DRYWASHING FOR GOLD, by James Klein

90 pp. The geology of placer gold deposits, gold sites in all fifty states, and instructions on dry washing techniques. Up-to-date information on metal detectors, dry washing equipment, and building your own dry wash rig. History, claim staking, and glossary also included.

Gold Fever and the Art of Panning and Sluicing, by Lois DeLorenzo

A how-to-book for the beginning gold panner. 80 pp., illus.

PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA, Paul Morrison

A survey of California Sierra gold placer, hydraulic, and drift mines; also covers dredging areas of the American, Feather, and Yuba rivers. Maps locate gold districts and old mines from Kern County northward to Plumas County. 192 pp., maps, appendices

Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada, Maureen Johnson

Valuable catalog of locations, geology, production: 115 placer sites all located on two-color map. USGS Bull.1356. 118 pp., index.

RECREATIONAL GOLD PROSPECTING FOR FUN AND PROFIT by Gail Butler

206 pp. illus. This book reviews basic techniques of gold prospecting for both the beginner and veteran. Recovering gold with a common pan and a sluice box, as well as how to stake a claim, are described. Included are full descriptions of publications and organizations to assist you. Here are straightforward, answers to questions about what to take when entering gold-bearing localities. Color cover.

WHERE TO FIND GOLD IN THE DESERT, by James Klein

132 pp., illus. Explains where to look, and what to look for, throughout the Southwest, especially California, Arizona, and southern Nevada.

GOLD PROSPECTOR’S HANDBOOK, by Jack Black

176 pp., illus. How to pan gold, prospect streams, geology, lode gold, sluices, portable dredges, etc.

GEM TRAILS OF NEVADA, by James Mitchell

192 pp., illus. More than 75 locations for gemstone collecting are described and located on new maps giving locations to the 1/10 mile. About 30 Nevada minerals are covered.