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Complete Gold dredging operation on North Fork of FortyMile river in Alaska
A partial list of included items; 10 claims(2-1/2 miles of river), 6" proline dredge, 8" Dahlke dredge, highbanker
16 x 8 hovercraft, tents, generator, 12V freezer/cooler, hot shower, 18' flat bed trailer, 28' 5th wheel trailer, and more
You can check out the status and location of the claims at the Alaska Mapper site: https://mapper.dnr.alaska.gov/
Claim Names________Claim numbers
Sassy Kat I _________ADL: 662301
Jack #1 _________ADL: 718320
Dancy 1_________ADL: 730327
Dancy 2_________ADL: 730328
Dancy 3_________ADL: 801300
Dancy 4_________ADL: 801301
Dancy 5_________ADL: 801302
Dancy 6_________ADL: 801303
Dancy 7_________ADL: 801304
Dancy 8_________ADL: 801305
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Click HERE to see movie showing claims Dancy3 thru Dancy 6.
Movie starts at Dancy 3 and goes up river
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Click HERE to see movie showing claims Dancy7 thru Dancy 8.
Movie starts as Dancy 8 then goes down river to Dancy 7
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Click HERE to see me dredging on Dancy1 in 2021 with 8 inch.
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Click HERE to see riding past Dancy 2 with a view of possible source creek "Hilda"
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Click HERE to see me driving past Dancy 6
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Total from 2024 working 3-4 hrs per day, 4-5 day per week, for about 5 weeks using 6 inch
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Dredging Sassy Kat 1 in 2021
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Nearly everyone on the river uses Hovercraft to get to their claims
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Marking claims in 2014
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Sampling Jack 1 in 2018
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Testing Dancy 1 in 2024
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