I found GOLD in an ILLEGAL ground sluice!

I discovered by accident a VERY OLD illegal ground sluice someone build right into the river bed on my Dream Claim. I am not allowed to leave it in place but I am allowed to check out what it captured as I remove it and keep my claim in good standings with the claim inspectors. Check out what gold I found!
BC Mining law says you can not modify the creak bed in ay way. I know my inspectors watch my videos and check my claims so to keep from getting untroubled for this ground sluice I will be removing it.
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[@goldmemberr]

Dan is a reincarnation of himself from a past life when he installed the sluice box so he could come back as Dan Hurd and rediscover his installation.

[@stinkyfungus]

Nah... previous life Dan is a grizzled old sourdough that "don't need any of this high falootin' city slickin' fancy pants stuff, by tarnation" A mule, a pan, and pick n' shovel would've been his tools... oh, and a fabulous floppy hat, mustn't forget a hat.

[@merrilymreid]

Could be! Haha!

[@bluelinearcheology2427]

lol

[@PaulRosenow]

Hmmm how can I sluice this river. I know, I'll just install a sluice in a past life before the regulations exist!

[@RedfishInc]

Yeah, that astroturf under the grid isn't that old. Not sure how old Dan is but my guess is this sluice was placed within the last 30 years if not more recent.

[@wtcashel]

We all have a friend like Dan. He's a highly intelligent man with tons of natural curiosity, and a SORE BACK!

[@swaldron5558]

And sore knees!

[@danielsimpson9650]

All Dan's are fairly intelligent with natural curiosity lol. And most definitely sore joints from said curiosity

[@austinduvall2422]

I am that friend in my group and I must say my life is fulfilling. ❤️

[@sixsixpks]

Quit bustin his cheeks then!

[@unionboy5276]

I'm that friend

[@IWestexI]

Plot twist: Dan has been illegally using this sluice for decades and needed to remove it for an upgrade.

[@keithfavorite9703]

Good day Dan! You have brought me a lot of joy through your gold panning adventures. I have recently moved to B.C. form Colorado. This place is magical! My wife just got me a gold panning kit so I can explore this beautiful landscape. I am heading to the cayoosh panning reserve today my very first pan! I want to thank you for inspiring me to get out and have some fun! Maybe one day I could join you on an expedition so I can learn from a grand Master prospector. I look forward to seeing all your future videos thank you again for all the tips and wisdom you share with all of us with the fever!

[@skippythetownie3123]

The idea of claim jumpers sticks in my craw. I use cellular cameras on my property and I had one neighbor up the road who persistently liked to snoop despite being politely asked to not tresspass. Eventually what made him stop was me posting enlarged photos of him labeled tresspasser up and down the road. All of my neighbors except for him liked it and he has not been back!

[@beez1717]

That was a brilliant idea!

[@ozone3750]

Haha that's great

[@robertdelgado1385]

@@johnfran3218 you talk as if you were actually there. Do you realize how big the universe actually is and if you do and you still believe the bullshit from the Bible or any other religion then you need to be in a insane asylum because there is no way that a single person is responsible for the universe existing it just is and it doesn't need to be explained and I came to here to see gold prospecting not to hear or read your crazy rants

[@Corinthians-kjv]

@@robertdelgado1385 put your faith and trust in the atoneing blood of JESUS CHRIST because He paid your sin debt for you. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Make it a decision from your heart. Then you will have eternal life.

[@rockkhound943]

@@Corinthians-kjv blah blah blah

[@jppagetoo]

I love a fast moving moutain stream. The sound, the smell, the fresh moist air, waterfalls, all of it. It rejuvinates my soul. I am far from gold country, but the videos of the streams and rivers is half the reason I am here.

[@truck6280]

It produces negative ions , in large amounts . Same with himilayan salt lamp. Makes you feel good. Same with the ocean.

[@Stroke-it-2Handed]

Salt lamps are a ridiculous gimmick, which do nothing but light up a dark space. Rivers and rain on the other hand, do that for sure. I grew up in the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee, lots of rivers and falls. No gold though, I've looked.

[@ingolorenzo4158]

Which country are you from

[@paulsuprono7225]

@@ingolorenzo4158 ?

[@robertallenmcdowell]

The relentless torrent of the river and volume of water passing by every minute is amazing to watch. Nature is very humbling once you grasp what it can do.

