Volume 25, #6 A Monthly Newsletter Published by the RoadRunner Prospector’s Club August 2011

In the full heat of the summer in Arizona, things tend to move a little slower, however, many new

things are happening at the club. The Board, with the able assistance of the Office and Membership

Manager, Pete Baker, is in the process of implementing the ability to accept credit cards as a payment

method for dues and AMF. There have been numerous requests for this service and we are continuing to

move forward to establish it. There are more headaches in this than you would believe. We are hoping to

this process in place by September. Stay tuned for further announcements. We are in the process of set-

ting up a quality web site that is more user friendly and will have useful information posted for club

members. We have switched to a new internet service provider, Hostgator in Huston, Texas which will

vastly improve our website maintenance ability and provide much better support than in the past. In that

regard, we need one or more volunteers to work with Pete and the Board to accomplish this and your

help is requested. So, anyone with web design experience, please contact Pete via email. The club runs

on volunteers and we will be asking for volunteers to help out with the outings as well as other activi-

ties. Your help is necessary and appreciated. Sign up sheets will be placed on the table at the General

Meeting. As you know we cannot utilize the American/Italian Club for our monthly meetings until re-

pairs are concluded so please note the new location and dates for the August and September general

meetings. The Board, in the July meeting, approved a motion for a remedial change in the by-laws and it

will be placed before the membership for a vote on the November ballot. Specifically, the by-laws do

not currently provide for a failure in the election where no one runs for the office of President or Treas-

urer. That means if one person votes for himself or herself as a write in for such an election, they could

possibly win that office. This is not winning by one vote; it means someone could win with only one

vote due to a lack of candidates. The change in the by-laws would require at least one percent of the vot-

ing members vote for a candidate for either of those offices or the Board would decide. This is most im-

portant, as persons who know the positions requirements, or at least have a strong enough background

where they can learn it quickly, must hold those two offices. While we fondly support the 1872 mining

law, we are in the 21st century with regard to everything else. Everything else includes the filing require-

ments of a 501C3 non-profit, IRS form 990s, quarterly and yearly tax returns, payments to the BLM,

filings with the Arizona Corporate Commission, insurance requirements, budgeting, yearly financial

statements and membership issues to name a few. A failure to do what is required with respect to the

government could have disastrous consequences for the club. The Board requests your support for this

remediation to our bylaws. Lastly, there has been a suggestion from members that we change the prizes

at the December Steak Fry. As you know about fifty percent of the people drawing for a nugget are suc-

cessful. It has been suggested that alternate prizes be given to those persons that did not receive a nug-

get. Club members have offered to wrap small gifts, of use to a prospector, to be given away at the Steak

Fry. The question is whether you, the members, would prefer this to an approach that makes more gold

nuggets available as prizes. This will be discussed at the upcoming general meetings, so please let the

Board know your preference. If you have alternate suggestions, please submit them or place them in the

suggestion box at the general meeting.

Meanwhile, be careful prospecting; it’s hot out there and the desert is an unforgiving environ-

ment. Be safe and have a good month.

-- Fred Horn

PRESIDENTS CORNER

August 2011, Page 2

MONTHLY MEETINGS General Meetings:

2nd Thursday of the month - 7:00 PM @ American Legion

364 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ

Monthly outings:

Held on the weekends following the General Meeting. Guests are

welcome to attend regular meetings and outings.

Board Meeting:

First Tuesday after general meeting - 7:00pm Club Office

New Member Orientation:

Club Office 7:00 p.m.. See calendar for dates.

The Bird Tailings is published as a service to Roadrunner Prospectors’

Club, Inc. members. Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of

the management or of its members. Publication of information in this

newsletter constitute, no guarantee of accuracy. Use of any information

found in this newsletter at the sole risk of the user. Neither the RRPC,

it’s board of directors, nor the editor of this publication assume any

liability for damages resulting from the use of information found within

the newsletter content.

The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or

in whole without written consent of the Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club.

The newsletter encourages submissions of any article mining related,

opinion pieces, cartoons, want-ads, sales of items, etc.

Roadrunner Prospecting Club phone numbers:

Voice message 602-274-2521

Office Fax: 602-274-4335

Mailing address:

RRPC

P.O. Box 56804

Phoenix, AZ 85079

Email:

rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com

Website:

http://www.roadrunnergold.com

Club Office is located at:

2744 W. Osborn R.

Phoenix, AZ 85017-5023

(Open 9:00am to 1:00pm Wednesday). Between Thomas Rd

and Indian School Rd, west of 27th Ave.

