Rare Find! Vintage Canned Gold Paydirt from Oregon

[@stgablazenye2821]

I really enjoy your videos. Also really enjoyed the klesh raw paydirt I bought online. 10/10 will definitely buy more. Thank you for your videos and your service sir 🫡

[@Klesh]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Trex-gn5fj]

​@@Kleshhey, i cant believe that you are still using the kitchen strainer at least a year since i left the comment to use it again to show you don't need the custom made arbor fabricating classifier. i thank you for every post I'm now more of a passive viewer

[@lewislong4003]

I agree with liking the raw paydirt. I (almost) feel like I'm right there in Oregon with the man!

[@materialmirage]

I have an uncle named Durkee who is from Detroit, OR.

[@ulexite-tv]

Just a note -- This canned paydirt cannot be from the 1950s because the address includes a ZIP code. Zip codes were introduced in 1963. At that time gold was $35.00 an oz.

[@edwinprice8880]

Exactly right. Most places did not adopt routinely using zip codes till mid-late 1960s.

[@CorndogJoe]

Good catch.

[@forestwarren1211]

Too bad Durkee is no longer a town.

[@jonasgeez2140]

Very smart find there

[@Brooks0511]

can you imagine ? buying a few thousand oz back then

[@justme7920]

Good to see the little stainless shovel from the gem bucket came in handy :)

[@GreatestNintendoFan]

Never thought I'd catch a Klesh premiere! Glad to watch this morning 👍

[@GSProspecting]

Great job Panning. Keep on having fun getting that Au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

[@WildKatProspecting]

That was a real cool find! Huge thanks to Joe for allowing us to see what was in the can! 😊

[@CorndogJoe]

You're most welcome. I was super excited when I saw this video release.

[@WildKatProspecting]

You must had some cool grandparents!! 😊

[@davidian7787]

The Bob Ross of gold panning.

[@randybutler5177]

Great video. It's always a good day when klesh uploads thanks for the video.

[@helix_dragon]

I remember when you could buy this canned dirt back in the 70s and 80s.

[@kadebaitrum7797]

20/30 years before me. 2001 and I now am finding an old can of dirt. I wanna be jack sparrow with my jar of dirt 😂

[@JackalopeHerdmaster]

Love the vintage gold paydirt videos. What a dramatic difference between what could be found in the older paydirt and what you can find now.

[@PinkRoseKiller]

Dude, I just ordered your gold panning kit for beginners, and I'm stupid excited. This will probably be the first purchase of many. I've been trying to find a hobby besides guns and watches, so I could have something to do with the kids and this is perfect.

[@seanstevenson7762]

Thank you Shane, for yet another great review! Glad to see yard sales come back. Keep the content coming, cant wait for the next. Also want to thank Joe for sharing with all of us, much appreciated.

[@joaniemckinney970]

It is always so nice to see these old pay dirts! Thanks Shane!

[@DreadlyKnight]

Glad the algorithm brought you back to my recommendations; I've been thinking about your videos for a while again! Always love having them on in the background while gaming :)

[@jerrynickell3613]

First time watching - pretty interesting! I drive by Durkee every week; my granddad found his first nugget in the Burnt River, which is not far from there. He used to carry it around in his wallet until the day he died. Joe - thanks for sharing this amazing piece of history!

[@anthonyimperato6273]

As always I Love the variety of videos on this channel , that was awesome 👍🏼

[@Mr.GDOG1]

This is a cool video

[@zachcarney3910]

Thanks for sharing Joe!

[@adamgain4883]

Love the black metal writing style flesh shirt!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@cajunbullion]

Very much enjoyed the panning of this vintage gold paydirt !! Thanks for sharing ! 🦞👊🏻👊🏻🦞

[@JeremyBembry-df4bh]

Thank you Joe for gifting this and sharing

[@Rockin_in_Kentucky]

Awesome video, love the vintage gold can.

[@SlumberBear2k]

that's so cool i don't see why there isn't someone out there selling those.

[@golddigger9326]

i agree that would make great click bait

[@bunnierivera3754]

So I'm beginning to understand the process. Customer buys paydirt buckets, bags, etc., which contains scooped up dirt that is pre-panned, with the really good stuff kept by company who lets the dirt re-dry, then adds back in some tiny stuff for the customer to jump for joy with. Correct?