[@if66was99]

Built the Grand Canyon. Ground rising up, river rushing down. We're all just little specks on the surface. Like Dan's "pickers" or flakes.

[@jimmyjohns6516]

As humbling as it is we can destroy that so the river better feel humble

[@katydayton222]

Just like to take a moment to say how much I appreciate how beautiful that piece of river is, thank you for sharing!

[@shukshinite]

Thank KZbin algorithm, thanks for making me interested in gold prospecting

[@xxsatsukiyamixx_1769]

Man you don't even know what you've stumbled on. This guy. Dan is great. Funny, good content. Not begging for subscribers. Hope you got a good amount of time. He doesn't have a bad video. Hope you enjoy all of his old videos too. This is part of my Sundays.

[@MadMarlin1964]

I 2nd what @matthew said.

[@jameslogan8114]

Auto play after Joe Rogan podcast.

[@austinsimmons4450]

Right

[@grafitorecargado]

Until this day i never think that KZbin Prospectors was an actual thing. i usually just get rust restoring videos on my recomendations

[@maxwellhberger8583]

"Wet foot, wet butt, sore butt, GAR! Stupid wet rocks" ~Cave Dan.

[@thomasblaylock8528]

This was my first time watching, I was impressed on how hard you worked after a open heart surgery. Plus you were a likable guy. I will be back to watch again.

[@curbyourshi1056]

He has indeed earned your subscription today!

[@YaeIokre]

Same

[@sherrywaligurski5614]

New watcher. I’m absolutely fascinated by mining. As someone previously said he’s an old soul in a new era….but still mining old school. I have never done this but looks fun…hard work. Thanks Dan!!

[@jeffreywienhoff6412]

I don't care much about gold but I would be thrilled to fish this spot! Solitude is highly under rated.

[@Ironsja11]

I used to fish, Gold smells much better!

[@weatherphobia]

Worm guts coating both of your hands from rebating 200+ hooks. The worm guts dry, and you have a worm gut glove you can literally almost peel off in one piece. And does it smell the whole. Later, you wear real glove and bring a gallon of water and a pan to scrub your hands free of worm gut juice. You catch 2 brim and 12 crappie fish in 7 years, then lose interest.

[@jrrj59]

Till ya hear dan yelling wooooohooooooo! Lol!

[@brycep7093]

@@weatherphobia clearly you aren’t the best fisherman. But at least you can say you tried.

[@Adroit1911]

@Nils Laven says everyone as I'm setting my hook in a fishes face.

[@emilieloveskiwi]

So glad to hear that you released this video after you were already finished cleaning out the top section. While watching, I was worried that the claim jumpers would come in and ruin the next part of your awesome discovery!

[@bloodofthefayth]

a vaguely remember reading that a possiable origin of the golden fleece from greek mythology was putting rough wool in creeks known to contain gold in run off

[@harlech2]

Given this is Canadia, I am surprised YOU weren't fined for finding this on you claim. Dan: "See it's all corroded and old" Imperial Canadia Official: "Is this on your claim, yes or no?" Dan: "Well.... yeah, bu..." Imperial Canadia Official: "You are guilty of having an illegal ground sluice on your claim. How would you like to pay your fine?"

[@moonsprit]

Mfs be like that sometimes... it's ridiculous

[@thorstenrusch8652]

Just a year ago he had a heart op and now he´s moving rocks. Great recover, stay fine pls :) (As always an amazing video! Ty)

[@matthewbernard4152]

Since you already slipped I recommend you cut the rest of the bolt off so it’s flush to the bottom! That could be a really bad injury!

[@nullrout556]

For sure this. I would not want a 13 mil sized hole two inches deep in my back/body in the wilderness.

[@bobkazzar6475]

nothing says fucked like a rusty spike in the foot

[@matthewbernard4152]

@YoungRe3hunnid what the hell is that suppose to mean

[@TheFriskySquid]

It will be really interesting to see what's left caught in those grates. Can't wait for part 2.

[@Casper7ACE]

Part2 ? When

[@AuntieBoo422]

He's like the Bob Ross of the prospecting world and it makes me so happy in my soul.

[@moonbug1963]

you are right. and mine tooo!

