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Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Old timers, to break even
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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 669697" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Gold seems to have been traditionally valued around a good weeks wages, except for the period when it was artificially pegged. Two diggers working hard may have been able to sink 20’ in a week so that would have been wages.</p><p>Their ethos at the height of the rush would have been to make as much money as possible before the rush ended. They wouldn’t have regarded it as an occupation but an opportunity to buy themselves a more comfortable life. They would probably wouldn’t have been content to just make wages and chased better claims.</p><p>After the rush however there were many who were content to do that because they couldn’t get a better life. They probably would have beavered away making wages until the gold ran out Before moving on.</p><p>Today maybe, lot of us rather than do it to make money do it as a hobby and very happy for an ounce a week. I would.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 669697, member: 4728"] Gold seems to have been traditionally valued around a good weeks wages, except for the period when it was artificially pegged. Two diggers working hard may have been able to sink 20’ in a week so that would have been wages. Their ethos at the height of the rush would have been to make as much money as possible before the rush ended. They wouldn’t have regarded it as an occupation but an opportunity to buy themselves a more comfortable life. They would probably wouldn’t have been content to just make wages and chased better claims. After the rush however there were many who were content to do that because they couldn’t get a better life. They probably would have beavered away making wages until the gold ran out Before moving on. Today maybe, lot of us rather than do it to make money do it as a hobby and very happy for an ounce a week. I would. [/QUOTE]
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