BEDROCK-NEWS THE OFFICICIAL QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE BEDROCK PROSPECTORS CLUB October, November, December 2018 MONTHLY MEETING PLACE PUYALLUP MASONIC HALL 1005 West Pioneer Ave. HELD ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
WDFW Issues: We had a very good club turnout for setting up As many of you know, WDFW has been threatened the show, Support for the booth during the show with a law suit over their handling of changes to and for tearing the show down. WELL DONE rules for small scale mining. As a result, the WDFW EVERYONE! Commission has directed the WDFW to initiate The show itself didn’t do as well as we’d hoped. rule making to remove suction dredging from the We had the same problem as we had last year – Gold and Fish Pamphlet. Not enough advertising! What little advertising we The process is called “rule making” and several had was too little too late. We didn’t pay for any small‐scale miner club presidents, representatives and that’s the amount we got. We also didn’t have from the mining districts, and representatives adequate signage on the fairgrounds because we from Resources Coalition will be participating in had people get lost looking for us. the process. The efforts have been troubled with Our vendors suffered because we didn’t get the environmentalist’s desire to make law instead of attendees that we needed. sticking to rule making. The next session may be more successful.
Bedrock’s Gold Show is Over: The October 20‐21 Bedrock Prospectors Gold, Gem, and Treasure Show is complete. We rented out 42 booths in the Washington State Fair Event Center Expo Hall.
We were able to get about the same number of toys (six large plastic bags full) and $100 plus donations for Toys for Tots at the show and the club decided to donate an additional $1,400 to Our kitchen staff (Nancy Brown, Ugene Tucksen, Toys for Tots to help support their efforts. The club Vic Pisoni, and Skip Kidd – if I forgot anyone, I’m also decided to follow up with another show next sorry) were stupendous with keeping the food year, but earlier in October to miss hunting season. warmed up and serving to a hungry bunch of We are working that now and will provide more miners! info as we develop the plan.
Election of Officers: The election of officers was held at our Nov. 19th meeting. The following positions were voted on: Vice President: Richard Holcomb Vice Secretary: Vic Pisoni Treasure: Mike Lindsay Board Member #2: Lee Hines Board Member #4: Ken Denney Board Member #6: Gene Zimmerman
The club members in attendance voted the members back into the same positions they
already held so there are no changes Ugene and Vic Serving up potatoes and gravy! Bedrock Prospectors Club History: The dessert table was well stocked. After dinner This club was organized and founded in 1981 by visits completely decimated the table and there Gene Schumacher as Northwest Prospectors of was very little left for a wandering sole looking for Pierce County. The club was renamed Bedrock a sweet pick me up. Prospectors Club in 1986. Mr. Schumacher was born in Salisbury, MO and died from complications due to a stroke in Tacoma, WA on Oct. 30th, 1989.
Mr. Schumacher belonged to many organizations throughout the state and was a dedicated member in all those he belonged to. He was not only an organizer he was also a stout supporter.
His love for mining went back a long way, he his wife Jan enjoyed working his opal mine in Nevada. He was one of those folks that touched many lives in a way that still shines.
Christmas Party: The Christmas Party went off as planned and we filled the Fife Community Center Hall.
We had 104 people show up and celebrate the Yule Nancy setting up the dessert table festivities with turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and all the fixins! The kids were all well behaved and had a good Metal Craft Measures: time. We had enough hats, sweatshirts, and other Here’s data to help when you’re playing with items to keep them busy! metals and heat: Melting Temperature Metal C⁰ F⁰ Aluminum 659 1218 Brass 499 930 Copper 1093 2000 Gold 1062 1945 Iron 1535 2795 Lead 327 621 Platinum 1773 3223 Silver 960 1760
Color Hues at Various Temperatures Handing out presents to the kids! Color Hue C⁰ F⁰ Our table decorations were put together by Nikki Barely Visible 482 900 Payne and they really set off the tables. We also Visible 525 977 Dull Red 635 1175 had some folks who cooked turkeys (Richard Dark Red 693 1280 Holcomb, Ugene Tucksen, Scott Brown, and Lee Bright Red 841 1545 Hines), cooked hams (Shawn Doyle, Mitch Wall, Cherry Red 904 1660 Denise Conover, and Dennis Petersen), and Orange 1149 2100 mashed potatoes (50 pounds ‐ Don Stephens). White 1210 2210 White ‐ Bright 1504 2740 We had few trouble makers (NOT) that kept things lively! Naches Claim Update: We have added three new claims for club access. The MOU (memo of understanding) allows us access to three 20 acre claims upstream of our Quien Sabe #1 claim on the Naches River. Signs for these claims are in the process of being put together and should be ready to install next spring when we can get over Chinook Pass to get them put up. The new claims maps will be emailed sometime between now and the first of the year.
Jim and Lynn Curtiss – the hats say it all!
