[Rockhounds] yellow cat red petrified wood in utah (looking for jlkelly1066)

[KAY BERRY]

I hunt the Yellow Cat area every year.  I find quite a few 1/2" to 2" 
pieces.  It is really hard to find any limb casts unless you go onto a 
claim or luck out in a find.  Most of the material I have found is in 
the Molly Hogans and the back of the strip. I don't have directions for 
you but will check my topo maps tonight and see if I can give you some. 
The old man that owns the claims is Jimmy, can't remember his last 
name.  He will sometimes give rockhounds permission to go onto his older 
claims.  He is in the Moab Gem & Mineral club.  He also has a claim by 
the airport.

The material in small pieces looks a lot like the chunks of red barite 
found there and they are found together in the same areas.  You have to 
look closely for wood graining or bark pattern to distinguish them from 
each other.  Material that was found years ago had quite a bit of white 
and clear agate in it and was very beautiful when polished. I don't see 
that so much in the pieces I get now, but it still is pretty nice. There 
are also about 10-20 different types of barite specimens in the Yellow 
Cat Area

The Moab Gem Show will be Oct. 9-10, 2009.  Rockhounds from all over the 
U.S., but mostly from Utah, congregate in the Floy Wash at the fence 
corral, approx. 4.5 miles in on the Ruby Ranch Road, Exit 275, between 
Green River and Crescent Junction.  It is an annual event and attendance 
varies from 10-200 campers each year.  Many come in 2-7 days before the 
event. I will be there early. They have a big campfire at night, sharing 
stories and choosing locations and groups for trips the next day. It is 
great fun. The Moab club has field trips going out to areas each 
morning, but the Floy Wash trips are usually more fun and productive.

Kay Berry


Aaron Kammerman wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am researching the yellow cat area before I go there next week to 
> hunt for wood.  I discovered a thread from 2006 that included this 
> paragraph from a subscriber named Kelly:
>
>
> "The wood is found at the bottom of the Morrison Formation,
> it is NOT easy to find, you DO have to do some major digging
> and then it all comes down to LUCK."
>
> Kelly hinted at the fact that he had discovered a secret from a local 
> on how to locate the wood.  Kelly, if you are reading this. . care to 
> share?  :)
>
> I then proceeded to do a little reading on the Morrison formation. . .
>
> Does anyone have more information that would help me in my hunt?  This 
> will be my one and only trip this year and I am doing all I can to 
> make it productive.  Thanks in advance.
>
> -Aaron
>
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