Gold Fever !!!
July Newsletter 2013
Gold Fever !!!
Tomah
Wisconsin GPAA Chapter – July, 2013
Welcome
Welcome to the 2013 GOLD FEVER Newsletter.
The Tomah, Wisconsin GPAA Chapter newsletter is your newsletter, please
let me know what you would like to see in it, we hope to bring you more
information in the coming year.
I hope you enjoy the information and
articles included in this newsletter. You
can receive this Newsletter by mail, by either attended a meeting, or sent a
book of stamps for postage.
We are also always looking for speakers.
If you have taken a trip or just have a story about somewhere, we would
like to hear about it. You do NOT
need to be an expert speaker; everyone likes to hear about what other members
are doing.
Do not forget the Newsletter and pictures can always be found at :
www.huntforgems.com/gpaatomahwi/
President’s Message
The Nugget Lake outing is always a lot of work for me. Transporting all the
meeting materials, raffle prizes, food, pop, ice, and charcoal. Then classifying
material to pan at the meeting, getting it out of the woods is the hardest part.
That stuff is heavy! Filling the panning tubs and cooking. Thanks to a lot of
help from Gary and Jeanne Morrison and Conner their grandson it was easy this
time around.
The best time for me at Nugget Lake is the time spent by the fire at night
talking with the other members.
Next month we are camping at Esofea County Park. It is southwest of Westby,
northwest of Viroqua. See map on cover. This looks to be more of a metal
detector hunt than a gold hunt, but the campground is right on the north fork of
the Bad Axe River. If you don't want to metal detect check out the river and
tell me how you did. I'm planning on metal detecting on Saturday.
Richard Niemyjski says he will line up some good spots. I'm thinking we
will get started around 9:00 AM- supper will be at 5:00 pm in the camping area
unless no one is using the shelter house maybe we will move there, I’m playing
it by ear as I’ve never been here before. Hoping for a good time. There will be
a prize for the best find of the day. Richard and I will be the Judges.
I have reserved a booth at the Pecetonica, Il. Gold and Treasure Expo on August
24-25. It is at the Winnebega County Fairgrounds. 500 West First St- Moss hall.
You can register on line at the GPAA web site goldprospectors.org click on
events, go to Gold and Treasure Expo and preregister. Setup is Friday morning at
8:00 AM. Venders’ and clubs can't set up until after 12:00. Come help out the
club and we will get credits towards raffle prizes from the GPAA.
PS. I did get to run my sluce at Nugget Lake, but between work and the rain,
haven't found enough time to clean up my
concentrates.
See you in the creeks Mike Fait
Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes for June, 2013
Old Business:
The
June Meeting was held at Nugget Lake County Park.
19 members and guests attended. Thirteen Members camped for the weekend.
Rained hard Friday night from midnight to 4:30 am. Was overcast for the meeting
but it didn't rain until we went to the creek around 3:30. Gary Morrison,
Conner, and Mike Fait concentrated some river gravel for members to pan at the
meeting. Members reported that they found gold in every pan thou it was small.
Jeanne Morrison cooked hamburgers and hot dogs for the meeting. Thank you
Jeanne.
The river looked different this year, trees were down in the areas that we
normally pan in and Jacob Aldrich went in from the highway and said it was like
a jungle there were so many trees down. It either was a big wind storm this
spring or that late snowstorm in April after some of the trees had leaves on
them that brought down.
Next month July 19-21 outing at Esofea County Park. Camping and metal detecting
meet in the campground at 9 am for metal detecting. Supper at 5:00 pm in the
camping area, we will be in sites 8 -12.
If we get more campers there may be more campsites available or you can
squeeze into someone’s site and share. You don't have to pay if you don't camp.
For those that do camp there is a green iron tube to pay into when you get a
site. It is $20 for electric $15 for non-electric.
Located 3 miles south on Hwy 27 from Westby turn right on Hwy Y 3 miles turn
right on Hwy B follow the signs. See map on front cover.
Also Richard Niemyjski has a Fisher F-70 metal detector for sale.
It is 2 years old and price is $450.00.
Call Richard at 608-637-3295.
This is your chance to go out and try to find more than Richard does….
New Business :
July’s meeting will be on the 3rd Weekend of July on the 19th
thru
the 21st with supper at 5:00 pm on Saturday evening.
In the campground at Esofea County
Park..
Guest speaker
– No guest speaker this week, just bring along your Metal detectors or pans and
find some coins or gold in the Bad Axe River.
July 19-21 Tomah outing is to Esofea County Park.
