NUPA NUGGETS

In This Issue
Presidents mes-
sage
Treasurers report
Winners
2014 Outings
The challenge of
fine gold recovery
Club Facebook
Ads
Price List
Calendar
Next Meeting, Sept 24, 2014
Place: Eagles Building
Address: 975 Wall Ave, Ogden UT

Presidents Message

Summer is over, Fall is here. You still may have a few more
weeks to do some prospecting.
Don't be shy of looking in your own backyard, you never
know what you might come up with.
Turkey shoot is November 8th, get signed up and remember
it's all pot luck.
Nominations start this month so figure out who you want to
run the club next year, then nominate them, remember you
can always nominate yourself also. It's probably past time
for new blood with new ideas, so if you think you can help,
step up.

Kim



Northern Utah Prospectors Association September 2014
Gold: $1234.82
Silver: $18.75

As of Sept 17, 2014
Mailing Address: Northern Utah Prospectors Association
P.O. Box 13301
Ogden, Utah 84412
Officers
2014
President
Kim Patterson
801-393-2132
kimdpatterson@hotmail.com

1st Vice President
Curtis Roche
435-723-9663
pcawood@coastalnet.com

2nd Vice President
Bob Shriber
801-726-4724
Newsletter
Rich Roper
801-725-0727
rr70060@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Sheri Gaddis
801-510-2657
SheriGaddis1234@comcast.net

Parliamentarian
Dave DeHeer

Claims Director
Lonnie Fausett

Members at Large
Leo & Donale Richan
Hal & Lynda Berry
Sandy Patterson
Curt Dayton
www.nupainc.org
Treasurers Report September 2014
Checking Savings
Balance $ 4096.16 Balance $ 5092.21
Winners
White Ticket: (Door Prize)
3 Mini Flashlight Suzanne Smuin
Pack of 5 Dust Masks Walter Hillyse
Door Prize Dirt Bag - Kelly Taylor
Snappy Grip Bucket Handle Replacement
Door Prize Nugget Brandy Dreeszon
Door prize (white ticket) winners are asked to bring refreshments to
the next meeting.

Blue Ticket: (Raffle)
Raffle Prize Dirt Bag Sheila Hopkins
Survival Knife & Fire Starter Rich Roper
Jobe Tools Plastic Scoop Travis Noyes
Sniffer Bottle with Holster Heather Mackey
Small Nugget Kelly Taylor
Big Nugget Dan Smith
2014 Outings / Activities:
November 8 Turkey Shoot (It is a pot luck and will be at the Log Cabin in
Harrisville at 4:00 PM)
December 10 Christmas Party (you must RSVP by the Nov meeting If
you dont then dont come) It is also at the Log Cabin in Harrisville.
Let us know if anyone has any good ideas for other outings for the summer.
Lost & Found
Hal Berry accidentally left a Broll Pro Bucket Cart at NUPA 1. If
anyone may have picked it up please contact Hal Berry to return it.
Hal is willing to come pick it up.
Membership
Dues
Membership dues are from January
through December. Anyone joining
after October 1 will be considered a
paid member through the next
calendar year.

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 postage
and printing.

You will have an opportunity to
choose your newsletter delivery
preference when you renew your
membership.


The Challenge of Fine Gold Recovery

By far the most common type of gold that
modern-day prospectors find is fine gold. Of
course not every nugget or chunky piece has
been found yet and conditions change all the
time, so never stop looking, but a good bit of
the larger "easy" placer pieces have been
scooped up. So what remains is a lot of flour
gold that is often mixed with black sand and
other materials. If you've been stockpiling
buckets of concentrates this summer and
know there's gold in there just waiting to be
recovered, you're in good company. It's usu-
ally more time efficient to process your mate-
rial when you're back at home instead of
while out in the field.

Recovering the tiniest bits of the shiny stuff has always been a
challenge, but with the help of new products and technology that
the old-timers never had, it just makes sense (and cents) to put
in the effort. It all adds up!

If you have a lot of concentrates you want to process FAST, you
can't go wrong with a Gold Cube. A Blue Bowl Concentrator can
recover gold as fine as talcum powder. If you don't have a lot of
muscle power, a number of spiral gold panning machines excel
at recovering fine gold. Another option that doesn't take up much
space is the Catch-It II Water Table. The BRAND NEW Gold
Bandit has just come on the market, too.
History Nugget: The Richest Square Mile on Earth
On May 6, 1859, John Gregory made the
first lode gold discovery in the Rockies.
Gregory Gulch is located between the pre-
sent-day towns of Central City and Black
Hawk, Colorado and is referred to as "The
Richest Square Mile On Earth. Within two
months of Gregorys initial gold discovery,
900 fortune-seekers were living in log shan-
ties and tents. By the following summer, the
population had swollen to 10,000. In no time,
businesses and mills were thriving and the
area became a leading mining center. Be-
tween 1859 and 1918 (considered by the
National Register of Historical Places to be
the areas period of significance), the total
gold output was $83,364,157! Most of this was in the form of placer gold, but by the end of 1863,
work had shifted to hard rock mining.
The best way to learn more about this important gold rush and admire its architecture at the same
time is to stop at Central City's Visitor Center and pick up a walking tour map. You can also take a
driving tour of the scenic forested hills above town. You'll find gold rush cemeteries, abandoned
mines, head frames, and many other mining relics. You can also try your luck at the gaming tables
in town limited stakes gaming was legalized in 1991.

