Blazing sun never felt so for Hen, Pasar Bawah, Bangko the middle of June. Half of her body submerged in the flood plains Batang Masumai River that dry up. High water is less than one meter is still making basic stuff full unimpeded river. That also should be a more challenging flow downpours.
Both hands slowly tilt trays made of boards. Tools used to wash the gold in the primary river. Trays are made of wood, shaped with rounded slightly concave surface. Hen is also able to separate gravel, sand, grain and gold also mixed with the fine iron ore With the tool.
Hen is not alone that day. Place in pan, place under the bridge Pasar Bawah, he was accompanied tens workers other. Count among them 30 to 40 people. "They have the Bangko's Hamlet, Kungkai, and Mentawak," said Hen. He lived in Pasar Bawah. Employment gold pan on the sidelines activities such as merchants. He chose as the accuracy of the wash water Batang Masumai River has been receding. Opportunity was not always there, waiting for the dry season such as now.
Hen pan position in the height of the water is only around 50 cm. Wash day, Hen already able to gather grains gold. "The number does not necessarily, sometimes two a day can bean (a bean at Rp 27 thousand,). But, can also be greater, "said Hen. If convert to money, obtaining the results of the gold pan is Rp 50 thousand in a day. Gold particle that is still mixed with the iron ore then be again, to be brought next to a gold shop in the market.
Gold pan in the bottom of the river is not to easy. Hen told, need little expertise to set aside a gold grain of sand, gravel, and other materials when the pan. They do so quickly that the results obtained can be more. "Everyone is different backgrounds. If the sooner, better," he telled. Hen own can wash once in about 10 minutes. Sometimes they have to move, adjust to the existence of gold. "If the pan is directly take gold there, yes there continue. But, if not select any other location, "said the man of already married.
When we approach that location, the traditional gold pan this at some point spread. There are a select in the middle of flood plains. The river at the mouth. Consequently pan in the middle of the basic flow of the river bet they face more downpours.
However, the opportunity to acquire gold is also larger. We saw more worker that are in the middle of the river than the edge. They work groups, but there is also its own as Hen. Results obtained them enjoy themselves.
Both hands slowly tilt trays made of boards. Tools used to wash the gold in the primary river. Trays are made of wood, shaped with rounded slightly concave surface. Hen is also able to separate gravel, sand, grain and gold also mixed with the fine iron ore With the tool.
Hen is not alone that day. Place in pan, place under the bridge Pasar Bawah, he was accompanied tens workers other. Count among them 30 to 40 people. "They have the Bangko's Hamlet, Kungkai, and Mentawak," said Hen. He lived in Pasar Bawah. Employment gold pan on the sidelines activities such as merchants. He chose as the accuracy of the wash water Batang Masumai River has been receding. Opportunity was not always there, waiting for the dry season such as now.
Hen pan position in the height of the water is only around 50 cm. Wash day, Hen already able to gather grains gold. "The number does not necessarily, sometimes two a day can bean (a bean at Rp 27 thousand,). But, can also be greater, "said Hen. If convert to money, obtaining the results of the gold pan is Rp 50 thousand in a day. Gold particle that is still mixed with the iron ore then be again, to be brought next to a gold shop in the market.
Gold pan in the bottom of the river is not to easy. Hen told, need little expertise to set aside a gold grain of sand, gravel, and other materials when the pan. They do so quickly that the results obtained can be more. "Everyone is different backgrounds. If the sooner, better," he telled. Hen own can wash once in about 10 minutes. Sometimes they have to move, adjust to the existence of gold. "If the pan is directly take gold there, yes there continue. But, if not select any other location, "said the man of already married.
When we approach that location, the traditional gold pan this at some point spread. There are a select in the middle of flood plains. The river at the mouth. Consequently pan in the middle of the basic flow of the river bet they face more downpours.
However, the opportunity to acquire gold is also larger. We saw more worker that are in the middle of the river than the edge. They work groups, but there is also its own as Hen. Results obtained them enjoy themselves.