Show mining men ask for extension of time for assessment work business and mm min ng men of this state are making a united effort to get a six months extension on the time required to do the annual as ses on mining claims for the year 1914 the european war has more seriously injured the mining raining in teresta and communities of the west than any other section of the united states unless the cotton growing groning in teresta are excepted and the cotton industry has already received spec lal attention and protection at the bands lands of the government at salt lake business men to the number of one hundred signed a pe I 1 which has been forwarded to washington this petition asks that congress pass a measure granting a six months extension of time in which to perform the 1914 assessment on all mining claims the members of the salt lake mining exchange have also joined in this movement by ser d it g special messages to 0 air ir depre senta tives at washington here in tintic gintic everyone ever one la is in favor of such an extension withstand no not ing the fact that the majority odthe 0 the claim ovner have already performed pel pei formed their assessment nork mork for the pres ent bear ear the of mining ground in tintic gintic are anxious that the less fortunate claim owners in other parts of the west be given more time in which to do their work mork the mining re recorder cordor of the north lintt mining district captain hugo Dep rezin and the mining reco ider oi at the tinita miring mm ng district 1 rank thornburg have each sent in to senators smoot and sutherland asking them to work vork for the passage ig of a measure extending the time in which aich claim owners are to do their annual assessment work the knight mines closed today for christmas the vacation includes thursday friday and saturday james dick manager of the may day uncle sam and lo 10 ver mammoth mines was out from salt lake on tuesday and wednesday of this week meek |