Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-23 | Page 2 | Government Will Test Iron Ore Right

Government .Will ' Test Iron Ore Right t ., On the contention that toe acres in section 12, township It south, range it weat wer known to contain con-tain valuable Iron or prior to t'tah'e admission to statehood, the t'nlted Btatea land office, through Ell F. Taylor, looal register, haa allied i a haaslne) la ditnilel whether or not titl ahould revert to the federal govmmnt. The land Ilea In a state school section. The state' right attach sine admission ad-mission In lll. Tha land office claims that aa early a 1174 this land was aurveyed and a plat filed. It la on thla eurvey that tha government gov-ernment will otand to prove the known mineral, value prior to attachment at-tachment of any atata rights. The land Ilea about fifteen m'ie weet of Cedar city. In the Iron mountalna of Iron county. Reg,s-ter Reg,s-ter Taylor haa requested th state to advise him If any of the contested con-tested landa have been sold, ao that ne may order th purchasers ta appear at tha context hearing.