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Volume 34-3 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospectors’ Club March 2020

BIRD TAILINGS

President’s Corner

I hope everyone is well. It seems that if the weather isn’t disrupting us, then it’s the Coronavirus. The Board regrets having to cancel the February dig and the March Equipment Demonstration because of wet weather. The Board has made these hard decisions for the safety of our members.

Now, because of the Coronavirus, we’re having to follow the directive of President

Trump and Governor Ducey and cancel the general meetings for March and April. The hardest thing the Board has had to do is postpone the spring picnic. We will try our very best to re-schedule the event. Again, this was hard to do, but this organization must do our part to help eliminate this virus. I would rather lose a chance at winning a gold nugget than the possibility of a member getting infected by the virus. Please check on the Roadrunner Facebook page and our web page for future information about events and outing. We will also be sending out emails to keep you informed. There is a possibility there will be more cancellations of meetings and events in the near future.

I’ve had members ask me if they can leave a bucket with their name on it when they leave a claim they are working on and come back to the hole the next day. The answer is “no”. I asked representatives from both the Prescott National Forest and Bureau of Land Management about this and both said they appreciate it when people leave their names on buckets. It makes it easier to locate that person and issue a citation for littering.

The Roadrunners Prospectors’ Club follows the regulations set by the Army Corp of

Engineer. These regulations are mirrored by the Bureau of Land Management and Prescott National Forest. So, this means the regulations are incorporated into our Plan of Operations for Prescott National Forest and the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club bylaws and any Notice of Intents (NOI) that we have. All of these documents are in the membership map packet that every member receives when they join the club. I strongly encourage you to read them. I have included excerpts from these documents for your convenience.

Some members have stated they are dry washing and there isn’t any water in the creek, wash, or streambed. The Army Corps of Engineers has authority over any of these that has ever had water running in them. But, we still have the Bylaws and Rules and regu-lations to follow.

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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, 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/487177372070802/ 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 George Knecht SECRETARY Julie Frink TREASURER Pam Hasey 2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Terry Blood Ray Bostwick Les Love Dusty Ramsey 1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS Mike Combs Tom Frink Lonny Wickersheim ————————————————————— Office Manager Membership Manager Pete Baker Pete Baker

Office Assistant Newsletter Laurel Wickersheim Julie Frink

Website Facebook Tom Frink Tom Frink Club Photographers Mike Slater Kevin Hasey Al Riefler

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

• Federal Mining Charge (FMC) = ($47.00) due by September 1st of each year.

• Operations Support Fee (OPS) = ($50.00) due by September 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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Army Corps of Engineers Section One, paragraph g: g. This permit authorizes only temporary impacts to waters of the United States. To ensure

that the authorized recreational placer mining activities result in only temporary impacts to waters of the United States, the permittee(s) shall “complete the recreational placer mining activities at a given location within the claim” before relocating to a new a location within the claim or leaving the claim area. The phrase “completing the recreational activities at a given location within the claim" shall include backfilling all excavations and restoring the natural course of the drainage to pre-project contours, conditions, and elevations. Roadrunner Bylaws: Article III, Section 5, Paragraph B and C:

B. The Board shall be empowered with the authority to levy fines upon any member who does not abide by the RRPC’s Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and to include our Plans of Opera-tions, Notices of Intent to Operate, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 (Clean Water Act).

