BEDROCK-NEWS THE OFFICICIAL QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE BEDROCK PROSPECTORS CLUB

January - February 2013

MONTHLY MEETING PLACE PUYALLUP MASONIC HALL

HELD ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH

1005 West Pioneer Ave.

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

In the next few pages, you will

receive a multitude of very valuable

information. So consider this your

2013 Bedrock Guide for the

upcoming year.

Well, I just received the 2013

calendar and I am trying to put it

words and I’m a little speechless.

Ok, Outrageous!, Yep!, that’s it.

What? Not outrageous? Ok, just

how would you describe it. What

would you call say Three Gold

Shows, Two Giant Beach Outings,

another Huge Memorial Day Outing

at Blewett, Our famous

Rendezvous, The Liberty Miners

Rally, three Cabela’s outings and a

special day with The City of

University Place. And let’s not

forget, we’re running our Bedrock

Prospector’s Giant raffle again this

year with even more exciting prizes

than last year. I also see four or

more Metal detectors hunts and

three of them are at night! This is

besides our weekend outings at the

claims and all those terrific Pot

Luck Suppers. Are you still having

trouble calling all this Outrageous?

Well, then just remember this, all

these events are created for you,

one of our many Bedrock

Prospectors members. All of our

events are free for you to attend

and enjoy. Amazing what $35.00 a

year gets you these days. Yeah….

I thought so. Now you are starting

to see it my way. Pretty incredible

but wait! There’s even more to

boast about , but not all in the first

page. You’re going to have to read

the whole newsletter.

Last year, you noticed we put on

some pretty nice outings, like the

Memorial Day outing at Blewett

and our Rendezvous. We had

record attendances at both outings

and let’s not forget our Christmas

party. Who would have figured that

one. Yes these were spectacular

events for 2012. But….. Nothing

and I have to say it again.

Nothing…. Compared to what is

already taking shape for 2013. Our

April Spring Fling on the beach is

already setting record attendance

with camp site rentals and it’s just

January.

Seems like Bedrock Prospectors

will be taking over the Cape

Disappointment State Park that

week end.

Our Sept. Salute to our Military

Families is filling up spaces nicely

as well. Looks like Beach mining is

here to stay. We are also planning

to make our June Rendezvous one

of the biggest ever and Memorial

Day, yes we’re doing it again up at

Blewett and with the heavy snows

and enormous amounts of rain this

winter, we should be seeing a lot

more gold in the streams.

So get ready for a spectacular

prospecting season and let’s make

2013 on for the books!

Our Christmas Dinner! This year’s Christmas dinner was

just like last years and most every

other Christmas dinner we’ve held

in the past…

What are you kidding! Not even

close! There are no words to

describe exactly what was going

thru my mind when I heard we ran

out of seats and there was still a

line at the door. Shear PANIC!

Would put it mildly. What were we

going to do? We had no

emergency plan for this. It’s never

happened before. Came close

once or twice, yes, but not like

this…. But as if a blast of

Christmas hit the hall, members

were giving up their seats so others

could be seated. Then I knew all

was well. I knew we had enough

food, But the hall was packed in

like sardines. You just had to be

there. It’s the only way I can

explain it. My next thoughts were

on my wife in the kitchen…Oh, my

god.. So many people and just her

and I to keep the table under

control and filled with hot food. I

hurried into the kitchen and to my

surprise, there was an army of help

pulling trays from the oven, tossing

salad, scurrying

Between the serving table and the

kitchen. Just then I knew I was just

in the way.

I still don’t know the exact figure for

attendance that night, and ya

know…. It doesn’t matter. We

pulled it off..

Things after that went very well.

The club had worked its way thru

the bingo and thru the next two

sessions of door prize raffles and

the special attendance raffle. We

had filled the front table with so

many prizes, between the bingo

prizes and everything else, it was

hard not to go home without

something. I do have to thank the

Washing State Parks people for

their generous donation of those

Discover Passes. I am sure they

will come in handy.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that

we had given some very special

gifts away to our members who put

their time in on the shows and all

the other events bedrock attended.

Our own Richard Holcomb won a

Gold Cube and Bill Willette won

Gold –N-Sand and a beautiful

nugget. There were just too many

great prizes to list each one. .

The silent auction even went so

well were able to end it a little

early. And we hit a small record in

what we took in for the auction.

This will go a long way to help pay

for our hall rent for the year..

Yes this was a night to remember.

This night we were surrounded with

so many great folks, so much great

food and Christmas spirit, how

could I say anything other than we

wish you were here.

Bedrock Prospectors 2013 Big Season Raffle This year’s raffle is just what it says

BIG! We have even more prizes

than last year and they’re even

bigger. So many, we have decided

to break them up in several

drawings, thru-out the season.

