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Hi Everyone,
As promised, here is Part 2 of my New Beginnings adventure. I very much hope you'll enjoy coming along, it has been a pleasure to share these stories with all of you. All the very best, take care,
John
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| Gemhunter |
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Hi John,
WOW you guys did real good at the new claim. Thanks for sharing these with us all and great pictures too. Keep them a coming John.
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John, thanks for the followup report. You certainly seem to have truly started some new beginnings. There is nothing more daunting then to be in the middle of a raging blizzard with tires spinning and no help for miles. Such experiences stick with you for a lifetime.
It is great to see the New Beginnings Claim posts where none had previously existed. It means there are still sites to be explored for and found. May there always be wild places where the adventurous can roam and explore. |
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| Joe D. |
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John,
Thanks for the explanation of sorting out and filing your claim. Some people think they can go anywhere and do anything with 4 X 4s and get into trouble fast. On ice there is no vehicle that handles it without trouble. I still remember my old studded snow tires. They worked on ice but they sure tore up roads and driveways. They also made stopping on dry pavement a tricky thing also.
My trusty SUV, 2001 Ford Expedition, has taken me to the four corners of the U.S.A. and all the provinces of Canada. I just replaced the original battery since it was starting to complain in the morning. Eight years is the longest I have even heard of a battery lasting so it was time to retire it. I replaced it with one with 950 cranking amps so it should start even a semi. I have found that the more cranking amps you buy the longer it lasts and more dependable it is.
Like you I like to visit remote areas and to do so you have to depend on your "Tools". My "Blue Stallion" is one of my best ever purchases.
Next Summer you should have lots of fun and adventure at your new claim. Do you intend to bring in a backhoe to make digging easier or stay with hand tools? Even a front end loader would make things easier to get at the "Good" stuff. Does the BLM in Idaho allow you to use heavy equipment on the site?
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Hi John, Great read. I always enjoy your trip reports. One of these days we'll all have to get together and start a new rockhound magazine called simply "Trip Reports" You already have enough to write a book. I'd buy that book in a heartbeat.I recently had a chance to dig at The Juniper Ridge Opal Mine and the owners Ken and Chuck had great things to say about their visit with you at Tucson.
I'm having a little trouble with rain my self today out on the coast of Oregon. Hopefully the weather will clear up soon and I can get out and check a couple of new sites I've learned of. Herb might even join me Monday. Man it would be great to walk a beach with the famous beach walker himself.
Thanks for the info on the museum I'll be sure to visit it as soon as my schedule allows.
Kors
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| Big Bill |
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W.O.W You write, or tell an exceptional story. It always amazes me that we, a person can get such increadible objects from the earth. Looking at the host material, or place; a person wouldn't think that the minerals would be there, like if i said to my wife "if you dig there you'll find such and such" she'd think i was full of sh#!. Increadible story. This Mcrocks site is better than rock&gem. |
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John, thank you so much for your double report. What an adventure! What I would have given to join you back when I was a lot younger and full of vinegar. Here's to your future adventures and what lies ahead for you. Regards, dave t.  |
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| mike k |
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Thanks for sharing the adventure, John. Inspirational for me right now because I'm going thru a rough time at work where things could end up a little better, or much worse. I can't do anything about it this weekend except get the heck out in nature for a day, try to get it out of my head, and remember what really matters. Its supposed to be sunny, but right now I'd dare some hail and snow to challenge me!
I don't believe I've read of an encounter with a government agency that went as smooth as yours. Congrats on your new claim.
Rob, love the idea of a "field trip reports" book/magazine, Something to inspire future rockhounds and instill the proper ethics, like Carl Kauffeld's books did for me as a kid, and for some of us to vicariously visit places we may never get to see for ourselves in this day and age.
You're right in your comparison about this website and a popular magazine, Big Bill. |
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| Mike Streeter |
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Hey John,
You're a hulluva story teller, Mr. Cornish. But, gotta tell you, based on the first picture in your report, you had it right when you wrote, "there have been many changes in my life." The fuzzy long hair and beard ARE quite a change! 
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| John Cornish |
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Hi Everyone,
Wow, a home run! Thanks everyone for sharing and taking the time to comment, I very much appreciate it!
Thanks Carl... I'll 100% do my best!
