B. Nope, but most miners did have a pick and shovel. To find paydirt, they dug down through the top layer to the gravel and bedrock. This is the most likely place to find gold. When they washed away the dirt in the river with a pan, basket, frying pan, or umbrella, the heavy gold would remain. To see the multimedia clip, "How to Pan for gold," visit this site. What other methods of mining can you find out about besides "placer" mining?

Miner and his sluice

To be able to wash larger quantities of dirt, they needed bigger tools like rockers, long toms, and sluice boxes.

Miners with long tom and rocker