Member Address Change Form: Send to: RRPC, PO Box 56804, Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804 or email: rrpc-office@roadrunnergold.com

Member Number: ________

Name: ________________________________________

New Address: __________________________________

__________________________________

Phone Number: _________________________________

BOARD & OFFICE DIRECTORY PRESIDENT

Fred Horn

(480) 297-4461

VICE PRESIDENT

Karl Weber

(623) 340-4618

SECRETARY

Carol Nickel

(623) 872-9480

TREASURER

Bill Hunt

(602) 348-8261

3 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Bill Nickel

(623) 872-9480

News Letter

Reeve Kahabka

(480) 813-4693

2 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Bob Wierzal

(480) 481-0799

Ron Matlewsky

(520) 509-4475

1 YEAR BOARD MEMBERS

Jack Engbrecht

(480) 460-2222

Travis Brown

(602) 487-2144

Office Manager

Pete Baker

(602) 274-2521

Website

Tom Egan

(480) 782-5148

Dues/Fees:

• Annual dues are due by December 1st

of each year.

• Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF =

$20.00) due by December 1st of each

year.

• $20.00 Map Packet Replacement Fee

• $10.00 badge Replacement Fee

August 2011, Page 3

BUDDY LIST

Echo Maurer, (623) 377-0808, mritter4@cox.net

Area: Surprise

Available: Any day, Cannot drive.

Equipment: Dredge, Metal Detector, Toyota available.

Preferred claims: Any claims area

“Would like to learn dry washing.”

Dick Tucek, (623) 975-2849

Area: Surprise

Available: Any day but Sunday, Can not drive

Equipment: Metal Detector

Preferred claims: Stanton area, Leave No Holes, Bumblebee

King

Mike Landgraf, (602) 678-6789, bzazab@hotmail.com

Area: Apache Phoenix, 7th Ave./Dunlap - Sunnyslope

Available: Any day, Can drive, 2WD, Beginner

Equipment: High-Banker, Metal detector

Preferred claims: Turkey Creek

“Have 650cc buggy for offroad, carries a lot. I’m retired.”

Randall Stockwood, (928) 501-7907, ran1mo@aol.com

Area: Pleasant Harbor Resort, Peoria

Available: All days except Sunday, Can drive, 4WD

Equipment: Dry washer, Metal detector

Preferred claims: Any and all

“Need some one to be with”

Loyd Tjernagel, (605) 695-8452

Area: Wickenburg, AZ

Available: Tues, Wed, Thurs, Can drive, 4WD, Experienced

Equipment: Dry Washer, Metal Detector

Preferred claims: Vulture Mine/Red Basin Claims, Morristown

Claims

Max Suggs, (623) 939-5496

Area: Glendale, AZ (43rd Ave – Northern)

Available: All, Can drive, 4WD/Quad, Beginner

Equipment: Dredge, Dry Washer, other misc.

Preferred claims: Any

“New to club. Don’t have a lot of knowledge about gold recov-

ery. Would like to learn more.”

Don Tennis, (575) 535-4463

Area: Meyer, AZ.

Available: Fri., Sat., Sun., Can drive, 2WD

Equipment: 2 ½” High-Banker, other misc.

Preferred claims: Big Bug 1&2, Turkey Creek claims, Mercers

“I am open to suggestions. Please call and we can go from

there.”

Rich Nipko, 321 432-8209, Email: rknipko@yahoo.com

Area: Goodyear

Available: All days, Can drive, 2WD, Experienced

Equipment: Metal detector, panning

Preferred claims: Any New to club and recently retired.

BUDDY LIST CONT.

Michael Schratt, 815 814-2145, Email: auroracad5@aol.com

Area: Tempe

Available: Saturdays, Sundays, Can drive

Equipment: Metal Detector, pan

Preferred Claims: all claims

Interests: Nugget hunting, coin hunting, ancient artifacts, an-

tique treasure maps, tales of lost or buried treasure

Brian Venetz, 602 486-5976, Email: bvenetz83@gmail.com

Area: Phoenix

Available: Fridays, Saturdays, Can drive, 2wd, Beginner

Equipment: Sluice, Pan

Preferred Claims: All

Bruce Myers, 623 582-4481, Email: bwmyers@cox.net

Area: North Central Phoenix

Available: Mon – Fri., Can drive, 4WD

Equipment: Metal Detector

Preferred Claims: Day trips near north Phoenix

Interests: Beginner

Lee Shaw, 623-748-3655, Email: lee@mygoldbug.net

Area: Peoria

Available: Most any day but Sunday. 2WD pickup, can drive

Equipment: Metal Detector, Pans, Dry Washer

Preferred claims: Any

"I'm a new member and I want to learn."

