How Do You Use The Letrap Square Gold Pan?
Manufactured in Canada, the plastic Le Trap gold pan presents a unique design: with a rectangular shape about 18 by 12 inches, the pan has a series of riffles along three sides that offer the prospector a larger gold-catching surface area. Those familiar with circular gold pans may need some time to get used to the special technique required by the Le Trap, but those who have mastered its use will find their gold-panning becoming faster and more productive. Set up your equipment next to a moving stream. Find an area where gold can easily settle. This can be an inside bend of a stream, an exposed gravel bank or in the eddies behind a large stone. Using a small No. 2 shovel, remove a small load of gravel from the stream bed in a place where the water is in motion. Deposit the gravel into the pan and fill the pan with water. Using your fingers, work the gravel by removing large stones, vegetation and foreign objects. Next, break up any clay lumps so the heavier material will drop to the b
