HAWKS INDUSTRIES INC
PRE 14A, 2000-02-24
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                             HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                913 Foster Road
                             Casper, Wyoming 82601

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                         TO BE HELD ON [APRIL 1, 2000]

     To the Shareholders of
     HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC.

     On June  10, 1999,   Hawks  Industries, Inc.,  a Wyoming  Corporation  (the
"Company"), entered into an  Agreement (the "Agreement")  which, as amended,  is
with Universal Equities  Consolidated, LLC,  David H.  Peipers, The  Cornerhouse
Limited Partnership and The  Winsome Limited Partnership (collectively  referred
to as "Buyers"), which will allow Buyers to secure a controlling interest in the
Company's common stock  through a Private  Placement.  The  value placed on  the
Company's shares in  the Agreement was  $1.60 per share  for at least  6,250,000
shares of common stock yielding the Company a consideration of $10,000,000.  The
Agreement also included the right to  buy up to an additional 14,375,000  shares
at the same price.  The maximum consideration  to be received by the company  is
$33,000,000 if all the additional shares are purchased.

     The terms of  the Agreement  require a payment  of at  least $5,000,000  in
cash, with the remainder of the consideration being paid in cash and/or transfer
of Buyer's rights  to receive  payment from a  debt obligation  from North  Star
Exploration, Inc. ("North Star"),  and/or North Star  common stock, and/or  Zeus
Consolidated Holdings, Inc.  ("Zeus") common  stock.   North Star  and Zeus  are
private Nevada  Corporations which  own or  hold options  on mineral  rights  in
Alaska.  The options held by  North Star cover approximately 7,000,000 acres  in
Alaska.

     The Agreement also requires the redemption  of shares in the Company  owned
by three principal shareholders in exchange  for certain assets of the  Company.
Therefore, on June  9, 1999,  the Company entered  into a  Redemption of  Shares
Agreement with officers and directors, Bruce A. Hinchey and James E. Meador, Jr.
and principal shareholder Anne D. Zimmerman  Revocable Trust dated November  14,
1991 (collectively referred to as "Principal  Shareholders"), to acquire all  of
Principal Shareholders'  common  stock  in the  Company,  excluding  their  ESOP
shares, in exchange for assets of the Company.

     The June 9, 1999 Redemption of Shares Agreement was determined as a  result
of negotiations between the Directors and the three principal shareholders using
as part of the consideration, book values for the shares and exchanged assets as
reported by the  Company in  the most  recent 10-K  Report.   The Agreement  was
unanimously approved by the Company's Board  of Directors with Bruce A.  Hinchey
and James E. Meador, Jr. abstaining from said approval.

     The Company entered into the Agreement  to provide a substantial  injection
of capital and  to allow the  Company to participate  in future exploration  and
development of the North  Star mineral rights in  Alaska.  As  a result of  this
Agreement,  the  principal  business  of  the   Company  will  change  from   an
environmental testing business to a natural resource exploration and development
business.

     The Company expects  to use  the proceeds  of the  transaction for  general
corporate purposes  and future  operations, which  may include,  in addition  to
mineral exploration on the option lands held by North Star, projects related  to
sustainable  (i.e.  environmentally  friendly)  development  of  energy  natural
resources.  The ownership of the company's common stock by shareholders will not
be affected by the proposed transaction, the Company will continue to be subject
to the reporting requirements of the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934  following
completion of the transaction,  and the company's common  stock may continue  to
trade on the NASDAQ Stock  Exchange to the extent  a market continues to  exist.
The Company has no control whether a market will continue to exist.
<PAGE>

     If the  transaction  is  not approved  by  the  Shareholders,  the  Company
anticipates that  it will  continue with  its current  operations which  consist
mainly of environmental testing.  The private placement and redemption of shares
described above will be subject to  the Company's shareholders' approval at  its
Annual Meeting.

     The discussion of  the information set  forth above is  intended only as  a
summary, and is qualified  in its entirety by  the information contained in  the
accompanying Proxy Statement.

     NOTICE IS HEREBY  GIVEN that the  Annual Meeting of  Shareholders of  HAWKS
INDUSTRIES, INC., a  Wyoming Corporation (the  "Company"), will be  held at  the
office of the Company  at 913 Foster  Road, Casper, Wyoming  82601 on [April  1,
2000] at  2:00  P.M. or  at  any postponement  or  adjournment thereof  for  the
following purposes:

1.   To elect one director to serve until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders
     to be held in 2002 or until  his successor has been elected and  qualified.
     This matter is covered  in the Election of  Directors section of the  Proxy
     Statement.

2.   To increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 5  million
     to 50 million shares for the purpose of raising additional capital  through
     a private placement of common stock. Referred to in the Proxy Statement  as
     Proposal 1.

3.   To approve the private placement of up to 20,625,000 shares of common stock
     with  Universal  Equities  Consolidated,   LLC.,  David  H.  Peipers,   The
     Cornerhouse  Limited  Partnership  and  The  Winsome  Limited  Partnership.
     Referred to in the Proxy Statement as Proposal 2.

4.   To approve the redemption of common stock through a disposition of  Company
     assets to principal shareholders,  Bruce A. Hinchey,  James E. Meador,  Jr.
     and the  Anne  D.  Zimmerman  Revocable  Trust  dated  November  14,  1991.
     Referred to in the Proxy Statement at Proposal 3.

5.   To approve a  change of domicile  for the Company  from Wyoming to  Nevada.
     Referred to in the Proxy Statement as Proposal 4.

6.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting  or
     any adjournment thereof.

     Only shareholders of record at the  close of business on [March 10,  2000],
will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.  All shareholders  are
cordially invited to attend and to meet the management and Board of Directors of
the Company.
                                   By Order of the Board of Directors


                                   Bob Despain
                                   Secretary
Casper, Wyoming
_______________, 1999
                                   IMPORTANT

           IF YOU DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND
                           RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY

             NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A
          Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                    Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.    )

Filed by the Registrant [X]
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Check the appropriate box:
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    14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
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                             HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)



    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
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     1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:


     2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:


     3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
        pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
        filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):


     4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:


     5) Total fee paid:


SEC 1913 (3-99)
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         information contained in this form are not required to respond
         unless the form displays a currently valid OMC control number.
<PAGE>
[ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.

[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
    0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid
    previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number,
    or the form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

     1) Amount Previously Paid:


     2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:


     3) Filing Party:


     4) Date Filed


Reg S240.14a-101. Notes:
 ...
     2. If a document is incorporated by reference but not delivered to security
        holders, include an undertaking to provide, without charge, to each
        person to whom a proxy statement is delivered, upon written or oral
        request of such person and by first class mail or other equally prompt
        means within one business day of receipt of such request, a copy of any
        and all of the information that has been Incorporated by reference
        In the proxy statement (not including exhibits to the information that
        is incorporated by reference unless such exhibits are specifically
        incorporated by reference into the information that the proxy statement
        incorporates), and the address (including title or department) and
        telephone numbers to which such a request is to be directed. This
        includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the date
        on which definitive copies of the proxy statement are sent or given
        to security holders, up to the date of responding to the request.
<PAGE>
                                PROXY STATEMENT


                             HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                913 FOSTER ROAD
                             CASPER, WYOMING 82601

                         SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

     THE ENCLOSED  PROXY  IS  SOLICITED  BY THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  OF  HAWKS
INDUSTRIES,  INC.  (the  "Company")  for  use  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the
Shareholders of the Company.  It is anticipated that these proxy materials  will
be mailed to Shareholders on or about [March 15, 2000].

      Holders of  shares of the  Common Stock of  the Company of  record at  the
close of business  [March 10,  2000], will  be entitled  to vote  at the  Annual
Meeting of Shareholders  to be  held on [April  20, 2000]  at 2:00  P.M. at  the
offices of the  Company at 913  Foster Road, Casper,  Wyoming  82601  or at  any
postponement or adjournment thereof.

     This Proxy Statement  relates to  the approval of  a number  of matters  as
summarized in the notice which is attached to this Proxy Statement and described
in more detail herein.  The Company is also delivering with this proxy statement
the following  documents  which  are  hereby  incorporated  herein:  North  Star
Exploration, Inc. Financial Statements for the Periods Ended September 30,  1999
(Unaudited), December  31, 1998  and 1997  and for  the Periods  from  Inception
(January 31,  1997) to  September 30,  1999 (Unaudited)  and December  31,  1998
together with the Report of Independent Public Accountants. The Company  further
incorporates by reference into this Proxy Statement the Company's annual  report
on Form 10-K  for the year  ended December 31,  1998 as  amended, the  Company's
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the  quarters ended March 31, 1999, June  30,
1999, and  September  30, 1999,  as  amended its  current  reports on  Form  8-K
reporting events of June 10, 1999 and amendments thereto, and all other  reports
filed since December 31, 1998, in accordance with Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

      Shareholders who execute  proxies retain the right  to revoke them at  any
time before they are voted by filing with the Secretary of the Company either an
instrument revoking the  proxy or a  duly executed proxy  bearing a later  date.
Proxies may be revoked by any Shareholder present at the meeting who expresses a
desire to vote his or her shares in person.   A proxy, when executed and not  so
revoked, will be voted in accordance therewith.

     Abstentions will be treated as shares  present or represented and  entitled
to vote for purposes of determining  the presence of a  quorum, but will not  be
considered as votes cast  in determining whether a  matter has been approved  by
the shareholders.  Any shares a broker indicates  on its proxy that it does  not
have the authority to vote on any particular matter because it has not  received
direction from the beneficial owner thereof, will not be counted as voting on  a
particular matter.   The  officers,  directors, and/or  principal  Shareholders,
Bruce A. Hinchey, James  E. Meador, Jr., and  Anne D. Zimmerman Revocable  Trust
dated November 14, 1991 of the Company (holders of approximately 389,640 shares,
29.3% of the outstanding shares) have indicated their intention to abstain  from
voting on  the Redemption  of Shares  Proposal  3 as  they  have a  conflict  of
interest in  said proposals.   No  other shareholder  has indicated  his or  her
intentions with  respect  to voting  on  any of  the  proposals.   All  properly
executed and unrevoked proxies, if received in time, will be voted in accordance
with the instructions of the  beneficial owners contained thereon.  All properly
executed and unrevoked proxies that do  not contain voting instructions will  be
voted in favor of Proposals 1, 2 and 3.

     The Company will bear the cost of  the proxy solicitation.  In addition  to
solicitation by  mail,  the  Company  will  request  banks,  brokers  and  other
custodian nominees and fiduciaries to supply  proxy materials to the  beneficial
owners of  the  Company's  Common Stock  for  whom  they hold  shares  and  will
reimburse them for their reasonable expenses in so doing.
<PAGE>
                                 DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

     The Wyoming  Business  Corporation Act  provides  shareholders a  right  to
dissent and obtain payment of  the fair value of  their shares from the  Company
under certain circumstances; provided, that, if  the shareholder has a right  to
dissent, the shareholder strictly follows the statutory procedures for doing  so
to perfect his or her dissenters' rights.  In connection with the Redemption  of
Shares Proposal 3 contained in this  Proxy Statement shareholders may  have  the
right to  dissent if  the Company  completes the  proposed transaction.   For  a
detailed description of  these dissenters' rights  and the statutory  provisions
governing  them,  see  the  section  entitled  "DISSENTERS'  RIGHTS"   appearing
immediately after the description of the Redemption of  Shares in Proposal 3.

                VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

     The voting securities entitled to vote at the meeting consist of shares  of
Common Stock of the Company with each share entitling its owner to one vote upon
each matter submitted to a vote.

     The close of business on [March 10, 2000],  has been fixed by the Board  of
Directors as the record date for determination of Shareholders entitled to  vote
at the meeting, and  the number of  outstanding shares on  February 1, 2000  was
1,326,705.

     The following table  shows the beneficial  ownership of the  shares of  the
Company as of the close of business on February 1, 2000, of each person known to
the Company to be the beneficial owner of  more than 5% of the Company's  issued
and outstanding  Common Stock  and of  all officers  and directors  as a  group.
Unless noted to  the contrary, each  person or entity  has direct ownership  and
sole voting dispositive power.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Percent of
Name and Address                        Shares Owned        Class Outstanding
- ----------------                        ------------        -----------------
<S>                                <C>                     <C>
Bruce A. Hinchey                       115,928 (a) (c)             8.7
913 Foster Road
Casper, Wyoming 82601

James E. Meador, Jr.                   120,545 (b) (c)             9.1
913 Foster Road
Casper, Wyoming 82601

Anne D. Zimmerman                          153,167                 11.5
Revocable Trust
400 E. 1st St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601

All Officers and Directors and 5%          389,640                 29.3
Shareholders as  Group  (three  in
number)
______
<FN>
(a) Included  are  11,553  shares allocated  in  the  Company's  Employee  Stock
    Ownership Plan-Trust.
(b) Included are 11,629 and 2,491 shares allocated to Mr. Meador and his  spouse
    respectively in the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan-Trust.
(c) Included  are 1,675 shares  Mr. Meador  and Mr. Hinchey  own through  H &  M
    Properties.
</TABLE>
                 INTEREST OF PARTIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED ON


     Bruce A. Hinchey,  President of Hawks  Industries, Inc.;  James E.  Meador,
Jr., Vice  President  of  Hawks  Industries, Inc.;  and  Anne  D.  Zimmerman,  a
Physician,  through   her  Revocable   Trust   (collectively  referred   to   as
"Shareholders"), will  receive certain  assets of  the Company  in exchange  for
their common  stock in  the Company  if  the proposed  Redemption of  Shares  is
<PAGE>

approved by the shareholders  of the Company  at the Annual  Meeting.  For  this
reason, Bruce A. Hinchey, James E.  Meador, Jr. and Anne D. Zimmerman  Revocable
Trust dated  November  13, 1991  will  abstain from  voting  on the  Proposal  3
transaction at the Annual Meeting.

     None of the Shareholders has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during
the past ten years.  Shareholders have purchased the following shares of  common
stock of the Company in the past two years:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name                               Date of Purchase            Shares
- ----                               ----------------            ------
<S>                             <C>                     <C>
Bruce A. Hinchey                     January, 1998              200

James E. Meador, Jr.                 October, 1998             1,000

                                      March, 1999              2,000

Anne D. Zimmerman                    February 1998            153,167
Revocable Trust dated
November 13, 1991
</TABLE>
     Shareholders have  not sold  any shares  during the  past two  years.   The
shares purchased were through cash transactions.   Shareholders are not party to
any contract, arrangements, or  understandings with any  person with respect  to
any  securities  of  the  Company.      Shareholders  have  no  arrangement   or
understanding with  any person  with respect  to any  future employment  by  the
Company or its affiliates' or with  respect to any future transactions to  which
the Company or any of its affiliates will or may be a party.

                             ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

      Pursuant to  the  Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and  By-laws,
Directors are divided into three classes that contain one or more Directors  and
hold a term of office of three years.

