[Jewelry making - Article 01067] - Re: [Orchid] Alaskan Gold Nuggets

[Jan McClellan]

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>         To be perfectly accurate, it's not possible to make a general
>     statement as to the purity of Alaska nuggets. Alaska is a pretty
>     big place and gold is found all over the state. 

    I have a ring that my husband's grandfather (who prospected for gold
    in Alaska in the 1890-1900s) had made for his wife of gold he found
    in Alaska. It has gold from 3 different places and so is 3 different
    colors, red, green and yellow, a grape leaf design and is stamped
    18k. It is beautiful! 

    It didn't do him any good as his wife divorced him anyway - tired of
    too many years spent raising the children alone while he spent years
    in Alaska prospecting. My father-in-law also spent time looking for
    gold in Alaska but he had better luck in the matrimonial field -
    marrying my mother-in-law who was teaching at the University of
    Alaska. 

I love this story.
Jan
www.designjewel.com

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