WOW! A lot of things have happen over the summer. Business has been good and I d o appreciate the patience everyone showed while we were having some difficulties with the web site, everything seems to be running smooth now and somewhat back to normal.

The month of July we made our trip to Ganes Creek, Alaska. What an adventure this was. Nearly all of us on this trip had never been to Alaska before. This is true wilderness, I was often wondering how in the world did the old timers ever prospect this country! Swamp and muskeg and brush thicker than the hair on a dogs back, not to mention the bugs. Despite all those things we had a great time and even found some good gold. My take was over 4 ounces with 2 nuggets over 1 ounce and several smaller ones. The big nugget of the trip was a 6.75 ounces and found by Roy N. of Belgrade, MT. Everyone prospected hard and had a great time. I for one am looking forward to going back up again next year. Contact me if you’re interested in going.

 Steve and Chris Gholson (Arizona Outback) paid me a visit here in August and we went out and did some detecting for a few days, we did pick up a few stray nuggets here and there. It was one of those “The prospecting was great, it was the finding that was difficult trips”. It was fun to get together with some old friends and share some good times out in the field. But like always business and work cuts things short and they had to leave after 2 days, they did get to take a little Montana gold home with them despite the short trip.

If you are interested in seeing the gold from the Alaska trip, stop by the store and I will show it to you. Thanks for checking out the web site and good luck in the gold field. Rick