Gold

 Around this time every year we have springs that surface and run for 2-4 weeks. We have two springs that run year around but these springs are short term. Most years I forget to put my sluice box in the run off area and some years they don't run at all. I leave the sluice box in place for a week or two and the temporary spring yields forth some gold. Sometimes it will be small chunks that I can pick out and always it gives me flour gold. Most prospectors turn their noses up at flour gold but it actually accumulates quickly. 

I would probably have a fair amount of gold if I remembered to do this each year. The one spring that runs year around has an area that it pools up and I took my metal detector and checked that area a few years ago and got a sound on the metal detector. It also has steep banks surrounding it and when I got the hit my feet slipped and I went feet first into the muck where I got the hit. When I climbed back out and tried the detector again I didn't get any sound. I either mashed it down deep in the muck or dislodged it and couldn't find it. 

I'm a lazy prospector but still get some good gold letting the springs do all the work for me. I have another place on our property that I plan to prospect this year and feel certain there is gold there and could be several ounces. Also waiting to see if the spring will run this year. Hopeful!!!!!!!!