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

Correct

[@TheTemplarnight]

Almost all the paydirt stuff is a "Scam" but unless someone is truly unaware of every aspect your buying for the experience of it rather than payout and you just hope to recoup a decent enough amount to make it not super expensive, there are some more legit companies that to some degree give you actual paydirt type stuff, closest one i've personally seen is the 10k bucket video he did, the company behind that seems a lot more genuine than 99% of the other ones. Also just to clarify absolutely 0 justifying here, i think it's silly but as a 1 time thing for $20-30 i can understand why someone would try it.

[@dawndixon402]

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 Thank you for sharing. This was an interesting video as always. Hope all the Dads seeing this. Had a Happy Father's Day!😄

[@crebbsjd]

This is so cool! Thank you for the experience it was fun. I learned how to pan by watching your technique. I have never panned for gold, but I am confident I could just watch your video. I think it would be cool if these kinds of products were around still to this day. Thank you again for the cool videos.

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

Love those antique items, I know that it was fun to see what you could find in that can. I probably won't have opened it, just placed on a shelf as a keep sake. Great video as always Shane. Take care and see you on the next video.

[@birdkeks]

That looked like fun! Thanks for sharing the experience.

[@waynelacroix8870]

I have a friend that bought a can of paybirt from a yard sale for 20 bucks. It was canned in alaska by a fishery canning company. Its had a half ounce of gold in it. He bought and opened it in 2020 so that was quite the find! A half ounce was around a thousand bucks. One of those rare finds that we all hope to find!

[@tonybilliot]

Klesh is like the Bob Ross of prospecting

[@ClawCatcher]

Fr

[@thomashaley7657]

Yep, only with out the Fro. Both are really cool! RIP Bob, I truly hope that somewhere in Indiana you are resting under a "Happy Little Tree"!!!

[@chrisshafer8587]

Always enjoy watching your videos.

[@wakeupidiotsnow2611]

Stopped view @1:38 Oh My My The suspense is killing me, this has got to be a MILESTONE DIRT REVIEW, Thanks to Joe in Oregon and his GGreat Grandaddy, this outa be great VINTAGE panning! These are the best ever at what you do Shane!

[@brianblank9921]

Love these vintage paydirt gpah episodes!

[@timscarrow9151]

He is doing his best Steve MRE when he puts it in the pan and says "Nice"

[@D_A86]

I like how you're going to dry it in the sun so he even gets the dust back 😂😂😂

[@timsmith9645]

Awesome video nice little gold very interesting to see something from that year thanks for sharing klesh

[@SuperNmolnar]

Neat old product, thanks for sharing, cheers!

[@blisteringbarnaclesmagnets6364]

Very cool ⚓️🧲👍

[@rastaralph7154]

Areet bro 👍💚💛❤️

[@PastTense82]

Love how it says it's a guaranteed 1/8 oz but then also has the disclaimer of, if you don't find gold send it back and WE'LL pan it lol

[@rjs3147]

"Up to 1/8 oz"

[@thesledgehammerblog]

a ZIP code on the can would place it after 1963, since that's when ZIP codes were introduced. Durkee is one of the tiny towns you pass by on I-84 in Eastern Oregon a few miles past Baker City (itself a pretty small town), little more than a post office, a few houses and a large cement plant a few miles east of town. It's on the former Oregon Trail though, so that likely influenced its earlier history significantly.

[@2HighNoon]

Idk how many times I stop in the middle of panning to examine a cool pebble in the pan. 😅 Glad I’m not the only one. ✌️

[@goldpan12345]

It would be so cool just to have as a show piece in your mining equipment and what nots. Awesome video.

[@CorndogJoe]

I like the way you are thinking.

[@MatJason-xe6hm]

You’re the man Klesh!

[@spoiledwelbourn7117]

Shovel spoon, very fun!

[@donaldscott7279]

Wtg Joe thanks for sharing

[@JonathanCiepiela]

Thx for the video. Brand new to the channel. I live in Massachusetts so this will be the closet I get to do something like this lol. Would love to try this tho. I've never panned before. Awesome video

[@brandonknight6575]

I've panned for gold in western Massachusetts small creeks. Believe it or not you can actually find a few flakes here and there. Try Berkshire county

[@wYatt121509]

I was born and grew up in and around the Comstock in Nevada. I moved away in my late 20's but this still fascinates me to this day. Good content, thanks for sharing. Subbed.

[@Klesh]

Appreciate you! 👍

[@TarnishedViking.]

Nice little can.

[@ItsSmash42]

wow, almost 250k subs?! ive been here since pre 25k i believe, im stoked youre growing so much! great video as always klesh!