Splish Splash

The prospector had finished dredging for the

day and was taking his bucket of concen-

trates back to his camp to do some panning.

He decided to take a different path back

to camp and look the area over for signs of

gold bearing material.

While passing a large, pond he surprised

two pretty girls skinny-dipping. The girls

immediately dropped down in the water to

hide.

One girl yell out, “we are not getting out

of the water until you leave!”

The prospector replies, “I did not come

here to see naked women swimming!” Then

holding up his bucket says, “I’ve come to

feed the alligators!”

August 2011, Page 4

Help your club - volunteer today!

Member Orientation You do not have to be a recent new member to attend.

If you are a member you are welcome to come. We

will cover the rules/bylaws, discuss mapping, review

the Forest Plan of Operations, etc. Good time for

questions? Refer to the Event Calendar on the last

page of the newsletter for other scheduled orienta-

tions.

I have discontinued the Gold Presentation until this

fall.

Sign up by one of the following: At the general meet-

ings, there will be a sign-up sheet at the greeting table

that you may fill out or emailing (preferred) rrpc-

office@roadrunnergold.com or call the office 602-274

-4521 stating which session you would like to attend.

Be sure to leave your name and phone number if not

emailing. Seating is limited. I will be contacting you

to confirm your attendance. You need to wear your

badge and bring your member packet with you.

Chuck Horner

This photo is a good example of what our club is all about.

Here Rick is enjoying the water in Wolf Creek and looking for gold.

August 2011, Page 5

The following folks have joined RRPC since our

last newsletter.

Please welcome them into our club:

Steve & Breda Salley Spring, TX

Randy Bingham & Alexandra Bailey Mesa,

AZ

John & Judy Rhoads Sun City, AZ

Dale Robinette Fairborn, OH

Tony & Tana Flint Wittman, AZ

VIP winners at the July meeting:

Norm Bouchey – Steak Fry

Norm Smith – Claims Survey

Harold Stover – Office Support

A club like the Road Runners depends on volun-

teers to keep the club going and run the everyday

business of a club that is as big as ours. We are the

largest club in the state and one of the largest in the

country dedicated to gold prospecting. Your dues

go toward obtaining and keeping mining claims, a

place to meet on a regular basis and paying for the

various bonds and permits we are required by the

government to get so we can enjoy using our

claims.

You also enjoy several club sponsored events

during the year, a spring picnic and annual steak

fry. It takes work to put these events on and with-

out volunteers the events will not take place.

Many articles have been written, announcements

made and discussions had at general meetings

about the need for volunteers but little help seems

to come of it with the same people often stepping

up and doing the work over and over again. The

volunteers number in the dozens but our member-

ship is over 1,200. If we do not step up and do our

part the club functions will dwindle to none and we

will cease to exist. If everyone did a little, the work

would get done without burning out the current

volunteers. Think about what you can do. Sign up,

be counted, join in, it is fun and you might learn

something.

Bill Nickel RRPC Board Member

City folk may not know or understand the beauty

That can be seen in our Sonoran Desert. Here is

an example of blossoms on cacti in the Morristown

area.

If you subscribe to the news letter on line you can

See these flowers in living color. Think about what

your missing with just the black and white of the

news letter you get in the mail. Do your club a good

deed and sign up for the “e” mail version.

August 2011, Page 6

CLASSIFIED

Wanted: (1) 2002 Arizona Prospector silver

round for my collection.

Will pay $3.00 over SPOT CASH price,

plus $2.00 First Class shipping.

Brad Rutledge #6240, Phone: 970-879-7733

or bradrutledge42@gmail.com

For Sale: Keene 2 1/2 " dredge. Perfect for

the Bradshaws. NEW and Never used. In-

cludes Honda Gx120 motor (4.0 HP) and

compressor. Easy to maneuver. $1250

FIRM. Call Rich @ 602-361-4584.

For Sale: Black Magic with protective

sleeve, 20 mesh screen, and pump. $80 Call

Chuck at (623) 362-1999

For Sale: White’s MXT Metal Detector –

two heads, carrying case, head-set, all man-

uals – 4 yrs old. $500.00. Call Earl at (602)

359-5320

Wanted: Gold King DPC Concentrator.

