Hi Walt. Just thought Id add my question to this. Couldnt the creek have been down in volume? If so, a little of the yellow stuff may have been in a small crevace above the new water line? Carol B. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:35 PM Subject: Re: Tale of GOld >As someone who has panned for gold all over the west I have only this to say. >"BULL" >1. Gold is heavier than any other thing in the river bottom and will seek out >the lowest point to settle in. >2. If he found the gold on the top then it had to be placed there only a >very, very short time before as the natural vibrations in the earths crust >would have moved it to that lowest point. >3. When I demonstrate gold panning it only takes a few shakes of the pan to >make a gold ring go from the top to the bottom of the pan. >4. Any body who knows this would have said: "Sure you found it right there on >top of the gravel, must have been fools gold" ( fools gold Mica is lighter >than the sand and will lay on top of it.) > >Giggle giggle >Well folks as someone said a few years ago "There is a fool born every >minute." > >Actually these stories get passed around so much that they take on a life of >their own and sooner ot later some fool believes them. They do make good >movies though and I am the fool who goes to see them. >Walt Davies >