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Show Tin-: "hcketaky of the Interior made a "Cision on January ISM. which i a very important item of news in this locality, and one which the J. nl Office at Salt Lake City lots alrea v taken cognizance of. In the case c:f Collin vs. Kelley, South Dakota, Da-kota, he .UcUledthat "Stone that is useful only for building purposes does not rculp' land containing the same subjeti to appropriation under the minim- laws, or except it from preemption pre-emption entry."' "'The testimony tes-timony !i t'.iis case showed that there is .-pon this land a ledge of i;n-stratifel. i;n-stratifel. extremely hard, flesh-colored r.:.;fc, a- species of granite, which eontai ' i:o trace of any valuable metal, .1 is a common stone in South Dakol.- h .some valr.e as a building stone, 1 .ng used for foundations of buildio . cellar walls, bridges, abut ment-' 'her piaccs where strong, rough v .- . ': is required, but owing to its extren c ' iirdness and the fact that it is u'.-.s'-; lined and breaks with an irregular fracture, its commercial value :.'.t very great as yet, although it is obi.ucd that this will soon be great! ; ...Teased.' In summing up the lio::;.; able SecreV.uy said: "It is simply ;, quarry of skmc fur i cneral building purposes and as such not subject to entry as a 'placer' under the mint ra: law." -j- |