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HOW-TO ADVANCED DREDGING TECHNIQUES, PART 1, McCracken. Finding and recovering paystreaks. 176 pp. (MG100) $9.95 ADVANCED DREDGING TECHNIQUES: Succeeding at a Gold Dredging Venture, VOL. 2, Part 2, McCracken. Covers still more on dredging techniques, removal of boulders, diving and dredging, covers about everything any gold dredger should know. 200 pp. (MG101) $9.95 ADVANCED PROSPECTING AND DETECTING FOR HARDROCK GOLD, Straight. Covers advanced nugget-shooting for the serious detectorist. Emphasis on epi-thermal deposits that have formed alluvial placers. How to detect them for gold nuggets. Revised Edition. 40 pp. ( MG109) $12.95 ARIZONA GOLD TREKS, Wielgus. Join the author as he treks the Arizona desert in search of hidden gold placers. Imagine discovering a gold placer no one has found before. Oversize. 96 pp. (MG146) $15.95 DE RE METALLICA, Agricola. Published in 1556, a classic book of ancient mining methods many still used today. Large format. 670 pp. (MG103) $32.95 DRYWASHING, Radding. A dry placer gold mining primer for the desert miner. 97 pp. (MG162) $8.95 * UPDATED EDITION* DRYWASHING FOR GOLD, Klein. Describes dry washing, a profitable means of extracting gold in regions where water sources are not available. Updated edition with more on modern electronic prospecting and current day equipment. (MG104) $9.95 EXPLORING AND MINING GEMS AND GOLD IN THE WEST. Written by an old prospector and gem collector, the text offers useful hints on how to locate valuable minerals and gems. 204 pp. (MG105) $12.95 EXTRACTION OF FREE GOLD, McGowen. Contains a detailed explanation about modern techniques of working virgin gold placers and what to do with the fine gold you retrieve from them. 64 pp. (MG106) $7.95 FEE MINING ADVENTURES AND ROCK HUNTING EXPEDITIONS IN THE WEST, Monaco/Monaco. This unique directory locates over 115 collecting locations throughout the country, including fee mines, places to prospect for gold, and sites to hunt rocks and minerals. 133 pp. (MG133) $15.95 FINDING GOLD IN THE DESERT, Lynch. Tips and suggestions on how to make this a profitable operation. Includes blueprints for construction of your own dry-washer. From an old-timer who has been around. 30 pp. (MG102) $4.95 FINDING GOLD NUGGETS II, Normandi. Written by one who knows - no duplication from Vol. 1. Chock full of all sorts of information to make you successful. 80 pp. (MG138) $9.95 FOLLOW THE DRYWASHERS, Vol. 3. "The Nugget-shooter's Bible", Straight. A comprehensive and definitive work on nugget-shooting. Learn to locate and "read" dry-washer areas. 14 small scale state maps list locations where gold has been found. Large format. 220 pp. (MG108) $29.95 GOLD, THE ABC'S OF PANNING, LeGaye. Written for the beginner in layman's language. Revised and enlarged fourth edition. 82 pp. (MG165) $9.95 GOLD DREDGERS HANDBOOK, von Mueller. Detailed instructions for successfully and profitably operating a gold dredge. Complete instructions and plans for building the world famous Spartan dredge. 47 pp. (MG125) $7.00 GOLD! GOLD! A Beginners Handbook: How to Prospect for Gold, Petralia. You can find gold! It's history, recovery methods, and identification techniques are revealed in this book. 111 pp. (MG143) $12.95 GOLD IN PLACER, Douglas. How to find it, how to get it, desert lore and prospecting experiences for the beginner prospector. A good basic how-to-do-it book written in layman's language. 123 pp. (MG111) $8.95 GOLD MINING IN THE 21ST CENTURY, McCracken. What gold is, where it comes from, where to find it, panning, sluicing, dredging, lode mining, electronic prospecting, cleaning and selling gold. Contains numerous pictures, charts, and illustrations, plus more. Large format. 279 pp. (MG160) $19.95 GOLD PANNER'S MANUAL, Basque. The author has compiled a fascinating, factual and comprehensive history of gold, complete with details of how to search for and find nuggets and placer lodes. 108 pp. (MG148) $12.95 GOLD PANNING IS EASY (on video), Lagel. Learn an art as old as time. Tried and proven methods of both wet and dry panning are carefully described and demonstrated. VHS. 25 minutes (VI105) $9.95 GOLD PROSPECTOR'S HANDBOOK, Black. Written to show the beginner how to get started, and progress to the point where he can become an advanced, proficient amateur at prospecting and small mining operation. 