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REMEMBER TO CARRY YOUR GPOC MEMBERSHIP CARD WITH YOU WHILE ON GPOCCLAIMS. PLEASE COOPERATE WITH ANY MEMBER WHO MAY REQUEST PROOF OF
YOUR RIGHT TO BE ON GPOC CLAIMS2010
july
q u i l l
THEPROSPECTOR’S
official publication of The Gold Prospectors of Colorado vol. 37 no. 7
Letter From Your President
Fellow Prospectors:
inside
President’s Letter 2
New Members 2Contacts 2
July Calendar 3Naming of Fairplay 4
Territory Days 5The Apprentice Papers 5
Minutes 6
Calendar
7
www.gpoc.com
Soapy Pan Award 2009 State Gold Championship
Rivers are up, streams are bustling
and the creeks are raging with all thesnow melt off. Thank you Mother
Nature for turning over all the streambeds and moving all that new and old
gold around right out in our paths andonto our beautiful claims.
Territory days was an immense
success, with more volunteers thanwe've ever seen before. When we
have volunteers show up like thatwe're able to take breaks and enjoy
the events. A vote of thanks goes outto those who helped out as 108,000
people attended the Territory Daysaccording to the newspapers.
Volunteers are always needed atthese events as we do shows all overColorado. Everyone needs to realize
that the people who help us quicklybecome our most valuable assets.
Each day a person volunteers for aminimum of 4 hours they have one
more day towards their life timemembership. 100 days are needed inorder to become a lifetime member.
continued on page 2
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Welcome To New MembersLaDonna Vaughn & Dennis Allen Fl
Dan & Shelly
Mitchell
Gilbert & Joyce
Kevin
Derek Brunner & Tamera
Ken & Chris
Kent Russell & Michael
Donald
Larry
David & Jeannie
Michael & Renee
Bill & Laurie
Steve & Sheila
Chris
James & Rene’
John
William Herbertson & Vicki
Brad & Rebecca
Carroll
Clarence & Bea
Skip
John & Ginny
William
Norbet Laczko & Gia
Carl
David
Joshua
Robert
Eugene & Paulette
Bruce & Brenda
Garret
George
Russ & Jean
Daniel & Sarah
John
Richard
Dawn Robinson & Larry
Mike
Allen
Steve Whitman & Debrah
Thomas
Steven
Joe
Dave
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WELCOME BACK
President’s letter, continued
Also, each day you volunteer, you will
receive a coupon for 10% off in the store
for mining equipment or Gold
Prospectors of Colorado gear. You can
use up to 4 coupons at one time for a
maximum of 40% off at one time but can
only use the coupons at general
meetings. We also hold special drawingsfor volunteers to win gold separate from
the door prizes.
For those of you who are interested in
volunteering when we have shows there
is an opportunity for you to interact with
the rest of the club members and learn
from some of the old timers.
During our last meeting, we had
members running various types of
equipment for fine gold recovery.
Amazingly, there was some very fine
gold pulled out of black sand that made
my mind up to have a contest to see
which machine was most effective forcleaning up concentrates.
June 12th and 13th we were at the
clubʼs Beaver Creek Claims, snow, snow,
snow and then mud, mud, mud! Thank
you to all those who towed or helped to
tow cars, SUV's and trucks alike in
and out of the claims as the roads
deteriorated throughout the weekend.
20 people showed up first thing and 12
or so more throughout the morning on
Saturday despite the snow. We headed
up the creek to an area where we know
the gold is. You have to move an
immense amount of rock in order to
obtain it, but, virtually every pan had a
picker and people were happy with the
results of their labor.
Kingdom days in Breckenridge June
19th and 20th, was a huge success and
a wonderful event with incredibly good
weather. The remaining snow pack on
the mountains made our event on the
side of the Blue river a spectacular one.
The condos that the city of Breckenridge
provided for us were luxurious and very
comfortable as accommodations go for
one of these shows. Thank you to all the
volunteers for a wonderful weekend and
for your help in educating the public as to
our cause in understanding how it was
150 years ago when that 13.5 pound
nugget (Tomʼs Baby)was found only a
short distance from where we did our
demonstrations.
June 26th and 27th will be the Rock
Fair at the Western Museum of Mining
and Industry at 225 North Gate Rd. in
Colorado Springs. For information visit
www.wmmi.org or call the museum at
719-488-0880. We will have our gold
panning demonstrations set up on the
lawn under the trees, and there will be a
pot luck dinner at the end for volunteers.
