You work until all the sand and gravel are gone and only the little shiny flakes of gold are left. Until you find the first little flake, you're not sure what you're looking for, so I was very afraid I'd miss some of it.
After you finish your pan, you pick up the gold with an eye dropper and put it in a vial with water (magnifies your flakes). You use a magnet to pull out the last bits of dirt in the vial.
Then we scooped up more dirt from the actual creek and panned some more. Sandra was faster and did two more pans. I just did one more. But we didn't find any more gold.
This photo is our final haul. The vial is about an inch long. I don't think I can retire yet.
No comments:
Post a Comment