Show ask for defeat of new mining measure nevada mining press A correspondent has sent us a copy of a petition that is being circulated in mineral county protesting a resolution that has been introduced in congress by representative burn ham for the suspension of assessment work on mining claims in 1921 and 1922 vve we heartily endorse the op pogi position tion to this resolution and be lieve that the representatives in con gress of nevada should be petitioned to work and vote against it the development of mineral re sources of the state Is brought about by work not by holding mining locations year in and year out by sufferance of the government since assessment work on govern ment min mineral al locations has been sus with the result that every thing worth while is held by old locations last year the time for the performance of assessment work tor for 1920 was extended six months to june 30 1921 that is fair enough gives everybody a chance this year thousands of miners are out of employment many of them will go into the hills and prospect if the ground on which the work has not been done is open tor for loca tion and many others will secure work on mining locations there Is no need tor for further BUS sus pension of the law requiring worth of work to be done each year on mining claims |