Gold! Gold! A Beginner's Handbook and Recreational GuideTable of Contents | |
| In the Beginning… | 9 |
| The King of Money * Gold: Its Nature * Gold Fever * The Rush Had Begun * The Fever Spreads * Mining Life * The Motherlode | |
| The Pot at the End of the Rainbow | 23 |
| Where to Begin Your Search * Why it is Where it is * Its "Heft" is the Main Clue * Images: A Nugget's Travels * Learn to Read the Stream * Placer Paydirt * Prospecting for Quartz Veins | |
| Putting Together Your Grubstake | 51 |
| Prospecting Gear * The Tools of the Trade | |
| Methods: Then & Now | 57 |
| How to Pan * Gold Pan Sieve * The Sniffer * Dry Placer Operations * Operation of a Sluice * Clean-up * Rocker Box * Long Tom * Hydraulic Concentrator * Dredges * Metal Detectors | |
| Crescent of Gold | 84 |
| Amalgamation * Staking Your Claim | |
| Nickel Knowledge | 92 |
| Survival pack * Specifications * Sorting by Size * Troy Weight * Forms * Gold Rocker Plans | |
| Where to Prospect | 104 |
| Gold Concentrations in the U.S. * Southeast States * Rocky Mountain and Western States | |
| Head for the Hills! | 119 |
| Dust * Grains * Nuggets * Additional Reading * BLM Offices * Note Pad | |
| Glossary | 126 |
| Appendix | 129 |
| Mining Supply Resources * Mining Supplies | 136 |
| Equipment Order Form | 143 |
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