Well things have been busy and down right hectic for me. Friends lose their Grandson in Iraq, wife’s Aunt died and one of her cousin’s is on life support in the hospital, add to that our kids and grandkids are on the east coast. So Christmas this year was a bit different. We went to Fullerton, Ca., to spend Christmas with my wife’s other cousin who just got a cancer free report on the 22nd. To all the friends and workers at the Slide Bar, thanks for making Christmas eve a time to reflect.

Now to the good stuff. Doc and I went out Thurs. the 21st to the mine to make sure it was still there. We opened up 2 new areas and both look promising. It was cold and the wind was blowing, but just getting back out there and digging was what I needed.

These first 2 pictures are of Doc and the OK faultline. One shows him sitting on it and the other is a somewhat closeup.

The next 3 pictures are of the new bedrock ares that we started working on. One is Doc’s new diggins and two are of my new start.