December – 2018 12/4 Board Meeting Christmas Party and Potluck (Fife Community Center): This club event is our last blow out before the end of the year. There’ll be door prizes, 12/8 silent auction, and all kinds of other activities. The potluck is to die for (don’t wear a belt and bring an extra‐large plate). The club provides the turkey and ham and the rest is up to us! 12/15 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 12/25 MERRY CHRISTMAS January – 2019 1/3 Board Meeting 1/5 Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 1/12 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 1/21 General Meeting
February – 2019 2/2 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 2/5 Board Meeting WPMA Monroe Gold, Gem and Mineral Show. Bedrock has a booth at this show for 2/8 – 2/10 membership drive, a raffle, and to talk up our Gold, Gem and Treasure show in October. Need members to participate and help man the booth. Camping is available. 2/18 General Meeting 2/28 Blewett and McCoy Creek claims open season dredging closes.
March – 2019 3/5 Board Meeting 3/9 Breakfast & Gold Show Planning at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 3/18 General Meeting 3/23 – 3/24 GPAA Gold Show in Puyallup, WA
April – 2019 4/2 Board Meeting 4/6 Breakfast & Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 9 AM Cashmere Gold Show. Bedrock has a booth at this show for membership drive and a 4/13 – 4/14 raffle. Need members to participate and help man the booth. Camping should be available. 4/15 General Meeting Idyllwild School (8‐12AM). Gold trailer approx. 400 kids (Contact Lonnie Neal) Need 6 4/19 people to show panning
Rock Hounding trip to Salmon Creek for carnelian agates and Coprolite (dino poo). This 4/27 trip is led by Jim Curtiss. You’ll need a bucket, shovel, small rake, and a lunch.
May – 2019 Saddle Mountain Rock Hounding trip for Petrified Wood. This is a great trip and is led by 5/4 Jim Curtiss. First Creek Rock Hounding trip for agates and Ellensburg Blue. This trip is led by Jim 5/5 Curtiss and is a good dry run for future outings. Fun trip to Blewett for mining and rock hounding. First Creek for agate nodules and 5/4 – 5/5 another location for Ellensburg Blue. This trip is led by Jim Curtiss 5/7 Board Meeting Outing with Gold Trailer to Sportsman’s Warehouse in Puyallup, WA (9:00 AM to 5:00 5/11 PM) 5/11 – 5/12 Blewett Pass claims outing for mining 5/18 – 5/19 Cape Disappointment Beach Mining 5/20 General Meeting Blewett Claims Cleanup. This is an annual event and our first planned club trip up to our Blewett claims. Claims cleanup will start at 9AM and there’ll be a potluck dinner on 5/25 – 5/27 Saturday night (6PM at Scotty creek campground). We’re usually done with cleanup by noon and spend the rest of the time playing in the dirt! Puyallup Gem and Mineral Show at Swiss Park in Bonney Lake, WA. This is a two‐day 5/31 – 6/2 event (Sat‐Sun) with the gold trailer and membership drive. Just a fun and relaxed outing.
High Lighted dates may change once we have completed planning June – 2019 Puyallup Gem and Mineral Show at Swiss Park in Bonney Lake, WA. This is a two‐day 5/31 – 6/2 event (Sat‐Sun) with the gold trailer and membership drive. Just a fun and relaxed outing. 6/4 Board Meeting Elementary School in Ellensburg to teach four classes of third grader about gold panning. 6/4 Starts at 9AM and ends about 11AM in Ellensburg. Contact Dennis Petersen for info. 6/8 Bedrock Prospector’s Rendezvous East Olympia Elementary School (6AM – 5PM?) This is an all‐day affair introducing students to gold panning and how it relates to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and 6/14 Math (STEAM). School will provide lunch. (Contact Jane Rizika [email protected]) 6/15 – 6/16 Blewett claim prospecting & Rock Hounding trip to Red Top 6/17 General Meeting Hanson Creek Rock Hounding trip for terminated crystals and amethyst. Jim Curtiss is 6/29 leading this super trip.
High Lighted dates may change once we have completed planning July – 2019 7/1 Naches claim opens for dredging without an HPA (open until 8/15). 7/2 Board Meeting Naches Claim/Quartz Creek Rock Hounding trip for thunder eggs. Another great trip led 7/6 – 7/7 by Jim Curtiss Natches club outing for claim cleanup and fun. Claim cleanup starts at 9AM and the 7/6 – 7/7 Saturday night potluck is at 6PM. 7/13 Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 7/15 General Meeting 7/16 McCoy Creek open for dredging without an HPA (open until 2/28/2018) 7/20 – 7/21 Gold outing to Blewett claim to teach new members panning, sluicing, etc.
