Show AMENDMENT PASSES and was signed by the president march ard 3rd over wo claims opened th tho 0 last amendment tig ced to relating roth reth to tho the opening of gIlso gilsom to londa lands its as published in our last assile issue passed both houses of congress and na signed by tile president tuesday a under the iho pi piou oi of this net act nil fill the original locations locutions locut ions mado made and ro corded prior to shall have the force and effect accorded by law to locations of mining claims upon the kiib ic domain pro providing iding that the owners of all such buch claims shall ro locate nud and record their respective claims within JO 90 ilas das after tho the passage of tile tho net act there are about of such loca tiona which lane lav 0 all been purchased by tho the st bt louis company except if a tw two cai thirdy i interest inte reit in ono one which la is owned by tho the american ag asphalt ahalt corn com puny most alost of cheso locations are ou an tho the larger veins and contain enough gil bonito to supply the do demand riland for many 3 oars cars and all that the asphalt coni company pany would ever want providing the balanco balance of tho the gilsonite gils land could bo blotted out of existence all of tho the locations made since 1891 tire ore de clard null and void and till all oven even numbered sections aro ar to bo be suld bold to tile tho highest bidder within daa da s all odd numbered sections aro are to ro main in the hands handa of the government for future action of tho the locations mada dade sinco since 1891 tho the st louis company have purchased o over oter ter claims I 1 w which aich har baa cost them nn an enormous 81 anin im the prospectors vibo sold these claims aro are juht that much inucci ahead and tho the company that much out of pocket it must bo be remembered that tho the mineral land was riot not open to entry and according to the letter of the law the prospectors wore were trespassers and had bad no do agal it gal right to the entries enerie lor or sell their right to the claims bet because ause they had now nono however the company was willing to tako take tho the chance of buying tho the right be boli hoving oving the land bould finally be thrown open they will now dow have to buy all those these claims again from tho government it if they wish to keep out competition within the last fow few months many now new discoveries baie bae been made by vernal people and others who u ho were only awaiting the next visit of mr air baxter to dispose of anoro gilsoul te others hao had an opportunity to sell eoll at a rood good figure but would not do so BO tie its they the land would bo be opened this assion i of congress anti and then they would got a better price the principle of withholding mineral land f aiom tom entry by tho the government is radically wrong it is establishing a danger dangerous ons precedent and is unjust to the prospector who braves the hardships of frontier life and roams thu hills in search of bidden trea aurea however we take the stand that it is far better to open a part than none at till nil and perhaps later on the opening of the roat rest of the land can be secured our Kear rip and Sou thorland and sir mr baxter president of the tha gils gilsonite com company panl were all pushing the first amendment to open to entry all of the land but it met aith dorious opposition fionin in the and whon when the present ont amendment was waa agreed on they concluded it wits was better than to lease the land by the government or let it remain idle adlo and tied up as it now is |