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Is It Worth Digging Out Old Alluvial Holes?
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<blockquote data-quote="mids0n" data-source="post: 498904" data-attributes="member: 11320"><p>Well what a great read! I was looking for the same original question that was asked and got alot of good answers. Ive found a gully with more than probably 50 diggers holes running along a creek, some that go all the way to bedrock which is around 20 feet and are still clean at the bottom. You can see the layers perfectly. Ive found many sub grammers detecting around them ( in fact ive only found 2 +grammers out of probably 50) Some course unwashed and some so round they look like shotgun pellets. Ive talked myself in and out of the idea of dropping holes until recently when i read in some old online archives that the reason the diggers moved on was because the area was so wet that the holes would fill up over night and it was too much work to get the water out.</p><p>Nowadays the gully is so dry that we even in winter there isnt enough water to wash a pan in. Im going to wait until spring when theres a bit more water about and go for it! Wish me luck! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />ickshovel: :Y: :goldnugget:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mids0n, post: 498904, member: 11320"] Well what a great read! I was looking for the same original question that was asked and got alot of good answers. Ive found a gully with more than probably 50 diggers holes running along a creek, some that go all the way to bedrock which is around 20 feet and are still clean at the bottom. You can see the layers perfectly. Ive found many sub grammers detecting around them ( in fact ive only found 2 +grammers out of probably 50) Some course unwashed and some so round they look like shotgun pellets. Ive talked myself in and out of the idea of dropping holes until recently when i read in some old online archives that the reason the diggers moved on was because the area was so wet that the holes would fill up over night and it was too much work to get the water out. Nowadays the gully is so dry that we even in winter there isnt enough water to wash a pan in. Im going to wait until spring when theres a bit more water about and go for it! Wish me luck! :pickshovel: :Y: :goldnugget: [/QUOTE]
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