      As of the  date of this  Proxy Statement, one  Class II  Director will  be
elected to serve until 2002 or until a successor is duly elected and qualified.

      At the meeting it is proposed that  Gerald M. Moyle, who is presently  the
Class II Director of the Company and whose term expired in 1999, be elected  for
a three year term.  Upon election he shall serve in such capacity until the 2002
Annual Meeting of  the Shareholders  or until a  successor is  duly elected  and
qualified.

      If the  enclosed Proxy  is duly  executed  and received  in time  for  the
meeting, and if no contrary specification is made as provided therein, it is the
intention of the persons  named therein to vote  the shares represented  thereby
for the person  nominated for  election as Director  of the  Company.    If  the
nominee should refuse or be unable  to serve, the proxy  will be voted for  such
person as shall be designated by the Board of Directors to replace such nominee.
The management presently  has no knowledge  that any nominee  will refuse or  be
made unable to serve.

      The following  information  is furnished  as  of February  1,  2000,  with
respect to  the nominee  and the  other  Directors whose  terms in  office  will
continue after the meeting.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Share of
                               Principal Occupation         Year Since          Common
                            During the Last Five Years        which              Stock          Percent
                             and Position with Company     Continuously      Beneficially          of
Name/Age                     (In Addition to Director)      A Director           Owned           Class
- --------                     -------------------------      ----------           -----           -----
<S>                        <C>                             <C>            <C>                   <C>
Dwight B. Despain/ 45      Appointed  as  a  Class   III       1992              2,050             .2
                           Director  August  24,   1992.
                           Attorney   with    Dixon    &
                           Despain,  Casper,  WY   since
                           1990;  Warnick  &  Blood  Law
                           Offices from 1985-1990.

Bruce A. Hinchey/ 50       Appointed  as  a  Class   III       1993          115,928(a)(c)        8.7
                           Director   May   12,    1993;
                           President     of      Western
                           Environmental  Services   and
                           Testing, Inc., a wholly owned
                           subsidiary      of      Hawks
                           Industries  whose   principal
                           business     is     providing
                           environmental         testing
                           services  from  1981  through
                           1997.  President   of   Hawks
                           Industries,  Inc.  and  Vice-
                           President     of      Western
                           Environmental   Services    &
                           Testing,   Inc.   since   Mr.
                           Meador became  the  President
                           in 1998.

James E. Meador, Jr./ 46   Appointed  as   a   Class   I       1993          120,545(b)(c)        9.1
                           Director May  12, 1993;  Vice
                           President     of      Western
                           Environmental  Services   and
                           Testing,  Inc.  1981  through
                           1997.  President  of  Western
                           Environmental   Services    &
                           Testing,   Inc.   and   Vice-
                           President      of       Hawks
                           Industries, Inc. beginning in
                           1998. Mr. Meador  had no  gap
                           in  his  employment   between
                           being  Vice   President   and
                           President     of      Western
                           Environmental   Services    &
                           Testing, Inc.

Gerald M. Moyle/ 44        Appointed   as    Class    II       1994                8               .0
                           Director June 30, 1994;  Land
                           Manager of  Brown  Operating,
                           Inc. since 1984.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
(a)Included are 11,553 shares allocated in the Company's Employee Stock
   Ownership Plan-Trust.

(b)Included are 14,120 shares allocated to Mr. Meador and his spouse in the
   Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan-Trust.

(c)Included are 1,675 shares Mr. Meador and Mr. Hinchey own through H & M
   Properties.


(E) RESUME OF NOMINEE GERALD E. MOYLE

Gerald E. Moyle, Director

   Mr. Moyle graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1977 with a Bachelor of
Science degree. He was a staff  accountant for Fox &  Company from 1977 to  1979
when he became controller of  LR Company to 1980;  was vice president of  Cowboy
Resources, Inc. from 1980 to 1984.  From 1984 to the present, Mr. Moyle has been
the land manager for Maurice W. Brown and Brown Operating, Inc., an oil and  gas
exploration and development company.  He was elected to  the Board of  Directors
for Hawks Industries, Inc. June 30, 1994.

   The Board of Directors met formally twice during the fiscal year.  Mr.  Moyle
was present for both meetings. All other directors were present for the meetings
of the Board of Directors  in fiscal 1998.   In addition, discussions were  held
frequently on an  informal basis,  and all  action specifically  required to  be
approved by the Board of Directors, pursuant to the Wyoming Corporation Law, was
taken by written consent  setting forth the  action so taken  signed by all  the
directors provided by Section 141 (t) of the Law.

    The Board of Directors audit committee  consists of  Gerald E. Moyle,  James
E. Meador, Jr., and Dwight B.Despain.

    The Board of Directors has no nominating or compensation committee.
<PAGE>


              REMUNERATION AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT

      The following table sets forth all  cash compensation paid by the  Company
during the fiscal year  to executive officers  whose cash compensation  exceeded
$60,000 and to all executive officers as a group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   Annual compensation                Long term compensation
                                                                     Awards          Payouts
Name and principal     Year    Salary   Bonus  Other annual  Restricted  Securities    LTIP      All
position                        ($)      ($)   Compensation    Stock    Under-Lying  payouts    other
                                                    ($)       Award(s)     Option      ($)     Compen-
                                                                          SARS (#)             sation
(a)                     (b)     (c)      (d)        (e)         (f)         (g)        (h)       (i)
<S>                   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>
CEO-Bruce A. Hinchey   1998   80,000     -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
President and          1997   87,800     -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Director of Hawks      1996   105,000    -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Industries, Inc. Vice
President of Western
Environmental
Services & Testing,
Inc.

James E. Meador, Jr.   1998   80,000     -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Vice President and     1997   87,800     -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Director of Hawks      1996   105,000    -0-      (a,b,c)       -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Industries, Inc.,
President of Western
Environmental
Services & Testing,
Inc.

Joseph J. McQuade      1997   98,280     -0-       (a,b)                    -0-        -0-       -0-
President, CEO and     1996   105,000    -0-       (a,b)        -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Director of Hawks
Industries.

All Executive          1998   160,000    -0-                    -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
Officers as a Group    1997   273,880    -0-                    -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
(Two in number)        1996   315,000    -0-                    -0-         -0-        -0-       -0-
                                (a)
<FN>
(a) Messers. Hinchey, Meador and McQuade received other compensation valued at
  less than 10% of the compensation reported in this table.
(b) Not included is the amount which was accrued under the Company's Employee
  Stock Ownership Plan-Trust discussed below.
(c) Pursuant to employment agreements expiring 2004, Messers. Hinchey and Meador
  would receive a lump sum payment of approximately four years' salary and each
  would receive approximately $100,000 in consideration of receiving a reduced
  salary in past years if employment should be terminated by the Company
  without cause.
</TABLE>
        Directors who are  not employees  are paid  $300 per  meeting for  their
   attendance at Board meetings.   All directors  are reimbursed for  reasonable
   out-of-pocket  expenses incurred  in  connection  with  attending  Board  and
   Shareholder's meetings.
<PAGE>

                      Employee Stock Ownership Plan-Trust


      The Plan  was Adopted  in  December 1975.    Annual contributions  by  the
Company are not mandatory, but the Plan provides for annual contributions by the
company to the profit-sharing trust for the account of eligible employees in  an
amount up to 25% of their salaries  subject to the limitation imposed by  ERISA.
The Plan provides that the  Trustee shall invest the  funds in shares of  Common
Stock of the  Company purchased  either in the  open market,  directly from  the
Company, or from existing shareholders.  All of the shares will remain with  the
Trustee until paid  to employees  upon leaving the  Company's service.   In  the
event of retirement, disability  or death, the entire  amount of the  employee's
credit will be directly  distributed to the employee  or his named  beneficiary.
Upon termination, other than by reason  of death, disability or retirement,  the
amount at termination  will be  a percentage  of the  amount of  his account  as
follows:

                            Years                 Percentage
                             --------------------------------
                                2                   20%
                                3                   40%
                                4                   60%
                                5                   80%
                                6                  100%

     The Company has the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time.   The
purpose of  the Plan  is  to provide  employees  with additional  incentive  and
opportunity, through the Company  contribution, to acquire  an Ownership in  the
Company by becoming shareholders.

     During the Fiscal year, the amounts  accrued by Mr. Hinchey and Mr.  Meador
and his spouse were, respectively, $1,898 and $2,417.

                          Incentive Stock Option Plan

     The Plan approved  by the  Shareholders of the  Company on  June 15,  1982,
authorized the stock incentives  for key executives to  further the identity  of
their interest with  the interests  of the  shareholders and  to increase  their
stake in the future  growth and prosperity  of the Company.   This Plan  expired
June 15, 1992.   The Plan  was intended to  induce continued  employment of  key
executives and,  by offering  comparable incentives,  to enable  the Company  to
compete for, attract, and retain competent executives.

     As of the date  of this Proxy Statement  there are options outstanding  for
2,500 shares under the Plan.   They were issued in  September 1990 and will,  if
not exercised previously, expire in September of 2000.

                              Section 16 Reporting

     Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
Officers and Directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered  class
of the Company's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes  in
ownership with  the  Securities and  Exchange  Commission (the  "SEC")  and  the
National Association  of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc.  Officers,  Directors,  and
greater than 10% stockholders  are also required by  SEC regulations to  furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

     Based solely on  its review  of copies  of such  forms received  by it  and
written representations  from certain  reporting persons,  the Company  believes
that, during  the  period January  1,  1998 to  December  31, 1999,  all  filing
requirements applicable  to  its  Officers,  Directors,  and  greater  than  10%
beneficial owners were completed and timely filed.
<PAGE>

                                   Background
                             Proposals 1, 2, and 3


     In the spring of 1999, the  Buyers contacted the President of the  Company,
Bruce A.  Hinchey, with  a proposal  to  secure a  controlling interest  in  the
Company's common stock through a private placement.

     The Buyers represented that they were interested in returning the Company's
primary business focus to natural resources exploration and development and were
not interested in continuing the environmental testing business conducted by the
Company's subsidiary, Western Environmental Service & Testing, Inc.

     The Company was originally founded and  has operated as a natural  resource
exploration and  development  company.   However,  due  to  a  constricted  cash
position as a result  of low crude oil  prices for the  past several years,  the
Company has been unable to pursue natural resources projects.

     Management  and  the  Company's  Directors  recognized  that  the   private
placement with the Buyers  would allow the Company  to refocus its efforts  into
the natural resources business allowing  Management and the Company's  employees
to return to the type of business  the Company was originally formed to  conduct
and therefore negotiated the private placement of common stock at the  Company's
book value  per  share.   The  private placement  of  common stock  requires  an
increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company's common stock by its
shareholders.

     As part  of  the  private placement  transaction,  the  Buyers  required  a
liquidation of the Company's environmental testing subsidiary and related assets
and a redemption of the principal shareholders' common stock in the Company.  In
1992, Bruce A.  Hinchey and James  E. Meador, Jr.,  two of  the three  principal
shareholders, transferred 100%  interest in Western  Environmental Services  and
Testing, Inc.  to the  Company in  exchange for  their current  holdings of  the
Company's common  stock.   The  environmental  testing subsidiary  has  remained
substantially the same size since its acquisition by the Company.  Results  from
the environmental testing business have yielded a lack of stability in income to
the Company.  In fact,  the Company has experienced  losses in some years  since
the business was acquired.  Therefore it was determined by the Directors,  other
than Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Meador, that the environmental testing business did not
produce the desired  results to the  Company and a  return of the  environmental
testing business in exchange  for the common stock  originally conveyed for  the
business would satisfy both  the Buyers' requirements  in the private  placement
transaction and should be submitted to the shareholders of the Company for their
approval.  Other assets of the Company are  being used in Proposal 3 to  satisfy
obligations and liabilities of the Company to the Principal Shareholders.

     Results of the above described negotiations and proposed transactions  were
all conditioned on the approval of  a majority of the Company's Shareholders  at
its next annual meeting.  If any one  of the three proposed transactions is  not
approved by a  majority of the  shareholders, all of  the proposed  transactions
will be terminated.  The proposed transactions are set forth in Proposals 1,  2,
and 3 which follow.

                                   PROPOSAL 1

                       AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN COMMON STOCK
                     $0.01 PAR VALUE FROM 5,000,000 SHARES
                              TO 50,000,000 SHARES

     The Company requests the authorization from a majority of its voting Common
Stock, $0.01 par value shareholders to increase the number of authorized  Common
Stock, $0.01 par value shares from 5,000,000 to 50,000,000.

     The increase in the  number of authorized shares  is necessary to  complete
the June 10, 1999 private placement transaction which is described in detail  in
Proposal 2 below.   The increase in  authorized shares will  result in 10  times
more shares  being available  for issue  by the  Company and,  if issued,  could
result in a dilution of interest ownership by existing shareholders.  The rights
<PAGE>

of the existing shareholders will not be altered by this increase and the  newly
authorized shares  will  carry the  same  rights, privileges  and  powers  which
currently exist with the Common Stock,  $0.01 par value shares. The increase  in
the authorized shares of common  stock will in some  cases allow the Company  to
issue additional shares without shareholder approval. The proposed Resolution to
increase the authorized number  of shares in the  Company is attached hereto  as
Exhibit "A".

                                Intended Use of
                    45,000,000 Additional Authorized Shares
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         Use                                   Number of Shares
                         ---                                   ----------------
<S>                                                    <C>
Shares to be Issued In Private Placement described in                6,250,000
   Proposal 2
Shares to be issued if all options are exercised in                 14,375,000
   Private Placement described in Proposal 2
Shares authorized but not issued                                    24,375,000*
                                                                    -----------
      Total Additional Shares                                       45,000,000
<FN>
     *The Company has no present plans, commitments or understandings with
regard to the issuance of any of the presently authorized but unissued shares.
</TABLE>
                                   Proposal 2

                       Private Placement of Common Stock

     On June 10, 1999, the Company entered into an Agreement, which as amended ,
is  with  Universal  Equities,    Consolidated,  LLC,  David  H.  Peipers,   The
Cornerhouse  Limited   Partnership   and   The   Winsome   Limited   Partnership
(collectively referred  to as  "Buyers") which  will allow  Buyers to  secure  a
controlling interest in the Company's common stock through a private  placement.
The value placed on the Company's shares in the offer was $1.60 per share for at
least 6,250,000 shares of common stock  yielding the Company a consideration  of
$10,000,000.  The Agreement was amended on September 23, 1999, October 15,  1999
and January 31, 2000 and references to the Agreement herein are to the Agreement
as amended.  The Agreement also includes the right  for a period of up to  eight
months after the initial closing to buy up to an additional 14,375,000 shares at
the same price.  The maximum consideration to be received by the Company will be
$33,000,000 if all 20,625,000 shares are purchased for $1.60 per share.