Just way too many to hold all

season long. The list is

Unbelievable. Again, we will be

having contributors such as The

GPAA , Minelab, White’s

Electronics, Fisher, Bounty Hunter,

Teknetic’s, Gold Rush Trading

Post, Apex Picks, Keene

Engineering, Parker’ Prospecting

Co. The Gold Cube Folks as well

as Red from Gold-N-Sand, The

New 49er’s, Lost Treasure

magazine, Keene Industries,

Belda’s Metal Detector Supply from

Oregon. Rosewind Mining Supply,

RCM Ent.s and So many others…

The list is just too long and we are

receiving more donations every

day. So through the year you will

see the advertising banners from

many of these great companies.

Please feel free to check out their

web sites and or their stores and

maybe you can take advantage of

some of the many great deals they

are offering this season.

www.bountyhunterstore.com

www.Goldrushtradingpost.com

Goldcube.net whiteselectronics.com

www.Fisherlab.com

www.apexpicks.com www.keeneeng.com

Now, just like last year, our goal is

to help PLP & Resource Coalition

with their enormous expenses

fighting for our rights and seeing

that our Public Lands are kept

open to enjoy without restrictions.

www.goldgold.com

This is a huge task and takes a lot

of funding if they are to continue.

They can’t do it alone. Only with

the help of all of us can this giant

struggle be won. Raffles such as

this one are so important and

remain one of the main resources

of their funding.

www.goldprospectors.org

So come on and take a chance on

winning a great prize and join in to

help keep our lands and rights free

of regulations. It’s only a dollar a

ticket and oh, the prizes are even

bigger and better than last year.

And!, we have a lot more to give

away. We start giving to the prizes

away at the Monroe Gold Show ,

then the Puyallup GPAA Gold

Show, then The April Spring Fling,

and at the Bedrock Rendezvous

,then on to the Liberty Miners Rally

where the 2013 Bedrock

Prospectors raffle comes to an

end. Yes, it’s going to be a much

longer, but bigger raffle season

www.discoverpass.wa.gov

For more information on our Big

Season Event, check out our

website at :

http://bedrockprospectors.org

www.parks.wa.gov

www.minelab.com

Tickets are now for sale, so please

be a part of something very special

this season and let’s help beat

what we did last year.

www.rosewindmining.com

www.teknetics2.com

Isn’t it great to see all these

outstanding supporters. Many from

last year, and a few new faces on

the pages . We sincerely

appreciate all those companies,

big and small who have generously

donated to our raffle and club

events. Please if you happen to

get the chance to speak to any of

our contributors, let them know

who you are and give them a word

of thanks for their support.

www.goldbummin.com

www.gotnuggets.com

www.miners.inc

Our 2013 Calendar

January 8th Board meeting

12th Breakfast at Johnnies

21st General meeting

February

5th Board meeting

9th Breakfast at Johnnies

18th General meeting

23rd&24th Monroe Gold Show

March 2nd & 3rd Cabela’s

4th Board meeting

9th Breakfast at Johnnies

16th & 17th Cabela’s

April 1st Board meeting

6th & 7th GPAA Gold Show

Puyallup

13th &14th Spring Fling on the

Beach Cape Disappointment

State Park/hunt

13th Breakfast at Johnnies

(last till October)

19th Idlewild elementary

school

20th & 21st Cashmere Gold

Show

27th Salmon Creek

May 4th & 5th Cabela’s

7th Board meeting

11th & 12th Blewett Work Wk.

End

20th General meeting

25th,26th &27th Memorial

Week End at Blewett

June 3rd Board Meeting

8th Rendezvous

17th General Meeting

July 2nd Board Meeting

6th & 7th Natchez Open/work

Party / Hunt

15th General Meeting

August

6th Board Meeting

3rd &4th Blewett Open

17th &18th Cabela’s

24th&25th Liberty Miners

Rally

19th General Meeting

September 3rd Board Meeting

17th General Meeting

20th &21st Salute to Our

Military Outing at Cape

Disappointment/hunt

October 1st Board Meeting

12th Breakfast at Johnnies

21st General Meeting Nom.

Of Officers

November 5th Board Meeting

9th Breakfast at Johnnies

18th General Meeting (Elections )

December 7th Christmas Dinner/Party

21st Breakfast at

Johnnies/Christmas Family

Gift.

