Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 180 The Great Discovery

It doesn't matter if there is no road ahead, because all Chen Ruobai needs to do is cross mountains and rivers.Although there are no roads now, it is necessary to start walking, but it doesn't matter, it should be endured for gold mining.

Holding on to the branches, he managed to climb up a small slope without any risk. The slippery river rocks were the biggest obstacle.

This is a section of river flowing down from the mountain, the river channel is relatively narrow and swift.This is indeed not a good place, but in Chen Ruobai's view, gold should be washed downstream in this area.

The basis for judging is naturally the flow rate of the river. He doesn't want to miss such clues, so it is worthwhile to suffer a little bit.If you really find a relatively large gold mine, you don't have to worry about a series of mining and other issues.

The environment here is indeed relatively difficult, and it is basically impossible to use some large-scale equipment.At that time, we will see if we can make a detour. If it is not possible, we can use some small equipment. At worst, we can carry it on our backs or carry it. These are actually no problem.

As for air transportation, there are valleys on both sides and there is no suitable space at all.At that time, even if you want to set up camp, it will be laborious, let alone transporting large excavators, ore washing machines and the like.

In fact, it doesn't matter, as long as you can find gold, those things are not troublesome, and the hardship is worth it.

He was so strong and tired that he was panting heavily, but he was still trying his best to keep up with Chen Ruobai's footsteps.Problems such as trekking through mountains and rivers can basically be overcome now, mainly because I am used to such a state, so I have some experience and insights.

Looking up at the top, this section of the river is really long and narrow. On the whole, it is almost one kilometer long, and the slope is almost [-] degrees.It's not really steep, it's just more slippery after the rain.

Coupled with the jagged rocks, large and small rocks piled up in the river, which also made Chen Ruobai's trek more difficult.

Chen Ruobai, who was trekking hard, was also suspicious, there seemed to be something wrong here, he thought there should be gold here.It's just that the situation is not looking good now, and there is hardly any golden light.

If there is no river, it can also be explained by the reason that the water flow is too fast.It's just that normally, not to mention too much gold, there needs to be at least a little residue, but now you can't even see a star, this is a big problem!
In addition, he was constantly observing above, but he still couldn't see any golden light.

These are the most worrying places. I said that some golden lights can be seen, but there is no feedback from the top of the river.

This is a bit abnormal, and it can be regarded as what Chen Ruobai is most worried about.It's just that there are many things that are useless even if you worry about them. You still have to find out. You can only continue to trek through the rugged river. This is the best solution.

The wet and slippery river rocks made Chen Ruobai fall several times, and his body must have been bruised and purple.

I can only grit my teeth and persevere, this little injury is nothing and I don't need to pay much attention to it, as long as I get over it.

Da Zhuang also persevered hard, even though he was out of breath, he just followed Chen Ruobai's footsteps through a section of rapids without hesitation.This guy still put in a lot of effort, don't think that Da Zhuang is just puffy, his body shape also has an advantage at this time.

Practice dog sledding every day, but now it is no problem to carry some simple luggage. Some clothes and shoes of Chen Ruobai are carried by Da Zhuang now, and the waterproof backpack is not even wet, which makes Chen Ruobai feel that he spent a lot of money!
When Chen Ruobai finally climbed up this steep river, he suddenly understood why he didn't see the golden light.

It turns out that there is a bend upstream, and the diversion of the river course is the best proof.

"This way!" Chen Ruobai became happy, looking at the river beach in front of him full of expectation, "It must be here, the river in front turns sharply, and most of the gold has rushed to this river!"

Taking Da Zhuang to the open river bend, looking at the river stones under his feet, Chen Ruobai was full of expectations.

Judging by the normal situation, there must be a high probability of gold appearing in this river bend, and this is one of the key areas that Chen Ruobai needs to carefully explore.

"Mining here is a race against time. It must not be possible in the beginning of spring, when the river just thawed and the river surged. Summer like now is not very good, and it is easy to encounter flash floods and heavy rains."

Before the gold was found, Chen Ruobai began to think about the follow-up mining issues, and these issues had to be taken seriously.

Looking at the river beach in front of him, Chen Ruobai was full of anticipation.

The area of ​​the river beach washed out by the rapids is not small. The area in front of you is almost 50 meters wide.If the conditions were relaxed a little more, and the starting points of those corners were also counted, it could be extended by more than ten meters.

As for the length of this river beach, it is naturally deeper.Not to mention that the more than 20 meters in front of me are just exposed rivers, and the front is sand, gravel, weeds, etc. It is estimated that nearly a hundred meters will not be a problem.

