Outings

OREGON WPMA OUTING

DATES: AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 11 (OR MORE)

THERE IS A PLANNED WPMA OUTING FOR THE REMAINING SOUTHERN OREGON WPMA CLAIMS (“GOLD FEVER” ON UNION CREEK, “HONEYSUCKLE” ON DADS CREEK, AND “FINDERZ KEEPERZ” ON PICKETT CREEK). THE FOUR KLAMATH RIVER CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE WORKED LATER IN AUGUST.

WPMA (THROUGHT THE EFFORTS OF BRUCE FIERKE) HAS SECURED A DEREDGING PERMIT ON THE “GOLD FEVER” CLAIM ON UNION CREEK. DREDGING IS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 6 - AUGUST 10 (MAYBE MORE?). FIGURE A DAY FOR TRAVEL AND YOUR SET UP, EACH WAY.

ONLY ONE DREDGE IS ALLOWED AND WILL BE PROVIDED. TIME ON THE DREDGE WILL BE IN 3 HOUR INCREMENTS FOR A TWO PERSON TEAM, DREDGER AND TENDER, BEGINGING AUGUST 6, BEGINNING AT 9AM UNTIL DARK. IF YOU ARE LATE THE TIME WILL BE FILLED BY OTHERS.

YOU MUST GET AN ASSIGNED TIME AND DATE BY EMAIL TO GARY SUOJA. DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED BY THOSE WHO SIGNUP FOR OUTING. ALL DREDGING WILL BE UNDER BRUCE FIERKE’S DIRECTION SINCE HE IS THE STATE DESIGNATED “RO” (AND ITS HIS DREDGE!) PANNING AND SLIUCING IS PERMITTED AS WELL. NO HIGHBANKING!

WE WILL LEAD WORK/MINING PARTIES ON HONEYSUCKLE AND FINDERZ KEEPERS USING UNION CREEK AS A BASE. WILL SEEK VOLUNTEERS FROM THOSE ON UNION CREEK. SEE CLAIMS GUIDE.

CALIFORNIA

THE CALIFORNIA CLAIMS WILL ALSO BE WORKED UNDER MATT HENDRICK’S DIRECTION LATER IN AUGUST. DREDGING IN CALIFORNIA IS QUESTIONABLE AT THIS TIME. THE CLEAR CREEK AND OAK HOLLW CLAIMS ARE PHYSICALLY DEMANDING AND WILL LIKELY REQUIRE ROPES UP AND DOWN BANKS OF APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET. STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT MEMBERS REVIEW THE CLAIMS GUIDE ON THESE CLAIMS. IT WILL BE HOT UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE WATER. THE CALIFORNIA BASE WILL LIKELY BE YELLOW ROSE #3.

FURTHER DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED ONLINE.