C. The act of leaving unfilled prospecting sites/holes on RRPC claims shall be subject to fines equal to the estimated cost or actual cost of reclamation for a specific area, based on guidelines as set by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). General guidelines regarding handling of such situations and fines will be incorporated into the RRPC’s Rules and Regulations by the Board. Roadrunner’s Rules and Regulations:

OBSTRUCTIONS AND HAZARDS - Individuals creating obstructions or hazards are re-sponsible for remediation of the area to a usable and safe condition. All mining areas (holes or oth-erwise) must be backfilled when leaving the area. Claiming areas on a claim and leaving the area unattended is prohibited. Temporary structures, such as pop-up canopies must be dismantled when leaving the area. All prospecting equipment including buckets must be removed when leaving the claim. Any equipment left unattended can be confiscated by the claims inspectors. Equipment will be held at the club office for one (1) month prior to disposal. Per Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club, Inc. By-Laws, ARTICLE III SECTION 5C. the RRPC Board of Directors shall be empowered with authority to levy fines upon any member who does not abide by RRPC Rules and Regulations to in-clude our Plans of Operation, Notices of Intent to Operate, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 (Clean Water Act), and the act of leaving unfilled prospecting sites/holes on RRPC claims. Such action by a member places RRPC in jeopardy of forfeiting all, or part of a bond, on a specific claim if the governing entity must perform reclamation work. If there is no bond on such a claim, we can still be faced with costs of reclamation by the BLM or the Forest Service.

As you will notice in these documents, it states recreational prospecting. This is what the club is all about. Leaving holes and other problems such as damming up streams have become a major problem for the club. Because of this, the Board of Directors has had to close claims for reclama-tion. If you come upon a claim that has been closed please abide by the notice.

Another deterrent we are using is trail cameras that we can download current activity on

claims. So smile you might be on camera. I hope everyone is safe and stays healthy through this crisis. I hope to see you all soon.

Les Glover RRPC President

President’s Corner (con’t.)

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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 minimum of

7 nuggets to sell. The seller will need to make an

appointment with the Vice President for a Wednes-day 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!

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

Best prospecting club in the state!

Good claims and much gold!

The following folks have joined RRPC since our last newsletter. Please welcome them into our club: Rory & Nancy Bolin Peoria, AZ Anthony & Misty Renee Chacon Peoria, AZ Douglas & Vicki Lynn Ekren Chino Valley, AZ Hugh & Yvonne Renee Zerbe Surprise, AZ Kristopher & Alicia Cardell Klamath Falls, OR Ryan Lusher Maricopa, AZ Willard & Carin Zerbe Peoria, AZ John & Marcy Butt Mesa, AZ Roger & Suzanne Ruliffson Detroit Lakes, MN Bobby Chisum Phoenix, AZ Jason & Shannon Chisum Maricopa, AZ Randy Brandlein & Susan Prall Ignacio, CO Russell Wade & Barbara Ann Pusch Mesa, AZ Keith & Debbie Andrews Las Vegas, NV Gary & Mary Sue Page Bloomfield, NM John & Gloria Keenan Livingston, TX Kevin & Kimberly Tatum Brea, CA Jeffery & Carol Roman Phoenix, AZ Richard & Angie Wade San Tan Valley, AZ Charley & Lisa Dodias Avondale, AZ Tricia & Tony Anderson Phoenix, AZ Dan Trykall Quartzsite, AZ Paul Tilyou & Dirlene Reis Prescott, AZ Mitchel & Dagmar Keller Surprise, AZ John Warga & Julie M. White Prescott, AZ Scott & Stacie Russ Gilbert, AZ Randy & Marcia Davidson Iowa City, IA Steve Ray Wickenburg, AZ March Meeting Attendance: (Meeting Canceled) VIP Winners from the March Meeting: (March Meeting Canceled) VIP Nuggets were awarded to the following mem-bers for new member referrals: Bill Southern for referring Willard Zerbe & Hugh Zerbe Dominic Vasquez for referring John Butt Bobby Chisum for referring Jason Chisum Tony Weber for referring Russell Pusch

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Life Membership Purchasing Life memberships are sometimes offered for sale in the classified ads section of the newsletter. Member-ships which were purchased before January 1, 1996 are still offered for sale by owners and are listed in the

newsletter. These are the ONLY memberships that can be sold and can only be sold ONCE. A transfer fee of $250.00 will be assessed for the sale.

