President’s Notes March 2013 Bill Bowman

We had a change in the opening of the hall this month and as things usually go, it was a bumpy start. We finally had everything we needed by a little after five and things smoothed out.This was the first meeting of the Goldhounds without the presence of either Don or Annie in many years. Don is on the mend from knee surgery and we wish him a speedy recovery.We have also implemented a change in the agenda format at the recommendation of the Board. We will now have the full program occurring before the break and the raffle after the break. We had this format at the March meeting and it seemed to work well.This meeting had around twenty guests and new members. This was quite a testament to the reputation and strength of the Goldhounds. The Nuggets taught panning at the President’s Day celebration at Mt. Vernon. They had a good time teaching some 38 kids how to pan for gold. Way to go Nuggets! They will also be teaching at the up-coming Roseville Rock Rollers “Gem and Mineral Show” to be held at the Placer County fairgrounds in Roseville on March 23rd and 24th. Hope to see many of you there.The WMA (Western Mining Alliance) and the ICMJ are involved with protecting our freedoms and rights to prospect on public lands in California and Oregon. Please feel free to visit their web sites for more information.The speaker at the April meeting will be Max Bell. Max is a relic hunter and has had a book published about his finds. His special interest is buckles of the gold rush days. He will have his book and speak of it and other relics he has found. He has asked that members bring some of their finds-buckles, hardware, bottles, and so on, should they so desire.This month’s speaker was Richard “Fuzzy” Mason. Fuzzy gave a presentation of slides and video clips of this past World Panning Championships held in South Africa. The presentation showed some of the competition, medal winners, swaps and other activities. I thought that the high note of the presentation was the showing of a fourteen year old girl with severe dyslexia who took the gold medal using a conven-tional pan against the specialty speed pans. Quite an accomplishment! Although the USA only had three people present, they did get the World event to be held in the USA in 2016. More on that later. Bill

Ron Gribble (VP) and Bill Bowman (Pres).

April 8, 2013Dear Members,

With the nice weather we have been having the Goldhounds have been very busy! Ray Dodds and his Nugget Crew had a good show at the Roseville Rock Rollers over the March 23 & 24th weekend at the Roseville Gem & Mineral Show. The Show turned out to be one of their best ever and Goldhounds taught 192 children to pan so they kept busy. Ray’s Gold Rush town gets a lot of attention and he now has it where it is easier to put up and take down. That makes a lot of the volunteers very happy! Ray wants to thank all of you that came to help especially Ron & Forrest Gribble. They dropped by Ray’s house and even helped load the trailer with the “Gold Rush” town, that is dedication! Ray said that Henrietta Mark-ley was the real hero for that weekend as Sam was sick and she had to handle putting the gold and gravel into the pans and taking the money. Good job Henrietta! Many thanks to Joe and Barbara Cardoza for the pictures and help when they could. And our always faithful Don Evans, Don Coppin, Cindy & Paul Pekarek, Ed Ebbitt Jr., J.P. Korn, Sherry Anderson, Mike & Maureen Price, Cyndy & Ed Burchard….Thank you!

The Nuggets received a request from the Halie O”Ryan, Director of the Wagons West Camp at Lake Rollins in Colfax to come and teach 25 children the art of panning. This is a living history camp that has served as a resource for teaching children in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade school curriculum of the Westward Movement to California. The Gold Rush history is a camp set up to show how the pioneers cooked, made candles, and other activities placing kids directly into an 1850’s lifestyle of the Gold Rush times. Wagons West Camp is an old Sierra Historical Ranch located on the Emigrant trail. The day the Nuggets arrived, April 4, the weather was on the rainy side but they had a place in the old Black Smith Shop where they could teach.

Their Website:WWW.WAGONSWESTCAMP.COM, gives a lot of information to schools and camping. They also have a video and flyers on the Website. Take a look at Halie’s set-up and you will be impressed just like the Nuggets that showed up there to show their support of the Gold Rush training! Thank you to our Nuggets for taking the time out of your schedule to help: Don Coppin, Ed Ebbitt Jr., Don Evans, Henrietta Markley, Mike & Maureen Price, Paul & Cindy Pekarek, and of course, the Master, Ray Dodds.

