Forest Service Loots Property From Mining Claim

The South West Oregon Mining Association (SWOMA) website contains yet another report of a miner being victimized by "gangster government" in the form of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

The miner in this case is Mark Hepfner of Sacramento, California, and the crime is the larceny of his personal property from the Golden Eagle claim which he owns.  A few of the many items stolen include "water pumps, sluice boxes, a wheel barrow, hoses, tools, wet suits, a winch, tents, sleeping bags, air mattresses, stove, pots and pans, coffee pot, tarps, rope, and all the other things that are typically used by a miner."

Complete details regarding this latest outrage may be found at the link here.

The article includes contact information for a list of USFS officials for miners who wish to complain to those responsible for this felonious act and demand that Hepfner's property be returned.  So far, according to the article, the local sheriff's office and the FBI have failed to respond to Hepfner's criminal complaints.