Patricia, What a neat follow-up to Bob's post. Makes it all seem even more real! What a fun relic to have of the Gold Rush years - lucky girl!! Sounds like a fun way to spend a week-end - rocking that cradle. RUTH _____________________________ Ruth & Don Skewis [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Zephyr's Quilts [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 1:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CA-GOLDRUSH-L] Mining at Horse Shoe Bar - American River - > 1851 > > > Hi, Bob: > Sure do enjoy your articles! > We have an old gold mining cradle made by my husband's great > grandfather, and passed down to the eldest son. It still operates > just fine when we take it to the river (So Fork of the Yuba River). > Haven't taken it out in a couple of years. It sure is heavy, teak wood, > we think. Got some very old "pans" that still find gold once in a while, > too! Heavy rain years (like this one was in the spring) bring down lots > of gold into the streams surrounding us. > Thanks, > Patricia > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Howdy, > > Before rejoining 49er Harold C. GARDINER at Horse Shoe > Bar on the North > > Fork of the American River for a little gold mining, I CAUTION > you folks of a > > little overlap with my prior post, "49er Enos CHRISTMAN"s > Birthing a Cradle in > > 1850." May I suggest that those with little interest in mining-cradle > > construction or its operation > > <snipped> > > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > Rootsweb.com no longer accepts HTML coding or attachments > on email messages. Your cooperation will help save Rootsweb.com > equipment to serve you another day! > > > > > > > > >