     The amount  paid  will  include  at least  $5,000,000  in  cash,  with  the
remainder of the  consideration being  paid in  cash and/or  at Buyer's  option,
transfer of  Buyer's  rights  in  and  to a  debt  obligation  from  North  Star
Exploration, Inc. ("North Star")  up to a maximum  of $10,100,000, and/or  North
Star common  stock up  to a  maximum of   $16,950,000  and/or Zeus  Consolidated
Holdings, Inc. ("Zeus") common  stock, up to a  maximum of $950,000. At  Buyers'
election, up  to  an additional  $400,000  of  North Star  indebtedness  may  be
transferred in which event the total North Star and Zeus stock transferred  will
be reduced by  an equivalent amount.    Acquisition  of half of  the North  Star
shares being acquired will be accomplished by transfer of all of the shares of a
holding company which presently holds such shares and has no other assets and no
liabilities.  The principal offices of North Star and Zeus are located at  12600
West Colfax Avenue, Suite  C-500, Lakewood, Colorado  80215 and their  telephone
number is (303) 986-0100.

                     Description of Business and Properties

     North Star is a  privately held Nevada corporation  that is engaged in  the
business of acquiring, exploring and developing mineral properties in the  State
of Alaska.

     On May 27, 1997, North Star  entered into an Option Agreement (the  "Option
Agreement") with  Doyon,  Limited  ("Doyon"),  a  corporation  owned  by  Native
<PAGE>

Americans, with respect to certain lands as to which Doyon received rights under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.    The Option Agreement provides  North
Star with the exclusive right to explore for minerals until January 1, 2002,  to
lease prospects identified in the course of such exploration, and to develop and
produce minerals  pursuant  to  such  leases.    The  optioned  lands  encompass
approximately seven million  acres comprised  of 24  individually named  blocks,
plus additional rights to surrounding lands within a defined area of interest.

     The Option Agreement requires North Star to spend $9 million over the  life
of the Option  Agreement, with minimum  commitments per year  and with  specific
minimum expenditures  per block.   Exploration  expenditures  in excess  of  the
minimum amount may be carried forward  and credited to expenditure  requirements
for future years with certain limitations.

     At any time during the term of the Option Agreement, North Star may, if  it
has conducted a specified minimum amount  of drilling, made a specified  minimum
amount of   exploration  expenditures and  received a  positive  pre-feasibility
study with respect to  a particular mineral area,  exercise its option to  lease
that area for mineral development for a specific term.   If North Star  achieves
commercial production during the initial term,  the lease will continue so  long
as there is commercial production.  North  Star may obtain leases both on  areas
currently owned by Doyon, and on areas from lands selected by Doyon pursuant  to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement  Act but not yet  conveyed to Doyon.   North
Star has the right to add additional  surrounding lease lands to the base  lease
in the event that further drilling delineates additional mineable reserves.


     Each mining lease  is required to  provide for an  annual payment to  Doyon
commencing upon  the execution  of the  lease  of a  specified amount  per  acre
leased, but not less than a  specified annual minimum total until a  feasibility
study is delivered to Doyon.  If a  feasibility study is not delivered to  Doyon
before the fifth anniversary of the lease, the annual per acre and total amounts
increase. North Star must also incur minimum expenditures until the  feasibility
study is delivered to Doyon.  Starting on the date of submittal of a feasibility
study, North Star must pay Doyon a  yearly advance royalty which is larger  than
the annual minimum  total that  was payable prior  to feasibility  and which  is
recoup able out  of 50%  of future  royalties. From  commencement of  commercial
production until  payback  North Star  is  required  to pay  Doyon  a  specified
percentage royalty of net smelter returns or a larger specified percentage share
of net  profits, whichever  is greater,  and after  payback a  larger  specified
percentage royalty of net smelter returns  or a share of net profits,  whichever
is greater.  Doyon reserves the right, after delivery of a positive  feasibility
study, to buy a  fractional portion of North  Star's equity in  a project for  a
price slightly less than a proportionate amount of North Star's cost.

     As of September 30, 1999, North Star had spent $4,885,000 of the $9 million
required to be spent over the  term of the Option  Agreement.  The fieldwork  in
which these sums have been spent has resulted  not only in extension of some  of
the existing prospects but also in the  discovery of a number of new  prospects.
These include a  gold-silver prospect in  the Kaiyah area  southwest of  Galena,
Alaska; a  gold-polymetallic prospect  in  the East  Divide  area of  the  Healy
Village block, another  gold-polymetallic prospect in  the Cross  Gulch area  in
western Alaska; and a third gold-polymetallic  prospect near the Northway  Road-
Alaska Highway intersection in the Northway Village Block.  Sufficient work  has
not yet been done in any of these areas, however, to establish the existence  of
any proven or probable reserves.

     North Star has not yet exercised its  option to lease any mineral area  for
development.  It is North Star's intention to exercise such options at such time
that it can do so on  behalf of a joint venture or  partnership in which it  and
another acceptable party will each have an interest.

     The first  such  option that  North  Star contemplates  exercising  is  the
subject of  a  letter  of  intent  that has  been  signed  by  North  Star  with
International Bravo Resource  Corporation, a publicly  owned Alaska  corporation
the shares of which are traded on the Canadian Venture Exchange ("Bravo").   The
letter of intent recites that the parties intend to enter into an agreement (the
"Final Contract") giving  Bravo the  right to acquire  a 51%  interest in  three
properties known as  the Healy Lake  block, Dot Lake  Block and Tanacross  Block
properties, by issuing 200,000 shares of Bravo to North Star and by spending  at
least $5 million on the properties  over a period of six  years.  The letter  of
intent further states  that, upon  the completion of  the acquisition  of a  51%
<PAGE>

interest in the properties by Bravo,  it and North Star  intent to enter into  a
joint venture agreement which will include  provision for Bravo to increase  its
interest to  70%  in  designated  specific prospects  within  the  area  of  the
properties.   Consummation of the  transaction is conditioned upon execution  of
the Final Contract and approval of  the transaction by Doyon and the  regulatory
authorities.

     North Star has  a staff of  thirteen persons, consisting  of six full  time
employees,  who  render  executive   and  administrative  services,  and   seven
consultants, who render primarily geological services  and devote an average  of
thirty hours per week to North Star.

     Zeus is a private  Nevada corporation the business  of which is to  explore
and develop  in the  State of  Alaska  three mineral  properties which  are  not
included in the  Doyon properties  and which are  outside the  area of  interest
pertaining thereto.   The properties being  developed by Zeus  are known as  the

Divide, Central and West Pogo properties.  Exploration and development of  those
properties is provided for in a letter agreement that Zeus has entered into with
Bravo granting Bravo the right to elect to acquire a 51% interest in each of the
three properties.  With respect to  each property the consideration required  to
be provided by Bravo is (1) the issuance to Zeus of 200,000 shares of Bravo  and
(2) the  incurring by  Bravo of  expenditures for  maintenance, exploration  and
development amounting to $1 million by December 31, 2002 in the case of each  of
two of the properties  and $3 million by  December 31, 2003 in  the case of  the
third (i.e. a total of  600,000 shares and $5  million of expenditures in  order
for Bravo to be entitled to exercise its rights to acquire a 51% interest in all
three properties).  The initial installment of 150,000 shares was issued to Zeus
by Bravo on September 29, 1999.  It is contemplated that each of the  properties
as to which  Bravo completes the  required transfer of  shares and  expenditures
will be transferred  to a  new limited liability  company in  which the  initial
interests of the  parties will be  51% for Bravo  and 49% for  North Star,  both
subject to a dilution in the event of an  election by a party not to  contribute
its proportionate share of proposed programs  or budgets for future  development
of the  property.   Formal, definitive  agreements to  effectuate the  foregoing
terms are in the process of being prepared.

     Zeus does not have any employees.  Its Officers are Officers of North  Star
who hold the same titles in Zeus that they hold in North Star.

                          North Star Exploration, Inc.
                         Selected Financial Information
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of and for periods ended:   12/31/97     12/31/98      9/30/99
                               --------     --------      -------
                                                        (Unaudited)
<S>                           <C>          <C>          <C>
Operating revenues                   -0-          -0-           -0-

Income (Loss)                   (795,878 ) (2,975,786 )  (3,951,647 )
Total Assets                     273,765      529,390       929,093
Debt to Affiliate              1,015,367    3,879,155     7,904,242
Affiliate Cash Dividend              -0-          -0-           -0-

</TABLE>
                               Comparative Table
                                (as of 09/30/99)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Hawks Industries, Inc.    North Star Exploration, Inc.
                              ----------------------    ----------------------------
                               12/31/98     9/30/99     12/31/98         09/30/99
                               --------     -------     --------         --------
                                          (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)
<S>                           <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>
(i)   Book value per share       1.60        1.73          -0-             -0-
(ii)  Cash dividends              -0-         -0-          -0-             -0-
(iii) Income (loss) per share   (0.11)       0.10        (0.15)           (0.20)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                     North Star Management's Discussion and
                      Analysis of Financial Condition and
                             Results of Operations

     North Star  is still  in the  developmental  stage, that  is, it  is  still
exploring for minerals  and developing additional  information about sites  that
are discovered.  North Star has not yet exercised any options to lease prospects
and therefore has not yet produced any revenues since inception.

     Expenditures for exploration increased from $701,734 for 1997 to $2,323,692
for 1998, and from $1,239,815  for the nine months  ended September 30, 1998  to
$2,561,522 for the nine  months ended September  30, 1999.   In both cases,  the
increase was due to intensification of North Star's exploration and  development
activities in an effort to accelerate the time when achievement of revenues  can
be accomplished.

     General and  administrative expenses  increased from  $70,165 for  1997  to
$489,849 for 1998,  and from $252,042  for the nine  months ended September  30,
1998 to $1,063,351 for the nine months  ended September 30, 1999.  The  increase
in 1999  was  caused  partly by  approximately  $100,000  of  professional  fees
incurred in  the  third  quarter  and the  transfer  during  that  quarter  from
exploration expense to general administrative expense on North Star's records of
approximately $300,000 of interest expense for the current and past periods.

     Because of the absence of revenue, it has been necessary for North Star  to
borrow the  funds needed  for  operations.     Interest expense  increased  from
$22,824 for 1997  to $152,463 for  1998, and from  $93,930 for  the nine  months
ended September 30,  1998 to $301,612  for the nine  months ended September  30,
1999.

     Primarily as  a  result of  the  above  increases in  expense,  net  losses
increased from $795,878 for 1997 to $2,975,786 for 1998, and from $1,641,251 for
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to $3,951,647 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999.

     It may be noted that these net losses reflect the fact that all exploration
costs have been treated as expenses as they have been incurred.

     As a result of  this transaction, the controlling  interest in the  Company
will be owned by the Buyers or their designees in the following amounts.

                            Required Minimum Amount
                              of Shares Purchased

                              Under the Agreement
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Percentage
                           Number of     Ownership of         Consideration
Purchaser                   Shares        the Company        $1.60 Per Share
- ---------                   ------        -----------        ---------------
<S>                      <C>             <C>               <C>
Universal Equities
  Consolidated, LLC          3,125,000       43.20531%   $           5,000,000

David H. Peipers             1,562,500       21.60265%               2,500,000

The Cornerhouse Limited
  Partnership                  937,500       12.96159%               1,500,000

The Winsome Limited
  Partnership                  625,000        8.64106%               1,000,000


                Total        6,250,000       86.41061%   $          10,000,000
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Maximum Amount of Shares
                            Allowed to be Purchased
                              Under the Agreement

                                               Percentage
                                Number of     Ownership of       Consideration
Purchaser                        Shares        the Company      $1.60 Per Share
- ---------                        ------        -----------      ---------------
<S>                           <C>             <C>               <C>

Universal Equities
  Consolidated, LLC              10,312,500       47.72558%   $      16,500,000

David H. Peipers                  5,156,250       23.86279%           8,250,000

The Cornerhouse Limited
  Partnership                     3,093,750       14.31767%           4,950,000

The Winsome Limited
  Partnership                     2,062,500        9.54512%           3,300,000


                Total            20,625,000       95.45116%   $      33,000,000
</TABLE>

       The  Company's Board of  Directors have carefully  reviewed the  proposed
transaction and believe it  to be in the  best interest of  the Company and  its
shareholders.  The  transaction will inject  at least $5,000,000  in cash to  be
used to the  extent required  for exploration  and development  of North  Star's
interests in the Doyon lands  over the next twelve months.

     Any portion of the cash not  so used and the  rest of the consideration  in
the private placement will be used by the Company for general corporate purposes
and future operations, which  may include, in addition  to exploration of  North
Star's mineral  rights, projects  related to  sustainable (i.e.  environmentally
friendly) development of energy  natural resources and  the furnishing of  funds
which the  Company may  be called  upon  to contribute  in connection  with  its
existing oil and gas interests.  The rights of the Company's Shareholders  after
the transaction  will  not  differ materially  from  their  rights  before  said
transaction.

     The transaction will be accounted for  as a reverse acquisition and  should
not result in a taxable event.  If a gain were recognized by the Company, it may
be offset by the Company's operating  loss carry-forwards.  No federal or  state
regulatory requirements must be met or approval obtained in connection with this
Transaction.

     The Company  in  December  31,  1998  had  a  net  operating  loss  ("NOL")
carryforward of $8,520,000.  The Tax Reform Act of 1986 made substantial changes
with regard  to NOL  carryforwards.   After an  "ownership change"  the  taxable
income  of  a  loss   corporation  available  for   offset  by  pre-change   NOL
carryforwards is limited annually  to a prescribed rate  times the value of  the
loss corporation's stock immediately before the  ownership change.  In  general,
an ownership change occurs if ownership of more  than 50% in value of the  stock
of the loss corporation changes during the three year period preceding the  test
date.  Under federal tax law, the amount and availability of loss  carryforwards
are subject to a variety of interpretations and restrictive tests applicable  to
the Company.  Under the Code, the utilization of such loss carryforward could be
limited or effectively lost  upon completion of the  transaction in Proposal  2.
The net operating loss carryforwards expire between 1999 and 2012.

     Prior to  the proposed  transaction, none  of the  Company, its  directors,
officers  or   affiliates  has   had  any   material  contracts,   arrangements,
understandings, relationships, negotiations,  or transactions  with the  Buyers,
North Star or Zeus.   Buyers have  no plans to  designate or otherwise  transfer
ownership of  their Company  shares acquired  in the  proposed transaction.  The
Buyers, directly and through affiliates, own  more than eighty percent (80%)  of
the outstanding shares of North Star and Zeus.
<PAGE>

     The Agreement also requires the redemption  of shares in the Company  owned
by Bruce A. Hinchey, James  E. Meador, Jr. and  the Anne D. Zimmerman  Revocable
Trust, dated November 14, 1991, in  exchange for certain assets of the  Company.
Details of this transaction are discussed in Proposal 3 below.