176 pp. (MG154) $10.95 GOLD ROCKER HANDBOOK, Miller. Plans to build and operate both manual and powered gold rockers. (MG112) $7.00 GOLD: The Way to Roadside Riches, Bishop. A complete guide to gold panning for the weekend adventurer. 51 pp. (MG113) $4.95 GOLDEN RULES TO CYANIDE LEACHING AND RECOVERY, Carter. "How-To" book. 30 pp. (MG126) $6.00 GUIDE TO GOLD PANNING, Barlee. This book covers the fundamentals of placer mining and panning, and the histories of major placer gold creeks in British Columbia. 191 pp. (MG149) $17.95 HOW TO FIND GOLD, Klein/Keene. A new, up-to-date book about the latest and best ways of finding gold written by two experienced and knowledgeable prospectors. 119 pp. (MG169) $8.75 IF IT GLITTERS, The Story of Gold, Barefoot. This book will entertain, educate and astound you as you learn the histories and mysteries of the most sought-after commodity in history, Gold. 116 pp. (MG157) $14.95 LOOKING FOR GOLD, Angier. Here are the facts about prospecting today - from success stories to places to start, equipment, laws and regulations, staking a claim and analyzing ore, and working a claim in the U.S. and Canada. 218 pp. (MG168) $18.95 LOST LEDGES OF THE WEST, Carson. Long lost mines and ledges, how to locate. Also covers lodes, chimneys, outcroppings, plus more. 96 pp. (MG118) $7.95 THE MAGNIFICENT QUEST, Straight. A guide to prospecting, dry-washing and nugget-shooting in the desert. 51 pp. (MG158) $5.95 MAINE MINING ADVENTURES, Stevens. Easy to follow instructions on how and where to find minerals and gold. Many locations are listed, and seasoned miners share their experiences as they give advice and guidance. 208 pp. (MG139) $10.00 * NEW * MEMOIRS OF A MAINE GOLD HUNTER, Stevens. This book is a window on the world of mining in Maine. 286 pp. (MG170) $12.00 * NEW * MIDWEST GOLD PROSPECTING, Lassiter. The Midwest has certain geological characteristics that are different from most other gold producing regions. The primary purpose of this book is to help prospectors learn how to find gold in the Midwest, mainly Indiana, but also Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. 114 pp. (GP190) $29.95 MINES, MINING AND MINERALS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S MOUNTAIN EMPIRE, Presnell. 256 pp. (MG167) $14.95 MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA, Lincoln. Presents authentic information concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. A reprint of the 1923 edition. 295 pp. (MG163) $19.95 * NEW * MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN WEST: The Lace Boot Brigade, 1849-1933, Spence. A wealth of material bearing on its immediate subject and a comprehensive insight into the nature of the whole mining industry in the later West. 420 pp. (MG171) $29.95 MODERN GOLD MINING TECHNIQUES (on DVD or VHS video), McCracken. Covers the basic of gold geology and shows you where to locate deposits. Demonstrates proper panning and sluicing techniques, mossing, sampling, fanning, dry-washing, electronic prospecting, under-water prospecting, the basics of gold dredging, cleaning and amalgamating and much more. If you can afford only one video, this is the recommended one. Top quality. 90 minutes DVD (TH185) $49.95 VHS Video (VI107) $49.95 MODERN GOLDSEEKERS MANUAL, Bryant. An excellent all-inclusive book on the subject of prospecting. Chapters on the Goldspear, techniques of panning with both round and square pans, "trouble shooting", helpful suggestions on dredges, jigs, rockers, spiral drums, sluices, gold wheels, separating tables, the separating process and excellent information on amalgamation using mercury. 223 pp. (MG120) $12.95 "THE NEW" GOLD PANNING IS EASY, Lagel. Tells it all - a fine step-by-step, how-to instruction for both wet and dry panning. Easy to follow directions. Lots of useful information included for in the field. 134 pp. (MG121) $9.95 NUGGETSHOOTING DRY PLACER AREAS, Straight. Covered is equipment, techniques, soil matrix, maps, detector tips, hot rocks, coil advantages, audio enhancers, and more. 50 pp. (MG136) $12.95 OLD TIMERS GUIDE TO ASSAYING GOLD AND SILVER, Carter. All methods are discussed. 