THE 16-1 MINE WILL BE HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL GOLD SHOW AT THE UNDER-GROUND GOLD MINERS MUSEUM IN ALLEGHANY, JUNE 15-16, 10AM-5PM, ADMISSION $2. This year’s mineral display will feature native gold specimens from the Alleghany District and beyond, PLUS a silver exhibit shown at the Colorado School of Mines.

16 to 1 Mine Gold Quartz Specimen Raffle prize drawing will be held on Sunday at 5pm.Need not be present to win! Also Historical Walking Tours of Alleghany will be held at 11am and 2pm each day. A one-hour trek will be $10 per person, children 12 and under Free. Selected historical images of Alleghany will be on display for the first time, also they will hold a Carbide Lamp Demonstration. For Info: INFO@UNDERGROUNDGOLD.COM OR WWW.UNDERGROUND.COM. (530) 287-3330The Underground Gold Miners Museum, address, P.O. Box 907, Alleghany, CA 95910, is seeking mem-bers or business sponsors! The museum has never received public funding but is asking for help to keep their museum open. If time permits this year and they are holding tours still it would be great to take a trip to the 16 – 1 as it is a Famous Mine located within driving range. Melanie Barton, Administrator of the Placer County Museums Division, called to ask if Ray Dodds and the Nuggets will again be part of the Heritage Trail Museum Tour August 10 & 11, so add this to your calendar for the year. The Outings schedule is complete but changes could occur so make sure you keep your email cur-rent so we can make contact if necessary. It will be a busy year! Thanks everyone! Annie

Roseville Rock Rollers Gem and Mineral Show. (Pictures by Joe Cardoza. Thanks Joe!) Mar 23, 24.

Gold FeverSan Francisco 1848 – 1849

By Don Robinson

Throughout the history of our country there have been many events to change our course, but none have been more powerful than the “gold bug.” Once bitten, there seems to be nothing as important as finding that precious metal!

Every walk of life has fallen to it, every profession, every nationality, and every generation. It seems that there are no exceptions. More people have been struck with gold fever than any other malady known. It has emptied cities, jails, ships – anywhere there are people. Wars have been waged over it, and fortunes made and lost. The only cure seems to be more of it, and when done without, it flares up with an uncontrollable desire to find it.

A lot of us have the “bug” to some degree, but it would be hard to have it anymore than what our earlier miners showed. Their determination and persistence were remarkable, and the following true events illustrate their “gold fever.”

On Wednesday, the fifteenth of March 1848, the Californian, one of the two weekly newspapers in San Francisco, contained the first printed notice of the gold discovery at Sutter’s mill. It ran as follows…”Gold found. In the newly made raceway of the sawmill recently erected by Cap-tain Sutter on the American Fork, gold has been found in considerable quantities…California, no doubt, is rich in mineral wealth; great chances here for scientific capitalists. Gold has been found in every part of the country.”

The census for that month in 1848 showed a population of 810, of which 237 were women and children. Two months later, in May, San Francisco had been almost completely abandoned by its male population. There was less than 50 men left. Gold fever had struck, and the rush was on!

The Star, the other weekly newspaper in San Francisco, called it an “epidemic”. On May 27, 1848, the Star complained “Stores are closed and places of business vacated, a large num-ber of houses tenantless, various kinds of labor suspended, or given up entirely, and no where the pleasant hum of industry salutes the ear of late; but as if a curse had arrested our onward course of enterprises, everything is dull, monotonous, dead.” Real estate values dropped by one half or more, and all merchandise not used in mines radically declined, while labor rose to ten times its previous cost, if you could find labor available at all.

On May 29th, the Californian newspaper folded, and on June 14th the Star closed its doors. The whole country was shouting gold! Gold! GOLD! Fields were left half planted, houses half built, and everything neglected but the manufacture of shovels, pickaxes, and transportation means.

Incoming ships had as many difficulties. One ship commander, on observing the problem of losing men, promptly gave the order to put to sea. Not only did his crew refuse, but that night they gagged the night watch, and rowed away. Not long after, a Peruvian brig entered the bay. They saw the many homes, but no one came out to welcome them. In previous trips it had been a celebration when a ship entered the port. They quickly learned everyone was off to the moun-tains for gold. On that note, that night, the entire Peruvian crew abandoned ship and went off for

the gold fields!