[@greghampton7048]

Me to he’s so cool to

[@tyree9055]

We don't make mistakes, just happy finds! 🥳

[@BeccAcCardenas]

Well said, yes!❤🎉

[@christinegreywolf]

It is so calming to hear the water running! I find a lot of gold flake here in Colorado, but no huge nuggets. Very jealous, lol.

[@milktruck9345]

I have two two minute long creek videos on my channel go listen to them.

[@danielayala7789]

No

[@milktruck9345]

@@danielayala7789 i wasn't talking to you lol.

[@zacharykgwin]

Where in colorado? I'm from loveland.

[@ShrubofJesus]

@@zacharykgwin I'm in vail

[@fredford7642]

I'm sure someone has mentioned it before, if not, to free up one hand from holding your camera, get a head mount camera holder, It will video all that you look at, and give you two hands to work. Thank you for your great videos.

[@mpf_agundipsht3619]

he's a prospector, not a metropolitan showpony lol

[@_hawawa4930]

@@mpf_agundipsht3619 You don't have to be a "metropolitan showpony" to make filming yourself easier lol

[@maruftim]

@@mpf_agundipsht3619 well why do you think he has this channel then?

[@lenard3935]

Have you not realised that means you can’t see him 😂😂

[@ThreeOsixX]

@@lenard3935 he obviously meant for shots that he takes when holding the camera in one hand and doing something with the other. When he has the camera recording himself he has two free hands lmfao

[@disneygal200016]

That river is beautiful! I live in AZ and miss that kind of nature. You’re a lucky man. 🍀

[@americanadventureoutdoors4213]

In my mining district in Oregon when we find gold with the white in them , it ended up being mercury! They were using sluce’s in the creek and would dump mercury in them to recover the gold out of them . My guess is quite possible that’s what was going on there !

[@patdexter9188]

Yes sir, I've seen that to! I've even found copper plates instead of carpet, in small sections usually lower in the sluice to try and catch smaller pieces. They would from time to time pull them scrape off the amalgamated mercury and add more to it because some alway washed off. They didn't know or care about the dangers of mercury just wanted that yellow suff! The Chinese used copper plates alot to, you could always tell where they mined because they stacked rocks perfectly to make walkways and walls. And found alot of gold after the miners moved on. They got jealous of the Chinese! Alot were murdered and robbed! Sad what happened back then.

[@prospectingron2.013]

That was my thought also.

[@t.r.4496]

Aresnic will also cause this to happen.

[@americanadventureoutdoors4213]

@@patdexter9188 There are pictures floating around on the internet of them using dust pans to scoop up the amalgamation out of them , one guy holding one up for a picture big smile on his face wile standing in it and Mercury running down his arms ! Crazy times that’s for sure .

[@patdexter9188]

We run into that all the time all over nevada. And chunks of leather they used to squeeze the excess mercury out with. Some creeks are so high still in mercury you can only eat on or two a year. And when you clean out your dredge it will be full to. Alot died from that stuff!

[@WizzardofOdds]

If as you said the people who placed that sluice dumped material down that hillside into the river over the sluice, you might want to sample that hillside to see if there is gold in it that never made it to the river. Good luck in part 2.

[@waparedess]

🙃😁

[@patriciacooper1308]

It used to be that sheepskins we're putting rivers to catch gold and then they were burned and the gold melted. Thus the story of the Golden fleece could have been based on reality.

[@erinpearce467]

Wow that is so interesting.👍

[@brightsmythe3422]

and wolf skins , with a finer coat , and wolves have a couple of different layers of finer hair underneath , i’ve read a couple of books that recite this happening in siberia and some other baltic countries

[@cornelionsqween8028]

you made me almost fall out of my chair laughing at the idea that somebody was just dumping dump trucks full of dirt in that sluice. and that's why the hillside is like that. not the obvious signs of weathering from seasonal flash flooding devastating the landscape around that river. an old timer built that to let the seasonal flash floods mine and wash gold for him. he'd just come back after the snow melt and flooding and clean it out. easy money.

[@wesleyweisberg8895]

I would investigate the run where the ground sluice was placed. Most likely that was in a gold run/pay streak.

[@vcslimm2000]

Agree!

[@xxEGOD34THxx]

In one scene Dan is complaining about his feet being wet, next scene he has his feet in water up to his ankles lol

[@summonsays2610]

Once they're wet you might as well lol.

