Show 11 l. l As Annual 5 s t e W Work ork By Ira C. C Tichenor S if t FA lt S PREVIOUSLY announced a resolution is to be introduced t as the present session of congress to d the time until 11 June unc 30 39 1921 on which to to do the annual assessment work for the ii I cur current ent calendar year on on raining mining claims chums I A petition urging congress to pass such a resolution now Is S being cirS ciri circulated cir cir- cir cir- i S in Utah as aswell well wel as 1 In other mining states and as as' as naturally is to toie 5 ie fe expected d. d is being generally I. I signed S j S While I congress did dI as as' as a a. n war measure f relieve the locators rs r of mining r claims daims the necessity of of- doing their annual assessment work during durIn the greter greater portion of the present year to ask congress either to relieve the the 7 r of this years year's ed s assessment w work rk or extend the tho time until nt th the da date e i l suggested S S 2 Taking STaking everything into c consideration n it would seem seem that the most plan would be ho to make the extension to June June 30 30 and thereafter r q lr that the the assessment work bo be performed performed during fIsc fiscal l' l rather than thans' thans s' s r A. A 1 i LJ years ear jno During the tio winter winter months the locators of claims usually s p ed in mines or in other tons and In the spring either i in t the e mines or farming ui operations m. Late in the sprIng 0 there is generally a J h it t. t is the most convenient especially from from the point of yiew view yiew of f. f weather PI c for or o locators to do their assessment work 1 t Vl j nj I r two good and sufficient reasons reasons' comparatively little assessment f i 3 j J l cas has Jas been performed this year yet Oi OI One is the the scarcity y of l labor bor during durins the tho t r fer porto portion of the fear car car an and the Ule other is that h t tl the price of f mining supplies PIes a been n almost prohibitive to the r S l j il ils s s a result of these conditions many holders of cai claims s have to be relieved of their assessment work this year and now th that t Jt winter has set in and it will wi be impossible for for many to do doh dothe the work worl until unU spring or relocate their ground on January 1 I run e of f J what may be their entire possessions 1 I IV Under th these se circumstances it i would seem to be the duty duty of state officials officials X f f i to assist in bringing pressure pressure to bear upon congress to take favorable action 1 |