Show Fair Chance for Mine Title Law Layt Yv Yv'S S Says ys M i h Charles Charles' A A. Steen of and Attorney Mitchell testified Lied fled before Senate and House Committee eS in D. D C. C on the controversial mining bill having to do with clarifying miner rights to prospect for and develop mines on J lands covered by oil and Je leases aSS They In saying the they ther do donot donot donot not want to see oil prospecting with They ask only that the miners rights Tights be protected protected pro protected by a clarification They feel that this will be accomplished by the passage of Senate Bill sponsored by Johnson and of Colo Cob by House louse bills H. H R. R and introduced by Rep Wayne Aspinall of Colorado Colo Cob rado and R Representative J. J Douglas Doug las u. u land and William Dawson j the latter two from Utah Their presentation of testimony mony many before the committees was backed up by a mast masterly ly presentation pre of the legal aspect of the law by attorney Wm Wal Wai- I deck of Montrose Colorado stated Atty Please Please Turn Tum to Page Five Five Five- I 1 I Mining Law Law Law- From Page 1 Mr said In my opinion ion Jon the Senate and House committees committees com which heard the testimony testimony mony In support of the bills were favorable to enactment of legislation which would 1 permit valid locations of uranium min mining ing claims upon upon lands which prior federal oil and gas leases have been Issued The A. A E E. C C. C apparently offers of of- fers no objects to the general principles contained i in the bills and no objection has been registered reg by the Interior Dept nor will be until the secretary has completed his study study- Mell h said sald t However two persons appeared before the Senate committee ob to the tM bills They They however how however ever represented people peeking to obtain large areas area under inder lease from the A. A E. E C. C One of these groups was seeking acres in Wyoming and and the other acres in Utah We personally contacted the entire Utah delegation said Mr and they assured us they would not rely only vote for forthe forthe the bills bUls but do every thing In their power to have them r. r enacted Attorney fated It was his and Mr Steen studied opinion opinion ion that barring barning some objection the desired legislation legisla legislation tion would be enacted during this session of Congress In concluding he urged everyone everyone every every- one to write to Ito his senator and representative urging the passage passage pass pass- age of these bills bUls for If Jf they are not passed great uncertainty will wUl exist regarding great areas Colorado Plateau covered by prior gas as and oil leases Rights to hold VOrk their claims would be doubtful and this would have a tremendous influence on our economy The TheA A A. E E. C. C would then no doubt have the leasing of all mining areas |