| Show how to become a millionaire in a few simple legal lessons so you too want to become a millionaire a la the picks steens and coopers I 1 well buster before you begin here are a few legal tips you should heed tips that may put you in the umpteen million class First before you go into the field your gelger counter glued to your rosy pink ear you should c ck with the nearest office of the th e atomic energy commission to get an idea where to look the has maps showing more than idt million tons of uranium are still on a the vast colorado plateau Pua second assuming you know what youre doing youre an amateur geologist by now and have finally located that bonanza ore body there are several steps you MUST take to assure the authorities that not only have you discovered a potential pote nUal fortune but that you also hold title to it under mining claim laws naturally that procedure varies depending in which state you make your strike Brief briefly br here they are arizona A location notice must be posted either on a substantial st upright post at least four feet above the ground or placed in a conspicuous monument of stones three feet tall within 90 days the notice must be recorded in the office of the county nty r recorder ec order and a discovery shaft cof b t must be sunk eight feet below the lowest point of the claim or deeper if the eight foot pit does not disclose the mineral monuments or two by fours four feet high must be erected at each corner and at the center of both end lines liner colorado claims are restricted to length 1500 feet and width feet on each side of the center of the lode lade and but one location may be claimed on each certificate which must carry the name of the lode the locators name the date the general course of the lode as near as may be bell and the lineal feet in length and width claimed colorado law makes no provision for monuments monument but insists all claims must be marked by six substantial posts either sunk in the ground or placed in a pile of stones discovery cuts must be made at least 10 feet deep and ri A 60 day period is allowed to sink such a shaft then after youve done this hustle to the nearest county courthouse to record your strike new mexico substantially the same laws as arizona utah substantially the same as colorado with the exception that BO a hard and fast rule is de fined to outline claim boundaries utah law gays says only that they must be distinctly marked on the ground and yon you only have 30 days to crank up the jeep and file your recording notice wyoming yon cant go wrong if you hew bew to the colorado line in wyoming now youve made yot your strike youve dug your pit and youre ready to file that valuable claim with pictures of private airplanes lush ranches a trip to bermuda and other sugarplums sugar plums dancing in your head theres just one thing better ask yourself was I 1 on public land I 1 made the str strike c e or oops here comes a law suit |