The military fared no better. By July 25th, the entire military force was almost non existent. The officers were as eager to be off as the men, and those soldiers who were not given leave, or liberal furloughs, went without it. At one point the only three remaining military men, General Mason, Lieutenant Lanmar, and Reverent Colton, met for breakfast. The Reverent Colton later wrote “This morning for the fortieth time, we had to take to the kitchen and cook our own break-fast. A General of the U.S. Army, the Commander of a Man-of-War, and the Governor of Monte-rey, all in a smoking kitchen grinding coffee, toasting a herring, and peeling onions!”

Other events were equally the same:

• One of the first vessels to be deserted was a ship of the Hudson Bay Company. The sailors abandoned ship, and the captain then followed seeking his own fortune, leaving his wife and daughter in charge of the vessel.

• The first steamboat, the Californian, on February 28, 1849, was immediately deserted by her crew. The owner, Forbes, asked the military Squadron Commander, Jones, to take charge of the ship. Jones declined. He had no men left!

• A local San Francisco constable had ten prisoners in lockup, but desperately wanted to go to the mines himself. He didn’t want to let the prisoners loose upon a community of now mostly women and children, so he finally took them with him, where they worked contently for him – until others, jealous of his success, incited them to revolt.

All of this was simply the very top of the iceberg during those times. It would have been some-thing to see, and experience! Today many of us have the gold fever as well, and there are some modern stories and experiences that need to be added to the gold rush history of our country!

Law and Order1848 – 1851By Don Robinson.

One thing was certain in the early mining years of California – there were very few law enforce-ment officers or agencies, and yet, with all of the thousands of men pouring over the hills and towns, there was very little criminal activity.

The History of Placer County 1882 stated this issue very well: “ During the first few years of gold mining, crime was remarkably rare. There was very little security for property, and the knowl-edge that punishment would be quick and terrible.. greatly reduced the criminals desire to prac-tice his trade.”

Each mining area or district maintained its own law or order, solving problems ranging from dis-putes over claims to theft and murder. The trials were immediate, with word being passed from miner to miner, and they assembled and either elected a committee, arbitrator, or jury to decide the case. Once decided, the decision was acted upon promptly, and carried out. There were no appeals or postponement of sentencing, and there was no higher authority to change the out-come. The decision was law and all the miners helped carry out the decision if it was necessary.

There are many stories about the justice of these early years. Although many of the stories are somewhat on the gruesome side, they are part of the Mother Lode history and showed the law and order of the times. Theodore Hittell, in 1887, wrote several volumes about the California history. In Volume Number three comes the following true accounts:

In 1848, in the neighborhood of the Calaveras River, a sailor had deserted from the ship Ohio. He went into the Calaveras area, and robbed one of the drinking establishments. It was late in the night and he was carrying out two bags of gold worth about $5000. On his way out, he spotted a third bag half-full of silver dollars, and tried to carry them all out at the same time. His extra greed cost him, and the bag of silver dollars dropped, giving the alarm. He was pursed, captured, and tied to a nearby tree. Immediately the next morning a meeting of the miners was called. One miner, Nuttman, was sworn in as judge, and 12 others appointed as the jury. There was no doubt of his guilt, and he was found guilty with serious discussion about a hanging sen-tence. They finally decided upon 100 lashes on his bare back, shaving of his head. and cutting off his ears so that he would be recognized in other mining districts.

The thief was immediately tied by his hands to the branches of the tree, and his lashes were administered. His feet were then tied to the tree and his head shaved, and then a doctor lopped off his ears. He was then released and kicked out of camp.

His troubles weren’t over. Once he was released and had gotten about one half-mile away, he stole a mule and rode over to the Calaveras Diggings. There the owner of the mule recognized and claimed his property, and the result was a second trial by the Calaveras Diggings mining community. He was convicted and sentenced to a flogging. When the miners came to strip him, they were shocked to find his back already raw and laced with lashes. They decided to have compassion on him, and were satisfied with driving him out of the district, with a warning never to return. The records show he never did…

WE WILL BE ADDING EVENTS TO THE SCHEDULE MONTHLY, BE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT EMAIL. DON’S EXPLORATION TRIPS WILL BE BY EMAIL ONLY AND MEMBERS.

