Oct 2014 Email

NUPA NUGGETS

In This Issue
President’s mes-
sage
Treasurer’s report
Winners
2014 Outings
The challenge of
fine gold recovery
Club Facebook
Ads
Price List
Calendar
Next Meeting, Oct 22, 2014
Place: Eagles Building
Address: 975 Wall Ave, Ogden UT

President’s Message

It's October already, the summer season is gone. Pretty
soon your going to be putting on a coat and not just a jack-
et. But that doesn't mean prospecting season is over, as
long as you can dig in the ground and your water is still liq-
uid, you still can look for gold. Just not as comfortable as it
was a month ago.
Nominations are still ongoing, so if you would like to be the
president or a officer, or know someone you would like to
nominate, speak up at the meeting. It's your club, make it
the best you can.
Hurry up and sign up for the Turkey Shoot, "Nov 8" just
makes everything a lot easier. Your last chance is at the Oct
meeting.
One last note, if your not signed up and paid for the Christ-
mas Party "Dec 10" by our Nov meeting, "YOUR NOT COM-
ING". End of conversation, no excuses, you've be told
enough and this is your last warning.
And by the way "Happy Halloween"


Kim

Northern Utah Prospector’s Association October 2014
Gold: $1234.69
Silver: $17.47

As of Oct 14, 2014
Mailing Address: Northern Utah Prospector’s Association
P.O. Box 13301
Ogden, Utah 84412
Officers
2014
President
Kim Patterson
801-393-2132
[email protected]

1st Vice President
Curtis Roche
435-723-9663
[email protected]

2nd Vice President
Bob Shriber
801-726-4724
Newsletter
Rich Roper
801-725-0727
[email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer
Sheri Gaddis
801-510-2657
[email protected]

Parliamentarian
Dave DeHeer

Claims Director
Lonnie Fausett

Members at Large
Leo & Donale Richan
Hal & Lynda Berry
Sandy Patterson
Curt Dayton
www.nupainc.org
Treasurer’s Report October 2014
Checking Savings
Balance $ 4062.42 Balance $ 5095.06
Winners
White Ticket: (Door Prize)
3 ½” Mini Flashlight – Tracey Giles
12 ft. x ½ inch tape measurer – Marti Dole
Door Prize Dirt Bag –Suzanne Smuin
Snappy Grip Bucket Handle Replacement – Alan Meyer
Door Prize Nugget – Jayce Gaddis
Door prize (white ticket) winners are asked to bring refreshments to
the next meeting.
Blue Ticket: (Raffle)
Raffle Prize Dirt Bag – Sheri Gaddis
Map Measurer – Suzanne Smuin
Jobe tools plastic scoop – Kelly Taylor
Black Sand Magnet – Hal Berry
Small Nugget – Hal Berry
Big Nugget – Sheri Gaddis
Quarterly Nugget – Sheri Gaddis
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 don’t then don’t’ 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.


Turkey shoot and Christmas party are located at the Martin Hen-
derson Harris Bicentennial Cabin In Harrisville. The address is:
725 West Harrisville Road, Harrisville, UT , 84404
How to Choose a Gold Pan
A gold pan is both the beginning and the end of the gold prospecting
process. It is used for sampling before you set up a sluice, highbanker,
or dredge, and it is used for the clean up of concentrates that are col-
lected by larger pieces of mining equipment.
A gold pan is the most basic and least expensive piece of equipment,
yet can be the most confusing because of all the choices in size,
shape, color, and material. The most important thing is to select the
correct size. Holding an empty pan is one thing, but once it is filled with
heavy gravel and water, if it's too big you will end up with a sore back, shoulders, and arm muscles.
A good way to choose the best size for YOU is to hold a gold pan so that the open side of the pan
lies against your forearm. Rest the rim against your elbow crease and notice where the opposing
rim lies. Ideally, the pan should fit between your elbow and wrist crease. If the rim extends past the
base of your fingers, it is probably too large, so select the next smaller size.
In addition to the traditional round shape, pans are now square, hexagonal, triangular, and even a
blend of rectangular and round. Most prospectors favor a 10 or 12 inch round plastic pan, but it's
really a matter of personal preference. Plastic is light weight and won't interfere with the use of a
magnet, but steel pans are sometimes favored by old-timers. Color is also a matter of personal pref-
erence. Shiny gold shows up well against a black pan, but you may like green or blue better be-
cause the magnetic black sand that usually accompanies gold blends into a black pan. Pink is the
newest color; green is the most common.
After selecting a pan or two, keep in mind that practice makes perfect in just about everything— it is
no different when it comes to gold panning. Luckily you can practice in your kitchen or laundry sink
so that when you head outdoors, you'll pretty much already know how to pan for gold and have your
technique nailed down.
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 [email protected].
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 Month’s Minutes
Road Clean Up – 15 people showed up. That is more than some of the previous ones.
Turkey shoot and Christmas party are located at the Log Cabin which is 725 W Harrisville
Road.
Christmas Party – Members that would like to go are encouraged to sign up as soon as they
can. If they don’t sign up then they can’t go. It will be a catered Dutch oven diner. The diner
will include chicken, ribs, potatoes, beans, rolls, cobbler and other stuff.
Turkey Shoot - We need people to sign up for what they would like to bring so we can make
sure we have everything we need for the diner.
There will be a Chinese auction. Everyone bring an item that is wrapped that they have been
gifted with that they would like to get rid of and have never used. The first person picks a
wrapped gift and un-wrapped it. The next person can then choose that same gift from person
#1 or a wrapped gift. If person #3 wants one of the un-wrapped gifts then they can chose one
of them or a wrapped gift. If goes like that until everyone has chosen a gift. A gift can only be
“taken” from a person up to 3 times. The gifts should cost nothing since they are gifts given to
them that they want to get rid of.
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 Die—Mug $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 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
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 Daylight
savings
ends
3 4
Election
Day
5 6 7 8
Turkey
Shoot
9 10 11
Veterans’
Day
12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26
General
Meeting
27 28
Black Fri-
day
29
30
November 2014