Show I I ASSESSMENT WORK SUSPENDED I i Owing to tho scarcity of or labor thru thru- lout out the tho countr country occasioned in part partI I I by br the enlistment and draft of or men mon into the tho service of or tho the nation the congress of or the tho United States passed a joint resolution which was approved by y President Wilson October G 5 1917 1017 suspending for tor tho the years 1917 1311 and 1918 I that portion of section 2324 of or the time m revised re reo e vise d statutes of or the United States which require an annual expenditure of on each lode min ing lug claim calm By Dy the provisions of this recent actor act of or congress owners of or lode mining miming claims ma may not b be required d to perform their usual annual assessment assessment assess assess- ment work provided they make and file with time the CO county recorder of oC the count county wherein the claim calm is located r V Van an affidavit of Intention to hold and continue to own and work the tho claim In good faith faith- By filing such affidavit on or aL- before December 31 of oC each year their r r ht title and Interest to the claim will 1 be ho preserved in the same came manner manners as s though the annual assessment assess assess- assessment ment Rork ork had actually been per formed M MAll All persons owning or holding lodo lode mining claims dalme almB who have havo enlisted in or naval service of the time United United Unit Unit- ed States State are exempt from annual ass assessment assessment as as- s' s ss s's s men work ork during durIng- their period of service Likewise Persons who have Initiated land n l entries and nd who subsequently entered en toned the tho army or naval service orvice ma may enjoy full protection of or their rights ta as such since n no contests will be bo entertained or accepted at any land office office- However all enlisted men who have made land land entries should l report in writing to the land office of of- flee fice where the entry was made mado advising advising ad ad- the t e rc lster of oC tho the time and place Ilace of enlistment and the branch of engaged In or with the the date description and nd serIal serial se rial number of or tho entry which date will be bo noted by the officers of the theland theland land o on their records thereby stopping and Preventing land laud ju jumpers jump jump- paIs paI's p- p ers aIs from starting sorting any trouble Vm Wm Hurst |