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Armed with our bucket of dirt and some gold pans we
walk down to the panning area. Being August and very hot we picked out a
spot under their roof in the shade. One of their employees gave us a
quick demonstration of gold panning technique, which turns out to not be
very difficult, but it does take some getting use to. Wow! We found gold
in our very first pan, and every pan after that as well.
Now I'm not going to mislead you, we did not strike
it rich with the amount of gold we found, but the experience of finding
your own gold was great. We have our gold in a little bottle of water
and I cannot tell you how many times we have held it up to look at the
gold inside.
I should point out that across from me a lady from
Pennsylvania (I think) did fine at least 2 nuggets, she was still at it
when we left.
Our experience at Crisson Gold Mine was great. Years
from now we may not remember much about our trip to Dahlonega. We will
remember walking around town looking at all the great shops and we will
remember how nice everything looked, but I believe what we will really
remember the most is a couple of hours we spent playing in dirt & water
for our little bottle of gold. Now that is Striking It Rich in Dahlonega
Georgia.
For more information about Crisson Gold Mine please
visit their
website.
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