: Gold Buddy dry washer, Ryiobi engine, 31cc, dry

vac, stand and hoses. Keene Sluice, A51 10”x36”. Call Jim

Hamilton at (623) 847-4972.

For Sale: Three mining claims. (1) COFFEE HOUR, AMC

371029. Located on Hassayampa River about 12 miles South

of Prescott and about 1700 Ft. long. $2000. (2) BOZO, AMC

403543. Located on Hassayampa River about 11 miles South

of Prescott and about 1000 Ft long. $1000. (3) BIG ROCK

AMC 397166. Located on Groom Creek about 4 miles South

of Prescott and about 900 Ft. long. $600. Prices are firm, but

willing to trade for guns of equal value. All claims require

4WD access. Reason for selling is age and health as I can no

longer work them. Please call Dave Ridenhour at: (928) 445-

0564.

For Sale: From former RRPC President Eddie Mills estate:

Gold King drywasher smaller style $300. Gold Buddy self-

contained mini-highbanker $200. Wooden puffer drywasher

$70. Mini cleanup sluice $10. Screen tent, EZ-Up, Lots of pres-

sure hoses with fittings, pans, scoops, boots and misc

stuff. Contact Jeff Snyder at 480-371-7407.

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Maps or Badges or for ordering the 30th Anniversary Silver Rounds

Name: _________________________________________________ Member Number: __________

Street Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________________

Replacement Maps: $20.00. Replacement Badges: $10.00 each. AMF: $44.00/Yr.

Dues Pymt: $__________AMF Pymt: $_______ Maps Pymt:$_______ Badge(s)) Pymt: $_______

If ordering replacement badge(s), the name(s) as you want it to appear on the badge:

(first name): ___________________________________________

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bership. The price is $50 per round w/o display box and $55 per round with display box.

(price includes shipping, handling, insurance and tracking).

# of Silver Rounds (limit two) ___ @ $50 = $________. # of Display Boxes ___ @ $5 = ________.

Total amount of order: $ ____________

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PO Box 56804

Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804

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Shadow Mountain

Screw Products Prospecting Equipment Repair

2545 E. Marilyn Rd.

Phoenix, AZ 85032-4920

Ph - (602) 992-9173

Cell - (602) 625-4572

Howard R. Bentley

Falcon Metal Detectors

PO Box 8353 Mesa AZ 85214 (480) 396-1181 www.falconmetaldectectors.com

Wally DeShon

BunksArizonaProspecting.com

Home of the Hermit Pick

Dry Washers, Maps, Accessories, Carbon Fiber Detector Shafts

Calvin “Bunk” Bunker, 928-830-5350

PO Box 2581, Chino Valley, AZ 86323

Gold King Mfg LLC Prospecting Supplies

Mavis (623)-386-6430

Scott (623)-694-4389

Please remember

Leave No Holes

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