[Rockhounds] Virgin Valley Nevada Collecting

[Tim Fisher]

AFAIK they are made in Winnemucca or locally. They are a standard 
"army type" pick with the tine drawn out to 12 or 13" long. They had 
been sold at the Royal Peacock in the past (I haven't been there for 
at least 7 years so I have no idea if they still sell or make them). 
Heck, wall digging was only $85 the last time I was there :)

At 03:49 AM 3/4/2008, you wrote:

>Thanks for all the comments, I feel quite grounded as far as the worst
>scenarios of collecting. However, I think weather permitting, we should have
>fun collecting there and other places for non-opal stuff.
>
>I am curious though.  Does anyone know of a website with a picture of the
>"Virgin Valley pick" that Tim mentioned.
>
>While I don't think the rewards from collecting are the material anyway, if
>it were we would already be rich from the emeralds and sapphires of North
>Carolina and the beryls and tourmalines from Maine. We did see things and
>meet people that made the experience of collecting quite enviable to the
>listeners of our stories later.
>
>Clyde

Tim Fisher
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