MINER or BUST S/2 - P/1

[ReedLukens]

A buddie of mine clued me in to using a rototiller to make good fast trails. Around 12:00 in the video you can see a huge tailings pile from probably around the 30's give or take with some small trees growing out of the top of it. It looks like a nice spot that's hard ro read because of all of the overgroth. Great video to start out the year with :)

Reed

[niradify]

hi D'arcy, great vids. ill be heading that way for the summer, my cousin is running that sleace i got from you, works great, of course. if'n you need a hand on anything im more than willing to help out...my kid keeps talking about your dogs, any pups around? well maybe see you around...have fun...

[gravelflinger]

Great video HixonAU. I liked the fact that you showed many different parts of the job. Nice saw! Nice gold too.

[MnLare]

D'arcy, Video Superb! Your Mosquito's look bigger, sound nastier than mine in Mn. & interpretation-I'm afraid to visit BC :{ Big chain saw, lose 10 lbs. lugging it a 100' (with the little brush I saw?) Just kidding! Anything new with your Trommel design modifications? Didya get it out? Look forward to contest updates, season II vids, & here's hoping you get "heavier" pans! PS: I'll help lug it out :} Be safe, Larry

[wildirishman21]

WELCOME BACK!!!!!! So excited for your new adventures. Keep em' comin! Us here out of the gold country need stuff like this to keep the dream alive! Thank you very much and the best of luck.

[SmokinPipeGuy]

Good luck with the new claim. I'll be watching for you vid's, they're always very good!

Cheers,

Francis

[BahtPannerMan]

I'm always looken for those bears or cats too, when I'm out. More so, when I have the wife and little girl with Me. But soon I'll have a 12 gage to take along with us. Hey I hope you find those old diggens and where there honey hole was. Good luck out there, great video.

[ZEDZOR2]

Flagold here on utube does some searching for old works maybe he'd be worth talking to.I know from his videos he looks for tailings to test for corrundums because the old timers had no way to catch them.Good luck this season D'arcy.

[highzinberg]

ya man u rock i got a claim in mission bc here and its nothing like the ground u got very nice.

[hixonAu]

@highzinberg Thanks........you know it's just around the corner.....just keep pushing.

Take care.

[bongcouver]

Hey HixonAu, looks like you are in the thick of it again. It looks good on you. I was wondering if you were on Crown land or your own claim? You seem to really know the land around you at all times. great video. thanks.

[hixonAu]

@bongcouver The further away from any mini mall I am the better :)

This is on a claim I staked but it still is crown land I just hold mineral rights to it.

I'll be prospecting open ground this year but may not stake anything on that study

till I have the ground lined up for staking.

Take care.

[winterbottom321]

I've come across a lot of old tailings from around the 1940's and earlier. Here in north Idaho things have overgrown so much you can walk right over them and never see them.

[hixonAu]

@winterbottom321 I know what your talking about......have to start digging to figure it all out and

just keep looking for signs of work or just the gold....LOL

Take care.

[hixonAu]

@winterbottom321 I know what your talking about......have to start digging to figure it all out and

just keep looking for signs of work or just the gold....LOL

Take care.

[dacapt1948]

Wish you a great gold season! HH!

[hixonAu]

@dacapt1948 Thanks........right back at yeah :)

Take care.

[JUSTACHIPN]

Yup... another fun watchn vid ... thx

[hixonAu]

@JUSTACHIPN Thanks an your welcome.

Take care.

[SaulDoering]

Great opening video, I look forward to part 2!

[hixonAu]

@SaulDoering Thanks...........should be a good one..........hope there's a bit of gold to show.

Take care.

[2010deadwood]

Looks like you have alot of friends watching,hopefully they didn't eat the last guys.Thank God for pumps and chainsaws.Can't wait to see more.Great Job!There

had to be a pretty good reason to build such a large flume.Best Regards/DeadWood

[hixonAu]

@2010deadwood Yeah lot's of fussy buddies around there.........it'll take a while for them to get used to me

in the new area but only have to worry about the grumpy one.........the area has a interesting history an hold

something good.......just a bit of time is all.........Take care.