[@asahutchinsonsuckslittledi1056]

Hey man as far as I'm concerned if I ever start looking for gold I'm not going through all that paying b******* I'm going to have my employer with me and I'm going to throw that s*** to a damn s*** with a white one in the meat all of that I'm not going through all that b*******

[@R-A-F]

You can only get wet once 🙃

[@4thgenfarmer371]

It's easier to just get them wet and get it out of the way.

[@cowdudeable]

In my experience, at a certain point, you can't get any more wet then you already are.

[@EeekItsSnek]

Looks like mercury amalgam on those weird nuggets. Wouldn't surprise me. That's one of the main ways the old timers would process gold quickly. Great find!

[@colim2595]

I once heard someone say that them working with mercury is the explanation for why so many prospector characters in fiction are depicted as crazy. Heavy metal poisoning can make one act strangely, and over time acting strangely and prospecting became associated with oneanother.

[@ZE0XE0]

@@colim2595 but also being isolated for long periods of time makes people strange.

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

@@colim2595 I wouldn't be surprised if the solitude wouldn't cause people to develop strange habits or cause them to frequently talk to themselves

[@petergray6867]

Was thinking the same mate see it lots in aus

[@SirLouiz]

Those look like the quartz matriz gold usually appears with.

[@stanpersful4723]

I could sit there all day listening to the water like that. So peaceful.

[@Iotacox]

Love the stuffs. Watching from China, and while I'm not from B.C. there's a homesick Canadian loving your content every time I see it. Keep up the good content, and thank you so much for including the nature shots. It brings me back home in a good way when I can't go see it myself.

[@willgriff]

Go home

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

Why are you in China??? What's it really like there? Scares me to even consider living under their godless state, well not scared but repulsive I guess.

[@JustJeff62]

I was really hoping that you had found a old time sluice that has been untouched for 100 or more years, but with it having indoor/outdoor carpet, that isn't going to be the case. Just think of what might have been in there if it had been untouched. Great video Dan Hurd!

[@HansFrisk]

Those had been around since the 80:s so still 40 years of gathering materials

[@JustJeff62]

@@HansFrisk Wow! You put it like that and I feel really old now.🤣🤣

[@stevenmitchell6347]

Did you dry, burn, and pan the ashes from the carpet mat yet? I've recovered a small bit gold that was lodged into the fibers doing this. Anytime my mats wore out I would do this for a few grams of fines. I've seen some newbies throw their mats away after "washing" them "clean" and then, with their permission, go through the burn and pan process. Find gold they missed every time. Not much usually, but it adds up!

[@mattfairbrother3569]

whos throwing the mats away? they are usually reused...your full of shyte

[@TomJones-uf5sl]

A few decades ago, the New York Tiffany's store wanted new carpeting. The carpet vendors' quotes offered to PAY for the carpet. Why? The repair shop portion was also carpeted and after years and years of grinding gold and silver, dropped chain bits, etc., those carpets were loaded with recoverable gold, silver, platinum, and precious stones.

[@rwatson2609]

@@TomJones-uf5sl HaHaHaHa, A true prospector could only have thought of that.

[@whiteyholmes]

Take years off your life… Burn raggedy ass old indoor outdoor carpet and inhale the fumes for $3 of gold dust… SMH

[@stevenmitchell6347]

@@whiteyholmes No, I have a small incinerator with a blower that burns fairly clean and has a tall flue stack. Generally melts the fines into small beads in the bottom of the curved container I put the carpet in. I even wear a respirator because I'm not ignorant of the possible consequences.

[@lynnemossey]

Dude had me subscribed literally 15 seconds into the verbal intro HAHA love the energy, makes me want to go panning

[@yoopermann7942]

i heard of the old time miners doing things like that, i even found a type of sluice carved in the bed rock of an old dryed out river bed once, it replenishes with every flood so far,, it only has fine gold no nuggets or pickers ut the way i see it gold is gold and it all adds up when freeze up comes along, i was hoping that would have been packed with gold, cant wait for part 2

[@totallychillduck8127]

The fact that he says "earn your subscription" made me subscribe what a savage🤟

[@stevemacintyremusic3675]

Exactly. Me too

[@My.name.goes.here.]

