Gold Fever !!!
Tomah
Wisconsin GPAA Chapter February, 2015
Welcome
Welcome to the 2015 GOLD FEVER Newsletter.
Another year, another gold prospecting opportunity.
Do not forget the Newsletter and pictures can always be found at:
www.huntforgems.com/gpaatomahwi/
Presidents Message
I would like to thank Gary Morrison for telling us about his tour of the Garrett
Metal detector Factory in Texas and about prospecting in the area.
If anyone else has taken a trip to
a prospecting location and would be willing to share that with the club let me
know. Hot all of us can get out to everywhere we would like to but I do like to
hear about those places.
The South Dakota trip is coming up
in June of this year. Members are responsible for getting their own hotels or
making their own camping arrangements for the weekend. If you can team up with
other members that would save you some money for traveling and rooms. Ask around
at the meetings if you would like to go with someone else and your schedules
can match. I will be staying with Richard N. and Jeff H. on the trip.
The dig is at the Husker claim between Deadwood and Sturgis.
The GPAA has a new show on TV
called Gold Trails hosted by Kevin Hougland. Unfortunately it is not on any of
the stations around here. But you can still see the show on line at
www.goldprospectors,org/goldtrails. On Facebook at www.facebook.com/gold trails
TV. GPAA
site:www.goldprospectors.org if you a GPAA member. You will have to log on and
register if you haven't already done so.
This month Dean Race is coming to
talk about his gold dredging camp near Chicken AK. I have been there and it is
quiet and adventure. You get to keep all the gold you find. Dean has a camp set
up and all the equipment all you have to do is get to Fairbanks and his crew
will do the rest. You will need a wet suit and your personal Items sleeping bag.
He will give you a list of everything included and what you have to bring
yourself.
Hope to see you at the meeting Mike Fait
Upcoming Events
Feb 21, 2015 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00 pm
Program: Gold Prospecting in Alaska Dean Race
Mar 7, 2015 Wausau Prospector Meeting NO MEETING Klondike Days in Eagle
River, Wi.
Mar 21, 2015 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00 pm
Program: Bob Mandoli will be in to talk about copper hunting in the U.P.
April 4, 2015 Wausau Prospector Meeting Program:
Gold Panning & Rock Collecting in South Dakota
May 16, 2015 Tomah Club Spring Outing Metal Detecting metal detecting hunt
no meeting in Tomah.
June 5, 6, 7, 2015 South Dakota Husker #1 GPAA Claim Outing by Wausau GPAA
Chapter.
June 20, 2015 Tomah Club Meeting NO MEETING
July 18, 2015 - Tomah Club Meeting at Town of LaGrange Town Hall at 1:00 pm
August 15, 2015 Nugget Lake County Park Outing.
Officers
President
Michael Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Vice-President Gary Morrison 715-316-2160
Secretary
Jeanne Morrison 715-316-2160
Newsletter
Editor - Diane North (dbnorth@centurytel.net)
608-635-7031
Treasure
Gayle Fait (mgfait@charter.net)
715-384-9265
Outing
Chairman Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
Claims
Director Richard Niemyjski (richnski@frontiernet.net)
608-637-3295
State
Director Open
Tomah Wisconsin GPAA Chapter Minutes January, 2015
Old Business:
The January meeting was held at the Town Hall at the Town of Lagrange, 22731
Flint Ave. on Route #21 west of Tomah Wisconsin on January 17th, 28
members and guests attended the January
meeting.
Thank you to
Gary Morrison for his trip stories from Texas & Oklahoma.
The tour through the Garrett Factory, is a tour not to be missed if in
the area. Also the
information about the K River Campground, north of Antlers OK, was very
interesting. If you would like more
information there web site is www.kriver.com of phone (580)298-2442.
New
Business:
Februarys
meeting will be on the 3rd Saturday of February on the 21st
at 1:00 pm at the Town Hall at the Town of Lagrange, 22731 Flint Ave. on Route
#21 west of Tomah Wisconsin.
Please bring a dish to pass for lunch.
Speaker will be Dean Race about his Gold Prospecting in Alaska.
Dean always brings a lot of pictures and information about prospecting in
Alaska.
Raffles:
Donations to the raffle were from:
Larry Bender, Richard Niemyjski, Diane &
Bill North, Gary & Jeanne Morison, Wayne Ellison, Diane Collins, Steve Miller,
Jack J Jasinski, Kim Mickelson and Dave Bender - hope I didn't miss anyone.
Raffles:
50/50 raffle
winner Steve Miller
Gold raffle
winners: Gold nugget - Gary Morrison, Pay Dirt Merlin Meyer, Gem Bag Mike
Fait
Richard
Niemyjski 2014 Detecting Finds
1922 Peace
Dollar, 1976 Ike Dollar, 61 Clad Quarters, 88 Clad Dimes, 38 Nickels (1 was
1907) 276 Pennies
4 Silver
Quarters, 19 Silver Dimes, 59 Wheat Pennies, 3 Indian Pennies (1903, 1904, &
1906)
2 Silver
rings, 13 gram 12k gold chain, 1 58 cal. Rim fire complete bullet, 1 Silver ear
ring, Copper nails, & small copper teddy
For Sale:
Bob Mandoli
has a Minelab SD2300 for sale with 10hrs of use with charger for $2800
(920)843-1727
Gold Price
on 2/1/15 was $1,293.10 Silver
Price on 2/1/15 was $17.23
Respectfully submitted by Diane North
Newsletter Editor
MAY
THERE BE GOLD IN EVERY PAN !!!!
GPAA News
These two
stories will be published in the Feb/March Pick & Shovel Gazette and are now
online. If you read them, you will be better able understand what is happening
with both dredging court cases in California and the important role of Public
Lands for the People and other mining rights groups have played in the legal
wrangle.
Miners win
federal preemption battle: California Superior Court judge rules against states
scheme to ban dredging
Mining
legend leaves legacy of hope: PLP President Jerry Hobbs dead at 71
Wisconsin
Area Clubs
Greenbush
Wisconsin GPAA Chapter holds their meetings on the 2nd Saturday of
each month at 3:00 pm in the Greenbush Town Hall, N644 Sugarbush Rd, Greenbush
Wi. Contact: Ron Smith 920-207-4092
Midstate
Metal Detecting Club meets every 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm at
Shooters Bar and Restaurant at the intersection of Hwy 39 and 54, next to the
Shell Station. Contact: Steve
Miller 715-572-1845
Wausau
Prospectors meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 11:00 am in the
community room at Cedar Creek Mall next to I-39 just north of Gander Mountain.
Take I-39 exit 185. Contact:
Kurt Bublitz 715-340-2831 or e-mail
lizzy101@charter.net
Wisconsin
Northwoods Adventures GPAA Chapter holds their meetings on the 2nd
Saturday of every month at 11:00 am, at Rice Lake
Regional Airport located west of Cameron and west of hwy53 on 19th St.,
Rice Lake, Wi. Contact: Mike
Wiersma 715-833-7603