Like the old 1800’s wood water flumes all cut by hand a piece at a time to get the job done, move the water or what little water they had and mine with it. Build there sluice boxes. A lot of work before the work ! When looking down on Holloway Bar you have to think and only think that everything you see is what I have built with my hands over 25 years to mine gold for Glaza ! Gold crazy, ok just maybe a little ! Miner Man
The McDame Creek Ghost Crew 1897
I am very honoured to work with the best Ghost Crew ! There is no hunt like a gold hunt and to have their energy all pulling for Glaza is what keeps us all digging ! Miners and their dreams no one can steel !
Glaza Wants Her Miner Working
We are excited to be on the move ! Even after 21 years alone on Holloway Bar digging, the hunt for gold is it ! I was saying to Glaza I will settle down when I have her gold to pay the bills ! ! ! Yes after 30 years in Mining we are here and still paying our bills ! What ? Glaza owns it all, and I just have to work harder for her ! I am one gold miner man that is just crazy for his girls, the land is our family and we take good care of her !
The Art Of Packing
Wow the packing is going great ! I never unpacked it so its all good to go ! That is packing the Miner Man way ! After 30 years of the spring to summer move and be ready for fall, the gear is packed in Rubbermaids. I like it this way there is no waste, no cardboard boxes ! Packing is an art of it’s own and Glaza is the best at it ! When packing food there is only one way and that is the right way ! You want things to stay frozen well, then wrap it in newspaper, yes newspaper! It’s crazy how good it works along with ice blocks that is how Glaza moves the Ice Cream into camp without melting it ! Her dad showed us that one ! An old trick they used in the 30s, wow what is old is new again ! I miss her dad, he was a big part of our lives. I like to think he is still in the gold hunt with us as a family !
Running On Breakfast
Breakfast, well if you can eat it at 0600h very good, but not for this miner, I like coffee and more coffee and to settle the tummy with a peanut butter and jam for this man ! The big breakfast, eat at around 1300h and run hard on it all day long. Glaza cooked up a breakfast this morning that if I do not eat again well I will not die of hunger ! Miner Man’s leftovers from last nights hamburger cook up ! Glaza had thought I killed and cooked the hole cow by the big fry stink up ! Moooooo