34 pp. (MG127) $5.00 PANNING GOLD FOR THE RANK BEGINNER (on video), Nevada John. Let Nevada John show you how to pan gold. He'll show you the basics from locating bedrock to separating your gold dust from the black sand. 40 minutes (VI139) $16.95 PAN YOUR OWN GOLD, LeGaye. Panning with the new patented Garrett gravity trap gold pan. 42 pp. (TH168) $3.95 * BACK IN PRINT * PLACER GOLD: WHERE TO FIND IT, Stone. Probably the best book available to alert you to areas which probably would be profitable to explore for gold. How to “read” locations - what to look for. 61 pp. (MG123) $11.95 * LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE * PLACER MINER’S MANUAL, VOL. 1-3, vonMueller. These volumes contain the complete parts 1-3 of “Placer Mining in the Western United States” by Gardner/Johnson of the Bureau of Mines with additional editorial and technical information provided by Karl von Mueller. Vol. 1 History of placer mining, geology, sampling, surf washers, classification, panning, sluicing, dry washers, weight conversion table, other tables, illustrations and maps. 99 pp. (MG140) $10.00 Vol. 2 Hydraulicing, placer mining equipment, sluice boxes and riffles, cleaning up, separation of gold from concentrates, amalgamators, weighing gold, melting gold, sampling, and all of the closely related processes and procedures. 111 pp. (MG141) $10.00 Vol. 3 Excavating, dredging, screening, gold saving, modern dredges, re-soiling, safety, drift mining, breasting, representative mining practices, ancient gravels, milling, more tables, sections and layouts, mine maps, illustrations, and flow sheets. 103 pp. (MG142) $10.00 Set of all 3 above volumes: $25.00 PROSPECTING FOR GOLD (on video or DVD), Roush. Illustrated are the six basic methods of finding gold and tips and information for the beginning or experienced gold seeker. Shows how to find gold bearing areas and where gold accumulates, demonstrates and explains proper panning and sluicing techniques, operation of wet and dry washers, effective metal detecting in dredging and accessories like classifiers, black sand magnets, and view plates. 63 minutes VHS Format (VI108) $36.95 DVD format (DV108) $36.95 PROSPECTOR'S FIELD BOOK AND GUIDE, Osborn. A reprint of the revised and enlarged fifth edition of a book originally printed in 1901. An aid in the search for, and the easy determination of ores and other useful minerals. 308 pp. (MG161) $11.95 RECREATIONAL GOLD PROSPECTING FOR FUN AND PROFIT, Butler. If you are just starting out in gold prospecting, this is the book for you. Straightforward and complete answers to all of your questions about where to go, what to bring, what to do when you get there, and also when you get back home with your new-found gold. 206 pp. (MG156) $12.95 SAM RADDINGS BOOK OF PLANS, Radding. Easy to understand, custom designed plans for the construction of lightweight recreational gold mining equipment. VOL. 1: Drywashers, conveyer belts, rocker boxes, concentrators, sluices. 80 pp. (MG152) $14.95 VOL. 2: Drywashers, view scopes, suction sticks, sniping tools, gold screens, and more. 88 pp. (MG153) $15.95 SECRETS OF GOLD PANNING, Kahler. Small pocket-size booklet revealing 9 secrets plus more inside information on how to successfully pan gold when others may fail. 20 pp. (MG129) Just $1.95 SILVER STRIKE: True Story of Silver Mining in the Coeur d Alenes, Stoll. Life in the mines at Eagle City and Murray. Provides details about the economic and social development of the area which are not otherwise available. 298 pp. (MG145) $15.95 SIMPLE METHODS OF MINING GOLD, Faulk. What you need. Where to look for gold. How to find and refine gold. All the things you need to know without excess material to cause confusion. 36 pp. (MG166) $4.50 STAKE YOUR CLAIM: How to Find Gold and Stake a Mining Claim, Silva. Revised edition. Includes listing of more than 300 resources detailing exact placer gold locations throughout the U.S. Spiral bound. 125 pp. (MG128) $19.95 SUCCESSFUL DRYWASHING, Straight. Wet and dry recovery methods. Equipment, procedures, maintenance, field tests, "how-to", setups and much more. 34 pp. (MG124) $9.95 SUCCESSFUL NUGGET HUNTING, Heydelaar. This extremely popular book, written by one of the best nugget hunters in the world, is back in print with update. 