NUPA Nuggets May 2013

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NUPA NUGGETS

In This Issue

Sheris Notes

Utah, Idaho, NV

(new info)

Osceola

Day Outing

Odd tips

Calendar

Shady Lane Park, 600 W between 2700 N and Pleasant View Dr.

Next Meeting, May 22, 2013The next meeting is our claims review. Bring your note pad. We will review all NUPAclaims plus any information we can provide on other open areas. This is an importantreview. You can have your questions answered by members who have been to thesites.

Presidents MessageHi everyone. A big thank

-you to those of you who came to help with the road

clean

-up.

We had a great turn out, fun conversation and friendship at breakfast afterword.

Also, big Thank you to Leo for the presentation and showing us how to make a vacuum.

It was fun and entertaining. To all of you going to Osceola, hope you have a great

outing. See you all at the nextmeeting.

May your pans smile back at you

Mike

Northern Utah Prospectors Association May 2013

Gold: $1,469.84

Silver: $23.93

As of May 8, 2013

Spring FlingMay 18

NUPA provides hot dogs,burgers,

Table service and somebeverages

Membersbring side dishes such as

salad, beans, chips,dessert

Bring yourprospecting toys and tools to

demonstrate, trade or sell


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Officers

2013

President

Mike John435-866-2275

1st Vice President

Mike Kozlowski

2nd Vice President

Steve Sherman

Treasurer/Newsletter

Carolyn Durga801-690-4202

Secretary

Sheri Gaddis

Parliamentarian

Dave DeHeer

Claims Director

Lonnie Fausett

Members at Large

Kim & Sandy Patterson

Leo & Donale Richan

Bob Shriber

Hal & Lynda Berry

Alan Meyer

Curt Dayton

Sheris Notes

A gold panning booth will be set up at Union Station train show May 11

Hal Berry talked about NUPA 1 & 2. All bedrock with 12 inch to several foot

overlay. No black sand. Very fine gold, spotty, and could be found in rock

piles. Caf and hotel nearby.

Rich Roper reported a great time at Crescent and everyone found some gold.

Weather was variable with cold and snow one day and nice the next two.

Leo Richan demonstrated how to build a vacuum with a 5 gallon bucket and

leaf blower. A parts list and instructions were handed out and still available

through Carolyn.

Rich Roper has agreed to be the Wagon Master for the Crescent Creek outing

on April 19212.

Treasurers Report April, 2013

Checking: Savings:

Starting Balance $ 5,044.34 Starting Balance $ 4842.68

Deposits 3,712.70 Interest .40

Interest

.26

Withdrawals 4,354.34

Apr 30 Balance $ 3,002.96 Apr 30 Balance $ 4843.49

An Invitation

Curtis Roche invites interested NUPA members to his

Annual Crawfish Boil

25 May, 2013

315 S 100 W, Hyrum

Starts at 2ish and ends when the crawfish are gone?

Curtis says just show up but it might be nice to let him know anyway


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Winners

All prize winner names were not

captured in the minutes so none

of them are listed.you know

who you are

Door prize (white ticket) winnersare asked to bring refreshments

to the next meeting and are

reimbursed with a receipt

Membership

DuesMembership dues will now run

January through December.

New membership $40.00

Renewal $30.00

Mailed Newsletter $5.00

E-mail copies of the newsletter are

included as part of membership.Mailed newsletters add $5.00 to

renewal to help defray cost of post-

age and printing.

You will have an opportunity to

choose your newsletter delivery

preference when you renew your

membership.

Important information for Utah and Idaho claims(some changes from the last newsletter so please re-read)

The Utah water permit for recreational dredging:

http://www.waterrights.utah.gov/strmalt/rds.asp

You can file online at no charge. Be sure to have the dredge statement in

the comment section highlightedbefore submitting the form or the process

will not complete. Check the box for Sevier County, Mill Creek, if you in-

tend to dredge at NUPA Peekaboo claim in the Little Sevier Canyon. Print

and sign the form and keep it with you when on the claims.

The Idaho water use permit is required for each individual working in

groups of more than 5 in one area when using a pan, sluice, dredge or

high banker. No permit required for groups of 5 or less working in one

area (area not defined by Idaho). The fee is $10 for Idaho residents and

$30 for all others. Maps are no longer required with the permit and only

the drainage basin and stream segments are needed on the application.

Idaho dredgers must complete an EPA water permit process (new in

2013). The NUPA claims on the Middle Fork of the Boise (NUPA 5, Wish-

ful 1,2 and 3,) are still open to dredging (June 30September 30).

The EPA permits should be available now. Dredgers: please let Carolyn

know if you are interested in an EPA presentation explaining the permit.

The Idaho water use permit and EPA dredge application:

http://www.idwr.idaho.gov/RulesStatutesForms/StreamChannel/

StreamChannelForms.htm

http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/npdes+permits/idsuction -gp

Read all permit instructions and pay close attention to

maps and descriptions of open and closed waterways.

Nevada dredgers: Must file an application for a water permit revised in

February of 2013.

http://www.lands.nv.gov/forms/application%20form%20navwaters.pdf

June 26 - General Meeting

Ice Cream Social, Swap Meet, Flea MarketBring anything you would like to swap, sell or donate to

others. Not limited to prospecting gear. The flea market -

swap meet part is not advertised to the public so the

customers will be club members, family, visitors and guests

Gold and Pyrite as they appear

using a microscope in one ore

sample

Au = Gold

Py = Pyrite

GI = ??
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Osceola Outing

May 24 - 26Wagon Master to be determined

The claim is generously opened to us by the

claim owner and is a private claim on BLM land.

