 Budge and Bill worked on a mine together one summer after WWII when tungsten prices had dropped and the mine needed to produce a certain tonnage for the claim to not be reverted.The two would mine ore and add dirt to what they mined to make up for the tonnage, take it to the smelter in Nederland all while fulfilling the requirements and retaining the claim.She continued to mine the property during WWII when tungsten prices were very high.