Typical Itinerary (may vary slightly) |
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| 10:00 | Opening Speech |
| 10:05 | Get supplies and head to the Gold Mine |
| 10:20-12:30 | Visit various stations throughout the mining area which may include: |
| Assayer's Office: Your day normally starts at the assayer's office where you can buy supplies on credit, change gold for money and buy gold claims. Be careful, if the demand for tools goes up and gold is plentiful you may see drastic increases in the price of supplies! | |
| The Mine Shaft: Head down into the mine and shovel dirt into a hand cart, which you'll roll on the rails into the daylight. Use sifters to find larger chunks of gold." | |
| The Gold Fields: It is here in the gold fields that a miner makes his home. Buy a claim from the assayer to help your hopes of striking it rich, but beware of claim jumpers! | |
| The Cabin: Laundry businesses made a fortune with just the gold dust left in the miners' Levi's. Explore the mine house, do some chores, and pick up a nugget or two in the process. | |
| The Sluice Boxes: After dirt is dumped from the mine into the sluice boxes, learn how to separate the large nuggets from the small bits of dirt. | |
Gold Panning: Pick up a gold pan in the assayers office and try your hand at "Placer Mining" This is how most of the gold on the claim sites is found. |
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| ...and More! | |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Lunch (A Miner's ration of lemonade, bread, cheese, fruit and beans is included in the price of the tour..) |
| 1:00-1:30 | Gold Auction |
| 1:00-2:00 | Closing Speech. Free time for Gift Store and Bakery. |