Show ASSESSMENT WORK FOR 1908 U Ii 1 has been suggested that an appeal be ae made to congress at the approaching session for the passage of an act to suspend the law relative to assessment work ork on mining claims for the year 1907 The appeal isto is to be based on the temporary financial stringency and con congress congress congress gress will HI undoubtedly heed It If It the proper pressure Is brought to bear There Is no doubt but that many mi ml miners miners ners flees are going to find it hard to com coin complete complete their assessment work this year This applies to hundreds of men in the west And especially does It apply to those who are obliged to hire persons to do their assessment work for them No harm can possibly be bed done ne by suspend suspending ing the law 10 On the other hand the sus suspension suspension pension n will enable many men to hold claims that they the might otherwise lose There is never much trouble In securing securIng securing ing legislation for the protection of at those who need protection far less than those engaged in mining Senator Nixon of Nevada has an announced announced announced that he will introduce the bill billas billas billas as soon as congress convenes the tte first Monday in December It can be put through In hours if the members of congress are convinced of its justice But the act should apply only to this years work It will wUl not do to give the miners the impression mpr that they can take advantage of every passing financial flurry to evade eade their assessment work I A mining prospect that Is worth Forth hav hay having haying I ing Is worth working for and every everyman everyman everyman man should do the work required by bylaw bylaw bylaw law sooner or later |