     The private  placement    described  above  is  subject  to  the  Company's
Shareholder approval at its Annual Meeting.   A majority of the shareholders  in
attendance or voting by proxy in favor of the Proposal will be required for  its
approval.  A copy of the June 10, 1999 Agreement has been filed with the SEC  in
the form of an 8-K Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

                                   Proposal 3

                     Redemption of Principal Shareholders'
                          Stock with Corporate Assets

     On June 9, 1999,  the Company entered into  an Agreement with officers  and
directors, Bruce A. Hinchey and James  E. Meador, Jr. and principal  shareholder
Anne D.  Zimmerman  Revocable  Trust  dated,  November  14,  1991  (collectively
referred to  as  "Principal Shareholders"),  to  acquire all  of  the  Principal
Shareholders' common stock in the Company excluding their ESOP shares, and their
release of the company from certain liabilities,  in exchange for assets of  the
Company.  A copy of the Agreement has been filed with the SEC in the form of  an
8-K Report and  is incorporated  by reference.   Said Agreement  sets forth  the
terms and conditions of the redemption of  shares.  The redemption of shares  is
required by  the  Buyers  to  insure  they receive  a  minimum  of  86%  of  the
outstanding shares of common stock in the Company and because the Buyers do  not
want  to  continue  to  operate  the  environmental  testing  subsidiary.    The
redemption of shares proposal is made  pursuant to the Agreement dated June  10,
1999, which has also been filed with the SEC in the form of an 8-K Report and is
incorporated by reference.

     The June 9, 1999 Redemption of Shares Agreement was determined as a  result
of  negotiations  between  the  non-interested  Directors  and  three  Principal
Shareholders.  Two  of the three  Principal Shareholders, Bruce  A. Hinchey  and
James E.  Meador,  Jr., are  Officers  and Directors  of  the Company  and  have
conflicting interests as a  result of their service  as Officers and  Directors.
It is the  intent of Mr.  Meador and Mr.  Hinchey to continue  operation of  the
environmental testing business upon completion of this transaction.

     The Agreement  requires in  part, an  exchange of  the assets  used by  the
Company in its  environmental testing business.   Those  assets were  originally
transferred to the Company in 1992 by Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Meador in exchange for
their stock in the Company.  The current exchange basically returns the stock to
the Company and the assets to Mr. Hinchey and  Mr. Meador which is the way  they
were held  prior  to the  1992  exchange.   The  Agreement also  eliminates  all
liability the  Company  has  to Mr.  Hinchey  and  Mr. Meador  as  a  result  of
termination under their  Employment Agreements.   Considering the original  1992
exchange of assets for stock and the  release of all Company liabilities to  the
Principal Shareholders, the Company believes the Redemption of Shares  Agreement
provides a fair consideration for the shares redeemed.

     The  assets  used  in  the  exchange  of  common  stock  of  the  Principal
Shareholders  are  provided  in  Note  2  of  the  Hawks  Industries,  Inc.  and
Subsidiaries Notes to Pro Forma condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   A
portion of the assets being transferred include the building in Natrona  County,
which houses  both  the environmental  testing  business  and the  oil  and  gas
operations.   The buildings,  and  the debt  associated  with the  building,  is
proposed to be transferred to the Principal Shareholders as part of Proposal  3.
There are no special attributes of the  building which are required for the  oil
and gas business  and the  transfer of the  building will  not be  a problem  in
continuing the oil and gas operations of the Company at a new location.

     The Agreement was unanimously approved by the Company's Board of  Directors
with Bruce A. Hinchey  and James E. Meador,  Jr. abstaining from said  approval.
The redemption of shares described above is subject to the Company's shareholder
approval at its Annual Meeting.   A majority of the voting shareholders  casting
votes in favor of the Proposal will be required for its approval.
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     Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Redemption of
Principal  Shareholders'  Stock  with  Corporate  Assets  and  Minimum   Private
Placement of Common Stock are presented as Exhibit C.

     Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Redemption of
Principal  Shareholders'  Stock  with  Corporate  Assets  and  Maximum   Private
Placement of Common Stock are presented as Exhibit D.

     Unaudited  financial  statements  for  Western  Environmental  Services   &
Testing, Inc. as of and for the  periods ending September 30, 1999 and  December
31, 1998 are presented as Exhibit E.

     Audited financial statements  as of December  31, 1998 and  for the  period
from inception (January 31, 1997) to  December 31, 1998 and unaudited  financial
statements as of September 30, 1999  and for the period from inception  (January
31, 1997) to September 30, 1999 are presented as Exhibit F.


                               Dissenters' Rights
     To the extent  shareholders may be  entitled under Wyoming  law to  dissent
from the transaction  described in  Proposal 3 and  obtain payment  of the  fair
value of  their shares  from the  Company, they  must strictly  comply with  the
provisions  of  Article  13  of  the  Wyoming  Business  Corporation  Act   (the
"Dissenters' Rights  Statute").   In order  to assert  dissenters' rights  under
Wyoming Statutes, the dissenting shareholder must deliver to the Company written
notice of their intent to demand payment for their shares if the proposed action
is effectuated  prior to  the corporate  vote  on the  action.   The  dissenting
shareholder must also not vote in favor of the proposed action.   A copy of  the
Dissenters' Rights Statute is included in  this Proxy Statement as Exhibit  "B".
The statute gives  the details  of the  rights for  dissenting shareholders  and
should be carefully reviewed by all Shareholders of the Company.

                                   PROPOSAL 4
                               CHANGE OF DOMICILE

     If the transactions  set forth in  Proposal 1, 2  and 3 are  approved by  a
majority of the Company's shareholders, the  Company proposes that its  Articles
of Incorporation be  amended to allow  the Company to  change its domicile  from
Wyoming to Nevada.

     The change of domicile will allow the Company to have the same domicile as
North Star and Zeus, which will translate in smoother operations between the
Company and those entities. The change of domicile will not result in any some
changes in the existing shareholders' rights, powers and privileges as set forth
below.

                          Some Difference Between the
                     Corporation Laws of Wyoming and Nevada

     Action by stockholders without a meeting  can be taken under Nevada law  by
written consent of the holders  of a majority or  such larger proportion of  the
shares whose votes would be  required for approval of  the matter at a  meeting,
Nev.Rev.Stat.78.320(2), but under Wyoming law only by unanimous written  consent
of all of the holders of shares entitled to vote upon the matter.  Wyo.Stat.Ann.
17-16-704(A).

     Except for directors elected  by cumulative voting or  by the holders of  a
particular class of stock, directors can be removed under Wyoming law by vote of
the holders of  a majority of  the shares entitled  to vote in  the election  of
directors, Wyo. Stat. Ann. 17-16-808, but under  Nevada law only by vote of  the
holders of at least two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote in the election of
directors, Nev.Rev.Stat. 78.335.

     To authorize an exchange of some of  the shares of one corporation for  all
of the shares of another corporation, the approval by the holders of a  majority
of the  outstanding  shares  of  the  company all  of  whose  shares  are  being
surrendered is required under the laws of both states, Nev. Rev. Stat.  92A.110;
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Wyo. Stat.  Ann. 17-16-1103,  but  Wyoming law  requires  in addition  that  the
approval by the  holders of a  majority of the  shares of the  other company  be
obtained if  its shares  are being  changed  or increased  by more  than  twenty
percent.  Wyo. Stat. Ann. 17-16-1103.

     The percentage  of the  outstanding shares  of a  corporation that  another
corporation is required  to hold in  order for a  merger to be  permitted to  be
authorized  by  action  of  its  board  of  directors  without  action  by   the
shareholders of either corporation is 80  percent under Wyoming law, Wyo.  Stat.
Ann. 1103, but 90 percent under Nevada law, Nev. Rev. Stat. 92A.130.

     Nevada law permits a corporation to be merged with another kind of business
entity, as for example  a partnership or a  limited liability company.   Wyoming
law does not have such a provision.

     Wyoming law permits a corporation organized under the laws of another
jurisdiction to be "domesticated", that is to be thereafter treated in all
respects as though it had been organized under the laws of Wyoming.  Nevada law
does not have such a provision.

     The proposed change of domicile will be made in accordance with the
requirements of Wyoming Statutes S 17-16-1720.  This proposal will be voted upon
at the Company's Annual Meeting if Proposal 2 and Proposal 3 are approved.  A
majority of the Company's Shareholders must vote for the proposal in order for
it to be approved.

                     RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     Representatives of the principal accountants  for the Company are  expected
to be present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders will have the opportunity to
make a statement if they desire  to do so; and are  expected to be available  to
respond to appropriate questions.

                            EXPENSES OF SOLICITATION

     The entire expense of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing the proxy
form and the form of materials used in the solicitation of proxies will be  paid
by the Company.   The Company will  request banks and  brokers to solicit  their
customers who beneficially own common stock  of the Company listed in the  names
of the nominees  and will reimburse  said banks and  brokers for the  reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of  such solicitation.   In addition  to the  use of  the
mails, solicitation  may be  made  by employees  of  the Company  by  telephone,
telegraph, cable and personal interview.  The Company does not expect to pay any
compensation for the solicitation  of proxies.  The  Company will file with  the
United States Securities and  Exchange Commission all materials  used to aid  in
the solicitation of proxies.

                   DATE OF RECEIPT OF SHAREHOLDER'S PROPOSALS

     Shareholder proposals must be received by the Company by [March 1, 2000] to
be included in the proxy materials for the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

                                 OTHER MATTERS

     The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be brought before  this
Annual Meeting.  However, if other matters should come before the meeting, it is
the intention of each person named in the  proxy to vote in accordance with  his
judgment on such matters.
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                                   DOCUMENTS
                           INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

   The Company incorporates by reference into this Proxy Statement the
   following documents

          1.  Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December
           31, 1998, as amended which has been filed with the United States
           Securities and Exchange Commission;

          2.  Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
           March 31, 1999, June 30, 1999, and September 30, 1999, as amended
           which have been filed with the United States Securities and
           Exchange.

          3.  Company's Form 8-K Reporting Events filed with the United States
           Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 1999 and October 14,
           1999 which contain:

               a)  Copy of the June 9, 1999 Redemption of Share Agreement
                    referred to in Proposal 3.

               b)  Copy of the June 10, 1999 Agreement between the Company
                   and Buyers which is referred to throughout the Proxy
                   Statement.


          4.  All other reports filed since December 31, 1998 in accordance with
           Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
           as amended.

                                    EXHIBITS
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

A.    Resolution for Authorized Share Amendment Articles of Incorporation.

B.    Article 13 Dissenters' Rights.

C.    Pro forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Redemption
     of Principal Shareholders' Stock with Corporate Assets and Minimum Private
     Placement of Common Stock

D.    Pro forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Redemption
     of Principal Shareholders' Stock with Corporate Assets and Maximum Private
     Placement of Common Stock

E.    Unaudited financial statements for Western Environmental Services &
     Testing, Inc. as of and for the periods ending September 30, 1999 and
     December 31, 1998

F.    Audited financial statements as of December 31, 1998 and for the period
     from inception (January 31, 1997) to December 31, 1998 and unaudited
     financial statements as of September 30, 1999 and for the period from
     inception (January 31, 1997) to September 30, 1999
<PAGE>

                         AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL REPORT
                        ON FORM 10-K AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
                           INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     UPON WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, THE  COMPANY WILL PROVIDE, WITHOUT CHARGE,  A
COPY OF THE  COMPANY'S ANNUAL  REPORT ON  FORM 10-K  FOR THE  FISCAL YEAR  ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1998  (INCLUDING THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  AND SCHEDULES  THERETO)
FILED WITH THE UNITED  STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION AND ANY  OTHER
DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN, AND  A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT FOR  THE
PRIVATE PLACEMENT REFERRED  TO HEREIN   TO EACH  SHAREHOLDER OF  RECORD OR  EACH
SHAREHOLDER WHO OWNED COMMON  STOCK LISTED IN THE  NAME OF A  BANK OR BROKER  AS
NOMINEE, AT THE  CLOSE OF  BUSINESS ON  [MARCH 10,  2000].   REQUESTS SHOULD  BE
ADDRESSED TO  THE COMPANY,  TO THE  ATTENTION OF  BOB DESPAIN,  SECRETARY,   913
FOSTER ROAD, CASPER, WYOMING 82601 OR REQUESTED BY TELEPHONE AT (307) 234-1593.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/s/ Bob Despain

Dwight B. "Bob" Despain
Secretary

<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT "A"

                                   RESOLUTION

                           AUTHORIZED SHARE AMENDMENT
                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION


     HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC., a corporation organized  and existing under and  by
virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Wyoming.

     DOES HEREBY PROPOSE:
     That at  a meeting  of the  Board of  Directors of  Hawks Industries,  Inc.
resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Articles
of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring  said amendment to be  advisable
and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for  consideration
thereof.  The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Articles of Incorporation  of this corporation be amended  by
changing the Article thereof numbered "Article 4 - Authorized Capital" so  that,
as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

                        ARTICLE 4  - AUTHORIZED CAPITAL

4.1 The total number of  shares of capital stock  which the Corporation has  the
    authority to issue is 50,997,000, consisting of 50,000,000 shares of  Common
    Stock $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and 997,000 shares  of
    Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Preferred Stock").

4.2 The Board of Directors is expressly authorized by resolution or  resolutions
    from time  to time  adopted, subject  to  any limitations  and  requirements
    prescribed by the General  Corporation Law of the  State of Wyoming and  the
    provisions hereof, to provide  for the issuance of  the shares of  Preferred
    Stock in one  or more series  and, by filing  a Certificate of  Designations
    pursuant to the applicable  law of the State  of Wyoming, to establish  from
    time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to  fix
    the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating,  optional
    or other special rights, if any, of the  shares of each such series and  the
    qualifications, limitations and restrictions  thereof, if any, with  respect
    to such series of Preferred Stock.
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                                  EXHIBIT "B"

                                   ARTICLE 13

                               DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

  17-16-1301.  Definitions.

    (a)  As used in this article:

       (i)  "Beneficial shareholder" means the person who is a beneficial  owner
       of  shares  held  in a  voting  trust  or by  a  nominee  as  the  record
       shareholder;

       (ii)   "Corporation" means the issuer of  the shares held by a  dissenter
       before  the  corporate  action,  or  the  surviving,  new,  or  acquiring
       corporation by merger, consolidation, or share exchange of that issuer;

       (iii)  "Dissenter" means a shareholder  who is entitled to dissent  from
       corporate action under W.S. 17-16-1302 and who exercises that right  when
       and in the manner required by W.S. 17-16-1320 through 17-16-1328;

       (iv)   "Fair  value," with  respect to  a dissenter's  shares, means  the
       value of the shares immediately before the effectuation of the  corporate
       action  to which  the dissenter  objects, excluding  any appreciation  or
       depreciation  in anticipation of  the corporate  action unless  exclusion
       would be inequitable;

       (v)   "Interest" means interest from the effective date of the  corporate
       action until  the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid  by
       the corporation on its principal bank loans, or, if none, at a rate  that
       is fair and equitable under all the circumstances;

       (vi)   "Record shareholder" means  the person in  whose names shares  are
       registered  in the records of  a corporation or  the beneficial owner  of
       shares  to the extent of the rights  granted by a nominee certificate  on
       file with a corporation;

       (vii)   "Shareholder"  means  the record  shareholder or  the  beneficial
       shareholder.