Call Doug at: (928) 632-9146

For Sale: Thousand Trails Nation Gold

Membership. $1,000 plus transfer fees.

Dues paid for 2011. Call Karl at: (623) 340-

4618

C AND S

MINING AND

MANUFAC-

TURING

New Product:

MICROWAVE

GOLD KILN

KIT

Discount for

RRPC Members.

See it and watch

the video on my

Ebay store.

CMINE-MFG

-- Chuck Gen-

tles

Even in the hot summer month there is gold on our

Desert claims. Go out early and come home early

you might be surprised on what you can find.

Here is some nice gold Chuck found on the Cass

Claims in June. Lets go digging!

August 2011, Page 7

ROADRUNNER CLOTHING AND PRODUCTS

Pro Gold Prospecting Equipment &Supplies is now the new distributor of the

clothing and products for the club, you can go directly to the mining shop to pur-

chase your shirts hats and decals, also Pro-Gold will be soon be offering some new

items, such as hat pins Car window decals, Sweat pants and many more neat new

things to show your support of the club. If you plan to go and buy the product from

the store keep in mind that they will want to see that you are a current member so

be sure to bring your current membership card, The store does not want to be sell-

ing club merchandise to non members. You can reach the mining shop at 623-670-

9732 if you have any questions.

Shadow Mountain

Screw Products Prospecting Equipment Repair

21411 N 11th Ave Suite #6

Phoenix, AZ 85027

Ph - (623)582-6088

Fax - (623)852-6215

Howard R. Bentley

NUGGET-SHOOTER

Authorized Minelab & Nugget Finder Dealer

Bill Southern 623-910-0345

Your Guide To Finding Gold Nuggets!

Website: www.nuggetshooter.com

Mail Address: PO Box 576

Morristown, AZ 85342

RYAN DESHON - Owner Bobby Shearon - Manager

Falcon Metal Detectors PO Box 8353 Mesa AZ 85214 (480) 396-1181

www.falconmetaldectectors.com

Wally DeShon

BunksArizonaProspecting.com

Home of the Hermit Pick

Dry Washers, Maps, Accessories, Carbon Fiber Detector Shafts

Calvin “Bunk” Bunker, 928-830-5350

PO Box 2581, Chino Valley, AZ 86323

Gold King Mfg LLC Prospecting Supplies

Mavis (623)-386-6430

Scott (623)-694-4389

August 2011, Page 8

Roadrunner Prospectors’ Club P.O. Box 56804 Phoenix, AZ 85079-6804

Support the 1872 Mining Law

PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL US POSTAGE PAID

PHOENIX, AZ PERMIT NO. 5419

General Meeting Board Meeting

New Member

OrientationRRPC Outing/Event Location Special Event

Aug-11 08/11/11 08/16/11 8/10/11 - 7pm 08/13/11 Turkey Creek

Claims Map 8

Sep-11 09/08/11 09/13/11 (not scheduled) 09/10/11Bumble Bee King

Map 26

Oct-11 10/20/11 10/25/11 (not scheduled) 10/22/11Bumble Bee King

Map 26

Nov-1111/17/11

(Annual Meeting)11/22/11 11/9/11 - 1pm & 7pm 11/19/11

Leave No Holes

Map 21Coin Shoot

Dec-11 None 12/20/11 12/14/11 - 7pm 12/10/11Sahuaro Ranch

Park - PhoenixSteak Fry

Jan-12 01/19/12 01/24/12 1/11/12 - 7pm 01/21/12 Red Basin Map 13

Feb-12 02/16/11 02/21/11 2/8/12 - 7pm 02/18/11Oro De Valenzuela

Map 27

Mar-12 03/15/12 03/20/12 3/7/12 - 7pm 03/17/12Sharon Lee Claims

Map 11

Apr-12 04/19/12 04/24/12 4/11/12 - 7pm 04/21/12Betty Claims

Map 6Spring Picnic

May-12 05/17/12 05/22/12 5/11/12 - 7pm 05/19/12 Turkey Creek

Claims Map 8Mercer Claim

Jun-12 06/21/12 06/26/12 6/6/2012 - 7pm 06/23/12 Turkey Creek

Claims Map 8

Jul-12 07/19/12 07/24/12 TBA 07/21/12 Turkey Creek

Claims Map 8

** = Change from previous schedule

New Member Orientation is held at the club office at 2744 W. Osborn Rd, Phoenix

RRPC Calendar of Events