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Monday, November 18, 2013

Eureka Moments Revisited, Part 9, How They Turned a Washbowl Into a Gold Pan

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    Way back in January of 1999, I purchased a copy of "At the Extremity of Civilization" by Israel Shipman Pelton Lord.  Lord...
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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Eureka Moments Revisited, Part 8, Amazing Feats of Levitation or How Ancient Technology Met Gold Rush Challenges

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        I've always found it curious that very few "new" placer mining techniques came out of the California Gold Rush. The re...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

More Reconstructed History as 19th Century Baitquest Continues

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         My adventure into mid-19th century artificial baits continues with a focus on critters that hop.  In his 1849 edition of "The ...
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Saturday, September 14, 2013

In Search of Spinning Caterpillars and Spoon Minnows, 19th Century Angling Redux

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    As my journey to recreate early angling implements continues, I'm often reminded of the mysterious origins of some of today's ...
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Explorations into 19th Century Angling Continues With Fly Books and Boxes

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     This post revisits and explores some of the ways 19th century anglers stored their flies and leaders (or casts, as the English call the...
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