110 pp. (TH136) $14.95 SUCCESSFUL GOLD DREDGING MADE EASY (on DVD or VHS video), McCracken. An excellent educational presentation on the complete subject of dredging. Quality of film is tops and material presented can be found nowhere else. 60 minutes DVD (TH184) $49.95 VHS Video (VI112) $49.95 * NEW * TESTING GOLD’S AUTHENTICITY AND PURITY (on video), Seginski. Now that you’ve got your gold (nugget, coin, or jewelery), how do you know it’s real? (VI100) $16.95 WEEKEND PROSPECTING (on video), Garrett. This information packed video takes you to the Northwest where Charles Garrett and his companions prospect for gold with metal detectors, dredges and gold pans. Many secrets of recovering gold are made simple while the viewer learns where to find the precious metal and how to take it from fields and streams. VHS. 50 minutes (VI118) $14.95 YOU CAN FIND GOLD WITH A METAL DETECTOR, Garrett/Lagal. Proven techniques for using a metal detector to find that "elusive" gold. This book replaces the out of print title MODERN ELECTRONIC PROSPECTING by the same authors. Approx. 90 pp. (MG119) $9.95 YOURS FOR THE TAKING, or Getting More of Your Share of Desert Gold, Wielgus. Details a number of productive areas and explains how to hunt each type - included is information on sniping, hand sluicing, high-banking, dry prospecting and other methods of successful recovery. Text is complimented with maps, diagrams and photos. Oversized. No duplication on other Wielgus book. 114 pp. (MG134) $18.9 LOCATIONS ANCIENT RIVER OF GOLD, Wallace. From Alaska to the Andes of South America, the rich, gold laden, prehistoric, Ancient River of Gold produced untold millions for the "49ers". Less than 100 miles of the rivers were discovered and originally worked. Once relocated, any portion of this river bed could produce untold amounts of gold nuggets. The index is a Who's Who in historical gold strikes, locations and forgotten names and places. Large format. 160 pp. (GP100) $19.95 APPALACHIAN GOLD. General information on how to find it, equipment to use, maps and literature available. Appendix furnishes a listing of known placer locals in the area. 52 pp. (GP101) $4.95 ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING, Wilson. Guide book to locations. 148 pp. (GP102) $9.95 ARIZONA'S LITTLE KNOWN GOLD PLACERS, Wielgus. An easy-to-read guide to rarely visited gold placers. Detailed instructions. Large format. 128 pp. (GP151) $22.95 COLORADO PLACERS AND PLACERING, Parker. The most comprehensive document ever published on the subject. 112 pp. (GP157) $11.95 DISCOVERING WASHINGTON"S HISTORIC MINES - VOL. 2: The East Central Cascades and the Wenatchee Mountains. You'll find everything from little glory holes to the mighty Cannon and Lovitt Mines in these pages. Each mine is rated for hiking difficulty and distance. Large format. 336 pp. (GP172) $34.95 * NEW * DISCOVERING WASHINGTON’S HISTORIC MINES, VOL. 3: The Northern Cascade Mountains. This volume caps the series off by exploring mines that lie north of those in the first two volumes, clear to the Canadian border. Large format. 315 pp. (GP193) $39.95 THE ELUSIVE “POCKET GOLD” OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON, Bohmker. Revised and expanded. Searching techniques, history, understanding small mine workings & geology, hard-rock pan testing, metal detecting advice for hard-rock gold and where to go to find it. 81 pp. (GP183) $17.50 GOLD CAMPS AND SILVER CITIES, Wells. Revised edition. Over 250 photographs and illustrations of the early mining days in Idaho accompany this extensively revised history. 208 pp. (GP153) $24.95 GOLD CREEKS AND GHOST TOWNS, Barlee. British Columbia, Canada material. 192 pp. (GP149) $17.95 GOLD CREEKS AND GHOST TOWNS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, Barlee. Ghost towns, mining towns, lost mine and treasure locations in Northeastern Washington. 223 pp. (GP160) $17.95 GOLD AND DIAMONDS IN INDIANA, Hill. Revised and updated. 16 counties are listed where gold has been found and three places where diamonds have been located in the state. 56 pp. (GP109) $5.00 GOLD DIGGER’S ATLAS, Johnson. This map book only purports to show where gold has been found. Upon reaching an area, much depends on the reader’s own ingenuity. After all - gold is where you find it, and no book can claim credit for your discoveries. 64 pp. (GP103) $7.50 GOLD IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA, Hurst. 60 pp. (GP112) $15.95 GOLD IN IDAHO, Staley. A reprint of the U. of Idaho pamphlet No. 68. Pristine wilderness abounds and undiscovered gold awaits the new prospector. 26 maps, 24 illustrations, large format, spiral bound. 52 pp. (GP173) $15.95 GOLD IN MICHIGAN. References and photocopies of selected out-of-print publications of the DNR Geological Survey Division. Large format. 