Isaiah,

I, like you, have had similar thought and I do sincerely hope you are wrong. I would add that in addition to DW's being in the firm, his interests may also be influenced by any smelter royalties that he may receive irrespective of who ends up mining this property.

Like Strike I have been in this for a long time and realize our options seem rather limited. I am anxious to see some return on my investment and cautiously optimistic about the investment by, and relationship with, S&B.

Racmar