rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Feb 13, 2024 10:36:41 GMT -5
I had a ranch in Hunters Valley which is the actual location for Hornitos Jasper. I collected it for years before I moved to Texas. Nowhere near the Morgan Hill area in the coast ranges. The jasper occurs all over the place in the in foothills of the MT. Williams range ( Sierra foothills) but the best areas my buddy and I found were NNW of Dream Ranch West off Detwiler Rd. Robin Trumbell has my best spots under claim last I heard but there are many areas not under claim on BLM land. Some of my best spots though, were all on private property. Our ranch had an old goldmine road crossing the hillside and the road was lined by big boulders with poppy jasper nodules in situ. I just got too dang old to hard rock mine those boulders and remove the nodules. Was much easier hunting n the north part of hunters Valley between Hunters Valley Rd and Detwiler RD. Robin Trumbell no longer holds that claim.
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 26, 2024 17:43:53 GMT -5
Not surprising about the claim as I sold our ranch and moved to Texas 16 years ago so my info is dated.
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