| Show THE COAL LAND LAW I 1 oar territory is lp leown to abound in coal 1 I particularly in tic the eastern and portions while our neighbor nevada is ilg absence and thousands of dollars in if prospecting forit yet the coal land law as 33 it now flow et ands does nt aft guarantee any rights r 19 ats to id tie lie discoverer 1 As our orji oxa territory is interested in the subject and ks as prospecting for coal in other portions of it is desirable wo we clim claim that hat utah as well as aa nevada to bo exempted froni from the operations of tuch such a law and rights granted to th the 0 discoverer of coal to thouc conferred conferred on discoverers of mines of pre dou clous metals 1 orcha benefit ot of those concerned wo we copy an article on the subject by the territorial enterprise ente oprise during daring tho the past thirty days consid orso crable p for coal has b been eba done do at t several points within fifteen or twenty 1 miles u I 1 0 ot 1 this city and preparations ka lave v e bec been I 1 n made for resuming worl work upon two or CT three abandoned coal shafts in in el dondo calyon CA the cont contently antly ib creating eo gruity ot of fuel in county had again bug rested ili the e pom ability ol 01 0 r finding coal be mew liere in petern Ve tern n nevada MeTa daana and recent d celop encourage it hope chopo that dep deposits obits of of an interior quality may be lound found within twenty miles of virginia Vir zinia already dy thou sanja nas of dollars dollan have abw been rai raked ed in this city for coal prospecting and work has been commenced d at bev fcc aril points cual coal i catina but under a low law 0 ol 01 I 1 LoD grea which has just been brought to our notice dolice money spent at in in prospecting for coal on the du public alic domain must result in a dead loss to lu taboo it as lands landi upon which coal is found hauht bo be SUR coll at public auction without hit preference being accorded the disbot r and at a price not leu less than twenty ee cullari allaro per aero acre in refer referring to the timber and coil of blO montana Ti territory iti W baymond Ka ymond united states commissioner faiss ioner of mining statistics alludes to the law iu in question whitla a reads as follows I 1 do it il by tile denato and nj honji of of the iho callol metes of ainu id in congem tint that lu in tho ilia cam of any tracts bracing coLl hodd or coal ui it uj idd constituting portions of abe public do male lod inn which as mines manc t sto iro excluded from tho p t act of ISM anti which under nadir I 1 put ad 1 I n anro r a not 11 liable to 0 ordinary r aln y vale cot it shelf bod and maj ml ob bil bo I 1 a 1 for 1 tho I president to cause CAURO ouch bach tracts tract in neioma nt ioma i to it bo offered I 1 t p publeo b jo i to t tho hinbest bidder after publio notice rf of not less M than three mont lim at ft a min mi n I 1 ance anc of arr 0 ier uro toil and any lands no dot t I 1 then ll 11 an cupo dupo dupond I 1 0 ti of 11 thereafter lo bo RAIL to tin amito ato t enry a ry it at said aid mial muni under tins the provisions provis boiu of this law hi it ij 13 useless to money in ia I 1 prospect in for coal in nevada abr or were coal to be found the would rear reap none of the benefits of hla his discovery d scover in comp lenting upon tha law a w chic which T I 1 wn was doubtless enacted in the bat crest of the great coal mining companies compani eg or of thi the hamam states Stat mr says C B act ct of it ft i is truo true coal actually worked for commer e c ai Foa vi lc that dato date do dot come coma mner in clr I 1 ito pr ovidious of um this act but permian sion aioo fur for r entry at tho the arico is u granted fan with ono exception nono none of tile cold cohl of NO loutina conio COMO tho ovidious of MIA acl ct tho the Nr uro are actually de debarros barrod from davd oil g their minns M any money or mar labor performed iq in opening china will only at rye to 10 tho the amount to tie b poll paid finally when they aro are put pot up at auction regardless of any OF I 1 they icy i hao halo nia ma I 1 lo 10 or tested griguts li inch they way my hal exo a aolua red in kd it must la be remembered year mn ani t l dipiro him foro memy of tho the roil coal depolito can be surveyed and during all chat time tho th ir bolth ith must mn nt remain unton chod thill batto of requires the early attention of it congress an enlightened polity policy of political ial economy demands tie of the gov I 1 tido de costes lon and title to the coil coal lauda in tible subdivision and kt at ft a ro re deceit minimum price denoo should lo bo 10 gian to trobo willing and loiL roua to open and work vork him thereby adding to the industrial re sources ot of tho the territory aud ud country at t large tile the may bo be well nall enough in te co coal pro producing licin I 1 tie 0 ot the atlantic a slates t I 1 m ere to nok for coal is to find it but ut mr ir Rill aymond mood iq i correct in deiy in bog hat t abo law actually forbids the ho development of coal mines in localities w where ere it ilia is not cnown to exist acol 01 1 us ui that coil coal will never be found io in nevado yet in the fco face or abil assertion the pc li of if the state are prepared to money in p pro r collect ing fir it if they can be protected 1 to acted in I 1 llie h bene benefits fits or of wh etever they aty male malc tho lands landa gi giving ving pro aniio nine of enil coil ire aro utterly worthless for any ally I 1 purpose and con considering I 1 tho the exceedingly slim ellanee of finding coal anywhere in ia the state no sane fane mad can be found willing to precede recede the sinking of a prospecting klaft shaft by pure pur 1 chaioy chi bog a of desert land at the rile rate or ol twenty dollars per a ere acre yet should ito ho find coal without m making aking the lucli csc the di discovery beavery him no DO claim to it i ayrl its is a matter matr of cit consideration to the people of nevada lind nd search for coal should he be encouraged babe by alie wot moat liberal state slate and I 1 national at ional we direct the attention of our delegation in congem Uon gresa to the law referred to and ask them to hito have nevada excepted from its operations we vc are sure this favor will mill not bo denied denied by congress Co ogress if the mauer matter bo be property properly I 1 represented let both iloan bo be made to under understand tand that thai the fuel which mines and mills two thirds of the g gold old and silver of the state is rapidly p giving out that no coal of value his has yet been found in nevada that geologists s declare that coal does not exist in the great basin that money spent ia in prospecting for coal in nevada is launched in the wildest poi venture lettebo lot the members of concorcia understand tand lill all this and there will be no BO difficulty in litt having ving nevada excepted from the operations of the law lair lilt but the action of congress CoD grets in this matter should not stop here I 1 the be mines of nevado nevada have become a financial necessity acce isitt to the nation tied and Coo grebS s thauly encourage the search lor for coal in the state rato by giving the discoverer of it a full fall sea section aion of the land ad upon pon which it may bo be found or at le atthe discoverer should be allowed allowa the privilege privilege of purchasing baing a section of the and upon which coal may be found at a reasonable rate per acre it would perhaps be as well for the to memorialize congress on this subject tied and shot its interest in ia tho the fuel feel ques tion by offering olT cring a bonus of for the firt tons of coal produced in the abe state F I 1 |
