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No 124 Helena Montana. Rob, Larry and joel hard at it. The sapphires are found in these ancient river gravels
No 125 Helena Montana. Joel sifting the gravel before washing it.
No 126 Helena Montana. This is a view of the main Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine near the shore of Lake Hauser.
No 127 Helena Montana. How about this for the mine office. We purchased pre- screened concentrated sapphire gravel here for washing.
No 128 Helena Montana. This is where everyone brings their screened gravel for the washing and final search for the sapphires.
  No 129 Helena Montana. Larry doing the final wash. .JPG  
No 130 Helena Montana. Joel and Cy checking for sapphires after washing the gravel.
No 131 Helena Montana. Larry and Rob checking their washed gravel.
No 132 Helena Montana. Husband and wife team Diane and Kevin anxiously checking their gravel for sapphire gems.
No 133 Helena Montana. Rob Sankovich and Donna Knapton searching for those colorful gems.
No 135 Helena Montana. Rob back at camp preparing to repack his fish fossils for the long ride back to Calif. to collect obsidian.

No 129 Helena Montana. Larry doing the final wash. Download
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