The BLM organized this by state forming what are called Wilderness Study Areas - WSA’s. This Act did many things, one of which required the BLM to investigate all the lands it managed for the possibility of inclusion in the Wilderness system. Jim Morrison and other people used the road from the river to collect jasper and for hunting.Īll of this was in existence before 1976 when Congress passed FLPMA - the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

This road connected with the road constructed by Jim Morrison many years earlier from the Owyhee River below. A jeep road was put in from the canyon rim and a dozer cut into the canyon side all the way to the Amy Allen claim. They were called Big Hole, Big Hole II, Amy Ellen, Christine Marie, and Lacey. There were five claims filed on the west side of Sheepshead Ridge between 19 over the Morrisonite deposits. I am writing this in the sincere hope that it will contribute to more Morrisonite being produced. Other events compel me to do this now.įirst of all, I have to offer this disclaimer, I am not a lawyer and all the legal implications are from my experience and do not bare legal expertise. I hesitate to write this because there will be controversy. I have been asked several times, “What is the situation in the Morrisonite area relative to the possibility of future production.” The situation is very complex and involves many issues.

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