Tough day

I arrive at site nice and early with a 2 and half inch camlock to connect the hose to the trommel from the pump.  The pump had trouble pumping the 900ft to the trommel but I expected Les to have this figured out.   I was excited to hopefully start running some dirt after a few minor things were settled. Les did not have the pump working and said we needed a bigger pulley.  I headed into Prince George to pick up a pulley double the size of the current one. 

I come back and Les has decided to cut a new path down to the creek with the excavator. The idea behind this was that it would shorten the length of the hose needed and slope so the water flow would be higher.   The problem here is he failed plan this little venture correctly.  First of all the forest was thicker then he planned and he didn't walk out his path so he would know the shortest route.  So I get back and he is in the middle of this...... This is not needed if the new pulley rotates faster allowing greater water flow to reach the trommel. ... So frusturating.

Les proceeds to try and build this path but it gets to steep. I tell him lets try the new pulley and if it doesn't work we can continue his path as plan B.  He agrees to this and we go and try and put the new pulley on. Here we run into many problems taking the 3 inch pulley off and  putting on the 6 inch pulley.  The keystroke was jammed in pretty good. We finally get the new one on and now need new belts. 

I now need to pick up two 50 inch belts for tomorrow morning. 

Lets hope the pump can flow all the way to the trommel!

I see gold hit $1595 getting close to $1600 we just need to start mining.

All the best,

Gold Miner James