| Show How to fo Become a Millionaire In a Few Simple Legal Lessons So yo you too want to become a millionaire a la the Picks Steens and Coopers Well Buster Duster before belore you begin here are a few lew legal tips you should heed tips heed tips that may put you in the umpteen million class I First First before before belore you go into the field your geiger gelger counter glued to your rosy pink ear you should c ck with the nearest office of ol the Atomic Energy Commission Commission- to get an idea where to look The has maps showing more than 1 Vz 1 million tons of uranium are still on the vast Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado Second assuming you know what youre you're doing youre you're re an amateur amateur amateur ama ama- geologist by now and have finally located that bonanza ore body there are several steps you you MUST take to assure the authorities authorities authorities author author- that not only have you discovered discovered discovered dis dis- covered a potential fortune fortune- but that you also hold title to it under under un un- under der mining claim laws Naturally that procedure varies depending in which state you make your strike Briefly here they are Arizona A location notice must be posted either on a substantial substantial substantial sub upright post at least four lour feet above the ground or placed in a conspicuous monument monument monument ment of stones three feet tall within 90 days the notice must be recorded in the office of the county recorder and a discovery shaft must be sunk eight feet below the lowest point of the claim r or or deeper if the eight foot pit does not disclose the mineral Monuments or two by I fours four feet high must be erected at each corner comer and at atthe atthe atthe the center of both end lines Unes Colorado Claims are restricted restrict restrict- ed to length 1500 feet and width feet on each side of the center cen cen- center ter of the lode and but one location location location loca loca- i tion may be claimed on each certificate certificate which must carry the name of the lode th the locators locator's name the date the general course of the lode as aa near as may be and the lineal feet in length and width claimed Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado fado law makes no provision for monuments but insists all claims must be marked by six substantial substantial posts either sunk in the ground or placed in a pile pUe of stones Discovery cuts must be made at least 10 feet deep and a 60 day period is allowed to sink such a shaft Then after youve you've done this you'll hustle to the nearest county courthouse to record re re- re record cord your strike New Mexico Substantially the same laws at as Arizona Utah Substantially the same lAme as ai Colorado with the exception that DO no hard bard lara an and fast rule is de de- fined lIned to outline claim boundaries Utah law says on only that they must be distinctly marked on the ground N And you only have 30 days to crank up the jeep j jand and file your recording notice Wyoming Yon cant can't go wrong if you hew to the Colorado line do Wyoming Now youve you've made mad e y your ur strike youve you've dug your pit and youre you're ready to file me that valuable claim with pictures of private airplanes lush ranches a trip to Bermuda and other sugarplums dancing in your head theres there's just one thing you'd better ask yourself Was I on public land when I Imade Imade made the strike Or oops U here comes a law suit |
