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PCSC November outing is scheduled for the Friday 11th though Sunday the13th, Veterans Day weekend at the Pilgrim campground. As usual on a donation basis, Breakfast Saturday and Sunday 7 to 8 am. Lunch noon Saturday. Bring your favorite dish for the Potluck, which is at 6 pm Saturday. 

The Hunt to be held at 1 pm Saturday. No pulse detectors allowed during the hunt.  The bylaws stipulate participants of the Hunt be current members. 

Contact me for a map. Call me if you have trouble finding the Pilgrim.

Digndave
714-529-5831
digndave@gmail.com

Hello all, we received this information request from an outside person and am passing it along:

My name is Christopher Nelson and I am a professional photographer working on a personal project dedicated to portraits of individuals with their metal detectors out in the field. I have always been fascinated by the folks on the beach searching the sand for little treasures and decided I would like to capture their portraits in the field. 

I have attached a recent project dedicated to individuals and their overindulgences during covid and I have attached a couple recent images of two treasure hunters here in Santa Monica who were kind enough to let me photograph them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated in coordinating individuals who would be happy to help in my endeavour. Also I could come to your next meeting to present if that would be more convenient for you.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Kind regards. 

Christopher Nelson

foundnelson.com

310.629.8750

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April's Outing will be held on April 22nd. through 24th. This will be a chance to visit High Desert Gold Digger's Bull Frog and Hot Diggity claims.  Nuggets are being detected on Bull Frog. Drywashing of both claims is producing for those willing to do sampling first. So, bring water, pan, and your panning tub out to the claim.Your guests are welcome. They don't need to be a prospector. Anyone interested in the process are welcome.

Breakfast of egges, sausage, pancakes, and coffee, will be offered Saturday and Sunday 7:00 am. Lunch of hot dogs, potato salad, chips, and coffee, on  Saturday 1:00 pm. Donations accepted to cover costs. Potluck Saturday 6:00 pm. with camp fire to following (a fire if  weather allows). Bring wood. Hunt is to be determined by the Board at Friday's meeting. 

I expect weather to be in the 80's, but prepare by bringing plenty of hydration. Remember, electrolytes are part of being properly hydrated. A popup canopy for the diggers is recommended.

Use the link to a map to find your way to the camping area. PLEASE NOTE:  The camping area is a quarter mile east of HWY 247 at the 63 mile marker.

Access to camping area is easy.  For the claims, 4 wheel is recommended.  But, skillfull 2 wheelers can get access to claims. Caravan and rideshare from the camp site to the claims will be arranged. Cell coverage is spotty once leaving the camp.

Call me with any questions or directions. Or if you have trouble accessing the link below for the map.

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Digndave

714-529-5831

digndave@gmail.com

From Our Club President: I'll take the time now to announce our next prospecting outing: The January outing will be held on the weekend of the 14, 15 & 16th at the Blackjack Claim. Our staging area will be the 'general store'. Old man Schaffer closed the doors to this establishment in 1938, so don't expect to pick up any supplies, but it does make a nice flat camping spot. The foundation from the store is still intact and there is an old time arrastra nearby. It takes about an hour to get from 29 Palms to the claim, and maybe more. Due to the condition of the roads, 4-wheel drive is mandatory, especially with recent road conditions being unknown. Much of the land in this area is unclaimed, so there is plenty of opportunity to prospect off claim and discover a new patch (I know of two that were found this way in the last few years.) If you have never been there and would like to be guided in, Lucky Joe plans to leave the Circle K parking lot at the East end of 29 Palms at 8:00am on Saturday morning to go to the claim. If you are new to prospecting, there will be plenty of instruction and help available. I hope many of you can make it. If you have questions, please call Joe at 562-999-2428. 

Lots of giveaways/

American Mining Rights Association

We are just a little over two weeks from our huge event in Barstow at Slash X, our Oktoberfest event. A huge metal detecting hunt, one of our largest raffles ever, dinner and we are even playing our movie from the previous AMRA dinner (a must see). The generous owner of the Screamer Mine has agreed to donate some more of the specimen pieces (jewelry grade) from his mine for us to also give away!

We had a chat with Pat Keene yesterday and he donated literally a truckload of stuff for us to give away in the raffle. Thank you Keene Engineering!

http://keeneeng.com

Roaring Camp has donated trips to their patented, private gold camp, both a week trip and day trips. Wow, thank you for the years of support Roaring Camp!

https://roaringcampgold.com

Mine Lab will be there again with all the bells and whistles like two years ago. Thank you Debbie, we know you're going to rock this event like last time!

https://www.minelab.com

AKAU is going to be there, and some day we plan on going to Alaska and staying with them.

https://www.akaugold.com

Route 66 is donating a huge nugget and is sponsoring the event, thank you very much for the support.

http://www.route66goldminers.org

And Proline Mining, who has provided prizes at every one of our events for over 8 years has stepped up yet again. Thanks Jeff.

http://www.prolinemining.com

Sunday morning will start the walk 4 water rights where Jere and Shannon walk 325 miles from Barstow to Oakdale to unify the fight for water rights. We'd love everyone to cheer on this monumental walk when it begins.

