Gold Nugget Wayside, Rogue River! Is it worth going???

[@timberlinegoldprospecting2358]

Thanks for video! Music was suited for you, and perfect volume!

[@kimkell7009]

I've lived here for almost 50 years. That was a flood, diversion or it was the ditch. It was to keep the water from coming over the bank. Or to keep the water on the other side of the concrete wall because it kept washing out. If you followed that wall you will finally, you will probably find an irrigation ditch. So it's a diversion. I can't wait to see what you find

[@DieselJeeper]

Always enjoy seeing new content. Keep up the good work.

[@pnwprospecting]

Thank you!

[@damonlinthwaite4671]

Been there a few times only got a couple small flakes here and there. But nice to swing in and try your luck for sure.

[@pnwprospecting]

I definitely like how the old channel is paying out

[@kimkell7009]

On the other side of the river from your first shot. That hill is the actual site of the Gold Hill pocket. I have been to the man's house doing work for him. The holes are 15 / 15 and 50 feet deep all over his property. I don't remember what the values were. But all that gold and all that erosion, it ended up in the river. Good luck

[@kevilrpm]

I have friends with a horse ranch near there in Eagle Point that said I could prospect the creek. Hope to get down to that area more this summer. Thanks for the videos!

[@popslogan4934]

I think that concrete is from the old diversion dam that ran an electric power plant just down river. There is defiantly some good gold in and around there, my son and I use to run a dredge all over there before they shut us out, which sucks since we live just down the road in Eagle Point. What I love about the gold in that area is that it’s a very different color that what we find in the Applegate. I’ve heard the town of Gold Hill got its name not just because there is good gold around there but it’s supposed to have a naturally high level of purity.

[@pnwprospecting]

Definitely need to do some more exploring there. Wish we could still dredge that river.

[@brandonduarte6757]

I dredged gold hill before being shut down and yes big big nuggets on the bottom

[@tcwilliams6598]

Correct on the concrete as well as irrigation water for the valley headed upstream to the rail crossing. The small powerhouse for Gold Hill was downstream about where the road started to the right ad climbed to the top of the gorge level before rail and road bridges. The gold that the town was named for was discovered in an open natural hole opening at the top of the hill directly above Gold Hill. My Grandfather was a noted historian on gold mining and the Chinese labor in the area, co-curator of the exhibit at J'ville museum, built and managed the House of Mystery just south of Gold Hill and family roots date J'ville 1851. Figure out how to get to bottom of river under the bridges and bring it up your offspring for generations would never want for anything.

[@510prospecting]

We can’t wait to get back down there! Thanks for sharing.

[@donaldblank8873]

When you were at the gold nugget site on the road river, If you look directly across the river at that rounded hill, That's where the Gold Hill pocket was found, One giant mass of gold very shallow, I have penned all around that sight and been there, And have only found fly speck size of gold. It's a weird thing, Lots of magnetite, Is an iron stone on top, It is BlM on top

[@pnwprospecting]

A guy was sniping out in the river about two weeks after this video was filmed and he got a couple nice nuggets out of some crevices! I think it’s mainly because it’s been hit so hard and that’s super hard concreted gravel

[@bgreeny212012]

Sometimes it's just been worked too hard, only flood gold to be had. Though it is still nice to see even a few specs sometimes! ⛏🤠👍 Cheers

[@darrylthehorntoadpiper]

Keep it up I’m interested in seeing what you can find by creviceing !

[@snottywad]

I've always wondered about that area. I used to stop there on my way home until the vandalism shut the restrooms down. Damn disrespectful miscreants! Thanks for the video

[@ANDYTHRAXX]

Great looking area for sure man!! It’s there somewhere 😀

[@pnwprospecting]

Yeah I’m cursed with having small chunks of time in great areas! But anytime at the river is better than none!

[@williambrink1080]

I have prospected there. I live in Sam's valley. Its better when the water is down. Pretty good sniping there. Check out the other side by bear creek.

[@pnwprospecting]

Good advice I definitely will check it out next time!

[@prospectingforadventure]

Good video, that's a lot of black sand.

[@pnwprospecting]

Thanks man yeah it seems like there’s gold there but it’s gonna take a lot of work to find the best spots!

[@adamgilmore7081]

I’m always curious if any of the brown dirt they are dumping has gold in it. Gold powder can appear as brown.

[@pnwprospecting]

It’s all about specific gravity even 400 mesh beach gold goes straight to the bottom of the pan. Anything above the black sand layer is just trash.

[@SalmonKing52]

Gold Nugget Parking Area? Do you happen to have a mile marker number? We will be traveling the I-5 in a few weeks and we usually stop someplace along there in S. Oregon because we like to go over the passes into California during daylight hours. Nice work on the video too!

[@pnwprospecting]

Not the parking lot just a little bit up from there! Parking lot is a good place to go.

[@sbristlin9195]

An old damn was removed there about 15 years ago.

[@chadjessop8801]

Gold is good in top layer of concrete gravels at the lower gold nugget wayside parking lot

[@chadjessop8801]

Found nice size pickers

[@raymondready7496]

Thats my spot. The island between nugget falls and hayes falls. The island you are on go to stream side.

[@I-TILE]

Good stuff

[@kimkell7009]

I forgot there is a powerhouse down. Below that, it could have been a diversion to take water to the power house

[@pnwprospecting]

That could totally be it! But your other idea is sound as well! I have actually just recently spent some time up on Gold Hill and got a few samples to run through the crusher. I look forward to getting back down there this summer!

[@mikewilson8151]

That place has been worked over for decades.

[@pnwprospecting]

Agreed!

[@donaldblank8873]

The picker gold runs about 50 yd out in the river, I found them personally with a small dredge Years ago.

[@pnwprospecting]

I’m hoping to snipe there later this summer!

[@chuckraup6836]

Any candy is better than none. 😉

[@pnwprospecting]

Agreed!

[@charlesbroderdorf1111]

Seriously ,I was there yesterday stopped by on my way home to Carson City I got skunked .

[@pnwprospecting]

It’s a tough spot for sure!

[@sondog7]

That’s where they removed the gold rey dam

[@510prospecting]

Do use the built in go pro mic? Good clear audio, even with the water in the background.

[@pnwprospecting]

Yeah I use the internal mic on the go Pro eight it does a decent job but I feel like my GoPro seven with the external microphone did a little better but it was more work and not waterproof