MINUTES OF THE WYOMING PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION 

                       Meeting held at 1:00 P.M. August 14th, 1999; at the Carroll 
                             Placer Claim Site 
 
 
 
 

                      President McMillan called meeting to order. 
 
 

                      President McMillan asked the new members to introduce 
                      themselves. 
 
 

                      Minutes from last meeting were read. Motion was made and 
                      seconded to approve minutes as read. Motion carried. 
 
 

                      President McMillan gave treasurers’ report. Motion was made and 
                      seconded to approve report as read.  Motion carried. 
 
 

                      Call for old business. 
 
 

                      President McMillan explained that the lawyer has suggested that we 
                      set up a board of directors. He suggested that we have five 
                      members on the board, with the officers as four of them and the past 
                      president as the fifth member. Ross suggested that until we have a 
                      past president, that the president appoint the fifth member. Motion 
                      was made and seconded. Motion carried. 
 
 

                      Randy Hutchinson was appointed as the fifth board member by 
                      President McMillan. 
 
 

                      President McMillan also stated that lawyer suggested changing 
                      name so we can be set as a non-profit organization. George 
                      Linstenberg explained that G.P.A.A. is not a non-profit 
                      organization. 
 
 

                      There was a motion made to name the organization Wyoming 
                      Prospectors Association.  Motion seconded. Motion carried. 
 
 

                      President McMillan explained that since he had the lawyer drawing 
                      up other paperwork maybe we should trademark the logo we have 
                      been using on the web site and cards, etc. for the W.P.A. 
 
 

                      Gene Baker explained that he has used the logo since 1991 and that 
                      we will have to notify the design before we can trademark it. 
 
 

                      There was then a long discussion on the pros and cons of opening up 
                      lands to companies to come in and mine. Gene stated that he would 
                      always keep the Carroll Claim Site open to the public and would not 
                      let a big company come in and shut it down. 

                      He then further explained that he and his partners are going to sign 
                      over the Carroll Claim Site and one other site to the W.P.A. when 
                      the paperwork goes through. Then it will be up to the chapter to 
                      keep the big companies out. He then stated that he wants to get 
                      permission from the BLM to put port-a-potties on the Carroll Claim 
                      Site. Gene then finished by giving us permission to use the logo. 
 
 

                      A motion was then made and seconded to trademark logo. Motion 
                      carried. 
 
 

                      New business was called for. 
 
 

                      Ross asked for a moment of silence for Dave Kroon, the person who 
                      got him started in GPAA. 
 
 

                      George Linstenberg was introduced as national field representive of 
                      GPAA.  He explained that he represents the GPAA to us; and that 
                      he represents us to the GPAA. He told about some of the places he 
                      has been and some of his different experiences. He told about the 
                      different items he brought to sell and auction off. 

                      He was asked about Perry Massey doing an educational tape on this 
                      area. George stated that he couldn’t speak for Perry, but said he 
                      would talk to him about it. 
 
 

                      Carol then asked George about how to contact the other GPAA 
                      members in the state. He explained the best way to get the word out 
                      is word-of-mouth. He said to wear your hat up town and to talk to 
                      everybody who asks about it. George further explained that 
                      anything we would put in the Prospector’s Magazine or the Pick and 
                      Shovel would need a two-month lead-time. When asked about the 
                      national GPAA office either doing another mailing or attaining the 
                      list of Wyoming members; George explained that the national office 
                      would not give out members’ names for their privacy, and that they 
                      would probably not do another mailing; unless we would be willing to 
                      pay postage. 
 
 

                      Ross brought up the Yankee Gulch claim site. He stated that there 
                      are a lot of holes that need to be filled in. He even referred to it as 
                      looking like the moon. It was stated that would probably get a work 
                      party together at next meeting to go fill in holes. 
 
 

                      George explained that some chapters set a side one weekend a 
                      month to clean up one site. It was decided that we would rather 
                      spent our time panning then cleaning up other sites during the 
                      summer, and that we really don’t have enough problems to justify 
                      doing so each month. 
 
 

                      Motion was made and seconded to hold meeting at the Carroll Claim 
                      Site. Motion carried. 
 
 

                      Motion was made and seconded to adjourn meeting. Motion carried. 
 
 

                      Respectively submitted by 
                      Corette Drake