Cavalier, May 1953

May 1953 issue of Cavalier magazine, edited by Andrew Hecht. The featured article, "Get Rich with a Geiger Counter" by Frank Rasky, describes uranium prospecting in Saskatchewan's Athabaska region. It recounts how four prospectors—North Hayes, Sam Johnson, Bill Nixon, and Jack Bowness—discover a major uranium deposit and receive a $150,000 offer for their claims. The article provides practical guidance for American prospectors: obtaining necessary geological knowledge, securing Canadian entry documents, purchasing Geiger counters ($45–$900), and staking claims for $5 licenses. The Canadian government buys pitchblende ore at up to $14 per pound. The piece covers the August 1952 rush when Saskatchewan opened 1,021 claims around Uranium City within two months. Other contents include articles on hunting records, big-game encounters, crime history, Mickey Mantle, billfish fishing, and miscellaneous how-to and personality features.