Exhibit 3.1

                           FIRST ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

                                     TO THE

                            ARITCLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                                BAIL CORPORATION


          Bail Corporation, a Colorado corporation (the "Corporation"), pursuant
to the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, hereby amends its
Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State on April 9, 1998
(the "Articles of Incorporation"). These First Articles of Amendment were
adopted by vote of the Corporation's Board of Directors on April 18, 2001, and
by vote of the Corporation's shareholders on August 10, 2001.

     The Articles of Incorporation are hereby amended by striking in their
entirety Articles FIRST and FIFTH and by substituting in lieu thereof the
following:

          "FIRST: The name of the corporation is Vista Exploration Corporation."

          "FIFTH:

     (a) The number of directors of the corporation shall be fixed from time to
time by the Board of Directors.

     (b) The directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in
number as possible. Upon filing these First Articles of Amendment with the
Secretary of State of Colorado, the Board of Directors shall consist of three
directors divided into three groups, classified as Class A, Class B and Class C.
The Class A director shall hold office for three years or until the third annual
election following his election; the Class B director shall hold office for two
years or until the second annual election following his election; and the Class
C director shall hold office for one year or until the first annual election
following his election; and in each case, until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified. Following the expiration of their initial terms,
directors in each class shall be elected for terms of three years to succeed
those whose terms expire.

     The initial directors in each class shall be as follows:

Class A

Charles A. Ross, Sr.                            11952 Farley
                                                Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66213
Class B                                         Vacant
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Class C                                         Vacant
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     (c) Directors shall be removable in the manner provided by the
corporation's bylaws."

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment
to its Articles of Incorporation to be signed by its President this 10th day of
August, 2001.

                                            BAIL CORPORATION


                                            /s/ Charles A. Ross, Sr
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                                                Charles A. Ross, Sr., President