Show REDUCING iune assessments M under depressed world markets many mining properties are almost worthless and assessments are being reduced for instance copper mines minea that in the past pasi produced millions ot of dollars worth of metal are producing nothing au all illustration comes from froma a hea hearing ring before a california fornia tax hearing on mining property held at redding reading the Alou mountain lital copper compans Com paya pays f zion mount mountain aln mine that has pr arr deuced in n copper and gold Is worth nothing today according to the testimony given liy by william F kett general managed manager if the company in askin asking that I 1 he aho assessment ses be ba reduced from ficia to 1 1 I would abot accept itha ahe mine as aa a gift saidi sald kett and to 10 work it there afe are tons of are ore in sight but under present conditions it would cost 21 cents i a pound to re cover the capper and tho the metal mead is worth only 21 cents |