BEDROCK PROSPECTORS OFFICERS AND BOARD 2013 President: Richard Holcomb 253-359-5890 raholcombsr_bedrock@msn.com Vice President: Doug Irish 206-824-9232 DandPIrish@msn.com Secretary: Glenn Simmons 360-893-4464 elkblind@aol.com Vice Secretary: Shawn Cosgrove 253-389-4429 sdcosgrove@yahoo.com Treasure: Bill Willette 253-581-2342 wdwillette@comcast.net Vice Treasure: Sandy Cosgrove 253-389-4429 sdcosgrove@yahoo.com Board Positions: 1: Dennis Schmidt 253-225-1976 luv2getlucky@aol.com 2: Ed Wells 253-380-2998 edwellspm@hotmail.com 3: Patti Irish 206-824-9232 DandPIrish@msn.com 4: Ken Denny 253-230-1779 kddenny@q.com 5: Jack Rikansrud 253-884-4346 jack@centurytel.net 6: Mike Zeka 253-503-7857 zeka_33@comcast.net Sgt. at Arms: Sharon Rikansrud 253-884-4346 jacl@centurytel.net Claims Chairman: Jim Curtiss 360-427-7210 mining4minerals@comcast.net Membership Chairman: Bill Addy 253-922-6138 billandev@yahoo.com Membership Drawing: Jack Addy 253-475-4554 yes_dear@juno.com Webmaster: Ron Larson 253-850-0699 rlarson686@comcast.net Raffle: Mike Zeka 253-503-7857 zeka_33@live.com

Bedrock Prospectors Club Members Claim Work Report Form For the purpose of required annual assessment work that must be completed on our claims, please complete this form and return it to the Claims Committee on or before the August club meeting (3rd Monday of the month), or return by mail to: Bedrock Prospectors Club P.O. Box 425 Puyallup, WA 98371 Claim Name Type of Work Performed (Dredge, Sluice, Panning, etc.) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Maintenance Work (Removing trash, cleaning trails, etc.) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Training/Education (panning, sluicing, Dredging, Highbanking) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Condition of Claim and or Problems: __________________________________________ Precious Minerals Recovered: ________________________________________________ (Size, type- Gold or Gem) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Claim Name Type of Work Performed (Dredge, Sluice, Panning, etc.) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Maintenance Work (Removing trash, cleaning trails, etc.) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Training/Education (panning, sluicing, Dredging, Highbanking) Hours Spent Date 1. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ Condition of Claim and or Problems: __________________________________________ Precious Minerals Recovered: ________________________________________________ (Size, type- Gold or Gem)

BEDROCK PROSPECTORS CLUB P.O. Box 425 Puyallup WA. 98371

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM/RENEWAL FORM Today’s Date: _____________ (mm/dd/yyyy) Name: ____________________ Spouses Name: ____________________ Address: ____________________ City: ____________________ State: _____ Zip Code: ________ E-mail address: ____________________ Home Phone: ____________________ Please Select Membership Type: New Membership Renewal

JOIN for $35.00 Single or Family, annual dues thereafter $35.00

MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT As a member of the Bedrock Prospectors Club Inc., (I/We) hereby agree to abide by the rules and bylaws of the Bedrock Prospectors Club. (I/We) acknowledge that small scale prospecting may involve inherent dangers and (I/We) hereby release the Bedrock Prospectors Club, its Officers, and claim holders from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, or Injuries that may occur on any and all claims controlled by the Bedrock Prospectors Club.(I/We) further agree to hold the Bedrock Prospectors Club, its Officers, Members and Claim Holders harmless: from the results of any accidents or incidences that may occur while ( I ) or ( We are ) on said lands controlled by Bedrock Prospectors Club Inc., or at Bedrock Prospectors Club Sponsored Outings. Signature: ________________________________ Date: ______________

Signature: ________________________________ Date : ______________

(MUST be signed by Spouse for Family Membership) *Make checks or money orders payable to: Bedrock Prospectors Club Inc. *Mail to: Bedrock Prospectors Club, P.O. Box 425 Puyallup WA. 98371

If you any questions please contact Richard Holcomb, or phone: (253)359-5890

BEDROCK PROSPECTORS

SPRING FLING ON THE BEACH

April 12th, 13th, and 14th 2013

Being held at Cape Disappointment State Park

Ilwaco, WA

Want to learn to beach mine? Want

to learn how to metal detect on the

beach? Just want to have a heck of

a good time? This is the place you

want to be. Bedrock Prospectors

are sponsoring this huge three day

event. We want everyone to come

out and have some fun at one of

the most beautiful

Beaches Washington has to offer.

The week end will be packed full of

exciting events, such as two full

days of beach mining, a double

session night metal detector hunt

and a huge Sat. eve. Pot Luck

Dinner, and to finish off such a

fantastic event, we will be drawing

winning tickets from our 2013

annual raffle to support PLP and

Resource Coalition. Prizes such

as a 2013 new model White’s

metal detector, a Gold Cube and a

pair of Gold-N-Sand dredge units,

as well as a few gold nuggets and

many other prizes.