83 pp. (GP158) $19.95 GOLD NUGGET-TEERING IN NEVADA, Book One, Toole. Detailed info on where to prospect for gold in Nevada. Gold placer mining districts with maps and directions to each site. Indexed by counties. 140 pp. (GP163) $22.95 GOLD NUGGET-TEERING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Toole. Contains maps and directions to each site mentioned in the book. Large Format. 140 pp. (GP170) $22.95 GOLD OCCURRENCES OF COLORADO. Davis/Streufert. Colorado has been a major gold producing state since the 1860’s. This publication identifies much of the new information and concepts that have been developed in the last several years. Large geologic maps included. Large format. 101 pp. (GP182) $14.00 * NEW * GOLD IN ONTARIO , Barnes. A inside look at the evolution of gold prospecting and mining in Ontario which produced almost half of the more than $1 billion in gold mined annually in Canada. Large format. Cloth. 144 pp. (GP189) $27.95 GOLD PANNER’S GUIDE TO THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Bohmker. Revised, updated and expanded edition. Long appreciated by gold prospectors/miners, novice gold panners & history buffs. Written by a third generation gold digger who enjoys sharing his passion for mining with others. 98 pp. (GP186) $17.50 GOLD PANNER’S GUIDE TO RECREATIONAL MINING AT THE BOHEMIA, SOUTH UMPQUA AND COWS CREEK AREA, OREGON, Bohmker. An experienced gold miner shares advice, history, and personal experiences to help you mine your own gold on these sites set aside for recreational mining. 28 pp. (GP188) $7.95 GOLD PANNING FRASER, THOMPSON AND COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEMS, Lewis/Lewis. A prospector’s treasure trail to creeks of gold in the Interior of British Columbia. This book provides priceless information on the gold-bearing creeks, their bars, banks, history and the areas where placer gold is known to exist. 94 pp. (GP181) $9.95 GOLD PANNING AND PLACERING IN COLORADO, Parker. Helpful hints of "How" and "Where" for the neophyte or recreational gold panner. To the professional gold seekers the author provides several tantalizing leads to undiscovered lodes. 83 pp. (GP155) $12.00 GOLD PANNING AND STREAM PROSPECTING IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO, Benham. 2-color map showing principal gold producing areas in 17 southwestern counties and leading placer areas. Reverse full of useful information. 18x24". (GP105) $3.25 GOLD PANNING IN THE CARIBOO, Lewis/Hart. A prospector's treasure trail to creeks of gold. Numerous maps and photos. Detailed directions. 96 pp. (GP165) $9.95 GOLD PANNING SOUTHWESTERN B.C. AND VANCOUVER ISLAND, Lewis/Hart. Detailed directions and information about 50 creeks, rivers and river bars where placer gold is known to exist. Numerous maps and photos. 96 pp. (GP164) $9.95 GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA, Carpenter. Summary of gold mine locations and history within the state. Gives history and location of the mines by district. (GP114) $10.95 GOLD AND SILVER IN TEXAS, Evans. Details where gold and silver can be found in the state by district. Describes types and locations of mines and prospects. Maps, large format. 36 pp. (GP110) $7.95 GOLD IN VIRGINIA, Sweet. Details every gold location within the state. Indexed for easy use. Covers 13 counties. 31 maps, large format. 77 pp. (GP113)

		* GUIDEBOOKS TO CALIFORNIA MINES * Price is $7.50 each. State title when ordering MINES OF THE HIGH DESERT (GP120) MINES OF THE MOJAVE (GP122) MINES OF SAN BERNARDINO (GP123) MINES OF THE EASTERN SIERRA (GP125) MINES OF THE SAN GABRIELS (GP126) MINES OF DEATH VALLEY (GP127)

	MICHIGAN GOLD, Fountain. From 1840's to modern mining, the only complete history of Upper Michigan's Gold Mines. More than 75 gold mining ventures detailed. 163 pp. (GP150) $12.95 * NEW * MINES OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG, AND OTHER SOUTHERN NEVADA DISTRICTS. Also covers Searchlight, Eldorado, Crescent and Gold Mountain. Two illustrated articles, written in 1907, capture the flavor and excitement of the mining era. Topography, geology, ore deposits, mining developments and a 22”x28” color map. 144 pp. (GP192) $19.95 MINES, MINERS, AND MINERALS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MOUNTAIN EMPIRE, Presnell. 256 pp. (MG167) $14.95 MODERN PROSPECTING, McPherson. How to find, claim and sell mineral deposits. With its handy glossary and helpful information on government agencies, websites and other contacts for assays, suppliers and geological bulletins, this book is the foremost how-to-do-it-right guide to prospecting in the 21st century. 