PRESIDENTS CORNER - Roadrunner Prospectors` Club

Volume 25, #7
A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospector’s Club
September 2011
PRESIDENTS CORNER
September is here and I am looking for the heat to abate from what I believe was
the hottest August on record. I expect to be out on the claims again. With the price of
gold reaching highs that most believed not possible in the short run, I think many others will be doing some prospecting as well. I expect that the price of gold will continue
to rise over the long term, but I also believe we could see a downward correction in the
short term. With that said, you may encounter non-members on our claims prospecting
for the gold on our claims. We have said this before, but it is worth saying again. Wear
your badge somewhere visible and if you see persons that clearly do not belong on our
claims, get a description and license plate, if you can, and report it to the Board. If someone acts aggressive, back off with a smile. Do not be confrontational and if you feel
threatened, call law enforcement. Always remember, this is recreation and we do not
want to see any unfortunate incidents. We, the Board, will act and contact the authorities
if we receive information. Also, if you see anyone on our claims, acting outside our Plans
of Operation, please let the Board know immediately. Activities, such as using a backhoe
or dredging out of season, not in accord with our plan of operations, hurt us all and may
cause serious government legal action against us. As I said in a previous article, we follow the Mining Law of 1872, but we live in the 21st century with all its laws and regulations
On a similar note, all members have map packets and information that the club has
put together over many years. Please treat this information as confidential, do not copy it
and make it available to non-members. We all, by way of our dues, paid for this information to be assembled and you really don’t want to give it away. Remember, the gold
on our claims belongs to us, if we can find it. I look forward to a good season of prospecting and please have a safe month. -- Fred Horn
MONTHLY MEETINGS
General Meetings:
2nd Thursday of the month - 7:00 PM @ American Legion
364 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Monthly outings:
Held on the weekends following the Third Thursday of the month.
Guests are welcome to attend regular meetings and outings.
Board Meeting:
forthTuesday of the month - 7:00pm Club Office
New Member Orientation:
Club Office 7:00 p.m.. See calendar for dates.
The Bird Tailings is published as a service to Roadrunner Prospectors’
Club, Inc. members. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of
the management or of its members. Publication of information in this
newsletter constitute, no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information
found in this newsletter at the sole risk of the user. Neither the RRPC,
it’s board of directors, nor the editor of this publication assume any
liability for damages resulting from the use of information found within
the newsletter content.
The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or
in whole without written consent of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club.
The newsletter encourages submissions of any article mining related,
opinion pieces, cartoons, want-ads, sales of items, etc.
BOARD & OFFICE
DIRECTORY
PRESIDENT
Fred Horn
(480) 297-4461
VICE PRESIDENT
Karl Weber
(623) 340-4618
SECRETARY
Carol Nickel
(623) 872-9480
TREASURER
Bill Hunt
(602) 348-8261
3 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS
Bill Nickel
(623) 872-9480
News Letter
Reeve Kahabka
(480) 813-4693
2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS
Bob Wierzal
(480) 481-0799
Roadrunner Prospecting Club phone numbers:
Voice message 602-274-2521
Office Fax: 602-274-4335
Ron Matlewsky
(520) 509-4475
Mailing address:
RRPC
P.O. Box 56804
Phoenix, AZ 85079
Email:
[email protected]
1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS
Jack Engbrecht
(480) 460-2222
Travis Brown
(602) 487-2144
Website:
http://www.roadrunnergold.com
Club Office is located at:
2744 W. Osborn R.
Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023
(Open 9:00am to 1:00pm Wednesday). Between Thomas Rd
and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.
Member Address Change Form:
Send to: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804
or email: [email protected]
Member Number: ________
Name: ________________________________________
New Address: __________________________________
__________________________________
Phone Number: _________________________________
August 2011, Page 2
Office Manager
Pete Baker
(602) 274-2521
Website
Tom Egan
(480) 782-5148
Dues/Fees:
• Annual dues are due by December 1st
of each year.
• Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF =
$20.00) due by December 1st of each
year.
•
•
$20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee
$10.00 badge Replacement Fee
The following folks have joined RRPC since our
last newsletter.
