Gold Mining
Fairbanks, Alaska
tourists are taken by train
by a small engine
to see a miner taking gold from a stream
or from a drift mine
(ore is removed from tunnels throughout the winter season
and stockpiled for summer cleanup)
Demonstration of Gold Panning
run abundant water through the ore
catch heavy particles in the sleuthth
telling about the method of panning
swirling the pan to allow the gold to sink to the bottom
tipping back and forth to remove lighter material
showing the gold
letting all the tourists try panning
