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River of Gems being hosed down, white clay melting away, revealing crystals
River of Gems Pocket
July 7, 2013
Sitting on the porch, 11AM, reading the Sunday paper. Could hear the landline ringing inside. Dashed to catch it, only to hear the last five words on the recorder “Thought you might be interested.”
I knew who it was, caught him before he hung up.
Jeff said, “We hit a pocket yesterday afternoon.”
I said, “Compared to the Silver Dollar and the Ice Cream Sundae
Pockets, what’s it like”
He said, “It’s bigger. It’s like a combination of the two pockets from
last month.”
I said, “Is it pretty?”
He said, “Yeah!! The crystals are just rolling out of there.”
I said, “What time?”
He said, “4 o’clock.”
I called Jeff back later to ask if I could bring my son, Stephen.
Jeff said, “Sure.”
An extra set of eyes, ears, and cameras is always valuable. Stephen
brought his Nikon and his video camera and ended up with some of the
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