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Volume 33-6 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospectors’ Club June 2019

BIRD TAILINGS

President’s Corner

I’m taking a couple of months off from writing the President’s Corner over the summer as I plan to spend some time with my grandkids while they are out of school. I have been looking for prospecting tales and arti-cles on the history of our great state to entertain you with over these hot summer months. So here is the one for June. There will be others to follow during July and August. Keep an eye open for them in each Bird Tail-ings. Have a great summer and find lots of gold. Les Glover RRPC President

Bumble Bee Just Never Made It

Article by Kathy Weiser

Unlike many of the other ghost towns in the area, Bumble Bee was not a mining town – rather, it was once a flourishing stage stop on the Prescott-Phoenix stage line. Originally, the stop was known as Snyder’s Station named for W.W. Snyder who first settled the area.

Though the region was “infested” with hostile Indians Snyder saw opportunity in the creek that ran nearby and the lush pastures, where he could graze his horses and cattle. But the Indians were not happy with having white settlers in the area and began to attack a number of area ranches. Soon, The U.S. Cavalry sent in their troops to protect Snyder, as well as the other area ranchers and prospectors.

Though small amounts of gold could be found in Bumble Bee, the vast majority was to be found in the neighboring camps, including Turkey Creek, Golden Turkey, Cleator, Gloriana, Gillette, the mineral rich veins at Tip Top, and dozens of other small settlements.

Though the original road through Bumble Bee was crude, it led to the mines, which the many prospectors were determined to reach. When a stage was established with a stop at Snyder’s ranch, Snyder built a small hostelry and stable to accommodate to the travelers. Then, when gold was discovered in the adjacent Bradshaw Mountains, prospectors were crawling in nearby Bumble Bee Creek.

Soon, enough people had arrived in the area that a post office was established in February, 1879, taking its name from nearby Bumble Bee Creek, so named because early travelers said that the Indians were as “thick as bumblebees.”

As the railroad pushed westward, it pushed the stagecoach out and about the same time; the rich ores were diminishing in the area. Bumble Bee was destined to die. Its few remaining residents did everything to keep the town alive, moving the town site three different times as new roads were surveyed. Finally, though, it was by-passed so far by the Black Canyon highway, it became a true ghost town.

In the mid 1930’s an attempt was made to bring Bumble Bee back to life by making it into a tour-ist attraction. Several new buildings were constructed, but the attraction never drew the tourists they hoped for.

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MONTHLY MEETINGS General Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month - 7:00 p.m. @ Arizona American Italian Club, 7509 N. 12th St., Phoenix, AZ (No meeting in December) Monthly Outings: Four organized digs, Coin Hunt, Spring Picnic and Christmas Party. Please refer to the Event Calendar on the last page. Guests are welcome to attend regular meetings and outings. Board Meeting: Tuesday of the week preceding the monthly meeting - 7:00 p.m. Club Office New Member Orientation: Club Office at 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 constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information found in this newsletter is at the sole risk of the user. Neither the RRPC, its 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 Prospectors’ Club’s phone numbers: Voice message 602-274-2521 (The club phone is answered weekly, so for a quicker response, please email....see below.) Office Fax: 602-274-4335 Mailing address: RRPC P.O. Box 56804 Phoenix, AZ 85079 Email: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com Website: https://roadrunnergold.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1189995827748484/ Club Office is located at: 2744 W. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023 (Between Thomas Rd. and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.) Open 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Member Address Change Form: Send to: RRPC, P.O. 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 Les Glover VICE PRESIDENT Bob Hood SECRETARY Julie Frink TREASURER Bill Hunt—(602) 348-8261 2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Mike Combs Tom Frink Lonny Wickersheim 1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Chuck Gentles Sheryal Gentles George Knecht Dusty Ramsey ————————————————————— Office Manager Membership Manager Pete Baker Pete Baker

Office Assistant Newsletter Laurel Wickersheim Pete Baker Julie Frink

Website Facebook Pete Baker Mike Powelkop Club Photographers Mike Slater Kevin Hasey Al Riefler

Dues/Fees: • Annual dues are due by December 1st of each year.

• Federal Mining Charge (FMC) = ($44.00) due by December 1st of each year.

