Gold Prospectors Triangle Map

After a prospector has drawn a search triangle either in his mind or on a piece of paper as a map, he will need to go back to the place where the base line is interconnected by the search line. He will then need to do sampling all along the base line in spaced out areas. If there were to be a base like that has several miles and a little bit of a slope, the area between the exploratory sample sites could be several hundred yards apart. If the search line is located in a steep terrain area and the base line is less than a mile, the sites could only be some yards apart.

When these samples are checked at, the prospector should make sure to write down the results of what the sampling indicated. Depending on the prospector this can be done in his own code language or however he wishes to do this as long as he is able to understand it afterwards. Some prospectors grade their samples on certain scales such as on a scale from one to four or five or will place a zero in the places where there is no color located and a C on the areas where there is color for example. The weight or quantity of the colors can also be written down however it is possible to become confused while doing this because if a rich piece of float is located it could throw off the averages that have been written down and point out an incorrect pattern. individual knowledge and inclination will settle on how the test holes are graded and the only thing that is needed to grade every prospect hole with the same criteria. After all of the potential sites on the first base line have all gotten checked out by the prospector, he will then move to his second base line. 

Even though the base line of the search is almost always pretty much straight, the next lines will go along the contour lines of the territory and will very soon not look like a straight line at all.

The second base line and all the ones that come after it can be determined from a contour line that is higher up. This can be drawn very simply from the contour line on a topographical map. If you do not have a map at disposal for the area, you can use a hand level or another similar instrument can be utilized to establish the following elevation that need to be explored and checked. You will need to make sure to make the contour lines as precisely as you possibly can however they do not need to be laid out in the same way a precision surveyor would do it.