Show J BARTLETT MEASURE MEASURE AROUSES PROTESTS Miners Are Against Proposal to Suspend Assessment Work IS COMMENDED BY SOME Would Favor Dilatory Speculators Speculators Is Principal 1 Objection The The proposition of or Congressman George Gcorge A. A Bartlett of Nevada e ada tp to Introduce Intro Intro- duce bUce In tho the approaching session of congress con con- gress a bill to sU suspend tho the bil annual a as a- a work on all aU mining claims for tho the year 1907 is drawing mininG out both words of approval nn and tind vl vigorous orous pro pro- tests Naturally atu most of l those who arc on the ground an and all al who have done their assessment work for the year sear cr such a proposition 1 as giving Sh ing to tho the dilatory ones ortes an nn undue ad ad- vantage On the other hand there are arc without doubt many poor prospectors who h have vc filed led upon claims in the tho best hest of faith and who will wl be ho prevented by the sudden depres depression lon doing their annual annual annual an an- an nual work The miners of or Rosebud at a meeting held a n few l days s 's ago passed a resolution tion ton protesting against the Introduction tion of th the proposed bill bi That district un undoubtedly undoubted has suffered not a little from speculator speculators having tiled filed upon fed great numb numbers rs of claims with no other Idea Ilea than than that of profiting hy by the development development de do- work done b by others the locators expecting to turn their holdings hold hoM In ings s over to men of means menns at a profit before the time should arrive when they would lose them from per non of oC ns assessment esmont work One man Is said to have o filed fied upon more morl titan than OO 00 claims in In the district upon ver very ery few rew of which any work worl has been done I rl ls retards development nt of tho the dis clis- I b by keeping out men who would do lo the work work The proposed bill bi would woul give he such speculators another years year's ars ar's l lease of life Would Sp Speculator That the tho some same thing ha has been done In all al of the tho newer camps Is Indicated cone b by the protest t of the miners miners' union of or BeaU Beatty Nc which passed a n resolution saying rS prospectus who actual actual- ly reside In tho the state Of t Nevada e have nearly all al done or are now doing tolus their assessment work speculators holding large largo numb numbers r rs of claims or non rell non reAL dent corporations are mainly delinquent della delin quent and would he be tho the beneficiaries at at the expense of oC the actual miners and bUln business Interests of or Nt Nevada ad a Repeal of oc the assessment law would ra discourage c legitimate mining an and retard tho de development do- do le and progress of th the entire West Yest Such bill bUl would lestro destroy the mining industry throw labor out of or employment ruin business houses depopulate de do- c- c populate prosperous s camps camp and nd advertise advertise adver aver tise Use Nevada abroad as ns a n beggar state be Among Amon the ardent supporters of ot the proposed measure is J. J M. M 1 Marriott a prominent mining mining man and business businessman man of 01 Os Osceola eola Nev e who is quoted as saying saing Pour Prospectors n This is a matter Chat Chal should bould betaken be he betaken taken up UI at I the m. m meeting of oC the mining congress of ot Jolln Th The members Q of f the mining congress as ns well as very citizen the thc welfare of the poor prospector at heart would woul join in signIng sign sign- srn- srn lug Ing In a memorial asking congress to remit location work for this year That body can easily make maleo the law retroactive retro retro- active so MO th that t even cn If It Is If not passed until after th the fr first t of oC the coming year it would result In saving th the property of or the miner who ho at this time has hs not I enough money to do llo the work If I every citizen would see eo to it that his senator or con congressman r I Is asked aSKel to heir hel Inthis in inthis inthis this move the law will wil be bl passed Similar Similar Simi Simi- lar bar action was s taken In 1893 That law acton saved the property of thousands thousand of or orp p poor or prospectors who after alor the period of or depression had passed passel became wealthy wealthy wealthy weal weal- thy m men n and ar are art now among tho the most roost of th the United successful mining men States State The same iame conditions now flow prevail pre pro vail nl anti and it is time for u us to act JP C. OP 01 01 MILLS IS In In Line f for tr r Greater l Prosperity Sa Says O Ogden len Jinn inn P. P a prominent business manor martof man mart manof of or Og Ogden en who ha has haH just jUt returned from southern Nevada ea n. n where herc he went to look after mining Interests expresses I great faith in the continued prosperity district of the Bullfrog Bullfrog district distrct is full fun of vim and activity he said I dont don't think there livelier camp anywhere in the is a Cr country The hi big Montgomery omer Shoshone Shoshone Sho- Sho shone mill mihl recently completed fills a alon recent lon felt long mil want Two more mills those of th the tho K Kanc anc Wonder and Gold Goltl Gl Bullfrog Bull Bull- Bul- Bul and still two morere more frog ar nr are th the th and built b by are re being hull th the tho loll Bar while several more are bing planned The Tho transportation facilities are arc re something wonderful for a a camp out in itt the t heart of oC the desert desert Think ofa ora of or ofa raining mining camp I Isolated as Bullfrog a nn and now with beginning wih at the was S lines linos th of hE railroad running into it I three Mark m my words words Bullfrog is destined des des- Und tined to h be he one ono of ot the greatest minIng mining min min- ing lug camps ever er known In this land and rW ov OS T CI L. ing So o l n HI A tre 1 e Withheld to advices ad which th the Cobalt According nd received has hs Mines lines company compan Central manager er another rich Its mine from strike has been ma made mado c on I its properties Inch five vein of ot rich It is a rih and I native Inch silver was lo located ted on 01 l vel of the Big Pete mine the second l tho the main sh shaft an and at a fc feet t from Crom f feet t. t depth of 1 has hns been e. e commenced on this new Drifting vein The ben ore ort presents such a solid and the showing is so fa favorable favorable fa- fa appearance that the tha mana management states slates It Is i the unwilling to make public the result of of investigations the assays until further In made can ran be In Indicated In In- existence of tho the vein eln was not The by the usual outcroppings thou though h has since revealed the tire fact that stripping ha of or orth within a few inches It approaches a I it gives assa as- as which point th the surface at I sa av results of or lf ICO 10 ounces |