• Operations Support Fee (OPS) = ($50.00) due by December 1st of each Year. (09/01/17 memberships)

• $20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee • $10.00 badge Replacement Fee

Mission Statement:

The goal of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club is

to educate members and the public in regard to

recreational prospecting, including governmen-

tal jurisdictions, environmental issues, and laws

that we are mandated to follow.

Vision Statement:

The vision of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club

is to educate the members and to bestow on fu-

ture generations the needed knowledge to con-

tinue recreational prospecting in an environmen-

tally friendly way.

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"WALKER DAY"

IT'S JUNE!! TIME TO GET YOUR ATTITUDES IN TUNE!!

Finding Gold, in Fun with friends, family, and fellow members, treating yourself to a great way of spending a day, listening to music, a BBQ lunch, and checking out classic cars, in the pines. (If you have a classic car and would like to park it in the classic car show area, lunch is provided for you. Please email John at john_ohanesian@yahoo.com and let him know!) Come on up, wear your RRPC shirts, and join us! Also, Lynx Lake on the way back is a wonderful place to enjoy a walk through the pines around the lake. You can listen to lots of singing birds, see Mallard ducks and Blue Heron, enjoy canoe rentals, fishing, and tall pines that reach to the sky. And you will be supporting one of our North Country Fire Departments! Stop by RRPC'S table for a High Five and a Smile ! (See directions on WALKER DAY flyer below!)

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RRPC June Outing/ Backhoe Dig

Date: 6/22/2019 Dig Location: Carrie Claims, Map 12 Morristown area.

Access to the dig site will not be authorized until 6:00 P.M What? Starting at 6:00 PM! Yep, that’s right. This will be the first nighttime dig for the RRPC. Since we had to cancel three digs this year because of the weather, the Board has decided to try something different to make up for those cancelations. Dusty is furnishing the backhoe, floodlight, and a backhoe screen (grizzly). The material will be in one loca-tion for easy access. There will be a portable toilet on site. All members and guests must sign in before the event. Signing in will constitute a waiver of liability. Safety first, stay clear of all machinery in operation, and please follow directions given by the dig committee and their volunteers. The Club will have the Club’s 151 dry washer, a small dry washer, water and panning items for use for the new members. This is a great opportunity for new members to experience and learn this prospecting technique and meet many veteran members. High clearance vehicles are recommended, but a 4 WD is not necessary if you use caution. These claims are in the desert and access is limited for handicap members. The Club will accommodate handi-cap members and guests, if possible, but cannot guarantee any help. Question/answers contact: Mike Combs 623-606-5303, Dusty Ramsey 623-694-3343, and Tom Frink 970-768-5246.

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Hard Working Prospectors at the May Leave No Holes Dig!!

It was a beautiful Saturday, May 18th, at the Leave No Holes claim. About 35-40 prospectors of all ages had a great time with fellow Roadrunners and most all found some amount of gold!

There were many tents set up for shade and several side-by-sides for transportation to the various parts of the dig. Two new members learned the ropes from experienced Roadrunners and a great time was had by all! Come join the fun at the next dig!!!

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THE KROLL SURPRISE By Lon Wolff

