The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-27
 INTRODUCES
 MINING BILL

Providing several ways of hold 1 ing mining claims in leiu of asses sment work, Delegate Dan Suther- land recently introduced bill in congress. Copies of the measure, sent out by the delegate, were re- ceived in Alaska on the last mail. In sending copies of the bills to his constituents, MT. Sutherland says {: q have introduced the bill at this time in order that l might have it printed and sent to the miners for their approval or disapproval
 These proposed changes could not be made by the Territorial Legisla- ture nor by the Legislature of a State.
 "1 invite your citicism of each and every feature of this bill and will eliminate any feature that I feel the miners of the Territory are generally opposed to, or will nullify the entire bill if it meets with general disap. proval.
 Personally, have thought for sometime that some change should be made in the assessment law.
 "The last provision of this bill, whereby one may do three years an- nual labor in one year, is virtually the law of British Columbia.
 You will help me in this legisla- tlon by writing to me in full criti- cism of every feature of this bill"
 The bill itself reads:
 A BILL
 Prescribing certain conditions by which annual labor may be done on mining claims in Alaska
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That annual assess ment work repuried by law to be performed on mining claims in the Territory of Alaska may hereafter be done and performed as follows: First. That during each year and until patent has. been issued there for, at least $10O worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made on, or for the benfit of de- velopment of in accordance with existing law, each mining claim in ted or
 Second. The owner or locator in lieu of said labor and improvement on each claim may annually pay to the treasurer of Alaska the sum of S1O0 and the Territory of Alaska is hereby authorized to expend such funds on the public roads, trails, or bridges in the vicinity of the mining claim in question; or
 Third. The owner of said claim may do or cause to be done work upon any road, trail, or bridge lead ing to the said mine, or in the vii clnlty thereof, which will tend to benefit and develop the said mining claims or the group or the mining district of which it is a part; that upon the said mining claim or roads shall be made in accordance with the existing laws of the United States, and of the payment of the money to the Territory of Alaska by re- cording the receipt thereof in the manner provided by such laws for recording or proof of assessment work
 Fourth. That the owner of a mining claim in Alaska may pre-. form two or not more than three years assessment work as aforesaid in one year and upon proof of such expenditure in the manner required by existing law, he shall not be required to do any assessment work thereon for the succeeding year. but for no longer than three years
 Providing, That upon completion of the work required by the Fourth subdivision of this act, the owner of said claim or his agent shall make and file with the recorder in the precinct where the claim is To- cated an affidavit and in which af- fidavit he shall state the character, locality, and value of the work so performed, the time occupied there in, and the amount actually paid therefof, and any person who shall swear falsely in said affidavit shall be guilty of perjury and on convic- tion shall be punished as now pro- vided for said crime.