Show AN UNJUST AMENDMENT but better than none at all if it passes there wits consternation bining prospectors ctorn and owners of gila omle last night when the amended gilsonite biu was rend read the other amendment passed the senate but inet with appo siaion in tile the house therefore the conferees un or tho the part of both houses houlles have a agreed reed to anund the indian bill as follows fol lowB which is likely to pass thero there is only two more days of this thia 15 of congress the principle of the measure is wrong it is tin injustice to tile the prospector although nearly all of tile the clainie heated bince 1891 hane hae boon sold to tile tho st louis company everything considered it will bo be a good thing thin for the country as aa it is one big step in the right direction and the rest of tile the land may be opened fur for location later on the largest veins vero era mainly located before 1891 and if the bill passes tho he st sl louis company will begin mining and shipping the white river liver product 1 I hat land in the uncompahgre indian reservation containing wilsonita gil sonita asphaltum oln ola tenta or other like sub which were i ore reserved for far location and entry b the provisions provi hiona in tile tho act of Con congress gregs approved juno ath 1897 shall bo be open to entry all und locations of any it mineral fineral land by qualified persons prior to jan leit 1891 not previously discovered diaco disco ered and located who recorded notices of such discoveries and locations prior to jan 1891 either in tho the state of colorado or in ill the ho offices of the county recorder of wasatch and uintah counties shall ahall have all the force and effect accorded by law to locations of mining clainos upon the public domain all such auch locations may be onster bo perfected and patents shall bo be issued therefore upon compliance with the requirement of the ri mineral lineral land labb provided that the tha owners of such nuch locations ahall relocate their respective claing and record the samo in the office of the county rc recorder of uintah county within 00 90 daa daa s after the passage of this act all locati locations ont of any ruch puch wineral mineral lands made and recorded on or subsequent sequent to jon 1891 are hereby declared arod to be null arid and void and the remainder of the here tolore reserved as na aforesaid because of inin mineral pral substances auces contained in them in so BO far fig 11 tho the same saine may I 1 ie e within ean numb numbered erod sections sett ions shall bo sold and disposed of in tracts not exceeding ece edin 40 acrea in each quarter of a section in such manner and upon such terms and with such restrictions as ai may be proscribed prescribed in tile the proclamation of the president of the united att is issued aed for that purpose not losi than daja after the passage of this thin act and not le lesy 49 t than ilan 90 00 anys da ag yg before tho time of salo sale or disposal i nd tile the balance of said lands landi are hereby specifically reserved for the future action of congress Cons reas reports lle porta front from the scene of operations of tho the grading contractors are moro more favorable tinco cinci the recent letup in tile tho weather tho the severe cold some hat retarded operations but for tho the past two days the forces have been hard bard fit at work on rock cuts tunnel approaches and other heavy blasting work which can be done in ahmoi tiny weather the men can stand sub complain that it is to korap a good many of tho the men they pick up in ia denver for arly length of time lime |