I spoke to one of the landowners, and to the state police on the same day. The landowner claimed to own land from the area by the federal Indian gate near the mouth, upstream but not to the hotsprings. The police trooper said the landowner owned a triangular section from the gate at the bottom of the hill, to approximately accross from the hotel, to a point inland. The police also said land upstream had been sold to logging or other companies, and these along with the gas company had easement rights.

Does anyone know the exact status of the land from the county records?