Sorry guys

[crtreedude]

Well Harold,

Don't come here dressed like that! I used to dress up before getting on the plane - and got searched every time. I assume it was because they knew it wasn't natural.

I think the one with the hat looks just about right. ;-)

[iain]

QUICK JEFF SPRAY HIM PINK

[OneWithWood]

Sure wish I could do some picture editing. . .

I just realized why FDH's picture looks so familiar.  He needs to have the coat turned green, a pipe placed in his mouth, and a green hat with a big buckle on his head.  Yeah, that's it  In earlier times I think Harold was a leprechaun

Could explain why he spent all those years chasing after gold.

[iain]

onewithwood im man enough to admit i was wrong


  SPRAY IM GREEN NOW


 iain

[crtreedude]

Harold,

You see what you have started? A feeding frenzy! Next thing you will see is a bunch of sawyers thinking they are artist or something.

Speaking of looking for Gold - have you ever panned for Gold?

Fred

[Fla._Deadheader]

  Fred, That's what Ken and I were going to do in my spare time in CR. I have all kinds of Gold, from dust to 3+ oz. nuggets.  I have panned, dredged and detected for Gold.

 We almost bought a chunk of land in Los Juntas, that had over $5,000,000.00 in micro size gold that we were going to dissolve to recover. We had assays and everything we needed. Ken just never got off his Butt in time. Someone else got it.  Ken was a Bio-Chemist, and knew how to dissolve and recover gold that you could not see.

 These guys just think they are cute. Wait until we start getting production figures from that Teak and Exotic Hardwood sales.

[LogRite]

How exactly can you disolve gold in order to recover it? Is it like disolving salt in water and then evaporating the water to get the salt back? I can't even conceive someone doing that.

[Fla._Deadheader]

  That is exactly what is done. It's called "Leaching".

 You take Iodine for example. It will dissolve gold, FAST. Of course, the gold needs to be nearly invisible to the naked eye, for this to happen fast.

 Usually Cyanide is used. Folks think Cyanide is deadly. NOT SO. It becomes deadly when mixed with ACID, as in, Gas Chamber.

 There are many people that prospect for gold that is on old computer parts. You dissolve the metals, seperate them from the solution, using different chemicals for different metals, then you filter the solids that precipitate out of the solution, and then, dry, and then SMELT the solids in a Kiln. You can sererate Silver, Platinum Group Metals, and Gold, all seperately. It's pretty interesting. There are 2 Gold Forums I am a member of. Might be another place some of you may want to check out.

http://www.tomashworth.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi

http://bb.bbboy.net/alaskagoldforum-viewforum?forum=2
 Both can be viewed as a Guest. There is a TON of neat stuff at these sites. Enjoy, but, be careful. It's as addictive as Sawdust.  

[Bruce_A]

FD;  Addictive is a mild word for gold fever.  I caught a small dose of it 30 years ago and your talking about retrieving scrap gold almost started a fever again.  I still have a half flask of mercury in the shop, just in case.

[Fla._Deadheader]

 Bruce, if I lived in Wa., I would be out every day, gettin that Gold. There are a BUNCH of guys on that Ashworth Forum, from Wa.