July 3rd and 4th we have a gold
panning demonstration set up in Frisco,
Colorado for Founders Day at the park
where there will be bands, ice cream and
lots of activities all weekend as well as
speakers on the history of the area. Wewill close early on the 4th in order to
make room for the fireworks display.
On July 10th Gold Prospectors of
Colorado is having it's first annual
women's gold prospecting day, held at
Woody's claims just 4 miles south of
Salida on the Arkansas river. Invite your
friends (Women Only) you'll have an
opportunity to have a first hand
experience with using pans, sluices,
dredges, high bankers & spiral wheels
for your fine gold recovery from your
concentrates. Anyone needing dirt dug at
the location of your choice we havevolunteers (sworn to silence) for labor
and cooking dinner for you all. Don't
worry, a bathroom will be provided.
July 14th thru 17th is the Pikes Peak
or Bust Rodeo at the Norris Penrose
Rodeo grounds and events center on Rio
Grand Street formerly known as Old
Lower Gold Camp road just west of the
Walmart on 8th street.
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PresidentBen [email protected]
Vice PresidentWayne [email protected]
SecretaryElise [email protected]
TreasurerHelen [email protected]
WebmasterStacey [email protected]
EditorLin Smithquileditor@gpoc
Contact InfoBob Hale (719)213-3383
Special EventsPhil Vigil (719)391-9975
Trustees
One Year
Patrick Hill
Two Year
Gary Beaderstad
Three Year
Bob Bennett
GPOCcontacts
Darrell & Roberta Welch FL
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meetings events events
ca en ar
For further informationcontact:
Bob Hale at (719)213-3383
www.gpoc.com
1stBoard Meeting
7:00 PM4125 Center ParkDrive, CS, CO
3r d - 4thFounder’s DayFrisco, CO
Volunteers neededfor Gold Demo.
Bob Hale(719) 213-3383
10thWomen’s Day Out
Education, fun,demoʼs panning, BQ
Woody’s Claim
9 AM
14thGeneral
MembershipMeeting
7:00 PM3400 N. Nevada,CS, CO
14th -17thPikes Peak or Bust
Rodeo
Volunteers needed for gold demonstrations &Prospectors Store
Bob Hale(719) 213-3383
17th -18thNew Member
OutingWoody’s Claim
Dry Washing & MetalDetecting
Bob Hale(719) 213-3383
Calling all GPOC Women ProspectorETTE’s
You are invited to enjoy a fun filled“Women’s Only Day ”
July 10, 2010, at Woody’s Claim, 9am until????Come meet other GPOC women and learn how to pa
sluice, high bank, how to use a gold wheel, cleanup tuetc.
from other GPOC women, some are State PanningChampionship participants. No men are allowed to observe or instr
prospecting techniques.
Don’t fret! The GPOC President, Vice President, a Trusteother male members have volunteered to dig our di
You keep the gold you find!After enjoying the day prospecting, enjoy a BBQ prep
by GPOC males volunteering for grill duties!So come one, come all…and bring any equipment you
available.Oh, and bring a guest that may want to experience a d
fun!
Questions?? E-mail:[email protected], Elise-
[email protected], or Stacey-webmaster@gpo
events
24th - 25tBurro Days
Fairplay, CO
Volunteers neededgold demonstrationProspectors Store
Bob Hale(719) 213-3383
30th - 31st -1
Colorado State
G LD PanniCHAMPIONSHIP
Breckenridge, C
Bob Hale(719) 213-3383
President ̓ s letter, continued
July 18th is another new member outing at Woody's claims wherehopefully we will have dry washers to contribute to the event. We are
looking for people to volunteer their dry washers and experience as well
as needing someone to help with metal detecting. Please contact Bob
Hale to notify him along with a phone number.
July 24th and 25th is Burro days in Fairplay, Colorado. This is
another gold panning demonstration event that is in the park downtown
across from the Old South Park City. It is only a 10 minute drive from our
Beaver Creek claims which is a wonderful place to spend the night and get
a little panning in for yourself. For those who volunteer at this show I'll
show you where the gold is!
Now, last but not least, coming on July 30th, 31st and August 1st we
have our annual Gold Panning Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado.
We will have the Nationals, World Style, Skill, Speed and World Dry
including Women's, Men, Juniors and Old Timers events where you canwin Olympic Style Medals. As far as I'm concerned,this is the single most
awesome event of the year.
Sincerely, Big Ben
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The Naming of FairplayQuoted from:The Western Slope. Colorado Pioneers in Picture and
Story. Polk, Alice. Brock-Haffner. Denver. Pages 396-397.