In November of 2003, Mary Ann and I participated in re-staking some of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club’s claims along Turkey Creek in the Bradshaw Mountains. The work was completed by 11:00 AM and everyone had finished lunch by noon. I took my detector and was working a section of bench land just east of the creek when I heard a beep in my earphones. I dug out a plug but the tone became unreliable. (I now know that thin metal, turned edge-on to the coil, will cause the signal to disappear.) To resolve the problem, I took some of the dirt back to camp and panned it out. A small bit of yellow metal eventually revealed itself. Later research determined the strange little object I found that day was made some time after 1903 by Herman J. Kroll, a con man from New York City. That year, Mr. Kroll had obtained vintage California Gold Rush dies. His con involved using a thinner sheet of alloy gold to strike coins than had been mandat-ed for the originals, with the intent of reducing the weight. These restrikes, marked “One Dollar” Califor-nia Gold,” and “1858" were then used to purchase items worth much less than the one dollar asking price. Kroll’s profit resulted from the change received for the underweight planchets. When queried, he referred to these pieces as jewelry, trinkets, or tokens. He was never charged with counterfeiting even though his creations were stamped with the word “dollar.” Within our group there was a great deal of puzzlement about just how such a thing from NYC could have ended up at the site of a defunct mining camp, years after the gold had played out and people had moved on. After pondering the question for a long time now, I think two key events which shaped the lives of all Arizonans during the early years of the 20th century contributed to a possible explanation. Arizona sent more young men to WWI than any other state. Most went to Europe as part of the 40th Division, California National Guard. The mobilized Division included Units from California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. More than 18,000 “Sunshine Division” troops sailed from Brooklyn in late August, 1918. Most served as replacements for front-line units. Between their September,1918 arrival and the November armistice, the Division suffered 2,587 killed, another 11,596 wounded, and 70 taken prisoner. Just prior to the June signing of the official peace treaty, the Division’s survivors sailed home, disem-barking at Brooklyn in April, 1919. Very few of these returning servicemen would have avoided the attractions of the surrounding metrop-olis. Such activities inevitably involved cash transactions. Perhaps one homesick Arizona soldier, using a ten dollar bill, purchased a spool of thread for his sewing kit and took back change that included a Kroll dollar. The other event was the worldwide influenza pandemic. Many of the returning Doughboys’ former compatriots had brought the Spanish Flu home with them the year before. Arizona was hit hard. While the State Board of Health reported just 519 influenza-related deaths in 1918, a recent ASU study estimated nearly 6,000 Arizonans died in 1918 alone. In some places the pandemic extend-ed through 1920. A recently discharged veteran riding a train from New York City all the way to Prescott would have discovered the flu had preceded him in October, 1918, then struck again that January. Many of the town’s churches, libraries, and government offices were still closed. Visiting quarantined friends, or conducting interviews for jobs had to be put on hold. Under such circumstances a young man might have ventured out away from the city, following the Senator Highway toward outlying mines and ranches as he looked for opportunities as well as avoid the contagion. Maybe he stopped at Bueno because he had friends or relatives at the Triangle M, at that time a viable cattle ranch with a building still standing on the site of the former mining camp. Later that same spring the virus mostly extinguished itself and people began rebuilding lives so recent-ly ravaged by war and disease. With any luck the former soldier was now healthy, gainfully employed, and contributing to the reemerging prosperity. Did he, I wonder, still have his “Soldiers Wife,” the sewing kit all military personal kept with them, and did he eventually use that replacement thread to repair a hole in the pocket of his Levis; a hole which had cost him that tiny gold token he’d received as change for his mundane New York purchase?

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Closer Inspection…... The Total Haul!

THE KROLL SURPRISE By Lon Wolf (continued)

…..…….Herbie Herbert and Ted Mietzner

Herbie Herbert passed away on May 16th, 2019. Herbie retired from the Amtrak Railroad. He was a member of the Sheriff’s posses and longtime Roadrunner member having joined in May of 1984. We will miss him, his stories, his willingness to help others, and we will miss him leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance at the meetings. Herbie, rest in peace.

Ted Mietzner passed away on May 9, 2019. Ted joined the

club in 2016 and was involved in many club activities. He is survived by his wife Patricia

from Chandler, AZ.

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Attention All Roadrunners!! Since we have the nation’s best gold raffle

(We think!), we are now offering to our members who cannot come to monthly meetings or club out-ings, an opportunity to participate in our raffles. Both the ¼ ounce Gold Nugget Raffle and the Royal Explorer Dry Washer with Blower/Vac Raffle (valued at $730) are available.

Each member wishing to participate should

send a check or money order into the office (minimum amount $10). Each check received must have the amount of raffle tickets at $1 per ticket for the ¼ ounce Gold Nugget or the Royal Explorer dry washer, member’s name, and member’s number.

When your check or money order is re-

ceived at the office, a board member or office em-ployee will write your member number and name on each ticket you purchased, then place them in the raffle bucket. Monies must be received at the office prior to the date of the raffle drawings. Any raffle monies received at the office after the raffle drawing will be entered into the next raffle draw-ing.

The winner will be responsible for shipping

on the dry washer prize; arrangements can be made

by calling the office, 602-274-2521, on Wednes-days from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Winners may also come to the office to pick up their prize on Wednesdays

during the same time frame.

