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sagebrushminers	Thunderegg digging Jan 31 2008, 12:20 AM EST Anyone interested in digging their own thundereggs or join us in our adventures? We are opening up a new area this next year and will be able to bring others along. Post reply 8 out of 8 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
wezzerspop wezzerspop	1. RE: Thunderegg digging Feb 1 2008, 9:51 PM EST \| Post edited: Feb 1 2008, 9:51 PM EST so what exactly is a Thunderegg and where are they found? And what do you mean that you're "opening up a new area"? Is digging done all by hand or is equipment involved to get the area opened to the point that hand digging is easier? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sharlein sharlein	2. RE: Thunderegg digging Feb 2 2008, 8:45 AM EST \| Post edited: Feb 2 2008, 8:45 AM EST Where, when and cost? We would be interested. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TallTomSr	3. RE: Thunderegg digging Apr 2 2008, 10:34 PM EDT ditto Where as in closest town and distance to digging area. When as in open to public digging or open to reserved digging with reservations made in advance or open to digging for the purpose of seeking share holders. Cost as in fee dig by the day or weekend or by the pound or by the stone as related to it's size. good hunting Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sagebrushminers	4. Claim Apr 3 2008, 2:43 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 3 2008, 2:43 AM EDT Tom: About 30 miles south of Harper Oregon. Not open to the public unless we are there since it is a private mining operation. We plan to be there first of June after going to the sunstone area for a few days to post signs and check how it held out for the winter. Just have to arrange ahead of time so we can meet you there. No shares. Plan to have equiment on site this next later September when we hopefully will have the back hoe there to make the job easier. Wholesale: $1 / lb, Retail $2/lb. Eggs range in size for about 1" up to 2 feet in diameter, mostly around 1 foot in diameter and lots of smaller. Will need a fairly rugged rig, road can get rough. If interested, get back to me for arrangements. Don Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
TallTomSr	5. RE: Claim Apr 3 2008, 3:15 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 3 2008, 3:15 AM EDT Thank you for the speedy response. Yes definately interested, would like tobring the wife and maybe a couple of my 15 grand children for a day of digging. I am an avid agate collector and there is a spot not to far from me where I find thunder eggs in the 2 inch to 4 inch size but nothing very large. my e-mail is talltomatkins@yahoo.com. Please contact me when you plan to be there and open in june so we can set up a trip. might get some of the other washington collectors in on it too. There are several of us working on a day trip to goldendale washington to hunt carneliens and columbbia basin agates. It would be great if we could set up a similar trip to gather thunder eggs. Check us out on the wet in washington thread. Thank you again and good hunting. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sagebrushminers	6. RE: Claim Apr 3 2008, 5:13 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 3 2008, 5:13 AM EDT Will e-mail you so you have my address too. Should be in the area around the weekend of the 7th June. Won't have the equipment over there, but there will be plenty of digging and getting anyway. Don Post reply Do you find this valuable?
buyitagain buyitagain	7. RE: Claim Apr 4 2008, 9:44 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 4 2008, 9:44 AM EDT going to be out in oregan area this june near baker city, are you anywhere around there??? have never hunted thunder eggs before but have retired and wanting to see the USA in my Chevrolet motorhome.. Sounds like a old TV ad doesn't it????? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sagebrushminers	8. RE: Claim Apr 4 2008, 4:18 PM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 4 2008, 4:18 PM EDT Must be out of state. Oregon is right way to spell it. We pronounce it Oregun. Love it, don't you? Thundereggs are Oregon's state rock and we have lots of them throughout our state. Fastest from Baker City would be to go East to Ontortia about 30 miles, West on hwy 20 to the small town of Harper, turn south at the gas station unto Crowley Road. This is a gravel road that is maintained fairly well, so a motor home should have no problem until you get to the turnoff. Easiest was to tell you where our claim is go to Topozone.com and search for Butte Creek. It is in the Rufino Butte quad. Right where Butte Creek and Dry Creek come together is where you would be going. South of Harper Oregon off Crowley Road about 30 miles is the turnoff. East down extremely sharp gravel/rock road. We would probably have to come and get you because a motor home would have trouble with tires. You could probably park your rig a couple three miles in on this road before you run into the sharp rocks. Coming to get you would be no big deal for us. Hope to see you there. So far we plan on being in the area on the weekend of the 7th June. Don Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
washingtoncougar	9. RE: Claim Apr 4 2008, 7:26 PM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 4 2008, 7:26 PM EDT Don, If the finances can handle it RockPuppy and I will be there. I would love to find some thundereggs that will give my 24" slab saw a work out. The 200+ pounds we have gathered from Richardson's Rock Ranch have been no more then 8" in diameter. so finding a couple two footers would be a real treat. Dave Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sagebrushminers	10. RE: Claim Apr 4 2008, 9:42 PM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 4 2008, 9:42 PM EDT Wish I could add pics. Wait a minute. I have. Just don't how to tell you how to get there. I made another page through these fine folks on the Travel Channel's site. I had included a pic of one of my piles with big ones. The biggest I can get in my 24" is around 9" in diameter. The slab saw I need to get over here one of these days will cut a 4 foot diameter. The problem though is my 4' lap can only handles about a 3 foot egg. Still impressive. When I get it set up, I will post it somewhere here. When time gets closer, call me and we will make arrangements. Don 503-884-2501 Post reply Do you find this valuable?