The club will run a ‘for sale’ ad in the classified ads section of the newsletter for 3 month (renewable). This is what the ad will look like: For Sale: Life membership #nnnn. $nnn. FMC fee paid for 2020. Buyer pays $250 transfer fee. Please call (first name, last name) at: (nnn) nnn-nnnn. The seller can set the selling price and change it at any time during the ad run. There is no fee for this ad. Life memberships can only be sold to current annual club members. The buyer must already be a mem-ber in good standing of the club for a minimum of two years and the Life Membership - Federal Mining Charge must be paid for the current year. The seller having been paid for his/her membership returns the Life Membership badge(s) to the club of-fice along with the Sellers Transfer Form (RRPC34). The sellers Life Membership will then be canceled. The buyer sends the Buyers Transfer Form (RRPC17) along with $250.00 Transfer Fee to the club of-fice. He/She will then be issued a new Life Membership number and badge(s) which will then be non-transferable and non-refundable. The buyers old annual membership will be canceled and the old badges must be returned to the club. Please contact the office with any questions: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com (602) 274-2521

Revised Dues and Fees Payment Schedule As you may recall, we surveyed the membership last summer, to see if the membership would be agreeable to changing the annual statement publishing date. The proposal was to move the date from November 1st to September 1st. Folks could make payments beginning in September with the final due date being the same as in the past, December 1st. The purpose of this change was to reduce the financial burden during the Christmas holiday time frame and to spread out the office work-load. The proposal was overwhelmingly supported by the membership. So please be aware that you will receive your annual statement about September 1st with the dues and fees payments due date of December 1st. It is also important to note that you can make payments at any time during the year so that you don’t get a large bill at the end of the year. Your badge decals will still be mailed out shortly after December 1st as in the past. (Life members do not receive badge decals) Please contact the office if you have any questions: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com (602) 274-2521

* * Updated Rules and Regulations * *

The Board of Directors has always told members that if they take material from the claim, then they don’t have the material to fill in the holes. The Plan of Operations, Corp of Engineers, RRPC Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations do not directly address the issue of removing material from the claims. All the above documents talk about is filling in holes and reclaiming the area before leaving. The Board of Directors has updated the Rules and Regulations to make it more clear. Please read the insert that accompanies the newslet-ter for the updated Rules and Regulations.

Thank You! Les Glover

RRPC President

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Meet Our New Board Member… Terry Blood

How to Become a Steward of the Land This is one of the easiest ways to win a gold nugget at the monthly meetings!

Let’s start with the basic rules.

1. Be sure to notify the office at rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com when you collect trash, destroy fire rings, or fill in holes.

2. Let’s start with trash collection: -Fill up a yard bag or the equivalent with trash which can mean anything from cans and bottles

to large pieces of metal or furniture. -Take a picture of your trash, with you or another family member in it, and send it to the office

with your name, member number, and the claim on which you found it. This will put you in the drawing.

3. Next let’s look at the endless holes that are on most claims. -Take a picture of the hole before you do anything to reclaim it. -Fill in the hole(s) and take another picture, preferably with you in the picture. -Send it to the office at the above email with your name, member number, and claim.

4. Finally, there are the fire rings. -Take a picture of the fire ring before you do anything to reclaim the area. -Then throw the fire ring rocks at least three feet away so it will not look like there has ever

been a fire ring in that location before. -Take an after picture, with you in it, include your name, the name of the claim, and your

member number and send that to the office at the above email. This is all it takes to get in the monthly drawings! Terry Wilson

I was born in Lansing, Michigan in the early 1950s. My family moved to Arizona when I was 4. My dad was in the Air Force, so we moved around some in-cluding four years in Texas and 6 months in Mississippi. But most of my life I have lived in Mesa, Arizona. I grad-uated from Mesa High School. That was in June of 1969, I started working for Motorola in July. I worked for Motorola for 42 years, mostly in the facilities department. I enjoyed working at Motorola. No two days were the same, so it never got boring.