“Arriving at the hotel, we were ushered into a large,
square room, called the parlor. The only articles offurniture visible were a round table, as large as King
Arthurʼs, and a few chairs. When the
proprietor became aware that I wasgathering material for a book, he
kindly brought in the pioneers to seeme.
One of them told me of the naming of
Fairplay. “In 1859,” said he, “certainparties made a discovery of richplacer diggings in the South Park, at
or near what is now called Hamilton.These diggings were so rich that it
was said one ordinary laborer could
dig a pound of gold per day. Thename Tarry-all was given by thediscoverers, who laid claim to all thevaluable ground, or to use a frontier
phrase, ʻgobbled upʼ everything, so that later comerscould not secure any mining ground without paying
exorbitant prices for it. By reason of this the place wascalled ʻGrab-all” by those who failed to get a show in the
diggings.
The disappointed fortune-seekers subsequently pushed
further on along the middle branch of the Platte and theremade other valuable discoveries. Among the number
were four men from Central, then called Gregory, who,having heard the fabulous stories in circulation respecting
the new mines, clubbed together, and loaded a mule, thatbelonged to one of the men, with all their earthlypossessions, and started for the new mining camp.
They had stopped at the above mentioned camp and
panned out considerable gold, making one of the men, bythe name of Hill, banker. Their provision gave out and Hill
refused to let them have money to buy more, whichimmediately aroused their suspicions.
One of the party, a man named Tom Payne, laid theicomplaint before Reed, Mills & Company, who had aprovision store. They called the miners together to
arbitrate on the subject, and after patiently hearing theevidence, it was decided that Mr. Hill must weigh the gold
and give every man an equal share. While they weretalking around the camp fire Hill plunged out of the cabin
into the dark, and the miners started in quick pursuiKeeping track of him by the cracking of the grass and dry
branches under his feet.
Finding it impossible to escape them
he made a wide circuit and enteredhis cabin, where they found him in
bed, covered up head and heelsThey dragged him out, took the gold
dust, and, in the presence of thearbitrators, weighed it and gave eachman his portion. Hill refused to
receive his, but they held him, andwhile he struggled in resistance, they
put the money in his pocket.
James Reynolds, who afterwardsbecame a notorious guerrilla, stood
by, with his hands in his pockets
quietly watching the transaction. When finished, heexclaimed: “Thar, bʼgad, if one is the devil and tʼother Tom
Payne, they shall have ʻ Far play! ̓
Shortly after this a committee was appointed to draft rulesfor the district and give it a name. Captain CharlesNichols, John Reed and Sydenham Mills were the
committee. After drafting the rules, it was agreed that Mr
Mills, being the oldest miner should give the name. Hehad taken an active part in the incident above narratedand with his mind strongly imbued with the idea tha
everyone in that camp must have justice, named the town
ʻFairplay.'”
JOIN THE FUN AT BURRO DAYS IN
FAIRPLAY
JULY 24TH & 25TH
Colorado State Gold Panning
Championships
July 30th - August 1st
Breckenridge, ColoradoVISIT www.gpoc.com FOR INFORMATION ON
COMPETITIONS
Finding gold at 2009 Burro Days
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Territory Days
The Apprentice PapersBy Lauri Gephart
I’ve volunteered to write a series of articlesduring my first year (or so) of membership inthe Gold Prospectors of Colorado to give aNew-bee’s perspective of what we as a clubdo to have fun, how we learn about our forefather’s trade, and how we interact withthe communities around us. The goal is toencourage other apprentices to be active, tobe curious and to appreciate all that goes intorunning this organization. Keep in mind, I aman apprentice and not an all-knowinggoomba, so I may mess up some of myinformation from time to time. Don’t shoot themessenger, ok?
I joined GPOC in March 2010, just about sixmonths after purchasing my first piece of equipment. I hadn’t been to a river in almostsix months and knew that I would need a lotof help if I wanted to have a change atgetting very good at this gold prospectingand panning thing. I say it like that becauseof the mass confusion out there (and in mymind of course) when it comes to identifying apiece of the river that (a)has gold, (b) is onpublic land or owned by a friend that saysyes to panning use, and (c) is not alreadyclaimed and otherwise off-limits. I alsothought it would help if I could figure out how
to get the gold in my pan to show itself to meso I can move it from the pan to the little glass(three ounce) vile I bought to hold mytreasures. Two thoughts at this point: Not allthat glitters is gold! Three ounces of goldmay take a lifetime to collect.
