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Egg Man Is Back In The News

simon		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:05:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		The guy that supposedly just found a large egg shaped nugget in the Arrow River at the end of his flipper in the loose sand - he's back in the news. this means only one thing. a new rush of people to the rivers. every summer this seems to get regurgitated. gold's gone up more, its just lying in the rivers to grab so easy... check out the story: http://www.stuff.co.nz/s...ld-nut-eyes-bigger-prize i don't really get why he goes to the media. ever thought that someone is going to figure out the claim and dredge it while it's being processed for starters. hiding behind a company name won't stop anyone finding anything out either. these stories grate me every time. so many attractive figures to make it sound so promising yet its always a different story once you hit the ground and actually work it. its you guys that keep it hushed that really know your stuff. a wise miner never lets away too many secrets. well, i'm heading out there. was tropical yesterday at 16 degrees. beats the fews days i was foolish enough to work when it was really cold - sides of the sluice started icing up as i think the water was nearly warmer than the air!
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:17:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Henry did indeed find the nugget in the Arrow and there is a photo of him with it when he found it - I think the photo was in the Otago Daily Times and also in the New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.n...=1&objectid=10499607 Yes Henry I agree that one should never let too much out - I kept quiet for years then when I finally after many years did show some gold on this very forum I discovered that people whom I would only consider jealous and obnoxious seemed to want to find where it came from with their guesswork and banter between each other suggesting where it came for and trying to determine where it came from. Alas these people spoil it for the entire forum where 95% of members are really decent chaps whom one would be proud to 'ride the rails' with. Keeping quiet for years gave me sole access to many miles of river and in thirty years not one person did we ever come across looking for gold...as I get older and more decrepid then it does not matter so much! Edited by user Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:19:06 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

gjj109		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:19:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		It's not a bad thing to do as a hobby, but you wouldn't want to do it as a job. Maybe the egg man is smarter than us. Register a claim, create a demand, flick the claim off at a profit. Got to be easier than shovelling gravel or swimming in the same spot all day.

1864hatter		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:37:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw Henry did indeed find the nugget in the Arrow and there is a photo of him with it when he found it - I think the photo was in the Otago Daily Times and also in the New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.n...=1&objectid=10499607 Yes Henry I agree that one should never let too much out - I kept quiet for years then when I finally after many years did show some gold on this very forum I discovered that people whom I would only consider jealous and obnoxious seemed to want to find where it came from with their guesswork and banter between each other suggesting where it came for and trying to determine where it came from. Alas these people spoil it for the entire forum where 95% of members are really decent chaps whom one would be proud to 'ride the rails' with. Keeping quiet for years gave me sole access to many miles of river and in thirty years not one person did we ever come across looking for gold...as I get older and more decrepid then it does not matter so much! Things must be tough to describe yourself as decrepid! that coment did make me laugh though
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:41:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Originally Posted by: Lammerlaw Henry did indeed find the nugget in the Arrow and there is a photo of him with it when he found it - I think the photo was in the Otago Daily Times and also in the New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.n...=1&objectid=10499607 Yes Henry I agree that one should never let too much out - I kept quiet for years then when I finally after many years did show some gold on this very forum I discovered that people whom I would only consider jealous and obnoxious seemed to want to find where it came from with their guesswork and banter between each other suggesting where it came for and trying to determine where it came from. Alas these people spoil it for the entire forum where 95% of members are really decent chaps whom one would be proud to 'ride the rails' with. Keeping quiet for years gave me sole access to many miles of river and in thirty years not one person did we ever come across looking for gold...as I get older and more decrepid then it does not matter so much! Things must be tough to describe yourself as decrepid! that coment did make me laugh though Come on Matt - grey hair, beard, developing a skating ring for flies (going bald) unkempt, lazy, falling to bits, always moaning about state of health, cant keep up with the young guys, less inclination, gets there and its time to come home, half senile - what is all that if it isnt decrepid - as for older - thats a bugger - its a sod to be young at heart and...what was that word? - Oh yes - Decrepid! Edited by user Wednesday, 7 September 2011 2:43:01 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

madsonicboating		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 4:27:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		Does feel like a marketing bling bling to me....good for arrowtown and good for his claim.
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overdog		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 6:42:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		Originally Posted by: gjj109 It's not a bad thing to do as a hobby, but you wouldn't want to do it as a job. Maybe the egg man is smarter than us. Register a claim, create a demand, flick the claim off at a profit. Got to be easier than shovelling gravel or swimming in the same spot all day. Ah but would it be as much fun? Personally I go golding to get out of mowing the lawns (",)

kiwikeith		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 7:38:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		yesand there vis always someone who thinks that one makes heaps of money setting up claims and selling them PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS AND DO THE SAME AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT US

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 7:44:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwikeith yesand there vis always someone who thinks that one makes heaps of money setting up claims and selling them PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS AND DO THE SAME AND STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT US Over the years we had three gold claims and I had a Copper mine one though never worked it as I had headed out of the territory by the time it was granted - it was to be somewhere to play as I had dreamt of opening the shaft and trying to get copper for sale as samples to collectors and as swap items for other rocks and minerals - I can never understand anyone taking out a claim and selling it and indeed if circumstances were different we would still have at least one of the claims to this day. Edited by user Wednesday, 7 September 2011 7:46:53 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

kiwikeith		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 8:10:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi lammerlaw as yet i havent sold my claim or anyother and looking forward to getting up there more this summer but due to a couple of twinges in the hinges i cant go as hard as i would like hence trying to selling the end of last summer i gess it the age thing that tells the old body to slow down i still enjoy it on the day its the next couple is where i think of selling never mind i will keep digging