April 12, 2013 Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. May 10, 2013 Goldhound meeting, 100 East St.. Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm.May 30, 31, June 1,2,3 Bear River, Our annual outing. Starts Thur. noon and goes until Mon.10:00 AM. email and map will be sent as time gets closer.June 14, Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm.June 22, Ponderosa Bar or Union Flat for Sat. outing, more info will follow in emailJuly 12, Goldhound meeting, 100 East ST., Auburn Veterans Hall, 7-9 pm.July 18,19,20 Robinson Flat over night outing, above Foresthill with various trips planned. Levels 3-9.August 9, Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm. this is our annual Ice Cream Party that the Ladies have planned for!August 17, No. Fork American going downstream from the Iowa Hill Bridge, Level 1-8 planned.Aug. 30, 31, Sept 1, Annual Foresthill Heritage Event and State Gold Panning Championhips, Overnight camping for volunteers at the Memorial Park, Foresthill. Lots of help needed here!Oct. 4, 5, 6, Happy Bride Mine - Levels 4-9 - Come in 10/3 after 1:00pm, overnight Friday, Sat., Sun, leave Mon.1:00pm. More to follow as weather could be a problem. Room for RV’s and campers. Members only please. More info in email to follow.October 11, Goldhound meeting, 100 East St., Auburn Veterans Memorial Hall, 7-9 pm.

OTHER CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONSGold Prospectors Association of America, meets quarterly in Sacramento. Next mtg. 1/19/2013 or call Jim Hutchings, 530-367-5108. (INFO: WWW.GOLDPROSPECTORS.ORG OR 1-800-551-9797) CALL TOLL FREE FOR ALL SHOW SCHEDULES. Club has claims and outings. Also thanks to Brad Jones, editor of the “PICK & SHOVEL GAZETTE.” Great Job by their team of writers and good information for everyone who supports mining. Check them out! Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society meets 2nd Tues monthly, Roseville Fiargrounds, 800 All Ameri can City Blvd., wwwrockrollers.com or (916) 961-6868, rockrollers@hotmail.com - ww.rockrollers.com.Sac.Valley Detecting Buffs meet 1st Thurs. monthly, Sac.County Old SMUD Bldg. corner Elkhorn & Don Julio in No. Highlands, check out their website - www sacramentovalleydetectingbuffs.com.El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society, for info 530-676-2472 or www.eldoradomineralandgem.org.Placerville Gold Country Treasure Seekers, a metal detecting club, Ken Wright, k2wright@mindspring.comGold Pan California, Gold Adventures, 1021 Detroit Ave. #D, Concord, info (925) 825-GOLDGolden Caribou Mining, a small-scale mining gold club in Belden. Info (530) 283-5141, www.goldencaribou.comUnited Prospectors meets every other month at outings, President@unitedprospectors.com.- Info 209-567-9987. Club has claims and newsletrs every 2 months, meets at outings. UPI, 2401 E. Orangebury Ave., Modesto, 95355 - phone (209) 567-2370.Shasta Miners, meets 3rd Wed., 7 pm, at Moose Lodge on Lake Blvd. just up from Shopko on the left. info 530-623-0744, club claims, meets mthly. & newsletter. Sierra Nevada Mining Council: Carol Marshall, 530 272-5915,.Box 1567, G..V., 95945, email:miningcouncil.org16-1 Underground Gold Miners Museum - Box 907 Alleghany, email: info@undergroundsgold.com 530-287-3330

WESTERN MINING ALLIANCE - For more info or to volunteer contact westernminingalliance@gmail.com or www.westernminingalliance.org. They are not a club or social organization but they are miners fighting for our rights to dredge and mine in California! The Alliance also supports Jerry Hobbs and the Public Lands for the People. WMA has a great newsletter on line, sign up and join in support of these volunteers.

PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE PEOPLE - 7194 Conejo Dr., San Bernardino, CA 92404, (909) 889-3039, WWW-PLP2.ORG.. P.L.P. continues to work on your behalf to keep public lands open. Donations are tax deductible. Goldhounds help support the PLP in their mission to help the mining industry.

MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION P.O. BOX 149, FORESTHILL, CA 95631 FILL OUT & MAIL MEMBERSHIP APP. ALONG WITH YOUR CHECK/MONEY ORDER www.goldhounds.com - email: goldworld@wildblue.net - 530-367-2891 VM leave message. $40.00 Individual - $45.00 Family - Senior & Spouse (age 70+) $30.00, for l year, send check to above addresss. ( ) New membership or ( ) Renewal----Are you interested in the Exploration Team? ( ) yes or ( ) no

NAME_______________________________________EMAIL_____________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________PHONE______________________________________ CITY_________________________________STATE__________ZIP CODE__________________________________

I hereby apply for membership/renewal with the Mother Lode Goldhounds. I fully understand Mother Lode Goldhounds and it’s agents do not provide goods or services for my activities including, for example, mining equipment or supplies, lodging, transportation, food service, etc. Mother Lode Goldhounds is not liable for any negligent or unwillful act or failure to act by providers of such goods or services during my activities. I acknowledge that there may be certain risks involved with activities as a member including, but not limited to, rugged or uneven terrain, uncertain or unpredictable river currents, physical exertion for which I am not prepared, or other unknown forces of nature, high altitude, accident or illness without access to means or rapid evacuation or availabliity of medical supplies, the adequacy of medical attention once provided, or negligence on part of Mother Lode Goldhounds. I hereby agree to be responsible for my own welfare and accept any and all risks of unanticipated events, illness, injury, emotional, trauma or death. I acknowledge that the cost of Mother Lode Goldhounds membership is based upon participants executing this release of liability. That whatever recreational event I, or my family, attend that I am responsibile and at no time will have legal or financial claim against, nor will hold responsible, any member or club official of the Mother Lode Goldhounds for any damages or injuries. I agree that this release shall be legally binding upon me personally, all members of my family and all minors traveling with me, my heirs, successors, assigns and legal representatives, it being my intention to fully assume all risk associated with my activities as a member of the Mother Lode Goldhounds. I have read and fully understand this release and membership application

SIGNATURE_________________________________________________ DATE____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DON’S EXPLORATION TEAM - EMAIL: GOLDWORLD@WILDBLUE.NET OR CALL 530-367-2891 VM You will receive an email and it becomes your option to go or not. A rating of 1-10 will be added, 10 being the hardest. You may not always find gold but Don is always looking for new areas to prospect. You should be in good shape as you never know where Don may take you. If interested in the team email Don to be added to the Expo Team. The email states where to meet and what time you will leave. This is for members only._____________________________________________________________________________________________NAME BADGES: CLUB NAME BADGES - MEMBER JIM KURY TAKES CARE OF OUR BADGES. PIN CLASPS FOR $4.50, OR MAGNETIC FOR $5.00. EMAIL: JMKURY@SEBASTIANCORP.NET _____________________________________________________________________________________________FORREST GRIBBLE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF SELLING OUR MONTHLY RAFFLE TICKETS._____________________________________________________________________________________ GOLDHOUND T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE SUMMER. FOR MORE INFO CHECK WITH TERESA JOHNSON AT THE RAFFLE TABLE . THANK YOU TERESA! _____________________________________________________________________________________CYNDY BURCHARD HAS GOLDHOUND PATCHES AND SHE WILL HAVE THEM AT THE MEETING..CYNDY IS ALSO OUR “SUNSHINE” LADY AND SHE HANDLES ALL THIS WITH A SMILE! LEE BUHLER AND KEN WOOLEY HAVE BEEN OUR REFRESHMENT TEAM FOR 20 YEARS PLUS. THEY ARE SPECIAL TO THE GOLDHOUNDS AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. ____________________________________________________________________________________MEETINGS ARE HELD THE 2ND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE AUBURN VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL, 7:00PM-9:00PM, 100 EAST ST. Take Hwy. 80 to Auburn, then Hwy 49 East, at the first stop light, turn right, go one block, turn right again. The Veterans Hall sits on the left, parking in the back, public invited.__________________________________________________________________________________________FOR SALE ITEMS LISTED FREE HERE FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, SEND TO ANNIE, THANKS

MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS NEWSLETTERP.O. BOX 149FORESTHILL, CA 95631(530) 367-2891

April 2013

TO:

Frank, finding nuggets on the

North Fork.

NEWSLETTER ISSUED MONTHLY - Issue #304 April 2013Mailing address: MOTHER LODE GOLDHOUNDS

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