The Club has 5 camping sites reserved. Call Mike Fait 715-384-9265 if you
would like one of these sites or call (608)637-7335 or (608)637-5485 for your
own reservations. The club is in sites #8-12. It is $20 s night for electrical
sites and $15 for non-electric. You don't have to pay until you actually use the
sites.
Donations to the raffle were from:
We thank all of you.
Raffles:
50/50 raffle winner –
Richard Niemyjski
Gold winners Richard Niemyjski and Mark Bauer
Raffles are a lot of fun and the proceeds help the club continue to function.
Between the Table raffle, Gold raffle, and 50/50 raffle – most everyone
is guarantee to win something.
Thank you.
Gold Price on 07/4/13 was $1247.80 Silver
Price was $19.54
Respectfully submitted by Diane North – Secretary & Newsletter Editor
Metal Detecting Tips and Techniques
1. Get Permission Before You Hunt
Always ask the landowner or homeowner before you hunt a site. This should really
go without saying: Trespassing is illegal. If you don’t get permission, you are
breaking the law. Note that state and federal lands are usually off limits, as
well as national monuments. Some city parks and public beaches are open to
detectorists, but you need to check for possible restrictions before hunting on
any particular public site.
2. Fill in Your Holes / Clean up After Yourself
Every site is unique. The terrain can vary from loose sand to rocks, yards,
lawns, fields, beaches, etc. Landowners are
also unique. Some don’t care if you if you dig trenches, while others have
meticulously groomed lawns that they don’t want disturbed. No matter where you
hunt, go into the site planning to leave it looking better than when you
arrived. Take your dug trash, as well as any other trash you encounter with you
(whether it’s yours or not). Note that there are many ways to dig an object from
the ground. If it’s shallow enough, you can pop it out without even digging a
traditional plug. In rocky, dirt fields, you often can’t dig a neat, traditional
plug, so you need to adapt to the terrain the best you can.
3. Return Lost Items
If you run across tools, keys, or personal objects specifically lost by the
landowner, be sure to return them. Before you hunt, ask them if there is
anything they might have lost that you could help them find. It’s just one more
way to be helpful to your neighbors, and you will likely be invited back with
such behavior.
4. Coin Cleaning / Coin Scratching
Any coin you believe is extremely rare or potentially valuable should be
professionally cleaned, if cleaned at all. Obviously, over 99.9% of the coins we
dig up are worth way less than $20, so we are not always as careful as we could
be during the excitement of a dig. If we see that we have a wheatie or a rosie,
and we know it’s not going to be worth a million dollars, we generally don’t
feel the need to treat it like the crown jewels. You, on the other hand, may
treat each of your finds as delicately as you deem necessary.
For more on responsible metal detecting and the Diggers,
visit
Anacondatreasures.com
Items
for Sale:
Tomah Gold Club t-shirts –
with Gold Club emblem and created either with your personal name or without your
name. Contact Mike Fait if you are
interested.
Officers
President – Michael Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Vice-President – Gary Morrison 715-316-2160
Secretary – Diane North (dbnorth@centurytel.net)
608-635-7031
Treasure – Gayle Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Outing Chairman – Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
Claims Director – Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
State Director – Mike Flint (mwink12@excite.com)
608-372-0694
Upcoming Events
July 19-21 Tomah outing Esofea County Park
July 26-28 Midstate Metal Detector annual open hunt & State Championship
Aug 2-4 - Snyder park outing (Wausau outing) Neillsville, Wi
August - No regular Gold Club Meeting
August 24-25, 2013 – GPAA Gold and Treasure Expo in
Winnebago county fairgrounds
500 West First St. Pecatonica,Il Moss hall
Greenbush Wisconsin GPAA Chapter – holds their meetings on the 2nd
Saturday of each month at 3:00 pm in the Greenbush Town Hall, N644 Sugarbush Rd,
Greenbush Wi. – Contact: Ron Smith 920-207-4092
Midstate Metal Detecting Club – meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm
at Shooters Bar and Restaurant at the intersection of Hwy 39 and 54, next to the
Shell Station. Contact: Steve
Miller 715-572-1845
Wausau Prospectors – meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 11:00 am
in the community room at Cedar Creek Mall next to I-39 just north of Gander
Mountain. Take I-39 exit 185.
Contact: Kurt Bublitz
715-340-2831 or e-mail
lizzy101@charter.net
Wisconsin Northwoods Adventures GPAA Chapter – holds their meetings on the 2nd
Saturday of every month at 11:00 am, at B.S. on Main, 34 N Main St. Rice Lake,
Wi. Contact: Mike Wiersma
715-833-7603
MAY THERE BE GOLD IN EVERY PAN !!!!