Here are eight county sheriffs from Northern CA and Southern OR speaking on at panel at the Defend Rural America event October 22, 2011 in Yreka. Despite the low media coverage there were about 700 people in attendance from all over California, Oregon and as far away as Wyoming. The sheriffs made it perfectly clear that they are the last line of defense for their citizens and given authority by the 10th Amendment.
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Yes sir ..That is good stuff .. Proud of those boys !
I have claims in Siskiyou, and was out there back in October . There were 3 of us, and we were just highbanking.
We were abiding by all the Cali. B.S. regs, but had just driven down from Oregon,and we had dredging equipt.
in camp .. One day, while 2 of us were gone out to explore some old mines, the Forest Service paid a visit .
They say "We have heard from some kayakers, that you boys were dredging down here" ..
Nope, not dredging, just highbanking my bud says .. Standing next a pile of dredge hoses !
"Where's your fire permit" they say .Uh, well that is in the truck, that's not here right now ..
They then inspected our ops . Walked up to my Honcoop, which was the required distance from the river,and dumping into a retention hole, and shook his head . Nope, this won't fly . You have run off, leaking back into the river. Well, there was a slight leakage . But very minimal .. At this point, they could have prolly made our
life a bit troublesome .. But they didn't .. They just left, and never returned . We were there for over a week ..I just have to wonder, if this was due to Sheriff Lopey's stand ..I don't know, but I appreciate his support .
Hats off to you sheriff Lopey, and all of the rest of the sheriffs from NoCal .. The State of Jefferson, is a far cry from L.A. !