The Fourth of July weekend was to all intent and purpose the beginning of summer in the Black Hills. We’ve settled to afternoon (and sometimes morning) thunderstorms with temps in the 80s and 90s.
First we’ll tell you that attorneys are involved in the claim jumping incident we previously mentioned, so we’ll hold off on discussion of that until some paperwork arrives at its promised destination!
In the meantime, we would caution anyone securing a claim through a third party to contact us immediately with the claim name and claimholder name to have it researched! There are some deals going on out there that has the Forest Service, BLM and ourselves very troubled.
We can also, for a minimal fee, research an area you are interested in and tell you if there are existing claims. We will, if so requested, send you a signed confidentiality agreement to not disclose the claim location for 90 days... giving you time to stake and file a claim.
We explored the Central Hills over the Fourth, and must say there is a maze of roads in that area… we’re discussing a GPS map that would aid ourselves and others of various recreational slant! The same situation occurs on almost every outing; roads are gated or berms exist. A Forest Service map is a handy tool, but is only as good as the date it was published!
We’ve also had multiple people asking, “How to find a claim.” They are frustrated to find history repeating itself and the best claims already taken! Ironically, most of them complain about seeing our names everywhere. We acquired claims through research and perseverance, so we feel a bit entitled.
We spent the Fourth holiday with family, watching fireworks, and brought home a couple of extra grandkids for a few days, so we’ll be staying pretty busy this week.
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday!
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