August – 2019 8/1 Blewett claims open for dredging without an HPA (open until 2/28/2018) 8/3 – 8/4 Blewett Claim club outing for fun, prospecting, and gold. 8/6 Board Meeting Blewett claim club outing and rock hound trip to Red Top. Contact Jim Curtiss for trip 8/10 – 8/11 info. 8/15 Naches claim closes to open season dredging. 8/17 Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 8/19 General Meeting Liberty Miners Rally (Resources Coalition): 8/23 – 8/25 Super event lasts the whole weekend. Big night metal detector hunt, lots of activities, raffles, etc. Free dry camping spaces available. September – 2019 9/3 Board Meeting 9/7 Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 9/14 – 9/15 Blewett claims club outing for mining and training on low water techniques – talk to Jim. Chelan Fairgrounds Metal Detector Hunt: 9/14 This should be better than expected considering all the stuff we found last year, and we only scratched the surface. 9/16 General Meeting 9/21 – 9/22 Cape Disappointment Beach Outing. High Lighted dates may change once we have completed planning October – 2019 10/1 Board Meeting 10/12 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 10/21 General Meeting: Nomination of Club Officers & Board Bedrock Gold, Gem, and Treasure Show at Puyallup Fairgrounds. Setup on Friday show 10/18 – 10/20 on Saturday and Sunday. Tear down Sunday afternoon.
November – 2019 11/2 2018 Gold Show Wrap‐up Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 11/5 Board Meeting 11/9 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 11/18 General Meeting: Election of Club Officers & Board
December – 2019 12/3 Board Meeting Christmas Party and Potluck (Fife Community Center): This club event is our last blow out before the end of the year. There’ll be door prizes, 12/7 silent auction, and all kinds of other activities. The potluck is to die for (don’t wear a belt and bring an extra‐large plate). The club provides the turkey and ham and the rest is up to us! 12/14 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 12/25 MERRY CHRISTMAS
January – 2020 1/1 HAPPY NEW YEARS 1/4 Gold Show Planning Meeting at Johnny’s in Fife, WA at 11:00 AM 1/7 Board Meeting 1/11 Breakfast at Johnnies (in Fife at 9 AM) 1/20 General Meeting
BEDROCK PROSPECTORS OFFICERS AND BOARD 2018
President: Dennis Petersen 253‐848‐8112 [email protected]
Vice President: Richard Holcomb 253‐359‐5890 [email protected]
Secretary: Charlotte Marriner 206‐245‐4490 ‐ no email address
Vice Secretary: Vic Pisoni 206‐722‐4238 [email protected]
Treasure: Mike Lindsay 253‐218‐5700 [email protected]
Vice Treasure: Colleen Zimmerman 360‐897‐9043 [email protected]
Board Positions:
1: Shawn Doyle 253‐691‐1586 [email protected] 2: Lee Hines 360‐529‐1247 [email protected] 3: Gene Tucksen 206‐713‐8995 [email protected] 4: Ken Denney 253‐230‐1779 [email protected] 5: Lew Kittle 253‐360‐280‐0857 [email protected] 6: Gene Zimmerman 360‐897‐9043 [email protected] 7: Mitch Wall 253‐906‐5125 [email protected]
Sgt. at Arms: David Degnar Claims Chairman: Jim Curtiss 360‐427‐7210 [email protected] Membership Chairman: Colleen Zimmerman 360‐897‐9043 [email protected] Membership Drawing: Teresa Doll 253‐882‐2498 [email protected] Web Master: Ron Larson 253‐850‐0699 [email protected]
Memo from the Membership Chairman:
A renewal application is available online and is required when you send in your 2019 dues. Dues are due on Jan 1st, 2019 and past due on April 1st, 2019. Beat the rush and send them in early! Please be sure to update address, phone and email.
If you joined Bedrock Prospectors Club after Aug 1st, 2018 then you are good for 2019 so no need to pay again. Check your membership card. If it has 2019 on it, you are good!
Other ways to pay your dues: At any of our meetings Outings if pre‐arranged Events and gold shows.
We take credit and debit cards, checks and of course, cash. You don’t want to miss out on what may prove to be a very spectacular year for the club.
BEDROCK PROSPECTORS CLUB P.O. Box 425 Puyallup WA. 98371
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(I/We) acknowledge that small scale prospecting may involve inherent dangers and (I/We) hereby release the Bedrock Prospectors Club, its Officers, and claim holders from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, or Injuries that may occur on any and all claims controlled by the Bedrock Prospectors Club.(I/We) further agree to hold the Bedrock Prospectors Club, its Officers, Members and Claim Holders harmless: from the results of any accidents or incidences that may occur while ( I ) or ( We are ) on said lands controlled by Bedrock Prospectors Club Inc., or at Bedrock Prospectors Club Sponsored Outings.
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Mail to: Bedrock Prospectors Club, P.O. Box 425 Puyallup WA. 98371
If you any have questions please contact
Dennis Petersen (253)848‐8112 or Richard Holcomb (253)359‐5890