"I came to a confluence of two creeks systems and stopped to examine the currents flowing to the north. These rafts are of the old style that took a great deal of effort to pull along the shallows and I rested to continue to the north, down stream. I noticed a very small two inch section of mammoth ivory blue in color under the surface. I kicked it with my boot and it did not move so I dug down in the gravel and pulled out this very nice tusk, amazing that only the smallest piece was visible, a lucky find."