I am married and my wife and I have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. As most people say, the grandkids are a lot more fun. We also have a couple of dogs and a couple of cats.

I enjoy fishing and camping. I seem to spend most of my time now gold prospecting and thinking about gold prospecting, modifying gold prospecting equipment and thinking about modifying gold prospecting equipment, camping, and gold prospecting.

I joined RRPC in 2014. And I joined the board because I saw how hard club members work to make the club and outings a good fun time for everyone who at-tends. I have learned so much from club members.

Thank You! Terry Blood

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

Since we have not been able to have an outing on our claims recently, we thought we’d bring the claims to you! Our claims are on beautiful land if you take time to look as you travel to your prospecting destination, but how well do you know the area that you may be passing right by? See how many of these pictures you can correctly identify. Name the location and/or what claim it is on or to what claim it will lead you! Enjoy! (Answers on p. 15.)

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Gold Busters ASSISTANCE FOR PROSPECTING PROBLEMS

So, you joined the best gold prospecting club in the country. You went out and purchased an ex-pensive 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 operating your equipment properly. Or you’re having problems finding the claims and unsure 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 prospect-ing. 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 Roadrunners Prospectors’ Club wants your experience 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.

Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance

Heartfelt gratitude to all the Road-runner members who have donated to US Vets. To date, eight carloads of do-nations have been delivered. We honor these soldiers with our support by providing clothes and household items they need and appreciate. If you have questions or items for our Vets please contact Charlene Wil-son at 623-695-1433 or email at ggccwilson@gmail.com. Due to the cancellation of the Club's April meet-ing, please hold onto your items until our May Club meeting or contact me to discuss options. We appreciate your giving hearts to support our Veterans who protected our great country.

This full Suburban sized load was donated to US Vets by new members, Mike and Deb Matt. Thanks so much!

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April 2020 Classifieds

The Club has the most claims out of all

the clubs in the state of Arizona and they are proven to have gold, not like some clubs.

Great group!

For Sale: Life membership #2316. $400. FMC fee paid for 2020. Buyer pays $250 transfer fee. Please call Willie Torgerson at: (520) 797-6527. (05/20)

For Sale: Life membership #1566. $400. FMC fee

paid for 2020. Buyer pays $250 transfer fee. Please call Allen Geiken at: (308) 529-1519. (05/20)

For Sale: Life membership #3325. $375. FMC fee

paid for 2020. Buyer pays $250 transfer fee. Please call Davalee Siders at: (480) 832-1013. (05/20)

For Sale: Life Membership #3454. $400. FMC fee

paid for 2020. Buyer pays the $250 transfer fee. Please call Tamera Janeczko at: (702) 236-1244 (05/20)

For Sale: Life Membership #1058. $350. FMC fee paid for 2020. Buyer pays the $250 transfer fee. Please call Charles Fenske at: (623) 362-1952 (05/20)

For Sale: Life membership #2674. $300. FMC fee

paid for 2020. Buyer pays $250 transfer fee. Please call Anita DeMassari at (480) 231-3855. Leave message if no answer. (05/20)

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. (05/20) For Sale: Tesoro metal detector for sale by the

Estate of Newell Swartz; Model Lobo Su-per Traq; about 10 years old; operates well; in very good condition. $250.00 or best of-fer. Sold "as is". Please call Frederick Horn at (480) 297-4461. Please serious inquiries only. (05/20)

For Sale; Dry Washer (constant air) great condi-tion

$275, Blower w/accessories $200, Hi Bank-er w/pump & accessories good condition $325. Please contact: Dick Green at (509) 993 3018. (05/20)

For Sale: Four-inch Keene floating dredge. Two nozzle types. All hoses and compressor. Spud bars. Requires a 6.5 HP motor with centrifugal pump, not included. $1,700. Ready To Go! Excellent condition. Please call Fred Hanson at: (623) 695-1433. (04/20)