The following folks have joined RRPC since our last newsletter. Please welcome them into our club: Darrell & Tammy Adamson Dewey, AZ David & Barbara Pendleton Dewey, AZ Robert Maher Scottsdale, AZ Frank & Syndy Cunningham Paulden, AZ Christopher Jacobs Tucson, AZ John & Nancy Sasser Oracle, AZ Jeffery Johnson & Jennifer J. Tokarski Surprise, AZ Mike Poertner Cave Creek, AZ David & Ozlem Ingle Chandler, AZ Brian & Robin Tankesley Cottonwood, AZ Garik Fox Queen Creek, AZ May Meeting Attendance: 63 VIP Winners from the March Meeting: Mike Combs – Claims Maintenance George DeHaven – Office/Outings Support Lonny Wickersheim – Meeting Support Julie Frink – Land Stewardship Wayne Langston – 50/50 Drawing VIP Nuggets were awarded to the following mem-bers for new member referrals: Otto Dony for referring Frank & Syndy Cunningham Justin Yeo for referring Christopher Jacobs Bill Southern for referring John & Nancy Sasser Matt Hoyt for referring Jeffery Johnson & Jennifer Tokarski

RRPC Exclusive Equipment Raffle!!

Royal Explorer Dry Washer

With Blower/Vac

$1 Raffle Ticket Additional Rules: • Drawing at the

Christmas Party. • Need not be present

to win. • Must reach mini-

mum reserve to complete equipment

raffle.

Provided by A & B Prospecting

Mesa, AZ

$729.95 Retail Value

“I like the people, officers, and leaders of this group. They

have integrity.”

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How would you like to earn a gold nugget and a pure silver Roadrunner round valued at $55? It is easy just be a speaker at one of our general meetings! Really, all you need is about 15 minutes of material and a 5 minute question and answer period. So who has a story to share or a bit of gold prospecting advice? We are all easy to please and will not be bothered if you have a few pictures to share or words of advice. Metal detecting, high banking, dredging, or dry washer skills all make great presentations. Please submit your name and phone number to the club email address: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com. Put in the de-scription: I want to be a speaker!

Meet the RRPC Board…. Tom Frink

I was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up 50 miles north of there in Loveland. Our fami-ly was five generation Colorado natives, coming from Germany in the mid 1800’s. For as long as I can remember, I loved the outdoors and rocks. I met Julie in the fall of 1971, and we dated for a few months. But after Christmas our lives took different paths and we did not get back together again until the spring of 1974. We made up for lost time and were engaged that summer and mar-ried in December of the same year. We will cele-brate our 45th anniversary on December 12th. We have two children and four grandchildren who live in Wyoming.

Julie, who also had a love for rocks and rock hunting, and I were involved in several rock clubs and in 2006 became the co-presidents of the Pueblo Rockhounds where we served for 5 years. Prior to that, I was a professional woodturner for 23 years. In 2004, I became allergic to sawdust and had to quit turning. From there I started working in the public school system with special needs kids, especially those with autism. Since we moved to Arizona, I got back into working part time with autistic students.

Some of my hobbies include camping and fly fishing (which I don’t get to do much any-more), making pens and Native American flutes, and for the past 15 years, and still today, I contin-ue to facet gemstones.

When we moved to Goodyear, AZ in March of 2015, we joined the MSA (Mineralogical Society of Arizona) and the West Valley Rocks and Mineral Club. It was at one of their Rock and Gem Shows that we saw the GPAA at a booth demonstrating gold panning. This really intrigued me. From them we learned about the Roadrunners in October of 2017.

We joined shortly after that and have been to every outing, activity, and dig since then. I was elected to the RRPC board last fall and help with all the digs and events. I am now the webmaster for the club. I do try to get out once a week to prospect, either dry washing, dredging, or metal detecting. There is never enough time to do all the

prospecting I would like to do. Thanks for all that the RRPC does!

Tom Frink / Board Member

Tom Frink

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The RRPC Buy Back Gold Program

Any member in good standing may add

their name to a list of members willing to sell

their gold back to the club at spot value. We

will only call members when the club needs to purchase gold. The club is only interested in

Arizona gold nuggets and the sizes we use.

The club reserves the right to choose which

nuggets they will purchase.

