SWANK EAST

The East Swank makes it ideal for serious prospecting. It is tricky to locate and once you do, make sure you have a 4wd if is at all muddy. Camping here is very primitive but it is beautiful. We dredged up great finds including old coins and small pickers at the East Swank and will definitely be back to explore other areas of this beautiful location.

Went to SWANK WEST to camp out for a day we stayed for two. The wife was down by the river panning for hours. I found a
a little pices one was incased into a small stone. There is an old sang if the wife is happy the man is happy. This is
true as long as the GPAA has this claim I will be a member.
Mike Rice

Spent several hours dredging on an inside bend , found some fine gold , typical for the Swank

Went again last weekend all my parts never showed up in time so I figured id test a few more spots came across a spot I was getting 10 to 20 spec's a pan so I set up my highbanker and ran for 2 1/2 to 3 hrs didn't do to bad wish I had time to work the whole spot but im sure it's not going anywhere

Pretty easy access even with the tight narrow trail thru the woods. The river was less than 2 feet deep on average when I was there.
I found the clay layer to be only about 18 inches down. I was only here about 4 hours dredging.
Got a little bit of gold and a little bit of lead. :)