[@jeffreyfoerster1415]

Another awesome 😎 vid, since you said the dirt is old, is the dirt older than dirt? 😂

[@martsiidar7427]

Hey hey, Krusty Rusty looking shiny today :P.

[@FormulaGuppy]

KLESH this was a great video. IMO the BEST part you glossed over pretty quickly. The chart with the gold prices over the last 100 years. I found the 1970's price increase very facsinating, something to do with a deal/agreement ending something else to do with the oil shortage..... I know its a bit different to your normal content, but a little dive into what happened to gold and its prices in the 1973-4 era would be amazingly intresting. Love from the UK

[@staceytilghman3822]

Great video klesh!!!!

[@swampgator2012]

Your content is so 🔥

[@Squale-65]

Always love your videos 👍🏼 and a honest opinion 🤟🏼

[@freeplustax]

Cool to see this either way

[@timjones5905]

I enjoy all of your videos Shane. The can itself was the coolest part of that pay dirt. I’d love to see another urban prospecting video. Also, when do we get to see you make a guitar? Maybe some nice good flakes could be used as fret markers? Looking forward to the next one!

[@Klesh]

Thanks. Lots of urban prospecting videos on the future for sure. All my guitar building stuff is on my other channel Kleshguitars 👍🎸

[@tyn.8934]

Great video! You should do more fishing videos. I would suggest some Largemouth, Crappie, Bluegill(not all that exciting, though), catfish, pike, Muskie, and Walleye. Too bad there's no Chinook salmon in the rivers, or I would say them, too. I used to fish for Chinook and pinks in Washington State where I grew up. They are one of the hardest fighting fish in my opinion. They are just a blast to catch! Keep it up! Hope to see more fishing videos!

[@Klesh]

I would like to do more fishing videos, unfortunately the KZbin algo punishes me for doing them, it wants me to stick to "treasure hunting only" on this channel. That's why i have a few other channels for different hobbies, links below if interested thanks for watching!!

[@tyn.8934]

@Klesh That's a bummer! I'll go check out the other channels as well. Love your content! Keep doing what you're doing! When will you be back in PA?

[@menotume]

I couldn't find anything on this product, but it is post-1963 (when zip codes started).

[@lucasFranks-ex7kb]

It's Gold Jerry, it's Gold !!!

[@elkslayer7399]

That can alone is cool insane..

[@SluiceGooseProspecting]

I've got a few ounces laying around. Might have to unload some of it. Also got a 16.5g nugget but dont think I'll be getting rid of that.

[@triple_A_rockhound]

Interesting can 👍

[@jesseclayborn]

Very cool video

[@jenniferaddison3829]

So fun!

[@Deepwoodsjoe]

NICE!

[@JBM1467]

That was pretty darn cool , big thanks to Joe 💥💯👍 , Shane nice show man 😊👍 ✌️🇺🇸

[@vindivergilio3482]

That was some pretty cool paydirt, ...in a can. Hard to believe that was only $0.01 worth of gold. Question....I am putting together a back deck panning station. Do u have any vids on how to build a 'mini porch sluice' like your set up? Went from a house to an apartment and have to scale things wa-ay back. Thank you for another awesome video.

[@danielnswainful]

I'm in the same situation. Had to buy a desert fox blue wheel, it just takes too long to run lots of paydirt. I need a video too

[@Klesh]

Yes over on my other channel KleshGuitars I have a video on setting up my sluice among many others

[@Kilo3Cav19K]

always nice to see a Steve1989MREinfo reference.

[@davidregehr3890]

Really enjoyed yours compare test. Thank you. David Regehr

[@Klesh]

Appreciate you David!

[@Shockyxo]

I enjoy jet dry. I helps break the surface tension of the water.

[@ImaginationToForm]

I do think to try some pay dirt. I once panned somewhere in Colorado as a kid but didn't find any. But my Dad got a few flakes.

[@cromwell13649]

Shane You were once given an invitation by me to pan in Austria , I have since moved to the Philipines . Fancy trying here .

[@Emeraldwitch30]

Oh that would be fun! Eat lots of good food for all of us here! Lol My little brother was stationed there for 5 years(I think its abandoned now from volcano but I can't remember im old lol )he sent us all types of recipes to try while he was there.

[@Klesh]

I'm always up for an adventure

[@jax2428]

A lot of good gold in the Philippines.

