Alaska Gold Rush

With Henderson and Morgan taking care of some seemingly troublesome things, Chen Ruobai can start making money without any distractions.This is his job content, and it can be said that he is very knowledgeable.

I have also found several gold mines, large and small, and I have accumulated a certain amount of experience, and I am now quite comfortable doing some things.

This is a manifestation of practice making perfect. You know what to do and how to work more efficiently.

Holding a multi-purpose engineering shovel, Chen Ruobai started construction directly in the middle of the river. In fact, it was to increase some area.Naturally, the increase is the area exposed to golden light. Just start digging with some existing 'exposure points'.

This kind of thing is not complicated. As for whether it can be harvested, it is actually very difficult to guarantee.If you can continue to discover golden light, it will naturally be the best thing, and you will be closer and closer to success.

However, if you shovel down a few shovels and find that all the gold sand has been shoveled away, just change the location and repeat the work.

There are also particularly unlucky situations, that is, a lot of energy is spent digging out a large area, and the result is gold sand on the surface. Such situations actually exist, and that is the most depressing thing.

Of course, Henderson, Morgan and others may not know the inside story. They just know that the place has suddenly changed, so they are a little confused.But it doesn't matter, because the content of their work is like this. They are basically in a confused state, and they have always been working according to Chen Ruobai's arrangements.

Carefully clearing the area around the mouth of the bucket, Chen Ruobai shoveled up some river sand, and after rubbing it carefully, he also found a few gold particles.The particle size is pretty good. These are typical river sands, formed by alluvial deposits.

In fact, Chen Ruobai mined a lot of mines, which were basically this kind of gold sand. The only difference was in Dawson's mine. The gold sand in the abandoned ore piles was not typical placer gold.

Placer gold is basically where primary gold deposits are exposed on the surface and deposited on hillsides, river beds, and lakeshores, forming a certain concentration and having industrial mining value.

This is the placer gold deposit. Chen Ruobai has entered this industry for the third year. He has always been looking for placer gold deposits, not gold veins.

After careful identification, this is quite satisfactory, but we will definitely need to continue to work hard next.Such a little discovery is not of great value yet, but more discoveries in the future will have real value.

Use a shovel to push aside some gravel at the bottom of the river. It doesn't matter if you don't find much for the time being.Just keep repeating this kind of work, and soon Chen Ruobai did make some discoveries.

Chen Ruobai, who was in high spirits, began to speed up. The original detection point was an area the size of the mouth of a bucket, but now it has expanded to about five square meters.Some golden light can be found in this area, which requires further exploration.

A smile began to appear on his face unconsciously, and Chen Ruobai felt more and more that some of his previous judgments were wrong.

The golden light that appears now was originally covered by the sand and gravel at the bottom of the river. If they had not been removed, where would such discoveries have been.The golden light directly exposed is indeed not that much.

Chen Ruobai is still very satisfied with his phased discovery results, and he should do this.

When he couldn't bear it anymore, Chen Ruobai decided to go ashore and take a short rest.If you are too impatient to eat hot tofu, you need to do these tasks slowly. You really can’t expect to get it right in one step just yet.

Henderson and Morgan are back and both look fine.In other words, they just hunted and killed an old black bear, and just buried it. It was not a big deal at all, and it didn't necessarily bring any sense of accomplishment.

"I smell the smell of blood." Chen Ruobai was not exaggerating, he was telling the truth, "I have always felt that bears have the strongest smell of blood."

Henderson joked, "It looks like I'm not the only one poaching. I heard them mention that you poached a bear last year."

"That didn't happen last year, it happened the year before that." Chen Ruobai immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Morgan didn't even join my team at that time. This is the third mining site where he works now."

Henderson smiled and said to Chen Ruobai, "We can guarantee that there is no problem. We have already taken out the bullet."

After saying this, Henderson took out the bullet in his pocket. The deformed bullet could explain the problem.It was really fired, and it was really taken out of the bear's body.

Morgan also said, "We buried it relatively deep, right in the forest, and we chose to bury it at the edge of the woods. It can become nutrients for plants. If there are small animals that like scavengers, they don't need to worry about starvation for the time being. "

Chen Ruobai didn't pay much attention and just said, "It sounds good, as long as the smell of its decay does not affect everyone's work. I can guarantee that you may have to work in this area for some time to come."

Hearing what Chen Ruobai said, Henderson instantly became excited, "Robert, have you made any new discoveries?"

No wonder Henderson is beaming with joy, in fact he really prefers his current job.

It might be a bit boring, but he used to teach people how to survive in the wild in a training camp, and it wasn't a very good environment.And he doesn't work for a reputable survival training camp, which naturally means fewer customers and lower income.

The current job is quite good. Although the environment is average, the income is much higher than before.Henderson doesn't want to just have a good year this year, or not have to worry about income for most of next year.

Working longer hours and more stably is what he looks forward to most.Especially now that people are middle-aged, it can be said that the financial pressure is still relatively high. If they can make a little more money every year, it will be much easier.

It's not just Henderson who thinks so, but Morgan too.Especially since he knows what it is like to pan for gold in Alaska. It can be said that it is really rare for the current team to have such high income and stability.

He also doesn't envy some gold diggers who may earn 20 a year by participating in the share sharing, because those people may also earn nothing, and those people's jobs and incomes can be said to be very unstable and unsafe.

