Show THOMAS GETS AN IDEA AND SPRINGS IT ON DENVER CONGRESS C 13 1 rs 1 goiner thomas state con coal I 1 mino mine inspector 4 14 of utah delivered an tin ad dress before tho american mining congress nt at anve denver r tho tile first of the tile week iio ife proposed the following important substitutes and amend mente ments to 2317 and 2118 of tho the united stat 0 coal oal land laws it ell enacted acted by tho the congress of the tile iani united eted state stat that sections 2317 2347 23 17 and 2318 of tho tile revised statute statutes t of the united state states mining laws be emended to read a follows united state states statutes section 2347 2 person above the tile apo of 21 scars who is at citizen of tho tile united states or who liaa lins dc do blared ilia his intention to betonio u as m of persons several ly IY qualified aa shall upon application to th tile register veRi ater of tho prop or land office hano tile right to inter by it gal subdivisions any quantity of vacant coal ill land of tile united states not otherwise other appropriated ir r reserved reserve by Y authority not exceeding acres to such indi indjid ual al pa pol aon soi acres to such na association cia tion upon payment to the of not lesa than ten dollars dollari irr acre for such lands tin agall I 1 bo be situa situated tiLd more than that fifteen ilea its from froin any completed railroad and not less than twenty wenty dollars ic per r aero acro for such buell landa lands ns as shall bo be within fifteen miles mills of such road section 2443 2149 any 1 or asso of persons severally qualified aa above provided ded who have opened and improved or shall acro 11 ero aftel open and improve any coal mine mille or mines upon pon tho the public p bublic landa lands and anti shall bo to in I 1 11 actual possession of the tile santo shall bo entitled to a preference right of entry under tho preceding codin 9 section of tho tile mines so opened and improved provided that when any association of not lc le than that sixteen persons se severally er a 11 y qualified aa As above provided ded shall havo expended not riot leal log than twenty thousand dollars in lit i and improving any illy dudl ammo in tile or mines such may tiny enter not exceeding aclei aliel luding auch minin mining provided ded that uny any person or of persona persons shall havo hano the fht and lint privilege of selling or disposing dispo sill 9 of his or their rights with tho tile und understanding that the tile IU purchaser ns eunies all obligation to for tho the same nine |