Prospecting will be in Dry Gulch.

There are several ways to get to Osceola and

this is just one of them. Google Maps and

MapQuest will give you several options. All

options will be from about 250 to 300 miles from

Salt Lake City.

Take 15 South out of SLC , exit 225 at Nephi

head West on UT 132 until US 6. Follow US 6past Delta into Nevada. Turn left on Osceola/

White Pine County road 35/38 and follow to

Osceola. (mountain pass dirt road of about 12

miles)

Camping for trailers several miles to the East

and also West of the old Cemetery

lower down the mountain. Tent

camp anywhere there are no

improvements or buildings.

Improved camping near Bakerabout 25 miles East and South

of mining area. Ely is about 25

miles West and North and has all

amenities. (including slot machines)

Intersection

6 & 35/38

Equipment: Water may or may not be pre-

sent. It only flows a couple weeks each

year. You can use pan, detector, re-

circulating unit, sluice, dry washer or high

banker. A dredge may or may be useful,

must be no larger than 4 and requires a

permit (see page 3). There is a lot of clay

which may make dry washing difficult this

time of year unless you work higher on the

bench areas on the East side of the can-

yon . ATV or truck useful to get to higher

ground. (Information courtesy of Lonnie

Fausett)

Dry Gulch


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Day Outing

Saturday, June 8

Clear Creek, Raft River Mountains, UtahClear Creek is about a 2 hour drive from North Ogden so we thought it could be close enough for a day outing.

Clear Creek has a small, somewhat improved, no fee campground (pit toilets and tables) plus open camping alongthe creek. The roads are in good shape with lots of room for parking.

President Mike swears there is gold in Clear Creek we will take his word for it. A great place to practice sluicing and

panning, etc. though dredging is not allowed. Plenty of water yet good shallow spots for kids to practice or play.

Bring your tent or trailer or just come for the day. Pack your own vittles and prepare to pack it in, pack it out. Look for

the NUPA sign about 1/4 mile past the campground. Snowville is probably the closest fuel and food at about 30+

miles away.

Directions from Snowville:

From 84 take second Snowville exit onto

UT 30 and head West for about 15.8

miles

Continue on UT 42 W for about 5 miles

Turn left towards Cedar Creek and followfor about 1/2 mile, then turn right on

26400 for 6 miles (should be signs to

Clear Creek.)

Head South on 51600 W road and take

second right onto Clear Creek Road

Follow about 3 miles to campground

Go past campground to NUPA gathering

Large camping & parking area

Clear Creek


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Advertisement

OutingsOsceola May 2426

Clear Creek Day June 8

NUPA 5 , Wishful July 2628

Kaymack K&Q August 1618

Crescent Creek September 2022

Additional information will beposted for each outing

at the meeting prior andin the newsletter.

We are looking for volunteer

Wagon Masters willing to be the

main contact for each outing.

Please contact Mike John if you are

interested.

Minimal work/maximum fun and

your choice of NUPA logo clothing

for volunteering!!

Cant wait to get back out there.

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Submit your information to [email protected].

We will pay you for your New Diabetic Test Stripsunopened in the original box

We prefer that they don't expire for at least 1 yearWe may still take some if they are less then a

year.

Call for PricesMiles 801-391-9912

We can answer your questions

Odd Tips from www.goldfeverprospecting.com

Tie a few feet of fishing line to some small lead weights and affix balloons to the

line...set it loose down the river and watch where the weights settlethats a

good place to start your hunt for gold.

If you brush your teeth with a Sonicare battery operated toothbrush.save the

(2) magnets that drive the brush head when you replace it. These are very smallbut super strong magnets.you can easily separate them from the brush head

with a sideways twist. Use your new magnets to remove black sands from your

gold.

In & around hills of shale rock, carry a canvas bucket & long handled, digging

tool. Scoop out clay or soil trapped between pieces of shale, place scooped out

clay or shale into bucket & carry pail to water source & pan the bucket. Shale

rock cliffs & steep hillsides act as a natural sluice box & trap gold over the years

as rain water wears down the hills.

For a lightweight screen to fit over your miners moss, try plastic rain gutter

guard. At about 6 wide it works great in a mini sluice or mini high banker.

In the sewing/crafts section of Walmart and craft shops you can find plastic nee-

dlepoint canvas sheets which serves as a screen that fits between the carpet

and riffles of a sluice box. It can help increase gold recovery.

Club logo clothing for sale at club meetings. We have hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts,

hats and denim shirts. We also have some basic prospecting tools

and practice gold sand. Wide range of sizes from Large to 4x.and lots of colors.

Pay with cash or check.


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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Union Station

Railroad Show

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Mothers Day

13 14 15 16 17 18Spring Fling

Armed Forces Day

19 20 21 22NUPA General

Meeting 7:00pm

23 24

Osceola Outing

25

26 27

Memorial Day

28 29 30 31

May 2013

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8Day Outing

Clear Creek

9 10 11 12 13 14

Flag Day

15

16Fathers Day

17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26NUPA General

Meeting 7:00pm

27 28First Day of

Summer

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June 2013

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