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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.
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. .JPG  
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 131 Helena Montana. Larry and Rob checking their washed gravel. Download
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