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AMERICA'S MINING AND PROSPECTING ORGANIZATION The following is an announcement from Walt Eason and Earl Theiss.

Hello to all.
   I would like to tell you about the new organization called America's Mining and Prospecting Org. inc. (AMPO). AMPO is a non-profit org. established to educate, promote and organize individuals and the public in the areas of mineral prospecting, rock collecting, metal detecting, treasure hunting and the areas of interest that goes along with these activities. Sister non-profits associated with AMPO are Equal Access to Justice, inc. whose purpose is to vindicate the constitutional and statutory right of those individuals who could not otherwise afford to vindicate those rights by way of encouraging lawyers to undertake litigation and also employ lawyers within the organization. Also sister to the AMPO is the National Outdoor Recreation Council (NORC). NORC was established to facilitate the National Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 by way of working to keep all areas of public lands and recreational facilities on public lands open to the public as they were established for. AMPO is a national organization that has a national senior group of directors, will have a per state group of directors, chapter directors and later as AMPO grows, regional directors. There will be associate group memberships that will have input also.
   AMPO HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF OR BE IN COMPETITION WITH ANY OTHER MINING, PROSPECTING, TREASURE HUNTING, ROCK COLLECTING OR ANY OTHER ESTABLISHED FOR-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION EXISTING OR OPERATING NOW OR IN THE PAST. By way of being a non-profit org. AMPO can organize, facilitate, educate and fight for its members by way of bringing states and national issues to order. Expenses will be paid by way of donations (corporate and individual), fund raisers, individual memberships, sponsorships and other avenues available for non-profits. AMPO will strive to have properties for paid members to access in all states for all activities.
   If you would like to be in on the bottom floor of organizing this organization. You can email Walt Eason Jr. at wheasonjr@ampo.us or reach him at 951-763-0604 or myself at etheiss@verizon.net or 325-388-4524 after 6:00 pm CST. Memberships are now available at $60.00 per year which we hope we can lower as we go. NO DIRECTORS ARE PAID SALARIES OR PERCENTAGES. The sky is the limit for this organization. By working together as a national group with emphasis on educating to do properly and protecting our right to; prospect, mine, treasure hunt, rock collect, access areas owned by the public and open up private lands by educating property owners on what we do and how it is done properly, we can undo many of the wrongs that have been imposed and placed on our activities. I hope that you will join us on this quest.

Thank you
Earl Theiss - AMPO Secretary