| Show ENCOURAGE THE prospector MANY mining claims after being staked and patented have not been developed and the owners have permitted them to be sold tor for taxes this delinquency explains why practically every mining county carries on its tax rolls large areas of 0 mining property to which it has valid title such ground is not valuable to anybody unless it is explored for metal and made to produce it can be converted from a barren spot on the landscape into a bonanza asset only by means of the prospectors pick and drill it naturally follows that in order to induce any man to devote his time and dollars to the opening of 0 these idle claims the mining aing counties should offer inducements rather than to hold out for their pound ot of flesh yet they are not accustomed to proffer abatements or relinquish any financial exactions on the contrary accumulated penalties and interest are piled led up against the various claims aud and whoever redeems ed prospects often is asked to pay sum that is discouraging instead of placing a pecuniary burden upon the man who is willing to undertake development work and thereby materially the county lie he should be allowed a substantial rebate ot of a kind to make the proposition seem fully worth while it might not be unwise in tact fact to waive all present claims against a I 1 delinquent property when a prospector i expresses a desire to redeem and explore the ground let him have it tree free of all money drawbacks for or the time being with the understanding that he is to pay whatever penalties have accrued out of the profits that I 1 he be may be able to make from tile the I 1 ore he blinds providing ho he Is lucky benough enough to open a pay streak I 1 A going mine is a valuable acquisition for any community and county ity authorities may well be extremely ay liberal in encouraging the opening of new territory the prospector should not be asked to shou shoulder ider all the burdens there should bo be no speculative values placed on idle mineral groundner ground nor should any stumbling bli 9 blocks be placed in the themay way of the broadest possible development of mining ining mining and financial record denver |