303 pp. (GP178) $14.95 PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, Johnson. Covers 87 different districts in the counties of Cochise, Gila, Graham and Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma. Excellent bibliography. 103 pp. (GP133) $8.95 PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, Johnson. Lists the location, topography and geologic maps, access and production history. Good bibliography of additional literature and geological map references. 118 pp. (GP134) $8.95 PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW MEXICO, Johnson. Covers 33 placer deposits in depth and mentions minor ones. Lists topographic and geologic maps that are available, also access. Large Map. 46 pp. (GP135) $8.95 PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA, Morrison. More than 20 county maps complete this valuable guide to prospecting in the Gold Country of California. 192 pp. (GP161) $12.95 PLACER GOLD IN THE NORTHEASTERN US, Maslowski. 41 pp. (GP139) $8.95 PLACER MINING IN NEVADA, Vandenburg. County by county summary of rock gravel gold sites, describing mining methods and equipment required. 178 pp. (GP169) $14.95 PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF AL, GA, NC, SC, PA, TN, and VA, Koschmann/Bergendahl. A description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in these states. 14 pp. (GP156) $5.95 PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, Koschmann/Bergendahl. One of the best books on gold locations available. Listed by States. Large format. 283 pp. (GP138) $15.95 RIVERS OF GOLD, Lee/Lee. A true Yukon story. Marauding bears, flash floods, and bone-chilling winter supply trips are just a few of the challenges the Lee family of Langley, B.C. faces in its modern-day quest for Klondike gold. 202 pp. (GP185) $19.95 * BACK IN PRINT * SECOND REPORT ON THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA, Jones. A very comprehensive work. Detailed descriptions of mines (with locations) in 38 counties, including White County. Has pocket map. 283 pp. (GP111) $12.95 TAILINGS FROM THE GOLDEN WEST, Mitchell. The rich gold discoveries detailed in this book will inspire the reader to seek out new gold deposits armed with the geologic clues included within these pages. 176 pp. (GP187) $14.95 WHERE TO FIND ARIZONA'S PLACER GOLD, Toole. This book is a must for the beginner and the pro. If you are about to search for Arizona gold, this book should be your starting point. Maps with directions. 144 pp. (GP130) $22.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD AND GEMS IN NEVADA, Klein. Maps and descriptive text on each county. Maps. 110 pp. (GP143) $8.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN CALIFORNIA, Toole. A book of maps with directions to BLM areas, forestry reserves, free-use sites and gold locations. For the location of gold panning sites, suction dredging sites, beach placers, rare earth minerals, placer gold gravels, gold sniping sites and more. Large format with readable maps with locations and directions clearly marked. Most locations with township/range numbers shown. Spiral bound, dozens and dozens of maps. 144 pp. (GP147) $22.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Klein. Significant amounts of gold were found and mined in Northern California during the Gold Rush, and it's still there to be found, if you know its secrets. 153 pp. (GP162) $10.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN OREGON, Toole. Identical format as the above book but with all the information relative to the state of Oregon. 139 pp. (GP148) $22.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Klein. Updated. All new maps and an added chapter on the Kern River area. Good introduction to the gold bearing areas. 108 pp. (GP145) $9.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN THE DESERT, Klein. Newly listed areas in Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, along with updated Ariz. and Calif. locations. New maps make locating areas easy. Nugget shooting chapter. 144 pp. (GP141) $9.95 WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN THE MOTHER LODE, Klein. Info on the areas in which "seekers" are doing the best - also discusses other possibilities of lost treasure in the area (Calif.) 