A UTAH GOLD PROSPECTING CLUB - THE NORTHERN UTAH PROSPECTOR'S
ASSOCIATION (NUPA):
OUR CLUB NOW HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE
http://nupagoldclub.blogspot.com/2014/07/our-club-now-has-facebook-
page.html?m=1
All you need to do is sign up for a Facebook account and you can search for our club's page. (Just
look for the magnifying glass to begin your search.)
If you already have a Facebook account, just hit the "LIKE" button and you will become a
"FRIEND." If you are a friend already, then invite others you know to become a friend as well!

When this page gets to be more popular, we can post prospecting stories, information about pro-
specting/mining subjects, information on club outings, and anything else that is club related.



Ad Size 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months
1/4 page $3.00 $5.50 $10.00
1/2 page $4.50 $8.00 $15.00
Full Page Business Ad for 1 month $8.00
Smaller ad .15 cents a word $2.00 minimum for 3
months
Free non-commercial advertising for NUPA members.
Submit your information to rr70060@yahoo.com.
Advertisement
FOR SALE
ATV cover $25
ATV Rear Basket $85
12VDC Igloo Cooler $35
Gold Buddy $225
Gold Magic rotating pan w/battery $275
Air Compressor New in crate 150 psi, 15 cu ft/ min
Honda gas motor retail $2385/ Offer
6500 Watt diesel Generator 10 HP, 75 db noise lev-
el, 203 lbs, wheels new in crate retails $3975/ Offer
3" Diesel water pump new 220 gpm, 98' lift, retails
$2989/offer
gold pans large $2.50, small $2.00,
Plastic Classifier 5 gall bucket size $3.00
5 gallon outboard motor fuel tank $10
125-150 HP boat props 2 ea $25 ea
Appliance lift (not Chinese) $45

Frank Kuba 801-643-5090
"I buy silver coins.
Any type, any condition"
Kim 801 393-2132
Last Months Minutes
September 13, 2014 is the Road Clean-Up at 9:00 am. It is from Rocky Point to the Pepsi
building.
Next month we start the nominations for the new Board Members. Everyone needs to start
thinking of who they would like to nominate.
There is still a sign-up sheet set out for the Turkey Shoot on Saturday, November 8, 2014 and
the Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Sheri has the sign-up sheets with
her.
Rich talked about KMack. He saw some dredges in the Middle Fork River. It should be closed
to dredging. The river was full but not bad, you could have gotten across it if you wanted to in
places. The landing on the Kmack is pretty dug up. He also heard a bear there.
Stanley There is an old dredge still sitting there. It is a tough road to get to the claim.
Curtly Creek There is a private property sign and it has been dredged. The owner brings the
dirt and you can prospect it. His last name is Cottrell. It is over by Salmon.
Rich Fellows was the speaker at this meeting. He is a mining consultant and geologist. He
started out looking for the treasures in prospecting and got hooked from there.
NUPA Price List


Non Pocket T-shirt $10.00

Pocket T-shirt $15.00

Short Sleeve Denim $20.00

Long Sleeve Denim $25.00

Hooded Sweatshirt $25.00

Hat $10.00

Visor $8.00

Tote $12.00

Blanket W/Logo $22.00

1/2 Mesh Stainless Steel Classifier $24.00

1/4 Mesh Stainless Steel Classifier $24.00

1/8 Mesh Stainless Steel Classifier $24.00

10 Crevice Tool $9.00

12 Crevice Tool $11.00

Snappy Grip Handles $3.00

Old Prospectors Never DieMug $15.00

Gold Panner Belt Buckle $13.00

Jobe Black 10 inch Gold Pan $4.00

Black Panning Gloves (24 inch) $15.00


If you would like any of the above items, call Sandy and
she will bring them to the next meeting. (801) 393-2132
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Labor Day
2 3 4 5 6
7
Grandparent
Day
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23
Autumn
Begins
24
General
Meeting
25 26 27
28 29 30
September 2014
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13
Columbus
Day
14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22
General
Meeting
23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
Halloween

October 2014