Gold Fever!!!
Gold Fever!!!
Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter October 2016
Welcome
Welcome to
the 2016 GOLD FEVER Newsletter.
Another year, another gold prospecting opportunity.
If you have not tried to find gold, you need to give it a try.
Let us know if you need help to get started, there are many people with
experience that the help you.
Do not forget the Newsletter and
pictures can always be found at:
www.huntforgems.com/gpaatomahwi/
Presidents Message
The
summer is gone and soon I will have to move my panning table back inside. Sept
18 was a beautiful and sunny Sunday I combined all of my vials that I always
kept to show what I got from each location into a vial for the state that it
came from. I couldn't get any more in my Alaska vial the fine gold kept coming
out the top. I use water in my cleanups the only way to get more in the jar
would be to dry it all out and then put it in.
With all the rain we got this summer every time I thought about going out the
creeks were flooded. I worked overtime all summer now that I have a whole
weekend to go out the rivers are flooding again. I got 3.6 " this week at my
house but my friends just south of here got 4.5 and to the west it was even
worse. Stuck at home still mowing the lawn every week.
This
month is elections. Anyone interested in running for office please come to the
meeting or tell someone else to nominate you. And bring your GPAA
membership number with you so I can fill out the paperwork.
The November meeting will land on Opening day of deer gun season. We will have
to move the meeting date up one week to Nov. 12. I will bring it up at the next
meeting and check to see if that date is available for the hall.
Don't get caught in deep water Mike
Upcoming
Events
October 1 - Wausau Club Meeting village
Town Hall in Brokaw WiS. at 11:00 am
October 14 16, 2016 - gold show-sponsored by Northern Hills Prospectors
October 14-16 in the Roosevelt room at Springhill Suites by Marriot in Deadwood
SD - Show runs 9-5 Saturday and Sunday.
This is not a GPAA sponsored show but a chapter show like the Minnesota
and Greenbush shows
October 15, 2016 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00 pm
November 5, 2016 - Wausau Club Meeting
village Town Hall in Brokaw WiS. at 11:00 am
November 12, 2016 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00
pm
December 3, 2016 - Wausau Club Meeting
village Town Hall in Brokaw WiS. at 11:00 am
December 17, 2016 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00
pm
Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes September, 2016
Old Business:
The August meeting was a chapter outing to park in Marshfield at Wildwood Park .
It was on our weekend for a meeting so we joined them. 6 members of the Tomah
club were present.
Six members came to Marshfield for the metal detecting outing in the park. It
was a rainy day in the morning. We were able to hunt from 10:00 to 12:00 before
the rain drove us to Hardys for dinner.
By 1:00 it was nice out again and the hunt continued until about 3:00. Best
Finds were Richard Niemyski an 1899 barber quarter, Larry Bender a1946 mercury
dime and a1944 wheat cent. Mike Fait found three wheat cents but couldn't read
any of the dates.
All the rest found modern coins along with the pop-tops and aluminum foil which
make this park so frustrating to hunt.
.New Business:
Next meeting October 15th at the Lagrange Town Hall at 1:00pm. It is
election time for all the officers
Raffles:
None this
month
Gold Price on 9/25/16 was $1,337.10
Silver Price on 9/25/16 was $19.68
Respectfully
submitted by Diane North Newsletter Editor
The Helical Flow Effect
What Impacts Helical Flow?
Now precisely understanding helical flow itself, like so many things concerning
hydrodynamics is not so much science for given creek bed as it is art. It's the
art of spotting where the average flow would've taken the gold including all the
obvious natural flow variations that impact the flow and where it deposits your
gold. Below I list some things that will impact the accuracy of your helical
flow estimation:
Turning flow -
Of course, as I mentioned earlier helical flow will change based on turns and
the type of turn. For example the vortex flow formation depends on how sharp and
even the turn is and how deep the creek bed is, along with boulders or other
obstacles in the flow.
Straight flow -
As the turn begins to straighten out helical flow will sweep things into the
centerline. Of course between turning and straight that line is going to cross
to mid-stream in a kind of S-curve from the side where the curve is bent to the
middle as the stream flow straightens. Notice the gold line doesn't go
immediately to the center line, instead it sweeps slowly from the outside to the
middle and then as the turn bends the other direction it will trail over to the
other side. This pattern is typically shown is an S-curve across the centerline
and down the middle if the stream is straight for a sufficient distance. Of
course what is sufficient depends on the speed and uniformity of the flow
through that region.
Notice how often things about flow and gold deposits get qualified with a
qualitative "it depends" factor. It's important to note that the science of
understanding water flow is by definition approximate at its best. In a real
world setting, this often means you're better off just getting a feeling for
what the flow may do and then use that understanding to form your hypothesis for
where to take your gold samples. Then use the samples to prove that your
hypothesis is true or false by measuring the gold in your samples.
Key objective:
What does the gold sample predict about where to sample next? Start by sampling
in the areas that your flow based hypothesis or educated guess predicts the gold
will concentrate. This hypothesis is based on your best guess using a bit of
art, science and a whole lot of experience. You'll get this experience and
ability when you have tested enough samples. You'll learn this stuff best by
prospecting more and taking more samples.
Large obstacles -
Objects such as boulders, cliffs and bedrock obstacles that jut out into the
creek and other flow disruptions of sufficient size will definitely affect
helical flow and the formation of helical flow which in turn affects where gold
will tend to concentrate. In fact obstacles and their flow disturbing turbulence
will impact whether a pay streak will form at all. Keep that in mind if there's
a big disturbance in the high water flow. That disturbance may easily alter
where your helical flow would tend to deposit gold. For example a large boulder
will tend to form a great big trap or sweeping eddy current and break up the
helical flow at the same time. A big trap like that will tend to trump the
S-curve and the linear gold placer paystreak rules given earlier. At that point
you're looking for a big placer pocket or downstream gold trap.
Stream speed drops -
As the stream-flow slows down the gold will tend to drop out of the flood flow
at the point where the flood speed starts to decrease. These will also disturb
the existing vortex flows if any exist. Look for sudden widening or deep pooling
areas. Anywhere a fish would like to feed as food drops out of the flow. This is
also where cobbles and gravel tend to collect in flood conditions. Avoid smooth
bowls as your gold will tend to blow out of those in a rushing flood.
To be continued Next Month with:
Why Do Helical Flows Sweep Gold?
Prospector Jess - Hunting4Gold.com
Officers
all officers were re-elected for 2016.
President Michael Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Vice-President Gary Morrison 715-316-2160
Secretary Jeanne Morrison 715-316-2160
Newsletter Editor - 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
Wisconsin
Area Clubs
Greenbush Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Greenbush Prospectors meet every second
Saturday of the month at Salem United Methodist Church
120 Sheboygan St.
Fond Du Lac, WI. 54935 (change of time) 1:00 PM Meetings
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
at the Village Town Hall in Brokaw Wisconsin. Address is: 218 2nd
St., Brokaw, WI. Take US 51 north of Wausau and take exit 197. Then go east on
county road WW. At the 4 way stop in Brokaw take a right. You are there (just
past the Credit Union). 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 the Cameron Community Center, 512 W.
Main Street, Cameron, WI. Contact Dave Wire Heinsohn (715) 353-2261