Same. First time watching him. Heard him say that and I was like “ yep “ lol

[@doomcera1006]

Same! Love the enthusiasm

[@yonah713]

Ditto!

[@geraldbizot5770]

Looking forward to part 2. This was interesting on how different things are from now back to when ever that sluice was installed.

[@relichunter4611]

The sound of GoldMonster is how the pinpointer mode of Gofind directed conected... Congratulations of Brazil for your job.

[@Gonzificus]

G'Day from Western Australia 🙂 I already have a bit of the gold fever for mining stock and our lovely Perth Mint gold coins, but damn, watching you channel makes me want to head bush with a good detector and have a good look for some nuggets. If only we had such beautiful scenery, its mostly dry desert, sand flies, and sun burn where I'd be looking. Love your work, 👍

[@dielaughing73]

The Goldfields and the gold country around Halls Creek is very scenic. The Aussie outback is a different environment from this, but still worth spending some time in!

[@Vextron-bf6ty]

Haven’t watched more than 5 seconds of the video, but your enthusiasm earned my sub

[@zulumagoo1]

This is one of the most intriguing finds I've seen. I don't even care if it produces very much. I just think its cool and you are dedicated to finding out.

[@evegroult5184]

I am soooo sure I saw some gold go into the water on the final tip before you lifted the pan up and found the square nail!

[@r0b1975]

The beards looking "Big n Hurdy" like, Dan... You've come on in leaps and bound since the ticker op! Top job matey :D :D :D

[@jontrudell7529]

I'd Bet that he Finds a decent amount of GOLD in those RIFFLES!!!

[@DanEBoyd]

Cult leader Dan Hurd! I've never watched a video like this, but youtube suggested this to me, and I wanted to see why the sluice was illegal. Prospecting actually looks like some fun, or at least a nice time experiencing the outdoors. OK, now for some reason, I'm wanting to go listen to some Johnny Horton...

[@gagecox2733]

Hello dan, as someone who normally doesnt comment, i can say- this is the first video ive seen of yours, and it is *excellent* . Youve earned my subscription, and hopefully many more. What an awesome video.

[@NChillbilly]

I would have loved kayaking that river back when I was paddling. Looks like a blast and with higher water could be some good rapids. The blue water is unreal. Your enthusiasm made my day. What a great hobby. I hope you find the mother lode.

[@someguy2637]

Dan, Thanks for getting part 1 posted so quickly. Great finds. I'm anxiously awaiting for part 2. Go get a couple pry bars and some muscle men to move those big boulders.

[@markshultise2189]

Interesting find. I personally got into prospecting back when GPAA/LDMA were on local channels and then on satellite. I only prospected in my state of Georgia both at outings and by myself on weekends. I sold all of my equipment, the pans, sluice, pump and so on because I moved to the only US state that probably has no gold, Hawaii. Something about getting into warm water and not having damp, cold hobbies was appealing to me! I think the only way to find gold out here in with a metal detector along the popular visitor beaches!

[@3-6-9-6-3]

Truth. I found a 3carat diamond engagement ring on a beach before. I handed it too my gf at the time before she broke up with me later that day Gold diggers..😆😆

[@shawndeutsch2498]

@@3-6-9-6-3 that didn't happen

[@3-6-9-6-3]

@@shawndeutsch2498 No it really did. I was on leave at the beach with her despite your lack of knowing.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

My question is this, since a lot of the gold in ^this type of environment is going to be very, VERY fine grained, how much of it gets missed and unknowingly dumped back out of the pan along with the rest of the fine grained sediment? Even if you can see a bit of it mixed in with the other sediment in the pan, can you successfully separate and collect it?

[@sanjayw9878]

When I was a kid in Georgie me and my sister thought we discovered TONS of gold and we brought shirt fulls of it to my mom and she's like "That's not gold, that's called fools gold" we were so disappointed 😞

[@podcast-this26]

i always enjoy dan sitting IN front of a mine entrance - especially when he dont know its a mine shaft entrance-- just clear out the rock from the sluice exit

[@DeweyMilton]

You're looking pretty good after open heart surgery just had that done myself 6 months ago be safe looks like you're out alone

[@SwirlingSoul]

That was awesome. I can't wait to see the next part! Hopefully your friends can pry those boulders off!