buyitagain buyitagain	11. RE: Claim Apr 5 2008, 10:45 AM EDT "Must be out of state. Oregon is right way to spell it. We pronounce it Oregun. Love it, don't you? Thundereggs are Oregon's state rock and we have lots of them throughout our state. Fastest from Baker City would be to go East to Ontortia about 30 miles, West on hwy 20 to the small town of Harper, turn south at the gas station unto Crowley Road. This is a gravel road that is maintained fairly well, so a motor home should have no problem until you get to the turnoff. Easiest was to tell you where our claim is go to Topozone.com and search for Butte Creek. It is in the Rufino Butte quad. Right where Butte Creek and Dry Creek come together is where you would be going. South of Harper Oregon off Crowley Road about 30 miles is the turnoff. East down extremely sharp gravel/rock road. We would probably have to come and get you because a motor home would have trouble with tires. You could probably park your rig a couple three miles in on this road before you run into the sharp rocks. Coming to get you would be no big deal for us. Hope to see you there. So far we plan on being in the area on the weekend of the 7th June. Don" won't be out there until later in the month, going prospecting by baker city. will you be out there all month or can i contact you somehow about meeting up????? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
washatonian	12. RE: Thunderegg digging Apr 11 2008, 9:18 AM EDT "Anyone interested in digging their own thundereggs or join us in our adventures? We are opening up a new area this next year and will be able to bring others along." Greeting and Salutations neighbor, Just diccovered your thread this AM. Sounds like a blast. I always enjoy being a part of something new. I love eggs. I have eaten them,cooked em,painted them,picked and planted them but have never DUG them.So I'm thinking I should complete the process right. :) Have 2 small ones on my mantle at home I look at often that were obtained way back when I was a boy scout.Would enjoy the opportunity to enlarge that by finding one of those large Oregon bombs. Sincerely appreciate your offer and invitation......keep me posted Don by e-mailing me (washatonian@hotmail.com) and I'll do the same. Happy Trails 2 U Andy Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TallTomSr	13. Thunderegg digging gathering Apr 11 2008, 6:07 PM EDT Sound's like the wet bucket brigade may have to form up and plan a weekend invasion on old sagbrush. He say's he should be up and going by june so that leaves plenty of time to gather intel and form a landing strategy for an all out assault on the giagantic thunder egg nest.LOL good hunting Tom Post reply Do you find this valuable?
pvjjh	14. RE: Thunderegg digging gathering Apr 27 2008, 2:11 PM EDT Man I hate it when I miss a thread like this. I couldn't figure out where all this thunderegg talk was coming from. When ever there is some digging let us know, as we will try to work out something and try to get down there. Don I now can vogue for the identities of Talltom and wacougar and rockpuppy. They are great folks! I may be the only questionable one in the crowd. You see Tom let the scorpions go, whereas I want to deep fry them and eat'm. I think Tom must have a screw loose. lol Count us in if we can work it out for some help on the claim and a little digging. Paul Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TallTomSr	15. RE: Thunderegg digging gathering Apr 27 2008, 9:06 PM EDT Hey Third week in may might work. (wet in Washington post by sage brush) If it turns out that old sage brush is going to be up at his site then It might make a great journey. I would be up for a day of helping him straighten up and do a little digging. Let's see what we can set up and how many we can get to go and help sage brush out and explore a little. Tom Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TallTomSr	16. RE: Thunderegg digging gathering Apr 27 2008, 9:10 PM EDT "Hey Third week in may might work. (wet in Washington post by sage brush) If it turns out that old sage brush is going to be up at his site then It might make a great journey. I would be up for a day of helping him straighten up and do a little digging. Let's see what we can set up and how many we can get to go and help sage brush out and explore a little. Tom" oops not wet in washington pot,--it was a saddle mountain post. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
sagebrushminers	17. RE: Thunderegg digging Apr 28 2008, 10:10 PM EDT Sounds almost like what people say when they read my ad on the rock plants I sell. "Water them and watch them grow. Will add your e-mail to my address big. Keep up the humor. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
ARRR ARRR	18. RE: Claim May 8 2008, 7:12 PM EDT \| Post edited: May 8 2008, 7:12 PM EDT I would also like to get to your claim sometime this summer, are there any additional dates that you are thinking of. Is it possible to be involved in the June 7th dig? Thanks AL Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TallTomSr	19. RE: Claim May 8 2008, 11:40 PM EDT Everything is still getting pulled together but I do believe you would be welcome. Good Hunting Tom Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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