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 8:25:39 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwikeith hi lammerlaw as yet i havent sold my claim or anyother and looking forward to getting up there more this summer but due to a couple of twinges in the hinges i cant go as hard as i would like hence trying to selling the end of last summer i gess it the age thing that tells the old body to slow down i still enjoy it on the day its the next couple is where i think of selling never mind i will keep digging Strange that you should have written that just then as it was the very subject of discussion between my son and I - I think it would be a sad day indeed if I had to sell a claim and turned my back on it for the last time and my son and I were discussing 'bodies slowing down' and he had just informed me that a spot I had dreamt of going to with him was 'too much for me to handle and I wouldnt make it' Regardless of age I have decided to get out my dredge this year again and 'get serious' - its the annual dream but this year hopefully I will indeed get the gear set up and going...especially now and my son is keen and has a friend who is also a keen gold seeker...both are on this forum. Both are keen on metal detectors and both have amazing success (in my opinion) with them. As long as you can get there, as long as you can enjoy the day, then go for it - my old man is still hunting and he is old enough to have been accepted into the Army in 1942! When my uncle collapsed goldmniing with me in 1978 and later died his partner came out gold mining with me and walked across the mountains to the creek right up until he was 90. If you felt it heavy going I wonder if you could lease your claim and have written into the agreement that you could go there to potter? Edited by user Wednesday, 7 September 2011 9:26:50 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

kiwikeith		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 9:20:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		once agin you old gold dog you come up with just the right words to brighten up ones down times thanks so much i will just have to teach my body its not that hard

simon		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:05:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 789 Location: Central Otago Thanks: 33 times Was thanked: 239 time(s) in 150 post(s)		good to hear so many of you talking about getting back out there. speaking of getting too old to get out there - i had a guy, i think he was about 90, collapse on me one day on the shotover. the guy was super stubborn. nothing was going to stop him getting out for a pan along with a younger guy who would take him out for a day pretty regularly. he would spend all the time testing panfuls, looking for pay streaks. the younger guy would operate the sluice and work the paystreak. anyhow one day in the summer heat it got too much. he had a heart attack and we had to carry him out to a ambulance. a year later we remet and he thanked me for the help. was all talk about gold but i think his wife was limiting his panning to no more. get out there while you can i reckon.
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:20:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: simon good to hear so many of you talking about getting back out there. speaking of getting too old to get out there - i had a guy, i think he was about 90, collapse on me one day on the shotover. the guy was super stubborn. nothing was going to stop him getting out for a pan along with a younger guy who would take him out for a day pretty regularly. he would spend all the time testing panfuls, looking for pay streaks. the younger guy would operate the sluice and work the paystreak. anyhow one day in the summer heat it got too much. he had a heart attack and we had to carry him out to a ambulance. a year later we remet and he thanked me for the help. was all talk about gold but i think his wife was limiting his panning to no more. get out there while you can i reckon. The old chap I speak of above who was my uncles partner then came out with me after my uncle died was born in the Skippers on his grandfathers claim - his grandfather was Aspinal of Aspinals Terrace and is father was Robert White, manager of the Sandhills gold dredge after 1891. I think old Jack was 88 when I had him up at 3000 foot in a snow storm, standing in the river digging out and panning a crevice - when he fell into a hole! I had to bundle him up and drive back to the hut, get the fire going and warm him up.

garrymac		Posted : Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:21:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 3/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 84 Location: dunedin Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 26 time(s) in 19 post(s)		As long as i can walk to the creek to look for some colour i will be happy if i die doing what I enjoy doing so be it ,.IT beats sitting in front of the TV watching life go by. Plus, we all need a bit gold to pay the ferryman to get to the other side,happy panning everbody!!!!!

kiwikeith		Posted : Thursday, 8 September 2011 8:12:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		hi there its great to read interesting little snippets like the last couple i enjoy a good history lesson seems i had better get cracking on west coast stories my good wifes great grand father was killed when a trench caved in while gold mining at 12 mile down queenstown he was william coutts killed round 1896

Lammerlaw		Posted : Thursday, 8 September 2011 8:44:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwikeith hi there its great to read interesting little snippets like the last couple i enjoy a good history lesson seems i had better get cracking on west coast stories my good wifes great grand father was killed when a trench caved in while gold mining at 12 mile down queenstown he was william coutts killed round 1896 Coutts was a well known name around Waikouaiti - I went to school with one of them...that was back in the days when every day was a fine day, when you never failed to get whitebait or rabbits or ducks, we were all New Zealanders together and everything seemed more laid back.

kiwikeith		Posted : Thursday, 8 September 2011 9:10:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		yes he would be a relation of some where they came from round that area what was his name we have a bit of a familt tree that goes back to 1784 or is that before your time you old gold digger

Lammerlaw		Posted : Thursday, 8 September 2011 9:30:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: kiwikeith yes he would be a relation of some where they came from round that area what was his name we have a bit of a familt tree that goes back to 1784 or is that before your time you old gold digger Not certain but I do remember that I was much younger and he was sort of protector of the underdog and an all round good guy...he kept an eye on me at school...he would walk me to school which made me feel a bit safer as a new migrant used to bully me, probably because I was the only part Maori at school. I am fairly certain that the chap Coutts was named Gordon...he may have also had a gammy eye but I am not sure as there were two different families and I cant remember which is which.