[@wcresponder]

The day that Dan was the first man to find gold mold.

[@richardmcquade8267]

For boulders i use a portable hammer- drill and 1/2' mason bit to insert expansion bolts where i can use extra heavy duty comealong. On really large boulders i put an achor bolt in each side and use two comealongs to walk the boulder, including upstream as needed. Of course one has to anchor to a larger boulder or one that is buried. I've moved boulders 4' (1-1/3 meters) wide X 3' (1 meter) upstream by myself in just a short time. Heavy chains with link hooks makes for minimal comelaong rehook time.

[@jonrivers5422]

Awww Dan I hope your butt and back are okay after falling in the river!! I worry about you going out all alone what if when you fell you broke your leg and were stuck there!! You should have either someone helping you film or looking for gold just so nothing happens!! I love your videos and would be so sad if something bad happened!! Otherwise keep up the great work can't wait for part 2 I'm really hoping you find a bunch of good pieces!! I'm praying for you buddy!!🙏

[@nevaeha4048]

I live in a rural town and that actually happened to an older fellow I know. He went out to go fishing. Slipped on some rocks in the river and broke his leg. He was out there for several days yelling for help before someone stumbled upon him and he was flight for life’s out.

[@TheGingaWeirdo]

Totally cant wait to see what you find. Its amazing what the old timers used

[@TheJustonemore]

He is a old timer,the accents put that there.lol

[@jontrudell7529]

🚫 illegal Old Timers are the Best!

[@obiwanshanobi2662]

@@jontrudell7529 yea like moonshiners and (the) like are definitely gangster 😎

[@jontrudell7529]

@@obiwanshanobi2662 👍 🌙 🍺 🍻

[@obiwanshanobi2662]

@@jontrudell7529 🍻 cheers

[@theruggedrockhound]

What a neat thing to find! I can imagine how rare it is to find an old sluice that has been trapping gold for decades!

[@Something-Creative]

Dan is like the grandpa you’ve always wanted ❤

[@bring6not12]

really excited for part 2, been a while since i followed a youtuber this closely! you have a wealth of knowledge and kindness that you display so perfectly! i think most of the gold is gonna be locked up in those big blobs of rust. i suspect there was also a great deal of iron stone dropping out which would rust right next to the bigger nuggets. that silvery stuff could be mercury amalgam where the mercury content is really low, other than that ive only ever seen gold covered with limonte, or manganese oxide but im a desert dweller! you probably have seen more than me.

[@beebob1279]

When I was in high school in the late 70's our high school science teacher was into all kinds of things. He told us about a creek nearby (in Pennsylvania) where he would set up a box of some kind and put it in the creek. He said about once a year he would take the box out and then extract whatever he would get. He claimed he would get about an ounce of gold each year. I stumbled across a site that pans for gold in Pa. and it brought back memories of high school. I know the name of the creek, but I just did it for more of satisfying an interest.

[@kylebolio9955]

Absolutely love this guy. Wish I could do this all day everyday. That's the life

[@erinpearce467]

He is cool, I love the hat , I bet he will be sore tomorrow after slip. He is so happy and a great outdoors man, I’m in Australia and it’s bloody beautiful here, but that looks like in the movies . He is Joyful. So I will be watching for more fun in the sun.

[@jesussavesletyourgooddeeds3623]

Maybe a camping trip their twice a year would be great.

[@localtime824]

WOW!!! Now I just GOTTA WATCH part 2. How could I miss that? Love your enthusiasm Buddy. Great video!!! 👍🙂

[@beansdad70]

I’m glad you’re ok after that slip! I find it interesting that there’s artificial turf below that sluice. Depending on they type, it might indicate how old or long that installation has been in-place.

[@nathandean1687]

any where from the 1960s on up..

[@Ironsja11]

@@nathandean1687 Yep, we called it indoor/outdoor carpeting. I think it came in a brown color too but that green was far and away the most popular.

[@duanejackson6718]

Artificial turf grows naturally in some forests, it's the mainstay of certain animals, and those animals are where they get naugahyde.

[@fubisroc9673]

@@duanejackson6718 So sad how many Noble Naugas had to die to make all those nice naugahyde couches back in the 70's!!

