Show AS TO assessment WORK A great deal of discussion and considerable confusion have resulted from the adoption by congress of two separate resolutions pertaining to assessment work on mining claims during 1917 and 1918 inquiries have been reaching this office every day during the present month in an effort to straighten out the question as to whether all mine owners are exempted or only those who are in the military service of the government the first resolution adopted by congress and approved by the president july 17 1917 exempts owners of claims who are in the military or naval service of the united states from assessment work throughout their enlistments and for a period of six months thereafter the second resolution which was signed by the president october ath according 6 to information received here on the suspends assessment work on all claims during the years 1917 and 1918 this does not apply however to oil placer locations or claims in both cases the claimant must file notice of his desire to hold his claim with the office where his claim is recorded the resolution last approved and which suspends assessment ses work on all claims during 1917 and 1918 follows in full that in order that labor may be most effectively used in raising and producing things needed in the prosecution of the present war with germany that the provision of section 2324 of the re revised statutes of the united states which requires on each mining claim located and until a patent has been issued not less than worth of labor to be performed or improvements to be made during each year be and the same is hereby suspended during the years 1917 and 1918 provided that every claimant of any such mining claim in order to obtain the benefits of this resolution shall file or cause to be filed in the office where the location notice or certificate is recorded on or before december 31 of each of the years 1917 and 1918 a notice of his desire to hold said mining claim under this resolution provided further that this resolution shall not apply to oil placer locations or claims and this resolution shall not be deemed to amend or repeal the publication entitled joint resolution to relieve the owners of mining claims who have been mustered into the military or naval service of the united states as officers or enlisted men from performing assessment work during the term of such service approved july 17 1917 |