If you think the Forty-Niners found all the gold during the Gold Rush one hundred and fifty years ago, guess again. They recovered some surface placer gold to start with, which led them to many rich bonanza lode deposits. They certainly didn't get it all. I have been prospecting for gold well over 50 years and continue to find large nuggets, some on and near the surface, without digging myself a grave. Some consider a quarter ounce piece a large nugget, for me, large best be