How great it is now. My annual income exceeds the national average. As long as I pay a little attention to my expenses, I don’t have to worry too much about the quality of life of my family and the education of my children for the time being.

Some people may want to get rich overnight and make the most money in the shortest time. This is not something worth criticizing.

And some people just want to be more stable, so that they can truly feel at ease and have more stable and executable plans.Chen Ruobai naturally knew a little bit about some of Henderson and Morgan's thoughts.In fact, not only them, but also other members of the team generally have the same ideas.

They are indeed envious of Chen Ruobai's income, and they also know that the gap between their own income and Chen Ruobai's is very large.But they are more aware of the difference between the two, and they also know that it is basically impossible for them to get their current income elsewhere.

So there is nothing unbalanced, as long as they do their job well, their current income can make them content.

Pointing to the river, Chen Ruobai said affirmatively, "I can only confirm that the area we are working in is here. It is still the same as before. I need you to shovel away as much sand and gravel as possible on the surface. Remember, only the most important area will be shoveled away for the time being. A layer of gravel on the surface.”

Henderson spread his hands and said helplessly, "Robert has no new discoveries for the time being. Our work is still the same as before. I will be very gentle and only shovel away the sand and gravel on the surface without touching the deeper river sand." ."

Morgan also smiled and said, "I will prepare a ruler. If he only allows us to shovel away one centimeter of river sand, I will never let my shovel touch two centimeters of sand. Don't let him find the punishment." Our reasons, I need this job!”

Although I don't quite understand it, Henderson and Morgan really don't have any complaints, and they will work hard.

The reason is also very simple. Even if you don't understand the meaning of doing this, as long as you can help Chen Ruobai find gold.

Some details, or some technical issues, are not something they need to delve into.Those contents may be difficult for them to digest, so don’t cause more trouble to yourself for the time being.

With the help of these two Hengha second generals, Chen Ruobai was quite satisfied.The efficiency of work can be improved a lot, and he can also relax a little.The most important thing is to coordinate the overall situation and focus your time and energy on technical activities.

General Heng Ha can handle the physical labor well. They are better than Chen Ruobai in this aspect.

Henderson and Morgan's task seemed to be scraping, scraping away the layer of river sand on the surface of the river.

Such work is very necessary, allowing Chen Ruobai to better observe and judge, and allowing him to know the area where the gold mine may be located.These things are indeed the most elementary for prospecting, but they are also very important.

The smile on Chen Ruobai's face, who was standing on the shore and observing carefully, became stronger and stronger. In other people's eyes, it might be sparkling waves, or it might just be muddying the river water.Even Henderson and Morgan in the river felt that what they saw was actually the crystal clear river bottom, and what they saw was just the sand and gravel on the river bed.

But in Chen Ruobai's eyes, there was a bright golden light at a glance. These things made him happiest.

When General Heng Ha came ashore, Chen Ruobai said directly, "Your next task is to dig upstream."

Morgan nodded, but still asked as usual, "Where is the specific location?"

This is normal. In the past, Chen Ruobai marked a point and then excavated with that point as the center of the circle.

It's just that the situation seems to be a little different this time. Chen Ruobai said directly, "Just extend the area you are digging directly upstream, and the entire river must be dug out."

Henderson and Morgan know it's hard work and know it's not easy to do.But they also felt that Chen Ruobai should have found some clues, so they increased the scale like this.

Just think about it carefully, Chen Ruobai just stood on the shore and observed, and didn't mention using a gold washing plate to screen the ore.

And when they were scraping in the river, they didn't see any decent gold, not even slightly larger gold particles.

Forget it, I'm not wearing a magnifying glass or microscope. In fact, it is difficult to see gold particles with the naked eye, at least in the river.Today's Alaskan rivers are hardly the same as they were during the golden boom.

Although there may be some confusion about it, it seems that there is no need to pay special attention to such details.As long as you do what the boss tells you, you don't need to use your brain too much. At this time, you just need to be responsible and contribute.

Chen Ruobai observed the river and judged the area and scale. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that it was initially worth mining.Of course, this must still require follow-up observation. After all, there is only some gold on the surface.

Careful exploration is still needed to see how deep the ore layer is, so that we can truly confirm whether it is worth mining.

If you think about it, Luoyang Shovel has not been used for some days, and now it needs to be brought back into the world.

It is actually not difficult to drill a few holes, measure the area and depth, and determine the scope and area of ​​the gold mine.This kind of thing is even more convenient for Chen Ruobai. He has done this before, so of course he can do it easily!
Henderson and Morgan were still a little confused about the situation. They just started to enter the river again to clean the river sand after a break.This is the content of their work, and this is also the focus of their continued work in the next period of time.

As for what Chen Ruobai was laughing about, they really didn't know.But they could feel happy from Chen Ruobai's smile, so they must have found some valuable clues.

This is a good thing. Finally, there is hope of finding gold mines again. This can be regarded as a reassurance for everyone.Everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time, hoping to find a new gold mine sooner.

If you think about it this way, Facai Creek is really worthy of its name. This is where gold is continuously found in the river channels and river beds.

Just thinking about it, the subsequent troubles may be bigger.Mines are always mined in rivers and riverbeds. The Mining Bureau may not have a big problem, but the Environmental Protection Bureau will definitely face increasing pressure.

There's nothing you can do about it. Find the gold first. This is the most important thing. Don't miss this good opportunity to make big money!

Now is a very good opportunity, a new gold mine seems to be taking shape! (End of chapter)