Journal from the Beverly Marie claim
at Graveyard Point, Oregon
Thank you to the Boise Rock Club for your interest and visit to the mine.
| Fri May 25 | -- Move house trailer to mining site, set up camp |
| Tues May 29 | -- The track loader breaks down -- trying to get repair parts (very old machine) |
| Thurs May 31 | -- The Caterpillar excavator is delivered to the site -- work begins -- see video below |
| Wed June 6 | -- about one ton of agate produced so far, hit a vein of gold and yellow plume agate |
| Fri June 8 | -- Rock club members visit mining site |
| Sat June 9 | -- hit pocket of fantastic angel wing - bright yellow, orange, and some red |
| Sun June 10 | -- digging in angel wing pocket, found a small side pocket with agate pseudomorhps after calcite |
| Mon June 11 | -- found a pocket full of round agate balls, possibly saginite not fully formed |
| Tues June 12 | -- Caterpillar excavator break-down caused by loose bolt, hydraulic fluid squirts out everywhere, fixed by service team from Boise |
| Wed June 13 | -- opened a new area, found deposit of great agate with bright orange plumes with grayish background, and a little pink plume |
| Fri June 15 | -- Another rock club visits the site |
| Sat June 16 | -- Excavator breaks down again, works stops until repair team arrives Monday noon. |
| Wed June 20 | -- hit the top of a cave, can't see the bottom, walls lined with agate! |
| Fri June 23 | -- cave turns out to be disappointing, agate good on top and back wall, but not so good after going about 6 - 8 feet in. |
| Sun June 24 | -- 20 people from a rock club visit the mine |
| Mon June 25 | -- new pit shows promise of pink plume for next year's operation |
| Wed June 27 | -- prepare to shut down operation, begin reclamation of mine site |
| Fri June 29 | -- smoothing off tops of hills,
repair roads
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| Eugene and Bev look for plume agate. |
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| Eugene operates the
excavator
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