How Did The Gold Rush Walk Right Past This Creek?
Today Lauren and I spent 3 days hunting for gold underwater — also known as sniping for gold — in a forgotten creek the Gold Rush miners completely missed. We explored deep cracks, old river channels, and hidden bedrock pockets to see how much gold the Gold Rush left behind.
This was one of our most exciting underwater gold prospecting adventures yet — packed with big gold nuggets, pay streaks, and gold rush history that most people never knew existed. This video is part of my ongoing underwater gold sniping series, showing how creeks can still pay like a real job — even 100 years after the Gold Rush.
If you love gold panning, sniping for gold, treasure hunting underwater, or even random bear moments, this video shows why it’s still possible to find gold today in creeks the pioneers walked right past.
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00:00 - Intro and day 1
03:10 - Lunch break
05:37 - Day 2
08:20 - Was that a bear? 🐻
10:00 - Big nugget!
14:08 - Gold reveal & Day 3
19:11 - Gold pocket!
23:18 - Final reveal & weight
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