Hey Ivan,
WTG on your article. When I was your age, and someone found a wreck like that, people would find it ludicrous that the State would deny someone access and that the State would claim it. We fought long and hard against socialism and communism and believed that the individual was supreme and the State answered to us. How far have we descended where just about anything you do now is controlled by the State.
I also remember that the telephone book's Government Section was about one page long and included City, County, State and Federal. To describe something as a "Federal Case" was to describe a very big case that would only be reserved for the most heinous crimes against society. Now, just about every thing is a federal case! You just about can't go through the day without breaking some law or putting yourself in a situation where the Government has control over you.
It is a crying shame that the individual means nothing in today's society. Keep fighting Ivan, Mel Fisher did and eventually won.
TE