  17-16-1302.  Right to dissent.

     (a)  A shareholder is  entitled to dissent from,  and to obtain payment  of
the fair value of  his shares in the  event of, any  of the following  corporate
actions:

       (i)   Consummation  of a plan  of merger  or consolidation  to which  the
       corporation is a party if:

           (A)    Shareholder  approval  is  required  for  the  merger  or  the
           consolidation  by W.S. 17-16-1103  or 17-16-1111 or  the articles  of
           incorporation and  the shareholder is entitled to vote on the  merger
           or consolidation; or

           (B)   The corporation is a subsidiary that is merged with its  parent
           under W.S. 17-16-1104.
<PAGE>

       (ii)   Consummation of a plan of share exchange to which the  corporation
       is  a party  as the corporation  whose shares  will be  acquired, if  the
       shareholder is entitled to vote on the plan;

       (iii)   Consummation of a sale or exchange of all, or substantially  all,
       of  the property of the corporation other  than in the usual and  regular
       course  of business, if the shareholder is  entitled to vote on the  sale
       or  exchange, including a sale in dissolution,  but not including a  sale
       pursuant to  court order or a sale for  cash pursuant to a plan by  which
       all  or  substantially all  of  the net  proceeds  of the  sale  will  be
       distributed  to the shareholders within  one (1) year  after the date  of
       sale;

       (iv)   An amendment of the articles of incorporation that materially  and
       adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's shares because it:

           (A)  Alters or abolishes a preferential right of the shares;

           (B)   Creates, alters or abolishes a right in respect of  redemption,
           including  a provision respecting a  sinking fund for the  redemption
           or repurchase, of the shares;

           (C)   Alters or  abolishes a preemptive  right of the  holder of  the
           shares to acquire shares or other securities;

           (D)   Excludes  or limits  the right  of the  shares to  vote on  any
           matter,  or to cumulate  votes, other than  a limitation by  dilution
           through  issuance of shares or  other securities with similar  voting
           rights; or

           (E)   Reduces  the number of  shares owned  by the  shareholder to  a
           fraction  of a  share if the  fractional share  so created  is to  be
           acquired for cash under W.S. 17-16-604.

       (v)   Any corporate action  taken pursuant to a  shareholder vote to  the
       extent  the articles  of incorporation, bylaws,  or a  resolution of  the
       board  of directors provides  that voting or  nonvoting shareholders  are
       entitled to dissent and obtain payment for their shares.

     (b)  A shareholder  entitled to dissent and  obtain payment for his  shares
under  this  article  may  not  challenge  the  corporate  action  creating  his
entitlement unless the  action is  unlawful or  fraudulent with  respect to  the
shareholder or the corporation.


  17-16-1303.  Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

     (a)  A record  shareholder may assert dissenters'  rights as to fewer  than
all the shares registered in his  name only if he  dissents with respect to  all
shares beneficially owned by any one (1) person and notifies the corporation  in
writing of  the name  and address  of each  person on  whose behalf  he  asserts
dissenters' rights.  The rights of a partial dissenter under this subsection are
determined as if the shares as  to which he dissents  and his other shares  were
registered in the names of different shareholders.

     (b)  A beneficial  shareholder may assert dissenters'  rights as to  shares
held on his behalf only if:

       (i)   He  submits to  the corporation  the record  shareholder's  written
       consent  to   the  dissent  not  later  than  the  time  the   beneficial
       shareholder asserts dissenters' rights; and
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       (ii)    He does  so  with  respect to  all  shares  of which  he  is  the
       beneficial shareholder or over which he has power to direct the vote.

  17-16-1320.  Notice of dissenters' rights.

     (a)  If proposed  corporate action creating  dissenters' rights under  W.S.
17-16-1302 is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice
shall state  that shareholders  are or  may be  entitled to  assert  dissenters'
rights under this article and be accompanied by a copy of this article.

     (b)  If corporate action creating dissenters' rights under W.S.  17-16-1302
is taken without a vote of shareholders, the corporation shall notify in writing
all shareholders entitled to assert dissenters' rights that the action was taken
and send them the dissenters' notice described in W.S. 17-16-1322.

  17-16-1321.  Notice of intent to demand payment.

     (a)  If proposed  corporate action creating  dissenters' rights under  W.S.
17-16-1302 is submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, a shareholder  who
wishes to assert dissenters' rights shall deliver to the corporation before  the
vote is taken written notice of his intent  to demand payment for his shares  if
the proposed action is effectuated and shall not vote his shares in favor of the
proposed action.

     (b)  A shareholder who does not satisfy the requirements of subsection  (a)
of this section is not entitled to payment for his shares under this article.

  17-16-1322.  Dissenters' notice.

     (a)  If proposed  corporate action creating  dissenters' rights under  W.S.
17-16-1302 is  authorized  at a  shareholders'  meeting, the  corporation  shall
deliver a  written dissenters'  notice to  all  shareholders who  satisfied  the
requirements of W.S. 17-16-1321.

     (b)  The dissenters' notice shall be sent no later than ten (10) days after
the corporate action was taken, and shall:

       (i)   State where  the payment demand  shall be sent  and where and  when
       certificates for certificated shares shall be deposited;

       (ii)  Inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer  of
       the shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;

       (iii)  Supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of  the
       first announcement  to news media or to shareholders of the terms of  the
       proposed  corporate  action  and  requires  that  the  person   asserting
       dissenters'  rights  certify  whether  or  not  he  acquired   beneficial
       ownership of the shares before that date;

       (iv)   Set  a date by  which the  corporation shall  receive the  payment
       demand, which date may not be fewer than thirty (30) nor more than  sixty
       (60)  days after the date the notice  required by subsection (a) of  this
       section is delivered; and

       (v)  Be accompanied by a copy of this article.

 17-16-1323.  Duty to demand payment.

     (a)  A shareholder sent a  dissenters' notice described in W.S.  17-16-1322
shall demand payment, certify  whether he acquired  beneficial ownership of  the
shares before  the date  required to  be  set forth  in the  dissenters'  notice
pursuant to W.S. 17-16-1322(b)(iii), and deposit his certificates in  accordance
with the terms of the notice.
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     (b)    The  shareholder  who  demands   payment  and  deposits  his   share
certificates under subsection (a) of this section retains all other rights of  a
shareholder until these  rights are canceled  or modified by  the taking of  the
proposed corporate action.

     (c)   A  shareholder who  does  not demand  payment  or deposit  his  share
certificates where required, each by the date set in the dissenters' notice,  is
not entitled to payment for his shares under this article.

  17-16-1324.  Share restrictions.

     (a)  The  corporation may restrict  the transfer  of uncertificated  shares
from the  date the  demand for  their  payment is  received until  the  proposed
corporate action is taken or the restrictions released under W.S. 17-16-1326.

     (b)    The  person  for  whom   dissenters'  rights  are  asserted  as   to
uncertificated shares  retains all  other rights  of a  shareholder until  these
rights are canceled or modified by the taking of the proposed corporate action.

  17-16-1325.  Payment.

     (a)   Except  as provided  in  W.S. 17-16-1327,  as  soon as  the  proposed
corporate action is taken, or upon receipt of a payment demand, the  corporation
shall pay  each dissenter  who  complied with  W.S.  17-16-1323 the  amount  the
corporation estimates to be the fair value of his shares, plus accrued interest.

     (b)  The payment shall be accompanied by:

       (i)   The corporation's  balance sheet  as of the  end of  a fiscal  year
       ending not  more than sixteen (16) months before the date of payment,  an
       income statement  for that year, a statement of changes in  shareholders'
       equity  for  that  year,  and  the  latest  available  interim  financial
       statements, if any;

       (ii)  A statement of the corporation's estimate of the fair value of  the
       shares;

       (iii)  An explanation of how the interest was calculated;

       (iv)   A statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under  W.S.
       17-16-1328; and

       (v)  A copy of this article.

  17-16-1326.  Failure to take action.

     (a)  If the corporation does not take the proposed action within sixty (60)
days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates,
the corporation shall return the deposited certificates and release the transfer
restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.

     (b)   If  after returning  deposited  certificates and  releasing  transfer
restrictions, the corporation  takes the proposed  action, it shall  send a  new
dissenters'  notice  under  W.S.  17-16-1322  and  repeat  the  payment   demand
procedure.

  17-16-1327.  After-acquired shares.

     (a)   A  corporation  may  elect  to  withhold  payment  required  by  W.S.
17-16-1325 from a dissenter unless  he was the beneficial   owner of the  shares
before the date set  forth in the dissenters'  notice as the  date of the  first
announcement to  news media  or to  shareholders of  the terms  of the  proposed
corporate action.
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     (b)   To  the extent  the  corporation  elects to  withhold  payment  under
subsection (a) of this section, after  taking the proposed corporate action,  it
shall estimate the fair  value of the shares,  plus accrued interest, and  shall
pay this amount to each dissenter who  agrees to accept it in full  satisfaction
of his demand.   The corporation shall send  with its offer  a statement of  its
estimate of the fair value of the shares, an explanation of how the interest was
calculated, and a  statement of the  dissenter's right to  demand payment  under
W.S. 17-16-1328.

  17-16-1328.  Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

     (a)  A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of his own  estimate
of the fair value of his shares and  amount of interest due, and demand  payment
of his  estimate,  less  any  payment  under  W.S.  17-16-1325,  or  reject  the
corporation's offer under W.S. 17-16-1327 and  demand payment of the fair  value
of his shares and interest due, if:

       (i)   The dissenter believes that the  amount paid under W.S.  17-16-1325
       or  offered under  W.S. 17-16-1327 is  less than  the fair  value of  his
       shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated;

       (ii)  The corporation fails to make payment under W.S. 17-16-1325  within
       sixty (60) days after the date set for demanding payment; or

       (iii)   The corporation, having failed to take the proposed action,  does
       not   return  the  deposited   certificates  or   release  the   transfer
       restrictions  imposed on  uncertificated shares  within sixty  (60)  days
       after the date set for demanding payment.

     (b)  A  dissenter waives  his right to  demand payment  under this  section
unless he notifies the corporation of his demand in writing under subsection (a)
of this section within  thirty (30) days after  the corporation made or  offered
payment for his shares.

  17-16-1330.  Court action.

     (a)  If a demand for  payment under W.S. 17-16-1328 remains unsettled,  the
corporation shall commence a proceeding within  sixty (60) days after  receiving
the payment demand and  petition the court  to determine the  fair value of  the
shares and  accrued  interest.    If  the  corporation  does  not  commence  the
proceeding within the sixty (60) day  period, it shall pay each dissenter  whose
demand remains unsettled the amount demanded.

     (b)  The corporation shall commence the proceeding in the district court of
the county where a corporation's principal office, or if none in this state, its
registered office, is  located.   If the  corporation is  a foreign  corporation
without a registered office in this  state, it shall commence the proceeding  in
the county in this state where the registered office of the domestic corporation
merged with  or  whose shares  were  acquired  by the  foreign  corporation  was
located.

     (c)  The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not residents of
this state, whose demands remain unsettled parties to the proceeding as in an
action against their shares and all parties shall be served with a copy of the
petition. Nonresidents may be served by registered or certified  mail or by
publication as provided by law.

     (d)  The  jurisdiction of the  court in which  the proceeding is  commenced
under subsection (b) of this  section is plenary and  exclusive.  The court  may
appoint one (1) or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and  recommend
decision on  the  question  of fair  value.    The appraisers  have  the  powers
described in  the  order appointing  them,  or in  the  amendment to  it.    The
dissenters are entitled to the same  discovery rights as parties in other  civil
proceedings.
<PAGE>

     (e)  Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding is entitled to  judgment
for:

       (i)  The  amount, if any, by which the court finds the fair value of  his
       shares, plus interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation; or

       (ii)    The fair  value, plus  accrued  interest, of  his  after-acquired
       shares for  which the corporation elected to withhold payment under  W.S.
       17-16-1327.

  17-16-1331.  Court costs and counsel fees.

     (a)  The court in an  appraisal proceeding commenced under W.S.  17-16-1330
shall  determine  all  costs  of   the  proceeding,  including  the   reasonable
compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court.  The court shall
assess the costs against the corporation, except that the court may assess costs
against all or some of the dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable,  to
the extent the court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not
in good faith in demanding payment under W.S. 17-16-1328.

     (b)  The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel and experts
for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:

       (i)   Against the corporation  and in favor of  any or all dissenters  if
       the  court finds the  corporation did not  substantially comply with  the
       requirements of W.S. 17-16-1320 through 17-16-1328; or

       (ii)   Against either  the corporation or  a dissenter, in  favor of  any
       other party, if the court finds that the party against whom the fees  and
       expenses  are assessed  acted arbitrarily,  vexatiously, or  not in  good
       faith with respect to the rights provided by this article.

     (c)  If the court finds that the services of counsel for any dissenter were
of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated, and that the fees
for those services should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may
award to these counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the amounts awarded the
dissenters who were benefited.
<PAGE>

                                  EXHIBIT "C"

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
   REDEMPTION OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS' STOCK WITH CORPORATE ASSETS AND THE
              MINIMUM PRO FORMA PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF COMMON STOCK

The accompanying  condensed  consolidated financial  statements  illustrate  the
effect of the Redemption of Principal Shareholders' Stock with Corporate  Assets
and the  Minimum Pro  forma Private  Placement of  Common Stock.  The  condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of September  30, 1999 is based on the  historical
balance sheet of the Company as of  that date and assumes the transactions  took
place on that date.  The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the
year ended December 31, 1998 and nine months ended September 30, 1999 are  based
on the  historical statements  of the  Company for  those periods  assuming  the
transactions took place on January 1, 1998.

The pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects the Minimum purchase
of 6,250,000 shares of common  stock for $5,000,000 cash  and the transfer of  a
$5,000,000 advance made to North Star by the North Star shareholder group.

The pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements may not be  indicative
of the actual results of the transactions.  The operations of the  Environmental
Testing segment  are  cyclical  in nature  and  can  change  significantly  each
quarter. The net assets to be used in  the redemption could decrease by as  much
as 25%  before  the time  of  closing.   The  accompanying condensed  pro  forma
financial statements should be read in connection with the historical  financial
statements of the Company  incorporated herein by  reference, and the  financial
statements of Western  Environmental Services &  Testing, Inc.,  and North  Star
Exploration, Inc included in this filing.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  (Unaudited)
                               September 30, 1999

                                                              As         Redemption               Redemption
                         ASSETS                            reported      Adjustments               Pro Forma
                                                           --------      -----------               ---------
<S>                                                        <C>           <C>           <C>        <C>         <C>

CURRENT ASSETS
     Cash                                                $    56,000   $      (6,000 )  (1a)    $      50,000
     Accounts receivable                                     582,000        (557,000 )  (1a)           25,000
     Short-term investments                                  200,000        (200,000 )  (1b)                -
     Costs on uncompleted contracts in excess of
         related billings                                     50,000         (50,000 )  (1a)                -
     Other current assets                                     70,000         (61,000 )  (1a)            9,000

        Total current assets                                 958,000                                   84,000


PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                                1,620,000        (688,000 )  (1a)          536,000
                                                                            (291,000 )  (1c)
                                                                            (105,000 )  (1f)
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS
     Lease acquisition costs                                       -                                        -
     Note receivable                                          30,000                                   30,000
     Land investment                                         196,000        (196,000 )  (1d)                -
     Available for sale investments                          100,000        (100,000 )  (1e)                -
     Investments in Zeus                                           -               -                        -
     Value of mineral lease rights                                 -               -                        -
     Other assets                                            237,000        (200,000 ) (1a)            37,000

                                                             563,000                                   67,000

                                                         $ 3,141,000                            $     687,000



     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
     Notes payable                                       $   225,000        (160,000 )  (1a)    $      65,000
     Current maturities on long-term debt                     89,000         (79,000 )  (1a)                -

                                                                             (10,000 )  (1c)
     Advances from affiliate                                       -                                        -
     Accounts payable                                        183,000        (138,000 )  (1a)           45,000
     Accrued interest                                              -                                        -
     Accrued liabilities                                      66,000         (15,000 )  (1a)           51,000

        Total current liabilities                            563,000                                  161,000


LONG-TERM DEBT                                               310,000        (136,000 )  (1a)                -

                                                                            (174,000 )  (1c)

CONTINGENT LIABILITY                                               -                                        -


SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Capital stock:
     Preferred stock                                               -                                        -
     Common stock                                             13,000                                   13,000
     Capital in excess of par value on common stock        3,045,000                                3,045,000
     Retained deficit                                       (766,000 )    (1,170,000 )  (1g)       (1,936,000 )
     Debt obligation receivable                                    -                                        -
     Treasury stock                                          (24,000 )      (572,000 )  (1g)         (596,000 )

                                                           2,268,000                                  526,000

                                                         $ 3,141,000                            $     687,000


<FN>
See Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
                                  (Unaudited)
                               September 30, 1999

                                                                               Redemption
                                                           Minimum            and Minimum
                                                           Capital              Capital
                                                           Infusion           Infusion Pro
             ASSETS                                      Adjustments             Forma
                                                         -----------             -----
<S>                                                      <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
     Cash                                              $    5,000,000 (3)   $    5,050,000
     Accounts receivable                                                            25,000
     Short-term investments                                                              -
     Costs on uncompleted contracts in excess of
         related billings                                                                -
     Other current assets                                                            9,000

        Total current assets                                                     5,084,000


PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                                                        536,000


INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS
     Lease acquisition costs                                                             -
     Note receivable                                                                30,000
     Land investment                                                                     -
     Available for sale investments                                                      -
     Investments in Zeus                                                                 -
     Value of mineral lease rights                                                       -

     Other assets                                                                   37,000

                                                                                    67,000

                                                                            $    5,687,000



     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
     Notes payable                                                          $       65,000
     Current maturities on long-term debt                                                -

     Advances from affiliate                                                             -
     Accounts payable                                                               45,000
     Accrued interest                                                                    -
     Accrued liabilities                                                            51,000

        Total current liabilities                                                  161,000


LONG TERM DEBT                                                                           -



CONTINGENT LIABILITY                                                                     -


SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Capital stock:
     Preferred stock                                                                     -
     Common stock                                              63,000 (3)           76,000
     Capital in excess of par value on common stock         9,937,000 (3)       12,982,000
     Retained deficit                                                           (1,936,000 )
     Debt obligation receivable                            (5,000,000 ) (3)     (5,000,000 )
     Treasury stock                                                               (596,000 )

                                                                                 5,526,000

                                                                            $    5,687,000


<FN>
See Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                     HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
                          Year ended December 31, 1998

                                                                                                   Redemp-
                                                                              Minimum              tion and
                                           Redemp-                              Capital            Minimum
                                             tion                 Redemp-       Infusion           Capital
                              As           Adjust-                tion Pro      Adjust-            Infusion
                           reported         ments                  Forma         ments            Pro Forma
                           --------         -----                  -----         -----            ---------
<S>                       <C>            <C>           <C>      <C>           <C>         <C>    <C>         <C>
Operating revenue           2,445,000      (2,316,000)  (2)    $     129,000                          129,000

Operating
 expenses                   2,317,000      (1,999,000)  (2)          318,000                          318,000


Operating income
 (loss)                       128,000                               (189,000)                        (189,000 )

Other income
 (expense)                     22,000          51,000   (2)           73,000                           73,000


Income (loss)
 before income
 taxes                        150,000                               (116,000)                        (116,000 )

Provision for taxes                 -                                      -                                -


Net income (loss)             150,000                          $    (116,000)                        (116,000 )



Weighted average
 number of
 common shares
 outstanding                1,351,451        (357,617)  (1)          993,834     6,250,000 (4)      7,243,834




Earnings (loss) per
  common share                   0.11                          $       (0.12)                           (0.02 )




<FN>
See Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
                      Nine months ended September 30, 1999

                                                                                                   Redemp-
                                                                               Minimum            tion and
                                           Redemp-                             Capital            Minimum
                                             tion                 Redemp-      Infusion            Capital
                              As           Adjust-               tion Pro       Adjust-            Infusion
                           reported         ments                  Forma         ments            Pro Forma
                           --------         -----                  -----         -----            ---------
<S>                       <C>            <C>           <C>      <C>           <C>         <C>    <C>         <C>
Operating revenue           2,179,000      (2,106,000)  (2)   $      73,000                            73,000

Operating
 expenses                   2,018,000      (1,840,000)  (2)         178,000                           178,000


Operating income
 (loss)                       161,000                              (105,000 )                        (105,000 )

Other income
 (expense)                    (30,000 )        41,000   (2)          11,000                            11,000


Income (loss)
 before income
 taxes                        131,000                               (94,000 )                         (94,000 )

Provision for taxes                 -                                     -                                 -


Net income (loss)             131,000                         $     (94,000 )                         (94,000 )



Weighted average
 number of
 common shares
 outstanding                1,310,512        (357,617)  (1)         952,895     6,250,000  (4)      7,202,895




Earnings (loss) per
  common share                   0.10                         $       (0.10 )                           (0.01 )




<FN>
See Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

The pro  forma  adjustments to  the  condensed consolidated  balance  sheet  and
statements of operations are as follows:

(1)To  reflect the Redemption  of Principal Shareholders'  Stock with  Corporate
   Assets per Proposal 3 and settlement of goodwill, employment agreements,  and
   release  of  liabilities.    The  components  of  the  corporate  assets  and
   liabilities  to be exchanged  in the redemption  of 357,617  shares of  Hawks
   Industries, Inc.  $.01 par value, common stock  from Bruce A. Hinchey,  James
   A.  Meador, Jr., and  Anne D. Zimmerman  Revocable Trust  dated November  14,
   1991    and  payment of  goodwill  and  release of  liability  on  employment
   agreements as of September 30, 1999 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Redemption of 357,617 shares for:
<S>                                                         <C>   <C>      <C>
  (a) All assets of W.E.S.T., Inc.
            Cash                                                $     6,000
            Accounts receivable                                     557,000
            Costs on uncompleted contracts in excess
               of related billings                                   50,000
            Other current assets                                     61,000
            Property and equipment, net                             688,000
            Other assets _ primarily fair value of
                 investment in excess of book value                 200,000

  Assume all liabilities of W.E.S.T., Inc.
            Notes payable                                          (160,000)
            Current maturities of long-term debt                    (79,000)
            Accounts payable                                       (138,000)
            Accrued liabilities                                     (15,000)
            Long-term debt                                         (136,000)

  (b) Certificate of deposit security on W.E.S.T.,
        Inc. loans                                                  200,000

  (c) Buildings
            Property and equipment, net                             291,000
            Less associated debt - current                          (10,000)
            Less associated debt - long-term                       (174,000)

  (d) All shares of Central Wyoming
        Properties, Inc.
            Land investment                                         196,000

  (e) All shares of W.E.R.C. preferred stock
            Available for sale investments                          100,000

  (f) To reflect the settlement of goodwill,
        employment agreements,  and release of
        liabilities by transfer of all overriding
        royalties                                                   105,000


</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<S>                                                         <C>   <C>         <C>
Net assets and liabilities transferred in redemption of
  common stock and settlement of goodwill, employment
  agreements, and release of liabilities
                                                                $   1,742,000


  (g) The fair value of the 357,617 shares of Hawks redeemed was $1.60 per
   share resulting in a loss on the exchange of approximately $1,129,000,
   calculated as follows:


       Shares received (Treasury shares)
            (357,617 * $1.60)                                   $     572,000
       Net assets exchanged per above                              (1,742,000 )


       Loss on exchange                                         $  (1,170,000 )


</TABLE>
(2)To remove the operations for the Environmental Testing segment as all  assets
   will be used for redemption of Shareholders' common stock per and remove  all
   operations from  the oil and gas overriding royalties  as the assets will  be
   used  in  settlement  of goodwill,  employment  agreements,  and  release  of
   liabilities per (1) above.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Year         Nine Months
                                        Ended           Ended
                                      December        September
                                      31, 1998         30, 1999
                                      --------         --------

<S>                                 <C>              <C>         <C>
Operating revenue
    Environmental Testing          $  (2,211,000)  $  (2,054,000 )
    Oil and gas                         (107,000)        (43,000 )
    Gain (loss) on sale of assets          2,000          (9,000 )

Operating expenses
    Environmental Testing              1,856,000       1,647,000
    Depreciation and depletion
       Environmental Testing             106,000          89,000
       Oil and gas                        19,000          92,000
       Buildings and equipment            18,000          12,000

Other income (expense)
    Interest expense
       Environmental Testing              36,000          29,000
       Buildings                          19,000          13,000
    Other income                          (4,000)         (1,000 )


Net change                         $    (266,000)  $    (225,000 )


</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
                 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - (CONTINUED)


(3)To  reflect the injection  of capital per  the Minimum  Private Placement  of
   Capital Stock by Universal Equities Consolidated, LLC, David H. Peipers,  The
   Cornerstone   Limited  Partnership  and   the  Winsome  Limited   Partnership
   (collectively  "the North Star  shareholder group").   The components of  the
   purchase  price for  6,250,000  shares of  Hawks  Industries, Inc.  $.01  par
   value, common stock are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>
Cash                                                  $   5,000,000
Buyers' right to debt obligation from North Star
  Exploration                                             5,000,000


Total guaranteed purchase price                       $  10,000,000


</TABLE>
Based  on  $.01  par  value  and  the  $1.60  fair  value,  the  components   of
Shareholders' Equity are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>         <C>
Common stock                                           $      63,000
Capital in excess of par value on common stock             9,937,000


                                                          10,000,000

Less: debt obligation from North Star
  Exploration                                             (5,000,000)


Net equity increase                                    $   5,000,000


</TABLE>

(4)The weighted  average number of common  shares outstanding would increase  to
   reflect  the  6,250,000 shares  to  issued  upon acceptance  of  the  Minimum
   Private Placement of Capital Stock.
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT "D"

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
       PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     REDEMPTION OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER'S STOCK WITH CORPORATE ASSETS AND
                   MAXIMUM PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF COMMON STOCK

The  accompanying  pro  forma  as  adjusted  condensed  consolidated   financial
statements illustrate  the effect  of the  Maximum Private  Placement of  Common
Stock. The condensed  consolidated balance  sheet as  of September  30, 1999  is
based on the historical balance sheet of North Star Exploration as of that date.
The combination  of the  contemplated transactions  of  Hawks presented  in  the
previous pro forma  condensed consolidated financial  statement, taken  together
with the additional  capital being issued  in the Maximum  Private Placement  of
Capital Stock through the transfer of ownership in North Star by the North  Star
shareholder group to  the Company, results  in the consolidation  of North  Star
with the Company and reverse acquisition accounting.

Consequently, the following pro forma begin with North Star historical financial
statements adjusted for the acquisition  of the previously described  Redemption
and Minimum Capital Infusion  Pro Formas of Hawks,  adjusted to fair value.  The
following pro formas also reflect the additional $5,100,000 which is anticipated
to be loaned  to North Star  by the North  Star shareholder group  prior to  the
completion of these transactions, which debt will also be transferred to Hawks.

The condensed consolidated balance  sheet as of September  30, 1999 assumes  the
transaction  occurred  on  September   30,  1999.  The  condensed   consolidated
statements of operations assume the transactions took place on January 1,  1998.
The pro  forma as  adjusted condensed  consolidated balance  sheet reflects  the
Maximum purchase of an additional 14,375,000 shares of common stock by the North
Star shareholder group.

The Zeus historical financial statements are insignificant to this transaction.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                  (Unaudited)
                               September 30, 1999

                                                                            Hawks                            Redemption
                                                                         Redemption                          and Maximum
                                                                         and Minimum      Maximum              Capital
                                                                           Capital        Capital             Infusion
                                                          North Star      Infusion       Infusion             Pro Forma
                                                          Historical      Pro Forma     Adjustments          As Adjusted
                                                          ----------      ---------     -----------          -----------
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>     <C>         <C>
ASSETS
     Cash                                               $      49,000  $   5,050,000  $           -        $   5,099,000
     Accounts receivable                                            -         25,000              -               25,000
     Other current assets                                       2,000          9,000              -               11,000

                                                               51,000      5,084,000              -            5,135,000

     Property & equipment, net                                228,000        536,000              -              764,000
     Lease acquisition                                        650,000              -              -              650,000
     Note receivable                                                -         30,000              -               30,000
     Goodwill                                                       -              -      1,000,000   (5)      1,000,000
     Other                                                          -         37,000              -               37,000

Total assets                                            $     929,000  $   5,687,000  $   1,000,000        $   7,616,000



LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Notes payable                                      $           -  $      65,000  $           -        $      65,000
     Advances                                               7,904,000              -              -            7,904,000
     Accounts payable                                         268,000         45,000              -              313,000

     Accrued liabilities                                      479,000         51,000              -              530,000

                                                            8,651,000        161,000              -            8,812,000

     Minority interest                                              -              -         24,000   (8)         24,000

     Common shares                                              1,000         76,000         (1,000 ) (6)        220,000
                                                                                            144,000   (5)
     Capital in excess of par value on common stock                 -     12,982,000     (1,936,000 ) (7)     16,979,000
                                                                                          5,100,000   (5)
                                                                                          1,000,000   (5)
                                                                                           (144,000 ) (5)
                                                                                              1,000   (6)
                                                                                            (24,000 ) (8)

     Retained deficit                                      (7,723,000 )   (1,936,000 )    1,936,000   (7)     (7,723,000 )

     Debt obligation receivable                                     -     (5,000,000 )   (5,100,000 ) (5)    (10,100,000 )

     Treasury stock                                                 -       (596,000 )            -             (596,000 )

                                                           (7,722,000 )    5,526,000        976,000           (1,220,000 )