However, for gold diggers, the most important thing is to look at the depth of the ore, which is the key and essence!
Chen Ruobai, who was full of joy and anticipation, couldn't wait to start taking action. He didn't want to delay for a moment, and he didn't want to delay. Find out the situation in these places as soon as possible, so that he can have confidence.

After assembling the Luoyang shovel, Chen Ruobai put on his gloves and began to drill the soil without hesitation, to check the condition of the ore.

The first shovel yielded nothing, and the second shovel still yielded nothing. It looked like the most common river sand.It is also because in the shallow water area, the humidity of these river sands is sufficient, and it is definitely a first-class good building material.

Chen Ruobai, who continued to work hard, smashed and flattened the ore in the shovel again, and the next moment the golden light made him excited.

Gold the size of soybean grains appeared, such particles are definitely not small.The most important thing is that only less than ten shovels have been shoveled, and the gold has been seen, how smooth it is!

What excited Chen Ruobai was not only the large gold, but also because he saw the relatively weak golden light.

A shovel brought up two grains of gold, such a density is definitely not small, Chen Ruobai knew that he was getting closer and closer to success.If this situation continues, he will reap a super bonanza!
This is naturally very exciting news, although Chen Ruobai was very excited, but he did not get carried away with complacency.The current situation is very good, but it doesn't mean that he is sure of winning. There may be many variables in the future, and the one who laughs the most is the one who laughs at the end.

This is Chen Ruobai's real thought, these two golds only greatly enhanced his fighting spirit, making him almost completely forget about his fatigue.What happens next remains to be seen.

Luoyang shovels are constantly drilling, and not every shovel can see the soil.Just judging from the current situation, the density of gold reserves here is very good, and the rudiments of rich ore have already taken shape here.

Holding the pole with both hands, Chen Ruobai continued to drill the soil hard, but the efficiency of this shovel was not high enough.It was also very strenuous, but Chen Ruobai's face was full of smiles.

He has lengthened the pole again, and now the depth of the pole has reached ten meters, but what is dug out is still ore!
This naturally means that the depth of the ore sand here is very good, not just a shallow layer of ore sand under the surface.

"I still don't know what's going on underneath, but I'm happy!" Chen Ruobai, who was sweating profusely, looked at the mine hole and said happily, "If it's the same in other places, I'll open a road and transfer the machine in! "

Take back some of the previous words, such as those who think about carrying people on their backs, such small machines can only deal with small scenes.But now this is different, this is obviously a rich mine with great potential.

Small machines are obviously unable to cope with such a big scene, only large machines can deal with it in front of them.

Although his arms were sore and painful, Chen Ruobai only moved a distance of about 15 meters laterally after a short rest, and started a new prospecting again. The hard work has just begun.

As a spadeful of ore was brought out, Chen Ruobai's expectations continued to rise.

He worried that those previous discoveries were just a flash in the pan, and he worried that he might just be happy for nothing.

If such a situation really happened, Chen Ruobai felt that he might go crazy.Because the previous discoveries have raised his expectations to the peak, and this is also the biggest gold mine he thinks may be since he panned for gold!

Spread the ore evenly again, the smile on Chen Ruobai's face appeared again, he saw the golden light, which shows that the probability of short-lived is decreasing.If you can still see the ore sand next, it can mean that there is gold in at least the distance of 15 meters.

This is the good news, and Chen Ruobai is also looking forward to the continuous good news coming out in the future.

Continue to drill hard, but encountered some small troubles in the next moment.The shovel seemed to be shoveling a rock, which was a lot of work.

There was also some nervous Chen Ruobai who continued to hit the pole vigorously, as if he wanted to crush the stone, or maybe he had other thoughts and ideas.

When retracting the shovel, Chen Ruobai immediately observed the ore and the tip of the shovel.

Now he probably understands how powerful some Tufuzi are, and he can determine the scope of the ancient tomb based on the composition of the soil.And what Chen Ruobai is doing now is to observe those gravels.

The sediment and gravel were not bedrock but granular stone chips, which also made Chen Ruobai heave a sigh of relief.

It’s fine if it’s not bedrock, it’s just an ordinary river rock, although Chen Ruobai’s work has encountered some troubles, so he can only drill holes in another place.But it's not a big problem, as long as it is confirmed that there is gold here.

It can't be that every mine hole encounters river stones blocking the way. Chen Ruobai, who thinks he is very lucky, doesn't believe that he will do that!

(End of this chapter)