Jinx said:Today i went to Russell creek only to find some idiot dug into the bank not far from the bridge .Why can't people just do the right thing and keep to the rules ,before we know it this will be another place we cannot prospect on .
dave14110 said:it may not have been a prospector. Unless we see them doing it we I don't think we need to take blame.
I have seen many holes made in river banks by many different things, animals, people fishing digging for worm etc.
And are all those tailings natural too? Its 100% hand dug.Mr Boring said:Looks like natural erosion to me...after all it is on the outside eb where water would play force during rain
Are you seriously telling the people that have actually been there before and after the damage was done, drove past the same cars week after week, Walked along a suddenly very well worn track, Talked to the locals that have been asking about the damage that they have all got this wrong based on your opinion of a photo? This damage has been covered in other posts, one bloke told me they found an old tailing pile and ran it without luck, another local bloke told me they found a nugget and pulled a few ounces out, when a river only has one real public access point the locals are going to notice what goes on. I didnt post the pic asking for verification.dave14110 said:looks natural to me to and I don't see your tailings either just what could be natural river wash.
My bad, I assumed your serious opinion was based on the entire thread not just the picture. My apologies.dave14110 said:Balx all I said is it looks natural. I have seen many a creek like this particularly after a storm. You showed a photo I made an opinion based on a photo. You have also been there I haven't. I have seen tiny creeks in 15-20 foot gullies down to bedrock and a year or two later no gully & full of river rocks & the tiny creek now 15 feet wide & 2 feet deep . After talking to a mate he said all the creek in the area I was in do it regularly. Nature is impressive & as stated I don't know this spot. So don't take it the wrong way, it was just a general comment on a photo. the only part of photo that I could see that looked like it may not be natural or was created by someone was the gap in the blackberries. As everyone knows they are a pest anyway. If this gap wasn't there then nobody would the undercut ground. give it 6 months nobody else will either if they don't do something. Which they won't because they can't be poisoned due to water & to expensive to control. Yeah I am serious.
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