Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 13 | More About Assessment Work

I. I t WEDNESDAY EV EVENING NING MAY My 25 1 1921 2 r ore ent Work By Ira ra C. C Tichenor J mOLDERS of mining claims daims have been given give an additional I of grace for doing their 1920 day assessment work as the result 4 of an opinion given iy by Commissioner Spry of the thc land general 1 office that the expiration of th time limit is 12 p. p m. m July 1 next J rather than 12 p. p m. m June 30 as generally supposed The exact wording of the measure passed by congress the near close of i last extending the tho ast year time mile for f AT A t u the doing assessment work for 1920 1020 cannot be iven at this time but the impression has been that tha the the intent was that tilt the time limit should correspond with tho the ending of of the fiscal year which is 2 p. p m. m June 30 30 and not July 1 l. At any rate the opinion of the j commissioner extends extend the time only I I. I twenty four hours beyond that which has Jias been accepted as the final day on which uch ch the work must be completed To those who have expended much I I te time and ana money monet in past nast vear years j nn their ii on claims and desire to continue to i d them in the expectation lon that that eventually they they will be developed into I ing mines the matter vm erton of a day should not noC be taken into serious serous consid- consid cr I it I ted would and be b his far notice better betler beter recorded for the holder of a claim to have hi his work fu fully y on or before June 30 30 O rather u than an take a ce of getting into a legal contest with anyone anyone who might jump his R m between 12 p. p m. m J June 30 ne and 12 p. p m. m July uly 1 if a claim is worth holding at all al it t should not be I i subject to a possible legal leeal contest by the nt of a day in completing the assessment work As stated several days ag ago there would seem to be bo absolutely no chance i f congress further extending the time lime for doing the 1920 work or of g g claim owners of such work worl for last year ear Bills providing for such relief e e been unanimously rejected by committees of both houses of congress md od this fact alone Is Ct a sufficient war warning in that they cannot be passed 1 There are however splendid That tha prospects law a will m be enacted the time for doing annual assessment work ork conform confor to the fiscal which IS JUne 3 30 S so that une that as a beginning the assessment work for 2 22 22 1 oo would not have to be completed until June 30 30 1922 t E