![]() Modern day prospecting Darrin and Becky Batman from Sullivan, Ill., pan for glacier gold in the Deer Creek in Delphi. It also mentioned “considerable samples of gold” were found in Deer Creek near Delphi. Lassiter, who was born and raised in Indiana and currently resides in Logansport, is the author of a book about modern-day gold hunting called “Midwest Gold Prospecting.” According to the book, an 1862 report indicated gold was found along the Blue River in Henry County near New Castle. He said glacier gold is heavier than creek bed gravel and sinks several feet below the surface. Pure gold is 24 karat and the glacier gold found in Indiana is 22 karat. It is malleable or “soft” and can be bent but not crushed. ![]() Group founder, Charles Lassiter said “glacier gold” washes down from Canada and it is five times heavier than pure gold. Roughly 20 members of the Northern Indiana Gold Prospectors of America Association (GPAA) gathered at Riley Park to hunt for glacier gold in the creek. Those individuals firmly suspect that there is gold to be found in Deer Creek and on a recent Saturday they were in town looking for it. However, there are others outside the local community and Indiana who know the secret. Those who have lived in the Delphi community for 40 or 50 years might find it surprising to know their hometown has a hidden secret. ![]() He heard about the present of gold in Deer Creek on a television show called “Gold Fever” and came Saturday to try his had at mining. I will be taking this pump out with me when my prospecting season starts in the coming weeks and hope to make some more videos to show how it works but if anyone wanted to make one as a project, I highly recommend it as it's a fun build with impressive results.Sluice box at work Darrin Batman of Sullivan, Ill., demonstrates how a sluice box “washes” gravel away so that gold can be caught in the bottom of the box. The cost to make one of these pumps is really minimal, especially if you can scavenge suitable parts because it doesn't have to look pretty as long as it works as its supposed to, I think this cost me about £15 in total to make ($25). ![]() One of these 4" manual gold pumps can fill a 1/4" classifier in just 3-4 draws depending on the material being worked, so they can save a lot of time compared to smaller versions of the pump which can take 5-10 minutes to fill the same classifier. These pumps are great to use where you are not allowed to use any mechanical processing to remove material from rivers & streams as this is a purely manual process. ![]() I have a previous build version of this 4" manual gold pump on my youtube channel but due to trial & error, I have improved upon the previous design to make my 4" manual gold pump lighter, lose less material and create a smoother suction vacuum. Here's a video showing how I've redesigned and made my monster 4" manual gold pump/dredge. ![]()
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