My first GPOC meeting was amazing! I’mguessing there were over 100 members there,and maybe 10 or so first timers. Granted, Iam not the extrovert that I would like to be,but I still managed to have a couple of conversations with other members during thenight. The active members were very friendly
as I went through the sign-up process and as Ibrowsed the supplies that the store hadavailable that night. I’ll never forget Helen,who encouraged me to bring in myconcentrates (already classified and initially
panned to the black sand and gold) to thenext meeting and she would show me how topull out my gold. I also participated in thedoor prize raffle and won my first goldnugget! Maybe my three ounces of gold isnot that far off after all... The speaker thatnight was way over my head at the time, butafter just a few months of field work, I wouldlike to hear him again.
My first field trip with the club was in April to
Woody’s Claim, even before Woody sold it tothe Club. It was my first new member outingand I was amazed by all the members (newand old) that came out and the number of methods they used to extract gold. The firstperson I met when I arrived was Ben. Luckily,he is not shy at all, as he welcomed me andimmediately teamed me up with Trish whoquickly became my friend and mentor. Trishwas the perfect partner in training - she hasthe love of the outdoors and a positive energyabout her. Plus she was willing to mentor theapprentice with the patience of a saint. Oneof the first things I noticed was how manypeople came by our little zone in the river tolook at and talk about her new dredging unit.
Very cool, as it was small enough in size tobe able to be put together and used by anindividual, yet powerful and effective inpulling up material for processing. I was, of course, in hog heaven just sitting on a rockand panning to my heart’s content.
On the rest of the river, teams were workingon high-banking (processing dry materialaway from the river using a washer andsluice-type of system), as well as a variety of shapes and sizes of sluices and dredgers thatstay in the river and use the flow of the river to wash material that the prospector adds
2010 Memorial DayWeekend Territory Days
Written by: Richard Stockton
Awe, summer at last. We waited along time for this. This year’s TerritoryDays in Old Colorado City was aspectacular one. To see all the peoplethat were in awe in finding the minerals inthe troughs that the club had setup wasamazing. I got firsthand experiencesalting the troughs with gold. Volunteersfor the Club brought equipment to educatethe public in fine gold recovery methods. Ienjoyed every minute of my volunteering.
We had so many people panning, that youcouldn’t have squeezed in another person!I heard from people in the Club that thesales were up as well as increased interestin becoming a club member. The weather was perfect, no rain whatsoever, just hadto bear the wind at times as well as theheat on Saturday. To see the smiles andexcitement as people saw the fruits of their actions is what it’s all about. Darn, wehave another year to go until the fun startsall over again. Sign me up now, I’m in!
photos courtesy of Richard Stockton
photo courtesy of Richard Stockton
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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES 09 JUN 2010
7:10 p.m.
Meeting called to order by Pres. Ben Higley & Pledge of Allegiance.7:12 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley read the General Meeting minutes from 12May10
General Membership approved the minutes as read.7:24 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley reminded all member’s to carry their membership
card when prospecting on club claims, and to show their cards toany other member who may ask them to prove their membership.
7:36 p.m. Monthly Treasurer’s report given by Helen Bennett.7:40 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley presented Elwood (Woody) Reagle with Lifetime
membership to the GPOC, for outstanding contribution and 100+days of volunteering.
7:43 p.m. New member introductions: 18 new members in attendance.7:50 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley asked membership of any prospecting completed
in the last month. Several members discussed their prospecting
outings.7:58 p.m. Gold closing price for today was $1,230.00 per ounce.7:59 p.m. President Ben Higley thanked all the volunteers that participated in
“Territory Days” demonstration. Saturday’s volunteer list comprised27 members, with almost as many showing up on both Sunday andMonday. Thanks again to all the volunteers.
8:04 p.m. President Ben Higley reminded all members that the Outfitter’Store was open & to use volunteer day discount coupons fopurchases.
8:05 p.m. Break for 15 minutes.8:25 p.m. Trustee Gary Beaderstadt conducted volunteer prize drawing and
volunteer badge recognition. Recipients for badges were:Dermit Haley – 179 volunteer days, Linda Jent – 120 volunteedays,
Ben Higley – 28 volunteer days, Donald Pelton – 25 volunteer days.8:26 p.m. Bill Smith conducted door prize drawing.8:40 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley read a draft copy of the Constitution & By-laws. A
question was raised by the membership regarding the wordingcontained in Article VII, Section 703. The board will discuss thiquestion at the next board meeting, before any voting bymembership.
9:00 p.m. Pres. Ben Higley introduced the guest speakers. Many memberdemonstrated their own unique way of concentrate cleanup.