For Sale: Keene Super Highbanker /Dredge Combo complete plus extras. GX 160 5.5 H.P Honda engine, runs great, original and complete, car-buretor overhauled, tuned , easy pull start, oil changed, includes extra hoses for more dis-tance, $950.00 OBO. Contact Dave Tanton (480) 894-1112. Email request for pictures: apex@fastq.com (05/20)

For Sale: Free, past issues of Bird Tailings: 2005-

2019. Desert Fox spiral panner, $50 OBO. RRPC Silver Rounds 1999. 2000 silver round is 14k AU plated w/display case: $30-$40 OBO. Keene #2503GPJ 2 1/2” floating dredge w/powerjet 4HP Honda, less tha 20 hrs, $500 OBO.Highbanker with Honda wb15 2.2hp 4 stroke, pump, 100’ lay flat hose plus misc items. $250 OBO. Call Ron at (562) 505-7440. (05/20)

For Sale: Tesoro metal detector, Model: Tejon.

Brand new, still in box $450.00. Please call Robert Lee at (602) 577-9613, Leave message. (05/20)

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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 outings, an opportunity to participate in our raffles, including the ¼ oz. Gold Nugget and the Minelab Monster 1000 Metal Detector.

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, the member’s name, and the member’s number.

When your check or money order is received at the office, a board member or office employee 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 drawing.

I found it interesting that Hassayampa translates as "The riv-

er which flows upside down."

Attention All Roadrunners!

Have you ever wondered about the Harquahala Mine area out west of the val-ley? It is well worth a trip out that way. The old buildings on top of the moun-tain are an old observatory. They have been grandfathered in as a state historical sight. The mines in the area are Gold, Sil-ver, Copper, Marble, Gypsum, and Fluorite but not much placer gold. I did find some big garnets—two inches in size. There are some big caves on the west end, big enough in which to build a full-size house! The gypsum mines have some BIG rooms, big enough to set up a basketball court. (by Bill Hunt)

The Harquahala Mine

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In addition to that, you can join in the conversation on our Facebook page, be updated with the latest happenings of RRPC, and post pictures of your prospecting outings, comments, and ideas that you think would be of interest to other members! Become more involved with the club and be a part of the fun! Go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/487177372070802/ and when you see the cover picture below, you know you are at the right place!

Have you gone to the new Web Site? It’s easy!! Just click on the link below and you will see the home page. Check out the menu for a lot of great information!! You will find the link to get your State Trust Land Permit, read the minutes of the general meetings, be informed of the revised Rules and Regulations, learn from the videos, and see pictures of the club’s activities! https://www.roadrunnergold.com

Winner drawn at December Christmas Party or when the reserve has been met.

*Need not be present to win. *The winner can pick it up at the office or

is responsible for shipping charges.

Includes: two coils, headphones, AC

charger, rechargeable battery and lots of

accessories.

Equipment Raffle Tickets = $1 Minelab Gold Monster 1000 Detector

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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 & 21. “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 in all phases of mining including high- banking and dredging. Very flexible as to time and location. Look ing forward to meeting RRPC members and gaining more experience. Jim Ducatt (602) 326-1305 Email: jimducatt@yahoo.com

Area: Surprise, AZ. Available: Any day, can drive 2wd along with Can Am

UTV. Beginner: Yes, Metal Detecting. Preferred claims in the Wickenburg, Morristown and

Bumblebee claims areas.

Mike Knaggs (308) 325-6229 (prefer text msg or phone call) Email: (prefer text msg or phone call) Area: Prescott, AZ. Available: Sat. & Sun., can drive 4wd along with Cam

Am UTV. Experienced: Yes, Metal Detecting and Gold Pan. Preferred claims: Any and all.

