| Show STATE LAND BOARD REPORT Some Interesting Figures as lo What Was Accomplished Ac-complished in 1897 The State land board has submitted Its second annual report to Governor Wells The report which 19 I In process of publication deals with somo Interesting Inter-esting facts and figures for the past yar The following table shows by counties coun-ties the number of school sections Bur ejed the amount In acres the amount of acres ot by the government gov-ernment the amount of school landi with the title In the State and the number ot acres sold and their value i g n 2 COI1NTIFs i 3 gg li I t 1i i t 1 i rud J I I ifH I 1 t mw g M UIU 1 ty 11 < 10 r m J8 812 t 7 1 < 1 1 t I i 1J 1 Uldlo lIall 07 11011 01 m Hj 1 t i 11 = i AAO 1 1117oo 1 U COI1XTIEB p po o p gk HmmmmHm I Inlo 00111 11 1her mxtXio TollIl j jOOiM School sections upon which private entry had been made andwhlch upon agreement with the State were relinquished relin-quished and thereupon became Btate school lan < 1l amount to 242764 acies which added to above makes the total of school lands vested In the State 1 439 342 44 acres From which deduct land sold 164209 acres Leaving now vested In State 1417113 acres Continuing the report says The last Leglslaturej upon the recommendation recom-mendation of this board memorialized Conness to allow the Slate to relinquish relin-quish all Its claim and title to all of the unsurvcyvd parts of sections 2 16 S3 and 30 herelofpre granted by the United Unit-ed States and In lieu thereof to allow the Btate to select four million and a half acres of land from any portion of the public domain It desired The granting of this request would cause this Immense grant for the benefit ot the common schools ot the State to Income In-come available and would enable the State lu select all the grazing lands that the pecMe desire to hit e selected Cor the pI e ot Inslng No ctlon h II yt ben takn by CongreB on this mmorllll The nmeB or purehnB and dc rlp tlon or ehool Innd Bold wllh tor < UB anJ prlc nre M COIIOWB Jnm i Taylor Ogden nil south weBt qunrtr xcpt 185 aer cllon 16 lownhlp 1 north range 1 wt 15155 ncr term 9 40 Nllo loulon Ogdcn nortlieast Iuarlr ectlon 1C township 1 wct160 itres term 9 months J104 CO Cnrl a arandln Ogden Bnuth t ullrlr Hctlon 1C town Rhlp 6 north lango 1 went ICO ncrB 9 mnnth 400 CO John Worton Lehl wt hlr nr BOllthBt quarlr ectlon 1C township 5 south range least l-east 120 acres terms cash 223 CO 1201 rr r h hl Joseph II Woolstnn Iehl northwet < iuart outht Illarler ectlon 3C tonnshlp 4 south ranga t west 40 acres terms 10 years 00 00 William II Tilnnoman Tehl south halt of south half northeast quarter section 8fi tmvnshlp 4 south range 1 wI 40 acr trml cnslt BO 00 John L nibbLehl northeast quarlr nllrlhat quarterand > rth half uthc ist quarter e auI ctlon 30 lownhlp 4 ollth rang 1 1 60 ncr term B 10 year 00 WIIIIm n niirhn Lhl WOAt half norlhwt qual terMec tlon 6 township 4 south range I wt 80 acres terms 150 00 10 nr AICr1 SI Kux Irfhi fouthliilf oolhot Iunrlo norlheosl IUartrr houthwBt 1IIarl ist half ROlllhat ter pOlllhat IIl1l1rtr oOllthwt Iullrtrl ellon 26 townohlD 4 Uh rne wI 140 p torm 10 yearo Z5 OU John IIrowl1 Lehl north hall foulhw1 quarlr northent qUllrlr cnt hU norlhwet qllnrlr nllrlhwet quartr Mrlht quarler ctlon 26 lownhll 4 BOllth rame t west 140 acres terms 10 s e are 320 00 loOt Ilusson Iehl part of eec llon 16 township E south range 1 east 3114 acres terms cash 7T S5 John Larsrn Salt Lake Cll > outht quarter northeast quarte northaBt qllnrler lIr RoulhMt quartor Bctlon 22 township 3 oulh rnng JO welt 80 ncrn term ch 100 00 George nradshaw lltaver Clt > cast half southwest quarter section 2 township 30 south rnn u 10 wI 80 acr term 10 yar loo oo Wlllinm JlI IIler Thalchpr nnrlhenBt quarler oC norlh wot qllartr ollih halC nr northwet quarter cllon 3 ron a t r 1W 00 lIrht SnlIge CIIII Dalo wt balC or norlhwt Iur tor ectlon 32 tonhlp ta Routh ranle 10 nBt 80 acr trm 10 100 00 yenr William ly A mos iilchlleiiY ist half of southwest qunr tr outhenol Illarter north wt quarter ecllon 12 tOWI1 > ohlp 1 Boulh ran e 1 weBt 120 acre tr 10 yento iro oo I10raee R Enolgn Sail Iake CllYoouthwt qurter oOUlh w1 qurter ecllon 2 town hlp 10 lOuth ranllO 4 eaBt 40 acrr trnl ch co oo Total J33S3 S3 Total number acres 1 612 69 She potent tor hool land wr I olld dutlnlf Ih yar amonnlln ta 41114 ncr Theo > wr tn loOt 11110 Bon oC Lohl ror Ultnrm In I ctlon 16 townohl 5 ennth ran 1 eaot W a Trlannnon or Ihl Cor the outh hnlr or the 80nth halC oC the nnrlhot qnar Icr octlnn 36 tnwnhlp 4 oOllth ran I not John Worlton Lehl wt hIC oC the lOulheot lIartr OIlUtlt quartr 01 Ih rtheastm ot Rectlon 16 townohlp 5 south range I eaot 120 nereRln nil W M Miller oC Thatehr nolhRt quarter or lhe northPAt qllartr and south hair oC the northwest quarter ot section 2 hft 0l = 14 tnfff township H north range 4 VVfst 120 acres In all Oearge W Keel assignee of John Larson Suit Lake southeast quarter of the northeast quarter nnd northaot quarter or t he 8OIItht quarter of section 32 townsliln 3 south range 2 west n 13 U Collier Salt Lake southwest quarter of the southwest south-west quarter nf section 2 township 10 south raygs 4 pas The sales during the year were small owing to the fact that lands must bo appraised before they can be sold and It required all the time available and lIlIablp to mab th nppmlmenl Preference right lands being the most valuahl nre BP ral1 IIrBt 10 the amount of over 100000 valued at more than J500000 The applications for purchase of school lands to date cover 112 378 BG acres the applications > for 1817 amountIng amount-Ing to 27448 BB Seventyelght nppllca tlons have been made to lease school lands I with a total of 103 418 63 acres Klght applications coverlnc 1048112 nere wre ranll nnd Ight w r Jected covering 1333182 acres Two applications for a total of 1600 acres wre wltMrawn and 60 nnnllealloa with a total acreage of 74897G3 have not been considered because they are for mountain lands which hare not yet been appraised The payment by the board on account of principal and lnteri > t to the university uni-versity fund through the treasurers of the various counties has been 124592 M 5100775 has been Invested In bonds and lint mortgng bond on Improved r1 tate |