[@keda1248]

That seems so peaceful just sitting next to the running water and just doing your thing good for you man love the content it’s gold lol

[@paulgoble5678]

Ikr..I just want to "unearth" some gold for the fun

[@lorenrobertson8039]

You earned my respect sir. Such hard work! You are truly amazing in your adventurous life! My body is trashed after a career in nursing and other hard labor jobs. So my disabled self lives vicariously in my home/bed through all the many youtubers I enjoy watching do so many things good for mankind and our earth.

[@eeltenaj19]

Where is part 2? And are you in the north or south of BC. I'm now on the Island but grew up in Kamloops/Merritt. We sure have a beautiful province. Those shots of that river in this video were breathtaking! Thanks

[@NaomiNunya]

Yes! I’ve been looking forward to this!

[@jamesbuchan4749]

Dan please, to avoid that kicking on the grinder use the right side going with rotation ....never use the left side...its potentially dangerous as all hell.. your welcome

[@davelambardo6464]

Great advise !! I work in a metal trade. I see more cut tendons and destroyed hands and fingers even sliced faces and lips from miss handling cut off wheels on side heads. No joke. Even very experienced handlers can get hurt. Right before it happens you can feel and see it coming.

[@1-God1-Truth1-Life1-Forever]

So true!! I was so busy slobbering all over the beautiful rocks that I did not even notice this. Thank you for pointing this out. You could have saved him from serious injury or worse. Rock on, friend.

[@torokun]

Your -> you’re

[@unique5686]

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[@PREPARED067]

Agreed

[@jcarry5214]

I look forward to seeing the rest of this. What a fun little oddball find.

[@zarahofshiloh7537]

Feel blessed. My pack threw me off balanced when trying to jump rocks across a river with falls not to far from me and I fell and broke my tail bone on a rock underneath. Feel blessed you didn't break it. I had to have help to get out of the gorge.

[@OneMorePan]

That was so interesting! Can’t wait for part two! What a beautiful piece of heaven on earth you got there. 🤘😁🤘⛰⛏🇨🇦

[@kevinstewart1878]

My first curiosity was, how old is that iron? If it's modern steel it's pretty much worthless, but if it's wrought iron a knife maker like my self would be very interested in a piece of it.

[@GOLD_FEVER]

i found a couple of pieces of that kind of iron. Or at least i think it is. It has a grain like appearance almost like wood right? or maybe i have something else...

[@faroncobb6040]

There is green astroturf underneath the iron of the sluice, so it won't be nearly old enough to be wrought iron. My best guess is that the river sluice was put in in the 80's or 90's.

[@kevinstewart1878]

Ya, the real wrought iron will have the wood grain pattern. Also ya, it makes sense that if there's astroturf under this one, it's not that old

[@kellyw.1779]

Hey Dan! This is exciting, can't wait to see the rest of what this old sluice has been hiding all these years and what ya find out about those odd nuggets. Come on part 2!!

[@mrwonderful2081]

What a strong strapping young lad.

[@2A372C]

I can just see pawpaw now when he sees you've messed with his sluice.

[@frankorosz901]

Technically by removing that sluice that was there when you found it you were changing the bottom of the water way. Kind of a dambed if you do and dambed if you don't.

[@gordbaker896]

Also he is a claim jumper, legal or not.

[@LaurenOliviArt]

@@gordbaker896 that’s his land !

[@gordbaker896]

@@LaurenOliviArt His Claim for Mining Rights, not his land.

[@jeffbybee5207]

@@gordbaker896 so how why do you say he claim jumper?

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

@@gordbaker896 So if he has the mineral rights he isn't a claim jumper. His claim is thr mineral rights period. Because Dan used someone's abandoned old equipment in the river from decades ago does not make him a claim jumper.

[@PaganWizard]

I know for security reasons that you're not going to say where your claim is, but for us who have never even considered trying this, how can we go about obtaining a claim? This does look like a lot of fun, and obviously comes along with some nice rewards for your efforts.

[@rockettests2617]

The white coating is likely zinc oxide from the galvanized grating.

[@brianlanders5306]

You're thinking of modern grating, if it's been there very long, like from the early 1900s they wouldn't have known about galvanized metal then, just by the fact of having a square nail nearby that Dan picked up.

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Absolutely EPIC! I can’t wait to see how this all pans out! YeeHaw!

