Show GUANO IS MINERAL an important decision was rendered monday by the register and receiver of the V U S land office of this city in fact it is an important one to the state and also to albert richter and briant S young of the firm of richter young inasmuch as the decision is to the effect that guano is a mineral and subject to location under the laws regulating the location of placer claims foursome for some time past the gentlemen above mentioned identified with others under the name of the utah guano company have held guano locations on gunnison hat and davis islands in the great salt lake it being estimated that on the holdings cf the company there are tons of guano of a value of between seven and eight million dollars the right of this ground has been bee n contested by parties claiming that it was only subject to entry under the homestead act and the matter has been bitterly contested before the U S and general land office the decision at last being in faver of mr richter and his crowd and now nov it is understood that the property will be sold for a small fortune or that is will be extensively worked by the present owners the decision means m much uch for utah as it insures another important industry for the state |