Legal Opinion
United States v. Bruce Smith, United States of America v. Roberta Blair
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1989No. 87-3020, 87-3025PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Bruce Smith and Roberta Blair had an unpatented mining claim consisting of approximately twenty acres, located on lands open for mining in the 6,000,000 acre Chugach National Forest. It is possible to drive a two wheel drive vehicle to within a short walking distance of the claim. The appellants obtained the claim in the winter of 1983-84 and recorded it on May 22,1984. On several occasions in May and June of 1984, personnel from the United States Forest Service visited the claim, observed the activities conducted there by the appellants, and had…
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