Show TAFTS ORDER WAS AS NOT UNEXPECTED Withdrawal of Alaskan Oil Lands in Line With Policy of Administration Seattle Nov 5 President Tafts or order order order der issued yesterday withdrawing Alaskan oil on fields from settlement was not unexpected being In line Une with the administrations policy of ot restoring all aU Alaska coal lands to the public do Sli main and letting Congress Congre legislate for their disposal The oil lands are in or near the tho coal fields Gushers were tapped in the Katalla coal fields and coal claims now cover corer the oil all lands land Clarence Cunningham who located the lh famous group of coal claims that fig Zig U so no prominently In ln the attacks attack on Secretary Ballinger went to Alaska to prospect for tor oil and Indians showed him en rich coal eol areas area The oil deposits deposit of ot Alaska have not yet et been thoroughly Prospected but are believed to be extensive In the sandstone and anti shale beds bed of the Yukon and Koyukuk valleys heavy seepage of oil has been noticed but no DO I effort has been made to segregate the theA land from the domain for exploitation A lake covered with oil has ha been dis dl covered In the region S HO 0 miles mUe north u H ot of f Kotzebue sound and It to is I be eved that good gushers could be found here at a shallow depth depth Several oil claims in Alaska were wre le 10 prior to 1906 and aid many man l have been filed tiled since that time Th floes who are interested In oil on lands laRda are holding them under their rights right or of lo ho cation and awaiting the action of the government tn itt making a survey to ap ply for tor Patent i |