[allmendream]

Yes, plenty of room to roar around those 8 miles without going into the man's campsite and telling him he has no right to it (yeah, they did “This place isn't just for Miners” they said, in his campsite).

He did have a right to it. It was his mining claim. It was his campsite next to his mining claim.

It was his de facto “living room”. And they roared into it and told him he had no right to it and they were going to leave in their own good time if at all.

[OregonRancher]

A patented mining claim is protected land. Once the claim has
been proven, the land is yours as long as you comply with
mining regulations. These yahoos had no business there and
were trespassing on private land. There are claims here that
I wouldn’t get within a mile as some miners will shoot first and then grab a shovel. Some of the old glory holes are
might deep..

[Free Vulcan]

It’s inconceivable to me growing up in a rural area of joyriding like a bunch of punks across someone else’s land. You don’t do ANYTHING like that here without permission. As far as I’m concerned these guys took their lives into their own hands and should feel lucky it didn’t end up worse.

[Inyo-Mono]

It was his de facto “living room”. And they roared into it and told him he had no right to it and they were going to leave in their own good time if at all.

Exactlly. Even here in California, your remote campsite is yours, and you can legally open carry a loaded handgun in camp to protect it.

[BOBWADE]

Sound’s like he was just giving the miner a hand.