Yes, Mike Pung and Red Wilcox of

The Gold Cube and Gold–n-Sand

have generously donated some

magnificent prizes for this event

and raffle, and where would we be

without one of our biggest

supporters, White’s Electronics,

These great folks never cease to

amaze me with their enormous

amounts of generosity. They are

donating a Brand New Coin Master

GT for the event. Like I said, this

is going to be an event to

remember. Oh, did I forget to

mention about the gold. Yep,

there’s gold on this beach and we

want you to come out and get

some for yourself.

This will probably be the only time you will get the rare privilege to see as many as a few dozen Gold Cubes working on the beach all at the same time or for that matter, get to see say fifty or so grown adults crawling around on the ground at night with just their metal detector searching for secretly well placed coins and treasures. You don’t have a gold cube? Don’t know what it is?. Come on out and we will be happy to demonstrate this great machine for you. You don’t have a metal detector, no problem with that either. There are always a few extra machines to share with.

Now camp sites are filling fast and we expect this to be a record club event so you have to reserve you space quick. We are running this event RAIN OR SHINE! Not a Bedrock Prospectors member?, Our family membership is just 35.00 per year and you can join at the event. Otherwise, we are extending this invitation to everyone interested in beach mining and metal detecting. So please think about attending. You won’t be disappointed. Also, please remember, this is a family event, so bring the kids. We will have lots for them to do as well. For up to date information on reservations, membership info Wash. State Park rules and regulations, WDFW rules and regulations in regards to having HPA’s for participating in the beach mining and just general information on the event you can find everything on our website at: http://bedrockprospectors.org

BEDROCK PROSPECTORS

Salute To Our Military Families

Sept 20th,21st , and 22nd 2013

Being held at Cape Disappointment State Park

Ilwaco, WA Yes, This is a week end where the members of Bedrock Prospectors get to give back and say thanks to a few of our Military service men and women and their families. Our club has done this over the years up at our Blewett claims but we wanted to do something a little different this year. We wanted these families to be able to spend a week end out at the beach instead of the woods. Oh!, I forgot to mention, we are not doing this alone. We have two very special organizations to thank for helping get this week end under way. Our own Washington State Parks Dept. and a very special group of individuals who make up the back bone of the Parks Dept. The Washington State Park Rangers Association. This very unique group of people are have graciously volunteered to help us out with the funding of the camp sites for our honored guests. We hope to see as many Park Rangers

as possible out at our event to say thanks. The Washington State Parks Dept. has agreed to block off a section of Section C for us for this event. We have 30 spaces locked in as of right now. So until further notice, if you would like to attend, you must see either me or Richard for a camp space. Camp spaces must be paid for before January 10

th,

2013. After that, you may not be able to get a space. This is a very desirable section of the park . We are taking reservations now and are filling up fast, and just remember, if you know anything about the park, this is a limited utilities section. You may bring any size camper or trailer you like, but there is no water or electric hook up at the sites. Water is located at the entrance to the beach path and at the shower and rest facilities building.

Costs are just 50 dollars for Friday and Saturday evening, and if you would like to spend Thursday night, the 19

th, we have just a few spaces

left it’s just 75.00 for the three nights.

This should be a spectacular outing. We are filling it with a very special Double Night Treasure Hunt on Sat. eve. right after one of our Famous Pot Luck Dinners. We will be Prospecting on the beach as well as hunting hidden treasures. And let us not forget, we will be running the last part of our 2013 raffle and will be giving away some very exciting prizes on Sunday. But most of all, just hanging out and enjoying the beautiful surroundings of this great state park. It doesn’t get better than this folks. Great Food, Great folks, and Great Gold. We promise to make this a very special outing For more information on this event, please check out our website in the next few days.

Don’t forget, if you come for the day, you either need a Discover Pass or you must pay 10.00 at the front gate. A Discover Pass is just 30.00 for the whole year and will more than pay for itself if you plan to spend a lot of time prospecting on the beach this year. Now, for the good part, If you are a Bedrock member and are active military or active reserves, call me for your free camp site. If you know an active military family you would like to honor, call me with their contact info. But remember, to make sure they will be here in September. We want to honor those of our families first before we go outside the club to fill the empty spaces. Also if two military families want to

share a space, this is even better. The more the merrier.

Remember this is a family event and all are welcome to attend. If you have a friend who’s not a member but would like to attend and loves to camp out and meet new friends and just have a heck of a good time, please invite them. This is the absolute best time of the year to be at the beach at Cape Disappointment. So what are you waiting for? Oh, my contact number. 253-343-4205.