Club members should also bring a mini-

mum of 7 nuggets to sell. The seller will need

to make an appointment with the Vice Presi-dent for a Wednesday during normal office

hours to process the sale. Each member will be

required to complete the sales form below.

This is a win-win for the club and members!

Gold Busters ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTING

PROBLEMS So, you joined the best gold prospecting club in the country. You went out and pur-chased an expensive piece of equipment to find the gold. You have GOLD FEVER! The only problem is you’re not finding any. Why? Maybe you’re unsure if you’re operat-ing your equipment properly. Or you’re having problems finding the claims and un-sure where to look once you are on the claim? What do you do?

Call Gold Busters!

These are members of the Roadrunners Prospectors’ Club that have experience in gold prospecting. No matter what type of equipment you have, dry washer, dredge, sluice box, metal detector or just a gold pan, we have someone with the experience to help you. They can also help with our claims maps and even how to use a GPS. If you haven’t purchased any equipment yet, let us help you make an informed decision on what to purchase. The main thing is don’t get discouraged or frustrated. You have invested money in this hobby and like all hobbies, there is a learning curve for beginners. The Roadrun-ners Prospectors’ Club wants your experi-ence with the club and gold prospecting to be a pleasant one. We can help with these and any other questions about the club or prospecting you have, so please give us a call, or better yet, email your situation or concern and we’ll help you resolve your issues. Email: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com Don’t give up! Get informed! Call or email (see above). Phone: 602-274-2521. Remember this is a volunteer organization, so if there is no answer leave a message and we will return your call. Les Glover President

“The Club does the paperwork. All you do is dig!”

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I have seen our claims with holes, too many fire rings, and trash here and there, but nothing like I saw at Four Peaks Wilderness Area a few weeks ago. Many of you are familiar with this land mark on the eastern edge of the valley. For any of you who are not, I will give you some details about it. It is in the Matatzal Mountains in the Tonto National Forest. I understand, it has many of the same issues we have at Bumble Bee King (B.B.K.) which is that it has easy excess from the desert communities and is right off of a major highway; B.B.K. is right off Highway 17 while Four Peaks is right off of Highway 87 (the Bee Line Highway). This creates a common problem at both locations; too many people with too little supervision. Four Peaks is 40 miles east-northeast of Phoenix.

Another area in Tonto National Forest is the next exit north of Four Peaks, which is in much the same condition. Both areas are scattered with ammunition casings, target practice items such as glass and alu-minum beverage con-tainers. B.B.K. is about 56 miles north of Phoe-nix, AZ. So as you can see, they are both simi-lar and miles away from the heart of the city. The advantage that

Bumble Bee King has

is that the Roadrunners

have a number of

claims on it and so it is

monitored relatively closely by the club. Even so it is looking more like Four Peaks and often being used as a

practice range.

Terry Wilson, Happy Prospecting!

Now as for the Steward of the Land drawing: The winner is Julie Frink.

Congratulations!

Firepit on the claims before reclamation (below) After clean-up (left)

Steward of the Land Corner…..

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Dale Turk: (602) 516-6847 (text only), Email: daleturk@hotmail.com Area: Cactus/303 — Surprise, AZ Available: Any Day, Can drive, 4WD, Quad Equipment: Dry Washer, Dredge Preferred Claims: Any with water for dredging. Or, if dry,

then using drywasher. Just looking for someone to go with for ‘safety’ and to

help if needed. Tony Torres: (623) 328-8639, Email: etlovebug1259@gmail.com Area: Goodyear, AZ Available: Mon—Sun, Can drive, 4WD Beginner, New to AZ, Tom Coriell: (314) 520-4539, Email: tomleft@aol.com

Area: El Mirage, AZ Available: Mon – Sun, Can Drive, 4WD Equipment: Pans, getting a detector soon. Preferred Claims: Open to all. Beginner. I am home in El Mirage every 4 wks. for a 2 week period.

Marshall Regnier: (602) 320-9844, Email: mregnier73@gmail.com Area: North Phoenix, Paradise Valley Available: Sat, Sun, Can drive, 4wd Equipment: High-banker, Metal detector Preferred Claims: Bumble Bee 1-6, want to try more

claims. Can be available during the week for a planned day-off. Looking for another to camp/prospect with.