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity              $     929,000  $   5,687,000  $   1,000,000        $   7,616,000


<FN>
See notes to Pro Forma As Adjusted Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
                          Year ended December 31, 1998

                                                                Hawks                             Redemption
                                                              Redemption                         and Maximum
                                                             and Minimum       Maximum             Capital
                                                               Capital         Capital             Infusion
                                              North Star       Infusion       Infusion            Pro Forma
                                              Historical      Pro Forma      Adjustments         As Adjusted
                                              ----------      ---------      -----------         -----------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>    <C>         <C>
Operating revenue                                       -         129,000              -        $     129,000

Operating expenses                              2,976,000         318,000        100,000   (9)      3,394,000

Operating income (loss)                        (2,976,000)       (189,000)      (100,000)          (3,265,000)

Other income (expense)                                  -          73,000              -               73,000

Income (loss) before income taxes              (2,976,000)       (116,000)      (100,000)          (3,192,000)

Provision for taxes                                     -               -              -                    -

Net income (loss)                              (2,976,000)       (116,000)      (100,000)       $  (3,192,000)

Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding                                      7,243,834     14,375,000  (10)     21,618,834


Loss per common share                                                                                   (0.15)



<FN>
See notes to Pro Forma As Adjusted Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
      PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                  (Unaudited)
                      Nine Months ended September 30, 1999

                                                                Hawks                             Redemption
                                                              Redemption                         and Maximum
                                                             and Minimum       Maximum             Capital
                                                               Capital         Capital             Infusion
                                              North Star       Infusion       Infusion            Pro Forma
                                              Historical      Pro Forma      Adjustments         As Adjusted
                                              ----------      ---------      -----------         -----------
<S>                                           <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>    <C>         <C>
Operating revenue                                       -          73,000              -        $      73,000

Operating expenses                              3,952,000         178,000         75,000   (9)      4,205,000

Operating income (loss)                        (3,952,000)       (105,000)       (75,000)          (4,132,000)

Other income (expense)                                  -          11,000              -               11,000

Income (loss) before income taxes              (3,952,000)        (94,000)       (75,000)          (4,121,000)

Provision for taxes                                     -               -              -                    -

Net income (loss)                              (3,952,000)        (94,000)       (75,000)        $ (4,121,000)



Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding                                      7,202,895     14,375,000  (10)     21,577,895



Loss per common share                                                                                   (0.19)



<FN>
See notes to Pro Forma As Adjusted Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                    HAWKS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         NOTES TO PRO FORMA AS ADJUSTED
                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

The pro forma  adjustments from  the Maximum Placement  of Common  Stock to  the
condensed consolidated  balance  sheet  and  statements  of  operations  are  as
follows:

(5)To  reflect the  additional debt  obligation from  North Star  of  $5,100,000
   which is expected to be incurred prior to this transaction and which will  be
   contributed  to  Hawks,  to  record the  increase  in  fair  value  from  the
   transaction and  to adjust the equity of the  combined entity to reflect  the
   additional 14,375,000 shares of Hawks $.01 par value, common stock that  will
   be issued  to the North Star shareholder group.  Hawks is being valued  based
   on  the $10,000,000 cash investment  by the North  Star shareholder group  of
   $1.60  per share for 86.41%  of Hawks. The resulting  valuation for Hawks  is
   $11,574,000.  The North  Star  shareholder group's  ownership of  Hawks  will
   increase to  95.45% as a result of this  transfer of ownership, resulting  in
   their fair value  basis in Hawks of $11,047,000 exceeding their basis in  the
   net book  value of $10,047,000 by  $1,000,000. This difference is  considered
   goodwill.

(6)To eliminate the outstanding shares of common stock of North Star.

(7)To eliminate Hawks retained deficit.

(8)To record minority interest related to Hawks 4.55% minority shareholders.

(9)To  record amortization  of goodwill  related to  the fair  value  adjustment
   using a 10 year life.

(10) To adjust  the weighted  average number  of  common shares  outstanding  to
   reflect the issuance of the additional 14,375,000 shares of Hawks.
<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT "E"


                             WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL
                            SERVICES & TESTING, INC.


                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

                        AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDED
                             SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND
                                DECEMBER 31, 1998

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & TESTING, INC.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                                             SEPTEMBER        DECEMBER
                                                                                30,              31,
                                                                                1999            1998
                                                                                ----            ----
<S>                                                                          <C>             <C>
                                 ASSETS
                                 ------
CURRENT ASSETS
     Cash                                                                  $      6,000    $      45,000
     Accounts receivable                                                        557,000          394,000
     Prepaid expenses                                                            41,000           34,000
     Costs on uncompleted contracts in excess of billings                        50,000           15,000
     Other currents assets                                                       20,000           17,000

               Total current assets                                             674,000          505,000

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net (at cost)                                           688,000          617,000

OTHER ASSETS                                                                      5,000            5,000

                                                                           $  1,367,000    $   1,127,000



                  LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
                   ------------------------------------
CURRENT LIABIITIES
     Notes payable                                                         $    160,000    $     138,000
     Current maturities of Long-Term debt                                        79,000          113,000
     Accounts payable                                                           138,000          143,000
     Accrued liabilities                                                         15,000           12,000

               Total current liabilities                                        392,000          406,000

LONG-TERM DEBT                                                                  136,000          158,000

PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE                                                            226,000          249,000

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
     Common stock, no par value, 50,000 shares authorized; 10,000 shares
          issued in 1999 and 1998                                                 1,000            1,000
     Retained earnings                                                          612,000          313,000

                                                                                613,000          314,000

                                                                           $  1,367,000    $   1,127,000


<FN>
See Notes to Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & TESTING, INC.
                 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
     Nine Months ended September 30, 1999 and Year ended December 31, 1998
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                               SEPTEMBER          DECEMBER
                                                                  30,               31,
                                                                  1999              1998
                                                                  ----              ----
<S>                                                           <C>               <C>         <C>
Operating revenue:
     Environmental testing and management                   $    2,054,000    $   2,211,000
     Gain (Loss) on sale of assets                                   9,000           (2,000 )

                                                                 2,063,000        2,209,000

Operating expenses:
     Cost of sales                                               1,281,000        1,367,000
     General and administrative                                    366,000          490,000
     Depreciation and amortization                                  89,000          106,000

                                                                 1,736,000        1,963,000

Operating income                                                   327,000          246,000
Other income (expense):
     Interest expense                                              (29,000)         (36,000 )
     Other income                                                    1,000            4,000
Net income before taxes                                            299,000          214,000
Provision for taxes
     Current                                                            -                 -
     Deferred                                                           -                 -
Net income                                                         299,000          214,000
Retained Earnings at beginning of period                           313,000           99,000


Retained Earnings at end of period                          $      612,000    $     313,000


<FN>
See Notes to Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & TESTING, INC.
                            STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
     Nine months ended September 30, 1999 and Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                          September         December
                                                             30,              31,
                                                            1999              1998
                                                            ----              ----
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>         <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Income from operations                            $     299,000     $     214,000
     Adjustment to reconciles net loss to net
      cash provided:
        Depreciation and amortization                         89,000           106,000
        Gain (Loss) on sale of assets                         (9,000 )           2,000
        Changes in operating assets and
          liabilities:
             Increase in accounts receivable                (163,000 )        (117,000)
             Increase (decrease) in costs in
                excess of billings, prepaid
                expenses and other current assets            (45,000 )           3,000
             Decrease (increase) in Accounts Payable
                  and accrued expenses                        (2,000 )          30,000


Net cash flow provided by operating activities               169,000           238,000


Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchase of property and equipment                     (162,000 )        (212,000)
     Proceeds from sale of properties                         11,000             8,000
     Loans from affiliate                                    (23,000 )         (12,000)

Net cash flow used in operating activities                  (174,000 )        (216,000)


Cash flows from financing activities:
     Proceeds from debt obligations incurred                  94,000           137,000
     Reduction of debt obligations                          (128,000 )        (136,000)

Net cash flow (used in) provided by financing
     activities                                              (34,000 )           1,000

(Decease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents              (39,000 )          23,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                45,000            22,000

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period             $       6,000     $      45,000


<FN>
See Notes to Financial Statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & TESTING, INC.
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

Western Environmental  Services  &  Testing, Inc  is  an  environmental  quality
testing  company  with  laboratory  and  offices  located  in  Casper,  Wyoming,
Evanston, Wyoming  and San  Marcos, Texas.   The  Company's emphasis  is on  air
quality testing but  soil, water and  asbestos testing is  also performed.   The
Company provides  services  to the  general  public although  most  clients  are
industrial entities.   Fees for services  are generally  collected within  30-60
days.

On November 30, 1992, the Company merged with Hawks Industries, Inc., a publicly
held Company and has been a wholly owned subsidiary since that date.

1.        Summary of Significant account policies follow:

a.        Cash and Cash Equivalents- For purposes of the Statement of Cash
  Flows, the company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased
  with maturity of three months or less  to be a cash equivalents.

b.        Depreciation- Property and equipment are depreciated over the assets
  estimated useful Lives of 5 to 10 years using the straight-line method.

c.        Revenue and Cost Recognition-Income from environmental quality testing
  is reflected in the financial statements by the completed contract method
  whereby income and costs are recognized when the testing has been completed
  and a report is issued. On large jobs the contract is broken into segments
  and billed when each segment is completed.

d.        Bad debts-Uncollectible accounts are charged directly against earnings
  when they are determined to be uncollectible.  Use of this method does not
  result in a material difference from the valuation method required by
  generally accepted accounting principles.


2.        Property and equipment

          Property and equipment  at September 30,  1999 and  December 31,  1998
consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        1999             1998
                                        ----             ----
<S>                                  <C>              <C>
Engineering Equipment              $    837,000     $    737,000
Lab Equipment                           459,000          457,000
Automotive Equipment                    207,000          200,000
Furniture and fixtures                  206,000          199,000
Leasehold Improvements                   64,000           59,000
Other Equipment                          63,000           63,000

                                      1,836,000        1,715,000
Less Accumulated Depreciation         1,148,000        1,098,000

                                   $    688,000     $    617,000


</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                 WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES & TESTING, INC.
                         NOTES TO FINANICAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

3.    Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Pledged Assets

Notes payable at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 consisted of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 1999              1998
                                                                 ----              ----
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>
Revolving line of credit $200,000, interest at 6.25%
     maturing October 22, 1999 collateralized by
     certificate of deposit held by parent Company          $     160,000    $     138,000



</TABLE>
Long-Term debt at September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 consisted of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      1999              1998
                                                                      ----              ----
<S>                                                                <C>              <C>
Installment loans payable, due at various times May 2001
     to August 2002, interest rates from 9.0% to 10%
     secured by equipment                                        $      86,000    $      37,000
Note payable Wyoming Industrial Development
     Corporation, interest at 7.33%, payable $3,991 per
     month including interest until  October 5, 2002,
     collateralized by equipment                                       129,000          157,000
Note payable Wyoming Industrial Development
     Corporation, interest at 6.96%, payable $4,475 per
     month including interest.                                             -             77,000

                                                                       215,000          271,000
Less Current Maturities                                                 79,000          113,000

                                                                 $     136,000    $     158,000


</TABLE>

Aggregate maturities of Long-Term debt consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<S>         <C>
2000            79,000
2001            77,000
2002            59,000

          $    215,000


</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT "F"



NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
  (An Exploration Stage Corporation)

Financial Statements
  As Of December 31, 1998 And 1997 And For
  The Period From Inception (January 31, 1997)
  To December 31, 1998

Together With Report Of Independent Public Accountants

As Of September 30, 1999 (Unaudited) And For
  The Period From Inception (January 31, 1997)
  To September 30, 1999 (Unaudited)

<PAGE>





                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
    of North Star Exploration, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
(a Nevada corporation in the exploration stage) as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the related statements of operations, shareholders' deficit, and cash
flows for the periods ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for the period from
inception (January 31, 1997) to December 31, 1998.  These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of North Star Exploration, Inc. as
of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the periods ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the period from
inception (January 31, 1997) to December 31, 1998 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.


                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Denver, Colorado,
    June 11, 1999.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
                          ----------------------------
                       (An Exploration Stage Corporation)


                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                 --------------
                                                                 December 31,           September 30,
                                                                 ------------           -------------
                                                             1997            1998            1999
                                                             ----            ----            ----
                                                                                          (Unaudited)
<S>                                                       <C>            <C>              <C>         <C>
          ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                               $      13,489  $        10,936  $      48,850
Accounts receivable _ affiliates                               37,608           45,188              -
Other receivables                                                   -            3,728          2,453


          Total current assets                                 51,097           59,852         51,303


Lease acquisition costs                                       200,000          400,000        650,000
Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
   of $1,155, $10,937 and $36,099, respectively                22,668           69,538        227,790


          Total assets                                  $     273,765  $       529,390  $     929,093



       LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
LIABILITIES:
     Advances from affiliate                            $     988,602  $     3,689,807  $   7,904,242
     Accounts payable                                          53,276          420,899        268,045
     Accrued interest                                          22,824          175,287        476,899
     Accrued liabilities                                        3,941           14,061          2,218


          Total current liabilities                         1,068,643        4,300,054      8,651,404

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 4)

SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
     Common stock; no par value; 20,000,000 shares
        authorized, issued and outstanding                      1,000            1,000          1,000
     Accumulated deficit                                     (795,878 )     (3,771,664 )   (7,723,311 )


          Total shareholders' deficit                        (794,878 )     (3,770,664 )   (7,722,311 )

          Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit   $     273,765  $       529,390  $     929,093



<FN>
                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                 are an integral part of these balance sheets.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
                          ----------------------------
                       (An Exploration Stage Corporation)


                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                            ------------------------


                                                                                               Period From     Period From
                                                                                                Inception       Inception
                                                                                               (January 31,   (January 31,
                                       Year Ended                   Nine Months Ended            1997) to       1997) to
                                      December 31,                    September 30,            December 31,   September 30,
                                      ------------                    -------------            ------------   -------------
                                   1997           1998            1998             1999            1998            1999
                                   ----           ----            ----             ----            ----            ----
<S>                            <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>            <C>
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
  Exploration                 $     701,734  $   2,323,692  $     1,289,815  $     2,561,522  $   3,025,426  $    5,586,948
  General and administrative         70,165        489,849          252,043        1,063,351        560,014       1,623,365
  Depreciation                        1,155          9,782            5,463           25,162         10,937          36,099
  Interest expense                   22,824        152,463           93,930          301,612        175,287         476,899

