Show I Two Assessment Notices ii By Ira C. C Tichenor Tichenor- frequent reminders have hae been made in this column 1 of of the necessity of filing before January 1 I with recorders ino in inO counties O il h in which mineral claims are located a notice of intention to hold such claims and thus conform to the provisions of the joint resol resolution Uon in regard to aS assessment work during ng 1919 probably there are arC some who ho ho havet a. a e been been negligent and who are in danger danser ot oX losing their claims unless tho r d notices are filed before next Wednesday evening This This applies also also- alsoto to locators of oil oU shale fields In regard to to- t such claims it is is i's ed out by J. J B. B Jensen a member of the shale committee committee- of the tho y created oU shale section of the American Mining congress it If the groups of shale claims are are- areat at present held by the original eight locators hey should immediately give one of their number a simple form fonn of power jf f r empowering him to make and file th these se notices tho the notices authority under whIch ho he is acting Should the Should the claims be held by a corporation a meeting of the tho board of s o ld be held and a resolution passed empowering the president n ic C secretary t to- to make maka and file notices of intention to hold and certificates h hould likewise show by what authority the official is acting Inasmuch as ag the original notice of intention ion to hold was passed on claims wherein the entire group regardless of the number of claims oa nay be be- developed at one point there seems to have ave been no provisions made madei br i oil and shale claims wherein development can only be carried on for or orye ive ye claims or quarter sections at one point I suggest that on oit all shale alms each notice of ot intention to tn hold is la made to cover only five locations nd these thes are are- areso so located that development for the five may be carried on t I. I t. t one point p This will wUl remove any risk or danger of complication which night follow huter on or when application for patent is made The intention o hold notice is ta taking ug the te place of the affidavit of labor The certificate bo r then be acknowledged in duplicate by a notary one copy mailed to I ho- ho icy county recorder der in county where claims are located and one copy herd held heldy y 9 owner While th the law does not require acknowledgment by notary it ft ith h it ju t t as well walL that this wise wis precaution be taken t I tAt At this time it is important to holders of shale lands that they do not se their their- rights inasmuch as the leasing bill undoubtedly will become a aw iw w and in which case they have no way of of recovering the land once it is is' st 1st to 10 them |