Clifford Tracy in the News...again

Gold Hill, Oregon miner Clifford R. Tracy, who has been mentioned in posts on this blog here, here, and here, is once again in trouble with the authorities for mining on his claim.

In the latest episode, Mr. Tracy was cited after being seen by two Oregon State Police troopers while operating a suction dredge on his Sucker Creek claim after the close of the state's allowed work window. The troopers showed up at Tracy's claim after receiving an anonymous tip.

Mr. Tracy is reported to have stated that he will represent himself at his court hearing on January 5 and, furthermore, plans to sue the Oregon Department of State Lands and the Department of Environmental Quality in federal court for violating his right to mine under the federal Mining Law of 1872.

For more on this story, please see the article in the Medford Mail Tribune online at the link here.