[tdz61]

Hey Au,

Been waiting for your new season's videos.. Be safe up there in the great white north and may you have heavy pans of gold... Good luck.. great video as always.

[hixonAu]

@tdz61 Oh man - I have been waiting to get into this ground......should be fun and a bit of gold

don't hurt......Take care.

[AuggieDogProduction]

Been looking forward to your new videos for months. Good luck with the new claim. Looks like you have 'Alaska' size mosquito's! Guess that's better than the stinging fly's though. Keep up the good work. These encourage guys like me

[hixonAu]

@AuggieDogProduction LOL.........yeah them bugs are nuts right now.......them fly's really drive me nuts.

Take care .

[firedathan]

Finally

[hixonAu]

@firedathan LOL........you and me both :)

Take care.

[aletoledo1]

terrific start to season 2! You have a "survivorman" style, which I think is very successful. I didn't care for the mosquito part though, I would have wanted to hear your thoughts a lot more.

[hixonAu]

@aletoledo1 Thanks for the comment.......my kids really thought it was funny to hear me talk like

a bug...... I understand what your saying........Take care.

[cabloc29]

Nice to see you again. Good luck on your new claim!

[hixonAu]

@cabloc29 Good to hear from you.........Take care.

[elgreba]

Great stuff there! Looking forward to see how it goes! Good luck and be safe out there!

/Elgreba from Sweden

[hixonAu]

@elgreba I'm hoping for a pay day this season but may have to work harder to find a good one.

Take care.

[digmaster777]

Good luck on the new claim. You make some of the best vidios. I hope you get your little helper going GL.

[hixonAu]

@digmaster777 Thanks..........oh he'll be put to work here soon........he has been waiting to go

hard this year but he needs to finish up school and away we go.

Take care.

[robmob1]

Nice episode looks like a good spot lots of land to be worked.

[hixonAu]

@robmob1 Thanks........I'm sure hopin it's as good as in my mind :)

Take care.

[TyD59]

It's great to see you back! Nice claim too! It looks very much like one I'm going to work on in SW Oregon. Thank goodness mine has it's own creek :) I can't wait to see more about the water supply there. How long do you estimate that flu is?

-TyD

[hixonAu]

@TyD59 Thanks.......the water should be interesting.......a good clay layer there so I'm thinking on a water

trap of sorts would work out nice........worse case - I'll need to run a lot of hose up the hill.....lot's of fun

trying to get 2 pumps running up a grade.........the flu must be around 3 to 4 miles long.......people just

don't put in something like this for a little something..........they sure did a nice job of it.

Take care.

[mrfish40]

cudo's like always!

[hixonAu]

@mrfish40 Thanks.......Take care.

[aperfectcuremt]

Beauty, I cant wait for another episode!

[hixonAu]

@aperfectcuremt Thanks.........I can't wait to dig a few test holes and start taking samples.......I'm hoping

I don't have to dig to China on this one up on the hill side but one never knows till the diggings done.

Take care.

[NorthWestAU]

Great stuff thanks,

NorthWestAU

[hixonAu]

@NorthWestAU AU - thanks an welcome.

Take care.

[DejongheGold]

looks like a big job, took the wife and i 3hrs to cut a trail through our claim. Keep up the good work, good to see you back!

[hixonAu]

@DejongheGold Dam........how did you manage that.......my wife just likes the gold......LOL

Soon my boy will be able to help more an more......can't wait but I'll have to watch the top end

of the sluice......LOL..........Take care and hope you an your wife do good this season.

[justmy10cents]

it's freakin awsome to see ya man WOOHOO missed you big time :)

[hixonAu]

@justmy10cents Hey man - good to hear from yeah.........Take care.

[keeganv]

yea SEASON 2 WOOO great job man

[hixonAu]

@keeganv Thanks........it's getting harder an harder not to just move out there an come into town in the spring for supplies.........if only I could get the wife an kids into the bush life but as they get older "soon" I'll be spending so much time out there it'll be just as good as living there.........Take care.

[MnLare]

@hixonAu

After the 'long' winter, she's probably looking forward to your getting outta her hair! :O