Agenda 21 Radio – by Paul Presten, Shasta Lantern
BLM issued a cease and desist order without a
court order and without ‘Coordination Authorization’….with local
authorities. Federal officials acting lawlessly. Possible federal land
grab to seize gold rich property on behalf of Chinese government.
Galice Mining District, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,
OREGON-The next Bundy Ranch incident is developing in Josephine County,
Oregon. The BLM has served notice to gold miners that they have until
April 25, 2015 to stop gold mining….Oath Keepers are on site…Militia on
the way. BLM DID NOT seek ‘Coordination Authorization’ with the local
community….Sheriff Dave Daniel is NOT considered to be a Consitutional
Sheriff.
Josephine County is in Southern Oregon and Grants Pass is the County Seat…developing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_County,_Oregon
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FROM THE SHASTA LANTERN facebook
The Shasta Lantern
Potential situation building in Southern
Oregon/Central Jefferson. BLM has issued a cease and desist order to a
group of miners in Josephine County 10 miles West
of Grants Pass in the Galice Mining District. BLM has given the miners
until April 25th to cease and desist all mining operations, remove all
buildings and mining equipment. This order by BLM is not accompanied by a
legal court order and has been issued on BLM supposed authority alone.
Many of these claims have existed in perpituity since the 1870’s. The
miners have issued a statement
declaring they will resist what they believe to be an illegal order. The
State of Jefferson will respond and arrive to support the miners if
required. Stay tuned for updates as further information becomes
available.
Galice Miners Will Do Battle With Bureau of Land Management
~ Executive Committee; Galice Mining District
There have been many questions about rumors of a battle brewing between the Bureau of Land Management and several miners within the Galice Mining District. While we cannot yet divulge any fine details (and ultimately must keep legal tactics completely private), at this time, we can confirm the following:
There have been many questions about rumors of a battle brewing between the Bureau of Land Management and several miners within the Galice Mining District. While we cannot yet divulge any fine details (and ultimately must keep legal tactics completely private), at this time, we can confirm the following:
1. BLM recently (3/18/15) issued two Stop
Orders on a mine, citing authority under their 3809 regulations, despite
the fact that this is one of the oldest active claims in the country.
The location date of this mine is so old that one of the location
notices (the legal title to the mine) was actually first recorded in the
original Galice Mining District Recorder’s book in 1876 and then later
transcribed into the Josephine County Clerk’s records once the county
assumed recording duties. Under the 1955 Surface Resources Act, claims
of this age have exclusive surface rights unless the Department of
Interior utilized a mechanism outlined in that Act to severe those
surface rights. Demands to BLM to produce evidence of their surface
authority in accordance to the 1955 Act have thus far garnered only
“because we say so” answers and numerous stonewalling tactics. The Stop
Orders came after several months of back and forth maneuvering from both
sides, and are clearly retaliatory in nature.
new-logo-black2. BLM are in active violation,
on multiple counts, of federal Freedom of Information Act statutes. (By
contrast, certain mine records in the possession of the State of Oregon
have been provided in a prompt and professional fashion when requested).
Similar documents secured by another miner have appeared to have been
“heavily parsed” of key file documents, raising suspicion that BLM is
either actively suppressing the release of documents that could be very
damning or has been actively destroying documents which they are
obligated under Federal Law to maintain and provide on request. One of
the BLM employees suspected of parsing the records in question has
apparently left BLM in the last few days.
3. What few documents have been produced by BLM
to date (many of which are in no way very legible) have displayed a
long history of non-compliance with federal and state laws, as well as
their own regulations, as well as instances of suspected forgery, fraud,
extortion of real estate and other issues that suggest a well organized
conspiracy that divested thousands of miners and others of their
property rights, which in turn has allowed the BLM and the USFS to
exercise ruthless control over the entire Public Domain of the Far West, including rights of ingress and egress.
4. A BLM mineral tech involved in this case
remarked (4/8/15) to the attorney who is handling this case that he is
aware that the BLM position is not “open and shut” and is proceeding on
shaky ground. Ultimately, BLM’s attack on the mine is a rolling of dice
in the hope that they can get their way opposed to anything grounded in
reality.
Where is this all headed?1876
This case is headed in a direction that presents
what is probably a once-in-a-generation prime opportunity to strike at
the heart of the very surface management authority of the DOI and USDA
and to restore the “as patent” rights of every mining claim owner in the
United States by striking down the actual source of that intrusive
authority.
Regardless, we intend to take BLM fully to task
and will not feel sorry for any civil or criminal consequences that may
be leveled upon any BLM employees who are found to be negligent of wrong
doing. We are actively pursuing these individuals through a wide range
of tactics with the intent to reign in these wrong doers.
At this early stage, approximately $10,000 and
countless hours have been expended on research and related fees in
regards to this case, which could have far reaching benefits to every
miner in the country. Thus far, this effort has been taken on by several
miners who have sacrificed their personal funds and their personal time
to the cause. The claim owners have since retained attorney James Dole,
who has successfully defeated BLM in court on numerous mining issues.
Considerably more work must be done on this case and many more records must be obtained to expose this issue on a wider level.
For those who would like to contribute to the
cause of unraveling BLM’s surface authority, please make a donation
below. Even small amounts help!
Thank you for your consideration.
~ Executive Committee; Galice Mining District
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