                              $     795,878  $   2,975,786  $     1,641,251  $     3,951,647  $   3,771,664  $    7,723,311
NET LOSS


<FN>
                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                   are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                          NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
                          ----------------------------
                       (An Exploration Stage Corporation)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            ------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                       Period From     Period From
                                                                                        Inception       Inception
                                                                                       (January 31,    (January 31,
                                 Year Ended                 Nine Months Ended           1997) to         1997) to
                                 December 31,                  September 30,           December 31,    September 30,
                                 ------------                  -------------           ------------    -----------
                              1997           1998           1998           1999            1998             1999
                              ----           ----           ----           ----            ----             ----
<S>                       <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>           <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
 ACTIVITIES:
  Net loss               $    (795,878) $  (2,975,786) $  (1,641,251) $  (3,951,647) $    (3,771,664) $    (7,723,311 )
  Adjustments to
     reconcile net
     loss to net
     cash used in
     operating
     activities-
       Depreciation              1,155          9,782          5,463         25,162           10,937           36,099
       Increase (decrease)
        in accounts
        payable  -              53,276        367,623         11,838       (152,854)         420,899          268,045
       Increase in accrued
        interest                22,824        152,463         93,929        301,612          175,287          476,899
       Increase (decrease)
          in accrued
          liabilities            3,941         10,120          7,158        (11,843)          14,061            2,218
       (Increase) decrease
          in accounts
          receivable -
          affiliates           (37,608)        (7,580)      (351,740)        45,188          (45,188)               -
      (Increase) decrease
          in other
          receivables                -         (3,728)        (3,968)         1,275           (3,728)          (2,453 )


          Net cash used in
            operating
            activities        (752,290)    (2,447,106)    (1,878,571)    (3,743,107)      (3,199,396)      (6,942,503 )


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
 ACTIVITIES:
  Lease acquisition
     costs                    (200,000)      (200,000)      (200,000)      (250,000)        (400,000)        (650,000 )
  Purchase of equipment        (22,823)       (56,652)       (47,027)      (183,414)         (79,475)        (262,889 )


          Net cash
            used in
            investing
            activities        (222,823)      (256,652)      (247,027)      (433,414)        (479,475)        (912,889 )


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
 ACTIVITIES:
  Advances from affiliate      988,602      2,701,205      2,129,705      4,214,435        3,689,807        7,904,242


          Net cash provided
              by financing
              activities       988,602      2,701,205      2,129,705      4,214,435        3,689,807        7,904,242


NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS      13,489         (2,553)         4,107         37,914           10,936           48,850

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
  at beginning of period             -         13,489         13,489         10,936                -                -

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS,
  at end of period       $      13,489  $      10,936  $      17,596  $      48,850  $        10,936  $        48,850



SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF
  NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
  Issuance of common
    stock for
    promissory notes     $         900  $           -  $           -  $           -  $           900  $           900


  Issuance of common stock
    to Doyon in
    connection
    with lease
    acquisition
    agreement            $         100  $           -  $           -  $           -  $           100  $           100



<FN>
                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                   are an integral part of these statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
                          ----------------------------
                       (An Exploration Stage Corporation)


                       STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
                       ----------------------------------

                FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (JANUARY 31, 1997)
                ------------------------------------------------


                      THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1998 (AUDITED)
                      -----------------------------------

                       AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
                       ----------------------------------


                                                        Common Stock           Accumulated
                                                        ------------
                                                    Shares         Amount        Deficit         Total
                                                    ------         ------        -------         -----
<S>                                              <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>
INCEPTION, January 31, 1997                                 -  $           -  $           -              -
 Issuance of common stock for
   promissory notes                                18,000,000            900              -            900

 Issuance of common stock to Doyon
   in connection with lease acquisition
    agreement                                       2,000,000            100              -            100

    Net loss                                                -              -       (795,878)      (795,878)


BALANCE, December 31, 1997                         20,000,000          1,000       (795,878)      (794,878)

    Net loss                                                -              -     (2,975,786)    (2,975,786)


BALANCE, December 31, 1998                         20,000,000          1,000     (3,771,664)    (3,770,664)

    Net loss                                                -              -     (3,951,647)    (3,951,647)


BALANCE, September 30, 1999                        20,000,000  $       1,000  $  (7,723,311) $  (7,722,311)
    (unaudited)
<FN>
                 The accompanying notes to financial statements
                    are an integral part of this statement.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                          NORTH STAR EXPLORATION, INC.
                          ----------------------------
                       (An Exploration Stage Corporation)

                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                         -----------------------------

                        DECEMBER 31, 1998,1997 (AUDITED)
                        --------------------------------

                       AND SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
                       ----------------------------------



1.  ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
    --------------------------------------------
      AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
      --------------------------

Organization and Description of the Business
- --------------------------------------------

North Star Exploration, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company" or "North
Star"), is a privately held exploration company formed on January 31, 1997 for
the purpose of acquiring, exploring and developing certain mineral properties in
the State of Alaska.

On May 27, 1997, the Company entered into an Option Agreement (the "Agreement")
with Doyon, Limited ("Doyon") with respect to certain lands in Alaska.  The
Agreement provides North Star with the exclusive right to explore for minerals

until January 1, 2002, to lease prospects identified thereon, and to develop and
produce minerals pursuant to such leases.  The optioned lands encompass
approximately seven million acres comprised of 24 individually named blocks,
plus additional rights to surrounding lands within areas of interest.

The Agreement requires North Star to spend $9 million over the life of the
Agreement, with minimum commitments per year and with specific minimum
expenditures per block.  Exploration expenditures in excess of the minimum
amount may be carried forward and credited to expenditure requirements for
future years with certain limitations.

At any time during the agreement term, North Star may, if it has conducted a
specified minimum amount of drilling, made a specified minimum amount of
exploration expenditures and received a positive pre-feasibility study with
respect to a particular mineral area, exercise its option to lease that area for
mineral development for a specified initial term.  If North Star achieves
commercial production during the initial term, the lease will continue so long
as there is commercial production.  North Star may obtain leases on an unlimited
number of areas currently owned by Doyon, and on areas from lands selected by
Doyon pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, but not yet conveyed
to Doyon.

Each mining lease will provide for an annual payment to Doyon commencing upon
the execution of the lease of a specified amount per acre leased, but not less
than a specified annual minimum total, until a feasibility study is delivered to
Doyon.  If a feasibility study is not delivered to Doyon before the fifth
anniversary of the execution of the lease, the annual per acre and minimum total
amounts increase.  North Star must also incur minimum expenditures until the
feasibility study is delivered to Doyon.  Starting on the date of submittal of a
feasibility study, North Star is required to pay Doyon a yearly advance royalty,
which is larger than the annual minimum total that was payable prior to
feasibility, and which is recoupable out of 50% of future royalties.  From
commencement of commercial production until payback, North Star is required to
pay Doyon the larger of a specified percentage royalty of net Smetter returns or
a specified percentage of net profits, until payback, and the larger of an
increased percentage royalty of net Smetter returns or an increased percentage
of net profits, after payback.  Doyon reserves the right to buy a fractional
portion of the equity in a project after deliverance of a positive feasibility
study.

North Star was not in technical compliance with several provisions of the
Agreement as of September 30, 1999.  However, the Company has since received a
waiver from Doyon regarding these variances through June 2000.
<PAGE>

Business Risks
- --------------

The Company is currently exploring for minerals and has yet to exercise any
options to lease prospects.  The Company has therefore not produced any revenues
since inception and there can be no assurance that revenues will be generated
during fiscal 1999.

The Company's operations will be significantly affected by the market price of
gold.  Gold prices can fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors
that are beyond the Company's control.  In July 1999, the market price for gold
declined to its lowest level in 20 years.  A further sustained period of low
gold prices could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
position, results of operations and its ability to raise adequate financing.

The Company has a funding agreement with Equistar Consolidated Holdings LLC
("Equistar"). Equistar is owned 50% by certain shareholders who have a 45%
ownership interest in North Star.  The remaining 50% interest in Equistar is
owned by a Partnership which solely owns a Company that has a 45% interest in
North Star.

Equistar has funded the operations of the Company since inception and North
Star's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the continued
support of Equistar or obtaining an alternate source of financing.  Equistar has
committed to fund the operations of the Company through March 31, 2001, unless
other financing is secured prior to that time.

2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
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Basis of Presentation
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The accompanying financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of
accounting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Unaudited Periods Presented
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In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements
contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary to
present fairly the financial position of North Star as of September 30, 1999 and
the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The results
of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.  Management believes the disclosures
made are adequate to ensure that the information is not misleading, and
recommends that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the
Company's December 31, 1998 audited financial statements.

Exploration Stage Enterprise
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The Company is in the exploration stage and is accounted for in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7, "Accounting and Reporting by
Development Stage Enterprises."

Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid
investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

Use of Estimates
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and
the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
<PAGE>

Equipment and Mineral Rights
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Expenditures for equipment are stated at cost.  Depreciation is provided using
the straight-line method over useful lives ranging from 3 to 7 years.

Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred.  When it has been determined
that a mineral property can be economically developed, the costs incurred to
develop the property will be capitalized.  Significant payments related to the
acquisition of exploration interests are also capitalized.  If a mineable ore
body is discovered, acquisition costs will be amortized using a units-of-
production method.  If no mineable ore body is discovered, acquisition costs

will be expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no
future economic value.

The Company adopted American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement
of Position 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities" ("SOP 98-5"),
effective January 1, 1998.  Under this accounting method, certain costs such as
organization, training and pre-feasibility expenses incurred during the start-up
phase of a project are expensed as incurred.  Adoption of SOP 98-5 did not have
a material impact to the financial statements.

Long-Lived Assets
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The Company evaluates potential impairment of long-lived assets and long-lived
assets to be disposed of in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of" ("SFAS No. 121").  SFAS No. 121 established
procedures for review of recoverability, and measurement of impairment if
necessary, of long-lived assets held and used by the Company.  SFAS No. 121
requires that those assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be
fully recoverable.  SFAS No. 121 also requires any long-lived assets to be
disposed of to be reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less
estimated selling costs.  Fair value is determined using an estimated future
cash flow analysis.  An impairment is considered to exist if total estimated
future cash flows on an undiscounted basis is less than the carrying amount of
the asset.  An impairment loss is then measured and recorded based on discounted
estimated future cash flows.  Future cash flows include estimates of recoverable
ounces, gold prices (considering current and historical prices, price trends and
related factors), production, capital and reclamation costs.

Segment Reporting
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In 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,"
("SFAS No. 131") which established standards for reporting information about
operating segments.  SFAS No. 131 also established standards for related
disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers.
As the Company currently operates in a single industry and has operations
concentrated in one location, the Company does not have identifiable segments.

Income Taxes
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The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109 "Accounting for Income Taxes" which requires the use of the
asset and liability method of computing deferred income taxes.  The objective of
the asset and liability method is to establish deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the temporary differences between the book basis and tax basis
of the Company's assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in
effect when those amounts are realized or settled.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
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The carrying values of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and advances from affiliate approximate their
estimated fair values.
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3.  INCOME TAXES:
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The components of deferred taxes follow:

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
                                          December 31,     December 31,    September 30,
                                              1997             1998             1999
                                              ----             ----             ----
<S>                                      <C>              <C>              <C>           <C>
Deferred tax assets:
    Net operating loss carryforwards    $       286,151  $     1,362,005  $     3,845,878


Deferred tax liability:
    Book basis over tax                            (867)          (3,332)         (10,066)


    Net deferred tax asset                      285,284        1,358,673        3,835,812

    Valuation allowance                        (285,284)      (1,358,673)      (3,835,812)

                                        $             -  $             -  $             -


</TABLE>
At September 30, 1999, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards ("NOL")
to offset future income for federal income tax purposes of approximately
$7,477,890.

The Company established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset due
to the losses incurred by the Company since inception.  The Company's ability to
generate future taxable income to utilize the NOL is uncertain.

4.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
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Doyon Agreement
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In accordance with the Agreement, as of September 30, 1999, the Company is

required to make annual lease acquisition payments of $300,000 for both 2000 and
2001.

The Company's required exploration expenditures under the Agreement, as of
September 30, 1999, represent $2,300,000 for both 2000 and 2001.

Future Lease Commitments
- ------------------------

The Company has certain operating leases for office space and equipment with
terms ranging from three to seven years.

The required remaining expenditures are as follows:

            Three months ending December 31,
                1999         $     61,185
             Years ending December 31,
                2000              258,751
                2001              258,751
                2002              233,794
                2003              233,794
                Thereafter        463,983
                             ------------
                               $1,510,258
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Environmental Laws and Regulations
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The Company's management believes that it is in compliance with environmental
laws and regulations as currently enacted. The Company's management has filed
all necessary permits to fulfill current environmental compliance requirements.
<PAGE>

However, the exact nature of environmental compliance, which the Company may be
exposed to in the future, cannot be predicted.  This is primarily due to the
increasing number, complexity and changing character of environmental
requirements that may be enacted by federal and state authorities.  Provisions
for reclamation will be made when mining begins.

5.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
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Advance From Affiliate
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Advances from Equistar accrue interest at 7% per annum with all amounts
outstanding maturing on October 31, 2000.  The Company owed $7,904,242,
$3,689,807 and $988,602 in principal and $476,899, $175,287 and $22,824 in
accrued interest to Equistar as of September 30, 1999, December 31, 1998 and
1997, respectively.

Management Fee
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Beginning January 1999, Equistar began charging the Company a management fee of
$35,000 per month for administrative services performed on behalf of the
Company.  The Company incurred total expense of $315,000 which is included in
the accompanying statements of operations as of September 30, 1999.

6.  SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
    ----------------------

On June 13, 1997 the Company's shareholders approved a 25 to 1 stock split.  The
Company's financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for all periods
to reflect this transaction.

7.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT:
    -----------------

On June 10, 1999, Company shareholders representing 90% of the outstanding

shares of the Company (the "Buyers") entered into an agreement to purchase a
controlling interest in a publicly traded company.  As part of the
consideration, the Buyers, at their election, may transfer their right to the
obligations of North Star resulting from the advances made by Equistar, to the
shareholders of the publicly traded company as partial payment for the
acquisition.

8.  EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO DATE OF AUDITORS' REPORT:
    ----------------------------------------------

On January 17, 2000, the Company's shareholders approved a resolution to
increase the number of authorized shares to 20,000,000, to split presently
outstanding shares 800 to 1 and to withhold 1,050,000 shares proportionately
from each existing shareholder, with the exception of Doyon, from the shares
issuable to each of them in the stock split, to be retained in the Company's
treasury and reserved for issuance pursuant to stock options that may be granted
in the future to employees.  The financial statements have been retroactively
adjusted for all  periods presented to reflect this transaction and the
ownership of the 90% shareholders group discussed above has been reduced to 84
3/4%.

North Star has recently entered into a letter of intent with International Bravo
Resource Corporation (Bravo) giving Bravo the right to acquire a 51% interest in
certain properties by issuing 200,000 shares of Bravo to North Star and by
spending at least $5 million on the properties over a period of six years.  The
letter of intent further states that, upon the completion of the acquisition of
a 51% interest in the properties by Bravo, it and North Star intend to enter
into a joint venture agreement which will include provision for Bravo to
increase its interest to 70% in designated specific prospects within the area of
the properties.  Consummation of the transaction is conditioned upon execution
of a final contract and approval of the transaction by Doyon and the regulatory
authorities.



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