I think it was because Area 51 didn’”didn’t exist” in the 1950s until recently.

We have never commented on things we saw nor would we. We had a family friend lawyer in the 80s who spoke when necessary but we’ve never had a “real” lawyer for our situation until after our land was taken.

Oh, I was thinking you meant around Area 51. Is your friend in the new National Monument? Whoever said inside those boundries is next. We were not allowed to mine. We kept believing we could but that was not the case.

I would call our rights granted in our Patents Absolute. And they were granted Forever. with the “exclusive rights to all the land” water, metals, reservoirs (yes there is a huge one underground) ditches & canals (geologically) & again underground) Timber rights (yes a whole mountain of pinyon, juniper & scrub oak)…

Thank You for your kind words. We did not pick this battle. We had no idea we were going to condemnation. We were told that was not on the table. I spent a lot of time out there all of my life and in spite of the bad, to me there is no place else like it. True freedom & self sufficiency. I’m not a part of the…

There was no insurance. People didn't insure everything then..especially a huge building with concrete floors and metal siding.

Considering our mine is in the bullseye of the Alamo Bolide Impact there's more than a 100% chance you're correct on the rare earth minerals.

They refused.

Your information is incorrect. We have the records. Lots of them. Things on this area and us have been changed a lot.

My family was on a very friendly basis with the Natives there. Chief Johnnie Pass traded with my grandfather and left his women and children on our property when he'd travel to Alamo. They had no problem with us nor us them. They Did have a serious problem with the same neighbor we did and that's how they wound up in…

Yes there were Native Americans there until 1947. The artifacts date back thousands of years. Bald Mountain was actually Tim Pah Ute peak. I believe it was sacred ground. The Timbisha Tribe in Death Valley would probably know. I only know how it feels there.

Yes, they were there until 1947

A USED mill similar to the one we had is $67 Million dollars and it was in India. A new one is over $200 million.

Where were these mines?

I don’t feel that way. I could care less aboutthat making a buck via sale of that property. If I had my way we’d keep spending our money to keep it and I would go there at any opportunity that didn’t interfere with what is going on with the neighbors just like me, my kids & grandkids have done for years. I don’t hate…

How on earth could you believe we'd keep the property for so long out of spite?

It won’t save the AF a single dime in surveillance. Area 5- is survelled non stop anyway.

There are affidavits and shell casings from live rounds. It wasn't included in this article. A person would have to write a whole book to put in all the things that happened. This was an excellent, well written article tho.

Oh, MY...there you go again! You are so wrong about my family. I don't understand how you can think so awful about people you don't know over assumptions. It's sad.

My God, don't you realize this whole Country is irradiated? Those bombs went to the north & east except when they caught the winds going west and south