There is a link on the AMRA FB page under "events" to the Barstow event, we hope to see you there and once again, thank you to all the sponsors and those who've donated.

See you there...........

Dear PCSC Members,

Kathy passed away of March 11. Services for Kathy will be on Wednesday,
March 18 at 11:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church located at
18400 Kinzie St., Northridge. Internment will follow immediately
at San Fernando Mission Cemetery located at 11160 Stranwood Ave.,
Mission Hills. Reception following services will be held at the Odyssey
Restaurant, 15600 Odyssey Drive, Granada Hills.

R.S.V.P.

In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the American Heart
Association or the American Cancer Society.

Thank you for informing other PCSC members.

November 23rd Coin Hunt Announced November 23, 2019 10:00am Ruth R. Caruthers Park 10500 Flora Vista St. Bellflower, CA 90706

December 13-14-15 Prospecting Outing Announced PCSC President, Joe Chmiel, says:

Who's ready to get some Christmas glitter? If you are caught up on your holiday shopping or if you just need a break from it, December 13, 14 and 15 will be the dates for our next outing. A return to the Placer Pete Claim is in order. Hobbled as I was last time with a sprained ankle, Jeffrey and I had some pretty good gold to show for the few hours of drywashing we put in. I intend to do more of the same and I hope many of you will join me. (Just not where I'm digging. You have to find your own spot.) This claim has a lot of potential and is also registered as a GPAA claim. This means there have been people moving some dirt since the last time we were there. This is always a good thing as it opens up new ground. The driving is easy and the parking is plentiful. Motels are not too far away in Barstow if you are so inclined. We will have our Saturday evening potluck early because of the deep state conspiracy that causes us to set our clocks back every Fall. Maybe around 5pm would be good. Martin will be hosting another nugget hunt and may switch things up a bit. I hear that since too many of his targets were found at the last event, he is bringing in better digging equipment to bury them deeper and employing electronic interference techniques to ensure everyone gets skunked. Ok, I jest. The event will be fun as usual and likely will be held early afternoon on Saturday (more details at November 15th Meeting). Bring a dish for the potluck, bring some firewood, and most importantly, bring yourself! Don't let lack of equipment or knowledge hold you back, there is plenty of both available with this club. Call Joe at 562-999-2428 if you have any questions.

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Valley Prospectors of San Bernardino presents Rendezvous 2019

October 25, 26 & 27 2019 Ord Mountain Camping Area I 15 North – take Highway 247 (Barstow Road), Barstow – turn right and approximately 16- 19 miles down Highway 247 you’ll see a brown BLM route marker 6640 on the road. The road is on the East side. Take a left if you are coming from Barstow on this dirt road and you will see a large BLM Informational canopy sign posted for the area. Follow this dirt road up a small and easy grade. The camp area is on the left side of the road. it’s not hard to see and it’s easy to get to. GPS coordinates: N34 degrees 41.008, W116 degrees 57.398 All Events take place on Saturday, October 26, 2019!

Jim Straight Memorial Metal Detector Hunt by Valley - $20 registration – 10 am Gold Panning Contest by FCM - $5 registration – 2 pm Chili Cook-off – Saturday Night – 4:00 pm Potluck starts after Chili tasting Nightstalker Hunt by Valley - $5 registration - Dark Bingo Free Kid’s Events

Dry camping (primitive)* Friday 2 pm - Fun Begins Sunday 12 noon - Time to go Home

Contacts: Lorraine Frost 760-868-6564 or Steve Schubert 951-943-0535

Website: www.valleyprospectors.org *Sawtooth Campground, ½ mile west of Hwy 247 (if you want an improved campground with toilets and tables)

Valley Prospectors Rendezvous 2019 October 25-27, 2019 Ord Mountains Camping Area Time Friday Saturday Sunday 10/25/19 10/26/19 10/27/19 8:00 AM BREAKFAST by Valley 8-9 am BREAKFAST by Valley 8-9 am 8:30 AM 9:00 AM

Clean up 9 – 10 am 9:30 AM 10:00 AM JS Metal Detector Hunt 10-11:30 am PACK UP TO LEAVE 10:30 AM Sponsored by 11:00 AM Valley Prospectors

11:30 AM Kids Games 11:30-12:30 12:00 Head home - 12 Noon 12:30 PM Lunch – Provided by L. Frost 12:30 – 1:30 pm 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM Early arrivals Gold Panning Contest 2:00 - 4:00 pm 2:30 PM Sponsored by First Class Miners 3:00 PM

3:30 PM 4:00 PM Trash Hunt Chili Cook-off Judging 4 pm 4:30 PM Potluck 4:30 – 6:00 pm 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM Bingo 6-7:30 pm Bingo - 6-8:00 pm 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM Night Stalker Hunt at Dark 8:30 PM Sponsored by Valley 9:00 PM Campfire 9 pm Campfire 9 pm ** Lady Luck drawings every hour on Saturday between 9 am and 4 pm All scheduled events are subject to change & cancellation due to lack of volunteers and/or participants