Please welcome them into our club:
Bob & Delores Wright Kelso, WA
Earnest Clark
Mayer, AZ
Joe Cardillo
Phoenix, AZ
Herbert & Katheryn Dibbern Peoria, AZ
Lisa & Bob O’Hara
Chandler, AZ
Doug Clem & Tracy Sharp Paulden, AZ
VIP winners at the July meeting:
Myrna Bouchey – Steak Fry
Al Childress – Meetings
Harold Stover – Office Support
Great Day For Prospecting In The Pines
The weather was cool and overcast. Several
members detected the area of the coin shoot
from the June outing and many of the still
hidden English pennies were found. Lois
Smith found several English pennies and a
special find of several old pennies from the
past. There was no water to dredge, but drywashers and recirculators worked well with
material from the bottom of the stream
where you usually can’t work. Roadrunners
are he Best! GOLD!!!! Is on our minds –
just give us a pan, a pick, a shovel – not a
stick and we’ll go find GOLD!! Sheryal &
Chuck
Picture Captions:
1582 - Bill - 4 coins
1584 - Jane Boast - Found flakes recirculating
Next Page
1592 - Lois Smith - Old coins
1596 - Richard Nipko - Lots of treasure
August 2011, Page 3
Help your club - volunteer today!
Credit/Debit Cards Now Being Accepted
Effective September 1, 2011, the club will be accepting Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit and
debit cards for dues and AMF payments. Payments
may be made at the office or at any of the monthly
meetings. You may also purchase replacement
maps and badges using this service. There is an order/payment form in the newsletter that should be
used for ordering or making payments. Simply fill
out the form with the appropriate payment information and mail it to the office. Of course, we will
still accept cash or money order for payment. New
member applications will also offer this payment
option.
Thank you.
PLEASE STAY OUT OF THIS AREA
We have been notified by BLM that they are
conducting a “Range Vegetative Transect
Study” on our Leave No Holes #1 claim and
they are asking us to STAY OUT OF THIS
AREA while the study is being conducted.
This study translates into English as follows.
Much of the area is open to cattle grazing and
BLM is studying the damage that this grazing
does to the forage and fauna in a given area
over time. The area being studied is a 60 foot
wide by 160 foot long area about .1 of a mile
into the claim on the right hand side. The
GPS coordinates of the S.E. corner of the test
area (the corner closest to the road) are, 34
degrees, 8 minutes, 7.37 seconds by 112 degrees, 43 minutes and 15.24 seconds. There
are small BLM markers on the ground and
we have put small wooden stakes with reflective tape at each corner to designate the area.
Please STAY OUT OF THE AREA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. When I asked
how long this might be, BLM did not have an
answer but you can bet it will be a long time
probably several years.
August 2011, Page 4
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August 2011, Page 5
Wanted: (1) 2002 Arizona Prospector silver round for my collection.
Will pay $3.00 over SPOT CASH price,
plus $2.00 First Class shipping.
Brad Rutledge #6240, Phone: 970-8797733 or [email protected]
For Sale: MineLab Sovereign Elite metal
detector, digital target ID, 2 rechargeable
battery packs, 1 AA battery pack, ear
phones, carry bag, user manual, coil cover,
dust cover, hip mount bag. $600.00 Call
Frenchie at: (928) 427-3508.
Wanted: Gold King DPC Concentrator.
Call Doug at: (928) 632-9146
For Sale: Keene Model 140 Vibrostatic
Back Packing Drywasher with Hi vac system. List price $995.00. Sale price $700.00 used only a couple of times. I need a bigger
one. I will be in Stanton and Phoenix Az. area the month of October.
Call Jerry in Denver at: 303-918-1807.
For Sale: Keene 2 1/2 " dredge. Perfect for
the Bradshaws. NEW and Never used. Includes Honda Gx120 motor (4.0 HP) and
compressor. Easy to maneuver. $1250
FIRM. Call Rich @ 602-361-4584.
For Sale: Black Magic with protective
sleeve, 20 mesh screen, and pump. $80
Call Chuck at (623) 362-1999
For Sale: White’s MXT Metal Detector –
two heads, carrying case, head-set, all manuals – 4 yrs old. $500.00. Call Earl at (602)
359-5320
For Sale: 2” Backpack gold dredge with
many extras $300, Keene 40x10 sluice box
$50, Super crevice sucker $20, Gold Bug
metal detector $250. Call Don in Prescott
at 928-899-0737
For Sale: Thousand Trails Nation Gold
Membership. $1,000 plus transfer fees.
Dues paid for 2011. Call Karl at: (623) 3404618
For Sale: 2 1/2" Keene Dredge. 3hp
Briggs and Stratton motor. Has almost new
pump, suction hose and pressure hose. I am
selling it because I have 2 and my wife says
I can only use one at a time. $425. Call
Dave at: (928) 445-0564.
