Talc Mine

Re “Dust-Up Over Talc,” Feb. 8: Why was this area ever included in wilderness? The 1964 Wilderness Act says that a federally protected wilderness will be an area of 5,000 acres, or greater, untouched by man. An area that has been mined is obviously not untouched by man. This is only one example of an area that should not have been included in the California Desert Protection Act. Or, was the Wilderness Act purposefully ignored to stop further mining of needed raw materials?

KEN CARPENTER

Big Bear City