Show PETITION FROM FROU THE Tilt NORTH Objections Ol linked to the Grunting of the tho Ioka Petition Commenting on the tha petition from Alaska Congress Congre s for the tho purpose of ot securing the enactment ot of atla laws la s suspending the necessity for tor an annual fluid nual assessment work on mining claims tho the Mining and Scientific says The reason given glen for tor such n a step Is slated to 10 bo be tilt tue great cost coat of oC living of oC transportation trun und antI tics the short li In lit lit In consideration tion hod ot of which tho thu memorial asks that work be suspended until the tile COUll try y Is la settled up UI u request from hum almost any 1111 other mining section of the lice United States mutes would have caU U Uless less hess surprise than Ihan one onu Irma from Alaska where the lice richness of oC tile thIS mines mince and the lice comparative case cn o with which the tho gold Is obtained judging by hy tim thu output of ot the tho past lew sew years has led tile tho mining world to think that was not lIot tile tho least favored of ot tho mining regions of ot America Such a t law luw as ns that asked for would do moro more to 10 retard this the development of that won wonderful wonderful wonderful north mud land that the tho most rigor rigorous rIgorous ous otis of oC winters anti would permit the tho wholesale taking and holding of or min mining minIng ing lag claims without representation for foran forIn an un perlor Tho Thu argument employed that as I the tho United States derives no revenue from front the tho perform of ot the tho required assessment work the petition should be granted I weal and in fact no argument at nil all Mad Alas has kas mineral minerai resources would not he be promoted by iy the passage ot of such a IL bill billus billus billas us as contemplated Moreover In consid consideration of oC the large amount of oC gold goli an on coming from the lice mines of or Alas Alaska hi as asko ka ko It Is III evident that the short season u of ot living etc form no sub suu obstacle to the development and operation of ot tho lice mines of ot that territory THE A 1 Property Which has lias n a lingo c of at Ilo Ho nuance Connected With It Secretary Morris Softer Homer of ot the Port rort Mining MinIn company co n at nt Park Pant City t reports that the assessment work vork for last lut year CM line has been finished and tho the themen men patti paM off ort The lice property will 11 remain closed until spring when Secretory Somer says Fays the mine caine will undergo a vigorous cam earn campaign of oC development The property of this company compan which consists of oC six HI claims Is 10 located ted be between between between tween tho the old Fuelling group and cind the I Creole Creolo mine and taken In III n a 1 portion of ur tho the town of Park City There here Is a n little romance connected with his ground which was waa related by bytho bytho bythe tho the secretary to some Borne parties In Inc lila Ills of office lice fice this thin morning A number of years ago ngo four out of at athe tho ho six claims were located ed by b a man by byI bylie I Iho ho lie name annie of ot Martin He lie did dill the assessment work required re and anil held hell them for tor a 1 number of oC years In III that manner In tho tim meantime the stir sur surrounding rounding properties were patented and apparently the tho t 10 Garrity claims were lost sight of alit forgotten to make mako a 1 turn to 10 advantage Garrity left the tho camp made mallo no attempt to havo have the tue assessment as work vork done dona In his absence and of course COil rile the property was wan again open upen to location lOut Hut no one happened to discover this and Mr was as I greatly surprised when whorl he returned to tho tue Park again n a little over oer n a 1 year ago no agoto noto agoto to find them still open alien to location Ho lIu lost no time In relocating tho the ground which win Willi In August 1902 1002 and ond last spring they tile formed the lice basis for the theor organization or of or tho tue corporation No ro attempt s ils made last year to tolo todo lo do anything more moro than the assessment work vork and In lit n a tunnel run 86 85 feet teet n a ledge of ot well mineralized rock wan encountered While no pay pa ore has been found those Interested feel tee I very vety vel hopeful of tho the future futuro outcome of at tho lice property St Mine According to Managing Director Mor tor Morris ris the tho hoisting plant nt lit the tue tueSt Ht St mine will ba be hI started up till soon and development work con conducted ducted through the tho shaft which lias a n present depth ot or 20 feet |