10: 20p.m. Motion to adjourn meeting by Wayne & 2nd by remaining clubmembers in attendance.
10:21 p.m. Meeting closed.
Special Challenges
Crying Towels for 4th place
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The Apprentice Papers, continued
On this day Ben’s 16 year-old son Ben waseven using a wetsuit and snorkel to pulldeeper material up from the river bottomfor processing. Because our club membersare friendly, I learned that every methodhas its own advantages and uses, as well asa set of rules and restrictions, mostly
geared toward preserving the quality of thewater and environment. Dredging, for example, requires an annual permit for useand, yes the authorities do check on thepermits when they stop by. The good newsis that these folks also have a lot of information to share and seem
genuinely interested in prospecting as anoutdoor recreational activity.
After the day’s work was finished, severalmembers stuck around and enjoyed somequiet (and not so quiet) conversations abouthe day’s events and those affecting our world. Don brought out an amazing gold
separating system and ran someconcentrates as he demonstrated itseffectiveness. Many spent the night atWoody’s and stayed to play again the nextday. Enough for now - much more leftunspoken that will be topics for futurearticles - hope you enjoyed this one!
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1st Board Meeting 4125 Center Pk. Dr. CS, CO 7PM [email protected] Sand Creek Police Station
1stKing Tut Exhibit
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave.
Denver, COwww.denverartmuseum.org
3rd-4th Founder’s Day Frisco, COBob Hale
(719) 213-3383Gold demo, volunteers need
10th Women’s Only Day Woody’s Claim 9AM
Education, fun, demoʼs pann
BQ, Women only
14th GPOC General Meeting 3400 N. Nevada, CS, CO 7PMBob Hale
(719) 213-3383To be announced
14th-17thPikes Peak or Bust
RodeoNorris Penrose Center, CS PM
Bob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Volunteers needed for Outfit
Gold Demo.
17th-18th New Member Outing Woody’s ClaimBob Hale
(719) 213-3383Dry Washing and Metal Dete
16-17-18 Gold Rush Days Victor, COhttp://www.victorcolorado.c
goldrushdays.htm
24th-25th Burro Days Fairplay, COBob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Volunteers needed for Outfit
gold demo.
24th-25th Old Timers & Miners Days Nederland, CO (303) 258-0567 Kid & adult mining competit
30-31-1
Gold
Championships Breckinridge, CO
Bob Hale
(719) 213-3383
State Gold Competition. Volunt
needed for Outfitters & gold demCheck www.gpoc.com for more
5th Board Meeting 4125 Center Pk. Dr. CS, CO 7PM [email protected] Sand Creek Police Station
7th Burro Birthday Bash 225 N. Gate Rd. CS, CO (719) 488-0880 www.wmmi.org /
11th GPOC General Meeting 3400 N. Nevada, CS, CO 7PMBob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Advanced Dredging - Bob
Bennett
14th-15th New Member Outing Pros. Claim 3Bob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Advanced Dredging - Bob
Bennett
14th-15th Gold Rush Days Buena Vista, CORoc Doc
(719)539-2019
21stPeridot Field Trip with CS
Gem & Mineral Club
Bayou Salado Trading
Post, Hartsel, CO9AM
Yam (719) [email protected]
Participants must be CSMS GPOC members. This trip islimited more by vehicles thapeople, so car (4wd - highclearance) pooling isrecommended. Yam will neenames of all participants, phnumbers, e-mail address, anclub for his signup sheet.
2nd Board Meeting 4125 Center Pk. Dr. CS, CO 7PM [email protected] Sand Creek Police Station
8th GPOC General Meeting 3400 N. Nevada, CS, CO 7PMBob Hale
(719) 213-3383High-banking
9th Mining & Legal Issues 225 N. Gate Rd. CS, CO 7PM (719)488-0880 www.wmmi.org/
11th-12th New Member Outing Cache CreekBob Hale
(719) 213-3383Subject to change
17th-19thDenver Gem & Mineral
ShowDenver, CO
Bob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Volunteers needed Outfitter
demo.
25th Public Lands Day To be announcedBob Hale
(719) 213-3383
Work projects with the BLM
or USFS
7th Board Meeting 4125 Center Pk. Dr. CS, CO 7PM [email protected] Sand Creek Police Station
9th Family Exploration Day 225 N. Gate Rd. CS, CO (719)488-0880 www.wmmi.org/
13th GPOC General Meeting 3400 N. Nevada, CS 7PMBob Hale
(719) 213-3383Board elections
16th-17th New Member OutingBob Hale
(719) 213-3383Location to be announced
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