179 pp. (GP142) $9.95 WHERE TO FIND YANKEE PLACER GOLD, Tooles. Maps and the directions to the gold sites in ME, VT, CT, NH, and MA. 138 pp. (GP154) $22.95 X MARKS THE SPOT...NEVADA, Johnson. Research for the small miner and prospector. GPS locations on most mines in Nevada. Large format, spiral bound. 121 pp. (GP184) $24.95 HISTORY THE ANCIENT MINES OF KITCHI-GUMMI, Jewell. Cypriot/Minoan traders in North America. Pre-Columbian visitors who, for 1200 years, mined Lake Superior copper and carried it to the Mediterranean. 184 pp. (GH124) $13.95 * NEW * THE BEAUTIFUL MINE: Women Prospectors of the Old West, Enss. Often portrayed as “camp followers” or “sporting women” in association with the gold rushes of the Old West, women actually made fortunes panning and mining as well. 148 pp. (GH133) $12.95 BLOWN TO BITS IN THE MINE, Twitty. A history of mining and explosives in the United States. The author explains the tools and equipment of the miner in a way that will appeal to the mining historian. 208 pp. (GH120) $24.95 * NEW * BONANZA WEST, Greeves. The story of the Western Mining Rushes, 1848-1900. One of the top mining books of all time. 430 pp. (GH116) $16.95 CARIBOO GOLD RUSH. In 1858 30,000 gold seekers stampeded to the Fraser River. Their discovery resulted in today's province called British Columbia. 94 pp. (GH114) $8.95 COLORADO GOLD: From the Pike's Peak Rush to the Present, Voynick. About the boom, the busts, the dashed hopes, the people lured to find it, then forever changed by their success or failure. 206 pp. (GH117) $14.00 COLORADO'S LOST GOLD MINES AND BURIED TREASURE, Bancroft. 30 romantic and fabled tales of Colorado's misplaced wealth. 56 pp. (GH100) $5.95 CRIPPLE CREEK BONANZA, Cunningham. The Cripple Creek Gold Rush of 1891 turned Colorado citizens into overnight millionaires and set off a hard rock mining operation that is still going on today. 218 pp. (GH112) $12.95 DAYS OF GOLD, Rohrbough. A comprehensive history of the California Gold Rush, the consequences of which spread outward in ever widening circles to touch the lives of families and communities everywhere in the United States. Cloth. 363 pp. (GH115) $14.95 ELDORADO: The California Gold Rush, Walker. The complete, often gaudy, always fascinating story of the California Gold Rush, the greatest mining bonanza in all of American history. 379 pp. (GH123) $27.95 FOUR DAYS FROM FORT WINGATE: The Lost Adams Diggings, French. In 1864 a party of miners, a guide, and a freighter set off in search of a rich canyon of gold, Arizona Territory. Their guide led them through Apacheria in unexplored western New Mexico. There in the sandy floor of a hidden canyon, they found a fabulous bonanza of gold. Indians attacked, many of the men were killed. The survivors escaped the attack, leaving behind a wealth of treasure. It has reportedly never been found. Bibliography, maps. 259 pp. (GH108) $9.95 FROZEN GOLD, Gould. A treatise on early Klondike mining technology, methods, and history. Large format. 106 pp. (GH126) $10.95 THE GEORGIA GOLD RUSH, Williams. The thrill and heartbreak of the first gold rush in U.S. history. 178 pp. (GH110) $19.95 GOLD OF THE AMERICAS, Marx. Natures gold, its origin, how its formed, plus many stories of explorers and their quest for gold. Gold in the U.S., the 49ers, the Klondike, Black Hills, Carolinas, Georgia, California, Rockies, plus much more. 168 pp. (GH111) $9.95 GOLD IN THEM HILLS, Glasscock. The story of the West's last wild mining days. A reproduction of the 1932 first edition. This book will be enjoyed by all who love old Nevada. 330 pp. (GH118) $15.95 GOLD RUSH GATEWAY: Skagway and Dyea, Alaska, Cohen. The early history of these two towns is interrelated, but today they are vastly different. Large format. 138 pp. (GH125) $9.95 THE GOLD SEEKERS: Gold, Ghosts and Legends from Carolina to California, Roberts. From 1804 to 1828, all domestic gold coined at the U.S. Mint came from North Carolina. The only experienced miners in the Western gold fields were the miners of Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. This is the first book to tie the earlier gold rush in 1829 in the South to the better-known California Gold Rush of 1849. It presents a history of the southern gold rush and the legends that have grown up around it. 164 pp. (GH103) $12.95 * NEW * LIES, LEGENDS & LORE OF THE SAN JUANS, Henn. Tales of early miners, lost gold mines, boyhood adventures, ghost stories and other delightful and informative lore about times long ago in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. 