[@bentonpotts5967]

You need to do a vid where your out there for a few days mining and doing fishing for food at the end of the day.(Catch Clean and Cook)

[@zaxpage9003]

Congratulations on living a dream. I hope someday more of us get a chance to experience that feeling. Excellent videos also.

[@sampointau]

It can't be that old, maybe 1970's when astroturf became available as that's what it uses for a capture media.

[@BenoitWeiss-cg8pf]

The 1970s is not a long time ago if you're my age 58 . He said it has been there a long time decades. The 1970s were 5 Decades ago a half a century. It is actually a long time ago 😂.

[@jhill2042]

By removeing it you are now modifying the creek bed. Since it was already there why not use it as long as you document its origenal state.

[@yodamane3688]

14:46 my worst fear watching You looking in the pan. Looks like you lost a piece of gold.

[@nathanfaucett3659]

oof

[@georgejoyce2710]

Thought the same.

[@davidharple1651]

@@georgejoyce2710 k k

[@alexwilkinson9010]

Came into the comments to see if anyone else noticed. Big oof

[@mysticmoose6123]

The gold in rock like that makes me think this is the tail end of a larger water sluice pumping water from river to top and washing out the days haul from a mine somewhere near by. The wet mic wasn't bad enough to deter from the video. very understandable. just a thought as it's something i am looking into being 50 with Diabetic nephropathy I am very subject to falling. The world of bionic exoskeletons seems to be making a huge leap forward lately and prices aren't looking bad. I am not selling so that's all I'll say there. However they would definitely help with that fall damage sensing, catching, and adjusting so maybe you don't break your coccyx (love that word lol) on one of those falls which is painful and potentially debilitating, and could potentially get some assistance with those mid range rocks.

[@mikesbikerides1351]

I hope you find lots in the riffles. Its too bad about claim jumpers.

[@beckscald3855]

Such an interesting video. Looked like a satisfying job. I'd take the metal and maybe restore it into shelves or something. There's got to be a use for it.

[@Gijs9114]

saying you hope to earn my subscription today was enough for me. liked and subscribed !!!

[@GyaradosFreak]

Very cool to see a piece of History still doing its job to this day!! And reaping the rewards is the cherry on top. Thanks for sharing brother! Can't wait to see what part 2 holds

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Sorry about that slip but I hope to see you finish the rest of this box.

[@davidmarcovici4773]

possibly my favorite person on this app, YOU GO DAN!!!

[@Casper51tfg]

Can’t wait to see what you and the friends find further up that ground sluice

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Maybe Hoffa

[@GenXstacker]

Hmmm this one went viral. Congrats on finding KZbin gold. With gold breaking out above $1800 you are going to be getting more and more subs on this channel.

[@onlyone9893]

He’s got 500k subs he’s been in KZbin gold

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Hey Dan, do you think the strange coatings/ deposit on the nuggets is from the old Concrete? Lots of Calcium and Limestone residue in old Concrete that could have settled and formed on the Gold with the water inundation changes. Or they could just be covered in host mineral residue haha, interesting though!

[@mikemalo6336]

@9:25, there are some brave little fish right under the slab of metal that's bolted on while he's grinding.

[@codyridder2710]

Dan. Love the videos like always. Always motivates me to go out panning. However, I actually never got anything except a small gem even though I'm pretty new at panning. Plan on getting some of your pay dirt to at least practice some more. keep the videos coming!

[@chrisholyoake7637]

I didn't catch where your gold claim was at but I would think burning the indoor-outdoor carpet would be a bad idea because of the toxic fumes that would it give off sense it's made out of plastic.

[@duanejackson6718]

It's not made out of plastic, it's made out of natural AstroTurf.

[@petercampbell4220]

And naugahide is made from wild caught naugas.

[@bradroon5538]

The amount is not going to cause any problems. People scream about the wrong stuff - are you complaining about the thousands of tons of poisons that are legally sprayed agriculturally every year? The thousands of tons of aluminum, barium, and other sprays in the geoe every year?ngineering

[@shartne]

The water is beautiful blue green. Man that was very interesting. Looked like fun. Too bad you cannot keep the sleuth.

[@tamiwing7175]

You are so much fun to watch. Thanks for all the helpful hints.

[@Dharmabum2000]

Gold or no gold, what a beautiful area to be in!