Show claim owners have 6 months in which to do assessment claim owners of 0 the gintic dig DIs 4 brict will no doubt be interested in learn ng that the legislature before ad burning passed the bill intro deuced by representative mcshane which makes assessment work feces sary within six months after fl a lode mieng mm ng claim is located As nally introduced this bill called tor for a certain amount of 0 work ork within ninety days after the claim was lo 10 i bated but it was aas afterwards amended so that the cocat locator or will have six months to do ten feet of shaft or tunnel work which will mean the removal 0 approximately 2 0 feet of earth or rock for each claim the new bill which will not become a law until it is signed by the governor does not effect claim claims that have already been located mm min ng men of this district are dl di tided vided on this issue and wh ie Is the ma bority of them feel that the bi I 1 will be of considerable benefit to the min ing industry others are appo opposed s ed to it under the present laws a man can locate a claim on the first of 0 january or in the batly part of the y ar and ho d it for a coup e of years without do ng any work whatever it quite often happens that the claim hog log or the cepres rita tive of in n ng companies that can well afford to do asses ment work locates a large number of claims and without ex pense holds them for a year or more in the hope thit that work which poorer I 1 eople are causing to be done on ad joining join ng ground will make the unde claims of value |