[@ronaldrvvanhook1437]

Durkee OR... Burnt River gold with some iron content. I've worked that area. Used to be a gypsum mine there as well.

[@historybuff9276]

I have always been amazed by the thought of finding gold,I have an old gold pan I use every once in awhile. The problem is I live in a state with only a couple of counties where gold can be found. That hasn't stopped me from looking and as soon as I moved to where I live now I went to the woods to a creek near my home that is popular for hunters and did some panning. Now everyone in my area thinks I'm an idiot or something 😂😂 I didn't find nor have I ever found anything but some copper, native American artifacts .When I'm able to purchase some pay dirt (things have been really tight lately) I'm going to use that gold to make them get a pan and go looking just so they'll stop thinking I'm some idiot.

[@rastaralph7154]

Areet fella 👍💚💛❤️

[@goldmanjace]

Please say its just a surfactant to help Break the surface tension. That was my favorite Part.

[@johnjacobs1625]

Nice Job Brother! Cheers JJ

[@alleyoop5185]

I have a can of dirt the same size as the the one you have. My dad acquired 2 cans back about the mid seventies. I think he panned the other can way back when. Anyway it is from Alaska. I subscribed to your channel as I already have the garrett gold pan kit that I bought at a rummage sale for$5. The pans were never used so I will need to season ? I’ve never panned before. Thanks for the informative videos!

[@Klesh]

Sounds like a good start!

[@Buzz1151]

Hi Klesh...I hope this comment breaks the surface tension, 😁..that can of paydirt was super cool..not much gold, but an entertaining video!

[@snerdterguson]

Thanks to my time in college, and for non academic reasons, I am well aware that 1/8 of an ounce is 3 and a half grams.

[@kurtschlarb9762]

Not in Troy weight. It's 3.9 gm.

[@Klesh]

Troy ounces*

[@danhelwig]

Placer gold from the West coast seems to usually refine to 9-10% Ag and 89-90% Au. The finer mesh product is very pure.

[@thomashaley7657]

The can unopened was probably worth more than the paydirt. Be safe Brother!

[@BluSpykz]

It wont be 1950s as it has a 5 digit zip (implemented in 1962), and at 3:35, they cannot spell vial (vile). Also... I don't think hobbyists used eyedroppers until much later on (?). This is a 2000s replica.

[@Ang3liOSRS]

Almost 250,000 subs!!!!!

[@ingresswizard9044]

Can is at least post 1963 when we started using zip code. I would say this is probably 65 or 65 if I had to guess. I would also say the started in 63 but were not mandatory until 1970. So can is from 63-70. Probably from the Durkee gold mine located in Lime, Or

[@InvictusMedia]

What a rip.

[@bigpit2367]

I just bought some pay dirt from you I’m super excited it’s comes in tomorrow and thank you for you’re service

[@Klesh]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@thomashaley7657]

Your gold video's are great! Why don't you make some guitar videos. Are they already out there and I'm just missing them. Thanks, Thomas, Mississippi!!

[@Klesh]

Yes I have another channel for my guitar stuff. Kleshguitars

[@stanleymcfallsthesouthernc4104]

Cool channel

[@Chad-the-impaler]

It's probably old lime mine tailings from the old Portland cement factory that was located in old Lime Oregon a few miles west up in the canyon from where the modern cement factory, new town and mine were built in the 1960's. There is actually gold there along the Burnt river just not enough to justify a mining operation.

[@pauldamo1679]

the label of the can's in good condition,as if it's just printed.

[@joesmith-es1zy]

5 digit zip codes started in 1963, so it's probably from somewhere in the '60s. They must have made a lot of excess salmon cans considering how many different things they were used for.

[@ThomasPaine1974]

Klesh is one of my favorite channel's. I have enjoyed every video you have made. Always resubbed after yt takes my channel down 4 telling the truth right in the comments sections! Lol!

[@jonasgeez2140]

Nice little pieces im there kinda wish there was slightly more idk what that can cost to buy tho

[@mathieuburton3764]

Not having u.p.c don't mean nothing if it's not food or perishable

[@Nerdy_prepper]

Such a cool video man! Thanks.

[@chrisstorch2389]

It has been awhile since I have seen one of these vids. Algorithm and all so I searched and found this one. I am glad to see crusty rusty is still doing well. I remember when he needed a repair with jb weld.

[@riverbender9898]

We have learned that most paydirt sales were colder than advertised...just like nowadays. Thanks.

[@eekinelsa]

nice hiss!