For Sale: Life Membership #3487 -- $400.
Buyer pays transfer fee.
Please call Don at (928) 899-0737
For Sale: Life Membership #1667 -- $400.
Buyer pays transfer fee.
Please call David at (480) 324-8134
For Sale: Life Membership #3334 -- $400.
Buyer pays transfer fee.
Please call Gloria/Raymond at (575) 894-5955
For Sale: Natural Australian Gold Nuggets
from the Kalgoorlie region. Total of approx.
7.6 oz. Sizes range from approx. 2.0 gm to
100.7 gm. They are beautiful, approx. 95%
+ pure gold. None better. Would make great
jewelry or investment. Serious buyers only. Spot plus 5%. Call Jim at (480) 3321691.
Please note, Life Memberships may only be purchased by current RRPC annual members in good
standing.
August 2011, Page 6
Shadow Mountain
Screw Products
Prospecting Equipment Repair
21411 N 11th Ave Suite #6
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Ph - (623)582-6088
Fax - (623)852-6215
Howard R. Bentley
NUGGET-SHOOTER
Authorized Minelab & Nugget Finder Dealer
Bill Southern
623-910-0345
Your Guide To Finding Gold Nuggets!
Website: www.nuggetshooter.com
Mail Address: PO Box 576
Morristown, AZ 85342
BunksArizonaProspecting.com
Home of the Hermit Pick
Dry Washers, Maps, Accessories,
Carbon Fiber Detector Shafts
Calvin “Bunk” Bunker, 928-830-5350
PO Box 2581, Chino Valley, AZ 86323
Gold King Mfg LLC
Prospecting Supplies
Mavis (623)-386-6430
Scott (623)-694-4389
RYAN DESHON - Owner
Bobby Shearon - Manager
Falcon Metal Detectors
PO Box 8353 Mesa AZ 85214 (480) 396-1181
www.falconmetaldectectors.com
Wally DeShon
ROADRUNNER CLOTHING AND PRODUCTS
Pro Gold Prospecting Equipment &Supplies is now the new distributor of the
clothing and products for the club, you can go directly to the mining shop to purchase your shirts hats and decals, also Pro-Gold will be soon be offering some new
items, such as hat pins Car window decals, Sweat pants and many more neat new
things to show your support of the club. If you plan to go and buy the product from
the store keep in mind that they will want to see that you are a current member so
be sure to bring your current membership card, The store does not want to be selling club merchandise to non members. You can reach the mining shop at 623-6709732 if you have any questions.
August 2011, Page 7
Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club
P.O. Box 56804
Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804
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RRPC RRPC Calendar of Events
Board Meeting
Sep-11
General Meeting
9/8/2011 **
09/20/11
New Member Orientation
(not scheduled)
RRPC Outing/
Event
09/17/11
Oct-11
10/13/2011 **
10/25/11
(not scheduled)
10/22/11
Nov-11
11/22/11
12/20/11
11/9/11 - 1pm &
7pm
12/14/11 - 7pm
11/19/11
Dec-11
11/10/11 **
(Annual Meeting)
None
Jan-12
01/19/12
01/24/12
1/11/12 - 7pm
01/21/12
Feb-12
02/16/11
02/21/11
2/8/12 - 7pm
02/18/11
Mar-12
03/15/12
03/20/12
3/7/12 - 7pm
03/17/12
Apr-12
04/19/12
04/24/12
4/11/12 - 7pm
04/21/12
May-12
05/17/12
05/22/12
5/11/12 - 7pm
05/19/12
Jun-12
06/21/12
06/26/12
6/6/2012 - 7pm
06/23/12
Jul-12
07/19/12
07/24/12
TBA
07/21/12
Aug-12
08/16/12
08/21/12
8/10/11 - 7pm
08/18/12
12/10/11
** = New Meeting Location and Revised Date
New Member Orientation is held at the club office at 2744 W. Osborn Rd, Phoenix
August 2011, Page 8
Location
Bumble Bee King
Map 26
Bumble Bee King
Map 26
Leave No Holes
Map 21
Sahuaro Ranch
Park - Phoenix
Red Basin Map
13
Cass Claims
Map 12
Red Bird Claims
Map 17
Betty Claims
Map 6
Turkey Creek
Claims Map 8
Turkey Creek
Claims Map 8
Turkey Creek
Claims Map 8
Turkey Creek
Claims Map 8
Special Event
Coin Shoot
Steak Fry
Assessment
Assessment
Spring Picnic
Mercer Claim