Your right Jay, ah the memories. Here's to a lifetime of them, I'll leave the t.v. for someone else!
Not to take away any fire from your 2nd paragraph but... while I haven't really commented on it, after the first two claims were established, I came across two references and then with Fred and Amy's help a third, which specifically mention this general area and its minerals. The one's I found were from the late 1930's and F & A's came from the late 1950's. The information is out there, it just takes a bit of sleuthing and luck to find it sometimes!
With that said, the ground of the New Beginnings claim had never been claimed previously according to the records I've been able to access.
One final thought, it has amazed me over the years the number of guys I've spoken with who had done exploration work in the "area" for the "big" mining companies looking for gold, etc. Mining is well established here and certainly helps center reality around the simple theory that in order for one to find something, one should look where something has been found!
Hi Joe... Often, my best friend in the field is my truck, boy, how true of a comment is this!
Filing the claim is a relatively quick process. Getting my Plan of Operations (which I have not even begun yet) approved is a much more involved, complicated and lengthy process. And, there is still the bond to pay too. And on and on... It may take several years before I can legally get equipment on site. In the meantime, we'll play with hand tools.
Hi Rob... Fun idea, sharing our stories, that goodness for Mike and Chrissey and the Mcrocks site, we've our virtual Field Trip book right here!
... and Rob remember, your talking to a native Washingtonian, rain is just liquid sunshine!!
Say hi to Ken and Chuck if you see 'em again and if Herb is able to join ya, pass on a big hello for me! Have fun and be safe!!!
Big Bill... WOW, thanks, you said it all!!!
Hi Dave T... No problem I'm happy to share all the fun without all the sweat and agony. You go ahead and grab up that favorite beverage and settle in and I'll keep on writing! There's lots more fun out there to be had!!
Hi Mike K... Thanks for writing, I hope things work out for you in every sense! Thank goodness for being able to get out, it makes all the difference some days!
And, as you can see by my comments to Joe below, I'm not out of the woods yet regarding the claim, but yes, my first encounters did go very well and I'm very fortunate to be able to say that!
Hi Mike... We chuckled about this earlier too, funny! Of course that's my friend Fred. The best discoveries from the new claim are mostly his, although Keith also managed some real killers!
Thank you everyone for taking the time to comment and come visit, hopefully we'll be getting together again soon for more fun, take care and all the very best!!!
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Wow, John, sounds like you came a bit too close for comfort there! We are all really happy that you made it out okay - I'd hate to think of the Feb. show without your smiling face, even if it's hidden by all of that fur. The goodies you are finding are fabulous, but be careful we all care about you.
A couple of years ago we went in search of a geode site. We got to within about 10-15 minutes of the location after a 3 hour trip and hit red clay. We backed out rather than risk getting stuck, but were a bit concerned about getting back to solid ground. Of course we didn't have a snowstorm barreling down on us, too.
Take care of yourself, mister!
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| John Cornish |
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Hi Junesse,
My mustache is big, but not that big! That's Fred silly!
If your not working the show too, we'll see ya next year! Have a great day and thanks for writing! Take care,
John |
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| Jim Adams |
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Hi John,
Your report gives good insight into what it takes to stake a claim, although I'm sure it really just scratches the surface (pun intended). I understand your regret about not taking pictures. Sometimes we get so busy taking care of necessities and having fun that we forget to document what's going on.
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| John Cornish |
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Hi Jim,
Thanks so much for writing! The weather just came in sooo thoroughly that any other hoped for digging (and finding) was just flat not going to happen. Thank goodness I had the time to do all I absolutely needed! Staking the claim was my priority. For sure, some fun would have been great digging on the hill, but what the hey, I'd trade that for hanging with my friends! Thanks Jim, oh a one other thing, my newest comes out tomorrow!!!!
All the very best,
John |
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Hi John
What great reports you write and looking at all those specimens and pictures is so fun! I feel myself sittin on those rocks in the dirt so easily!Thanks so much for sharing again.
We haven't had time to miss that sort of area yet but we sure will! We spent a lot of time tromping similar terrain in the last 8 summers.We never dug into them just surface collected and it makes me wonder what wonders we walked over on our adventures! Heaving a sigh but real happy in our new community, KOR, Rhonda  |
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