Jim Smerglia: (928) 499-9984,

Email: lasjs2882@gmail.com Area: Prescott Available: Any Day, 4WD, Experienced. Dry Washer, Highbanker, Dredge, Detector, Cube Many years of experience, will help all members.

Bill Dyer: (480) 510-3484, Email: wmcdyer@msn.com Area: Chandler Available: Weekends and planned day off. Can Not Drive, will split cost. Equipment: Drywasher, Gold Well, Gold Bug Pro Bill West: (480) 318-1781, Email: willwest128@gmail.com Area: Gilbert Available: Sat. & Sun., Can drive. 4WD. Beginner. Equipment: Metal detector. Preferred claims: Open to any. Metal detecting only. Ray Boswick: (623) 261-3765, Email: raybostwick@gmail.com Area: Phoenix (west side near Avondale) Available: Sat, Sun, Can Drive, 4WD Three years experience Equipment: Drywasher Preferred Claims: Maps 10, 12 & 20. “I enjoy weekend trips and usually go out twice a month.” Jim Hennesy: (623) 738-9759, Email: jd0011965@hotmail.com Area: Cave Creek, Available: Sun through Fri, Equipment: Dry washer, No claims preference. Has Toyota 4WD willing to drive.

Buddy List Sign-Up Form In a effort to help better match up fellow prospectors, we have designed a Buddy List sign-up sheet. This sheet is availa-ble at the monthly meetings zand entries will be posted in the monthly newsletter. If you are interested is using this ser-vice, please fill out the form below and mail it to the office: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079. You may also email this info directly to the club (rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com).

Name: ____________________________ Phone: __________________ Email: ______________

City/area where you live: ______________________________________________________

Days Available Can you drive? Type of Vehicle Beginner?

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Yes No 2wd 4wd Quad Yes No

Equipment Available: Dredge: Dry Washer: High-Banker: Metal Detector: Other(mule/burro,etc):

Which claims do you like?: _________________________________________________________

Comments: _____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

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Mark Graham (254) 977-4381 Email: ml.graham2017@hotmail.com Area: Quartzsite, AZ till 4/15/19 - Prescott, AZ after 4/15/19 Available: Any day, can drive, 4X4 Beginner: Yes Equip available: Dry washer, metal detectors Which claims: All I am a new prospector and looking for others to join with. I am interested I n all phases of mining including high-banking and dredging. Very flexible as to time and location. Looking forward to meeting RRPC members and gaining more experience.

Buddy List (Cont.)

“It encourages me to go out and clean up the claims when I see what people do and the difference it makes in the land PLUS I get my name put into a

drawing for a nugget!”

Quotes from the Members Throughout the newsletter, you will find random quotes from our members about what the RRPC

means to them.

June 2019 Classifieds Wanted: Buying placer gold. Will pay 85% of spot.

I only buy gold from club members. No large quantities. Please call George Knecht at (602) 418-6266. (08/19)

For Sale: Gold Monster 1000. $600 firm. Excellent

condition. Headphones, both coils the whole package. Please call Andy Zweiger at 480-276-3067. (06/09)

Wanted: Buying gold and silver coins. Willing to

pay a very fair price. Please email Victor at tvk111@cox.net. (06/19) For Sale: Gold Magic machine with storage

container, used only two times still in great condition - $350.00. Nice drywasher two years old with new cloth and gaskets comes with 10' hose for blower (need a blower) will include crevice tools, breaker bar, several pans and over a dozen vials for your gold in very good condition - $325.00. Whites DFX metal detector in great condition with pin pointer, headphones and carrying case- $425.00 Home made dry dirt trommel with 12-volt electric motor for easy use - $50.00. Please call Forrest Kuhn at 623-227-1002 any time after 7am until 10pm. (07/19)

Have you seen this glyph on the way to Betty claims on Wolf Creek?

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Please use this form to make Dues, OPS or FMC payments, ordering replacement Maps or Badges, or for ordering 30th Anniversary Silver Rounds

Name: _________________________________________________ Member Number: __________

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Replacement Maps: $20.00. Replacement Badges: $10.00 each. OPS: $50.00/yr. FMC: $44.00/yr.

Mailed Newsletter: $20.

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If ordering replacement badge(s), print below the name(s) as you want them to appear on each badge:

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

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Total amount of order: $ ____________

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Remember: Leave No Holes

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