186 pp. (GH129) $14.95 THE LOST ADAMS DIGGINGS, Purcell. Myth, mystery, and madness. The secrets behind the legend of the Lost Adams Mine. Large format. 232 pp. (GH119) $24.95 LOST MINES OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST, Mitchell. Tells of the lost mine stories which abound in the Southwest. Index. 174 pp. (TR121) $12.50 * BACK IN PRINT! * MINING FRONTIERS OF THE FAR WEST 1848-1880, Paul/West. This long out-of-print book is now available in a reprinted and expanded edition by Elliot West. A highly praised classic study of western mining with three new chapters added. 340 pp. (GH130) $21.95 * NEW * ON THE TRAIL TO THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, Delano. Alonzo Delano bid farewell to his wife and children and joined the rush to El Dorado. He persevered in writing his remarkable detailed diary, recounting his experiences among the more than 30,000 gold-seekers. 384 pp. (GH132) $16.95 * NEW * PERILOUS PASSAGE, Purple. A narrative of the Montana Gold Rush 1862-63. Purple’s never before published, first-person account of his encounters along the trail from Salt Lake City to Montana and at the Bannack City goldfields, where he prospected and peddled in the first year of the town’s existence. 211 pp. (GH131) $15.95 RICHES TO RUST, Twitty. A guide to mining in the Old West. Can be used as a field guide for exploring the many old mine sites across the West, and understanding the relics found strewn around an abandoned mine. 383 pp. (GH121) $24.95 THE SILVER SEEKERS, Nadeau. They tamed California's last frontier in search of silver from the 1860s to the 1880s. A saga that stretches for 400 miles and three decades, from Tahoe to the Mojave in the wilderness east of the Sierra. 328 pp. (GH113) $17.95 THE STREETS WERE PAVED WITH GOLD, Cohen. A pictorial history of the Klondike Gold Rush, 1896-1899. 202 pp. (GH127) $12.95 THIS WAS MINING IN THE WEST, Pearson. Mines in eleven western states are discussed, and mining stock certificates, currency, newspapers and tools from those days are also shown. Large format. 225 photos and price guide included. 166 pp. (GH122) $24.95 * NEW * TOMBSTONE ARIZONA, TOO TOUGH TO DIE, Bailey. The rise, fall and resurrection of a silver camp, 1878-1990. This 398-page book is exhaustively researched and documented with end notes, bibliography, and index. Included are 57 halftones, line drawings, and maps. 398 pp. (GH128) $25.00 WAYBILL TO THE LOST ADAMS DIGGINGS, Stewart. Some new info on a legendary gold bonanza. Newly discovered document lends credence to the existence of a "lost diggings" which could be worth billions. Detailed, comprehensive. 32 pp. (GH106) $6.95 YUKON GOLD, Preyde. This book celebrates the centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush and covers all of the important events of the discovery of gold and the subsequent stampede. Striking photographs. 95 pp. (GH109) $12.95 GOLD - TOOLS GARRETT GRAVITY TRAP PANS. Molded from high impact plastic, they won't break, dent or bend. LIFETIME GUARANTEE. Green, 14" size. (GPG) $8.95 CLASSIFIER-SIFTER. Can be used on all types of gold pans 10" or larger. Also can be used as a coin sifter in beach sand or loose soil. (GCS) $7.95 GARRETT 10 1/2" PAN. Same as above. (GCS) $7.95 1849's GOLD RUSH KIT. Includes standard 14" Garrett pan, 10 1/2" finishing pan, classifier and how-to booklet. (GRK) $29.95 GOLD PANNING KIT (Everything but the stream). Learn gold panning with this complete kit. 12" thermoplastic pan, gold ore for panning, secrets of gold panning book, hand lens, eyedropper, vial for gold, instructions. (GP401) $12.50 GOLD PANNING KIT II. Same as above, but with 11" steel gold pan. (GP402) $13.95 GOLD ORE FOR PANNING. Pan out the gold in this native material from Colorado. Gold bites/flakes average about 6-7 nice specimens per bag. Includes instructions. (GOR) $4.95 SAMPLE BOTTLES. Clear glass. Used as a standard for determining weight. .5 oz., 1 oz., and 2 oz. sizes. (SMBTL) 40 cents each Variety Pack of six, 2 of each size. (BTLVT) $2.40 SNIFTER BOTTLES. Handy, squeeze bottle that sniffs up the finest specks of gold in the pan. (SNBT) $2.95 ACROMATIC LOUPES. The prospector's pocket magnifier. (A-11) Wide Field 10X $15.95 (A-12) Double 10x15 $15.95 GOLD MAGNET. Helpful gadget for extracting black sand from gold concentrate in your pan. (A-28) $6.95