Lonnie Trickel(503) 550-1296 Email: ltor1327@yahoo.com, Available: Mon – Sun, Can drive, 4wd truck. Have metal detector, dry washer, high-banker, crevis ing equipment. Mostly looking for people who will show me the claims an teach dry washing. Scott Bostwick (6070 215-9952 Email: bostwick97@gmail.com Available Saturdays and Sundays, Jeep Wrangler Novice. Metal detector, Sluice, Gold Cube, Dry Washer. “Want someone who wants to dig like hell.” Brad Giffin, 323-425-4136

Email: Serenity_in_Truth@opayq.com City/State: Sun City West, AZ Days Available: Any day of the week Can drive. 2WD mini-van. Beginner. Equipment Available: 5 different grades of sifters, GPS unit, Metal detectors, gold pans, misc equip. No specific claims preference. Comments: I can do the work and be a lot of help dig-ging, filling holes carrying equipment, bringing food & water, etc. I am a beginner and so am looking for ex-perienced partners, though am willing to venture out with other beginners for messing around and getting "the feel of it.

“We have so many claims, so I don’t have to

have my own anymore. I get enough gold to make me happy.”

Spring time on the Bumblebee King!! The flowers are incredible as you make your way down toward the water!

Spring Has Sprung!

Orange lichen and flowers in various shades of purple are scattered across the hillside on the Carrie claim!

Join B.C. and our Claims Maintenance and Claims Marking teams and enter in

the fun…..

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Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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: __________

Street Address: ___________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________________

Replacement Maps: $20.00. Replacement Badges: $10.00 each. OPS: $50.00/yr. FMC: $47.00/yr.

Mailed Newsletter: $20.

Dues Pymt: $________ OPS Pymt: $________(*) FMC Pymt: $_______

Newsletter Mailed: $_____ Maps Pymt:$_______ 1 or 2 Badge(s) @ $10 = Pymt: $_______

(* = Only applies to members who joined after Sept. 1, 2017)

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

(first name badge): ___________________________________________

(second name badge): ___________________________________________

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Use this section to order the 30th Anniversary Silver Round. The price is $50 per round w/o display box and $55 per round with display box.

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

# of Silver Rounds ___ @ $50 = $________. # of Display Boxes ___ @ $5 = ________.

Total amount of order: $ ____________

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Please make Check or Money Order payable to: Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club, Inc. P.O. Box 56804

Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804

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Use this form if paying with a credit or debit card. Please Print Legibly

Credit/Debit Card: ___ ___ ___ Total Amount: _______

Card Number: ________________________________________ Exp. Date: ____/______

CVV Number: ______ (on back of the credit card) mm / yyyy Billing Address: First Name: _______________________ Last Name: ____________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ State: _____________ ZIP: _____________ Phone Number: _____________________________ Member Number: _____________________ Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: __________________

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Shadow Mountain Screw Products

Prospecting Equipment Repair 2545 E. Marilyn Rd.

Phoenix, AZ 85032-4920 Ph - (602) 992-9173

Cell - (602) 625-4572

Howard R. Bentley

RYAN DESHON - Owner

Falcon Metal Detectors PO Box 8353 Mesa AZ 85214 (480) 396-1181

www.falconmetaldectectors.com Wally DeShon

BunksArizonaProspecting.com

Home of the Hermit Pick Dry Washers, Maps, Accessories,

Carbon Fiber Detector Shafts

Calvin “Bunk” Bunker, 928-830-5350 PO Box 2581, Chino Valley, AZ 86323

Gold King Mfg LLC Prospecting Supplies

Mavis (623)-386-6430

Scott (623)-694-4389

Leave No Holes

#1. Left side of the road as you enter the Carrie claim. # 2. Very steep rough road downhill on the way to the Jake or Carrie claims. #3. In the wash on Carrie claim right below the main Stagecoach Road. #4. Road that goes up to the top of the Stagecoach Road....go straight to the Jake claim or left to the Carrie claim.

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Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club P.O. Box 56804 Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804

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