DeWall explains in the book Korczak ​ — Storyteller in Stone: “Anyone could file a mining claim in the Black Hills and, in effect, ‘ own ’ the land in question as long as $100 worth of assessment work was performed every year.
DeWall selgitab raamatus „Korczak – Storyteller in Stone ”:„ Mustadesse Mägedesse võis kes tahes kaevamisluba taotleda ja seeläbi seal maaomanikuks saada, tingimusel et igal aastal tehakse 100 dollari väärtuses takseerimistöid.