and the hole where all the mining was done......there are prolly around a hundred open holes where gold mining used to take place....................some day I will get a big rope and go down in one and look for the big nugget

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gold can still be found today by panning in rock creek and several other creeks up there............its placer gold and yes I have done this and yes I have found some...........I should learn more about what I am doing I guess........its fun

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This is the old Duncan mine......during its time it was one of the largest operations up there....the mine is still pretty much in tact....last operated in the 50's I believe

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here is my neighbore whatchamacallet that he uses for his gold mining operation.....ya shovel the raw product in the deal and the gold settles out the bottom........I really dont know how it works for sure but there are some up there as big as a semi truck that you load with a backhoe or loader

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We have a church in town that accepts all kinds...Ford Chevy and Dodge its service is every sunday at 10 am....maybe someday I can be the bell ringer for em

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Beautiful cabin and area Whit? Not that far away from me, when is the barbecue? My invite must have gotten lost in the mail.....

no need for an invite just let me know when yer gonna be here and we will do a Big Wyoming Welcome party for ya

Damn, that would be all kinds of cool! Thanks!

Dem's some really sweet pictures :up::up:

Closest I got to Atlantic City this year was Hana (and Rawlins, but that does not really count) but it's on our must visit list.

that's a helluva nice place ya got there whit. it's easy to see you really care about the place and take a lot of pride in making it nice. sounds like an awesome location too. you guys out west got all the cool sights and scenes!!