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Who Got There First. Last week, after a year of production, Fred Schwartzwalder, 58, was a rich man. His uranium had already brought him $125,000, and there was a lot more in old Indian Head. "There are a good many thousands of tons of proven ore in that mine," says Fred, "and the prospect of a lot more. I'm conservative, too. The AEC calls me the 'front-range pessimist' because I'm careful about the estimates." The AEC agreed. "Schwartzwalder has found one of the most significant hydrothermal-type deposits in the U.S.," said an official state ment.
Fred and Martha Schwartzwalder were unimpressed. "The thrill isn't in the money," explained Fred. "For me the thrill is in finding that mineral after 25 years of looking. Now I'd like to go off and hunt some more." Adds Martha: "We've been poor people all our lives, and we're too old to change our ways now. After all, we got there second. God was there before us, and we feel He led us to the mine."