Show APPRAISAL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN WASHINGTON D. D C. C June 21 While While legislation Is under consideration by congress looking to a more effective conservation conservation con con- policy b by the government than Is now possible Uncle Undo Sam meantime I Is making the most of his present opportunities and Is pushing vigorously ahead In the tho real work of se securing the best development of ot natural r resources What Is known as the tho land classification of- of fite report of the tho geological survey for the month of May lay contains some Bome live JIve state tAtO- meats ments During the m month nth the tho survey reported on a acres res of or coal land Withdrawals with With- drat nl of ot which acres were classified A ad non coal lands The Tho coal lands were ere valued by acre 40 units unit ac according ac- ac cording to the estimated tonnage and the tho aggregate price fixed was Under the tho minimum price fixed by law which obtained In the disposal of coal lands until within ln the past few years the price of lands would have have- bt been en but 0 a difference of 3 15 iS- s as a 0 result of one ona months month's work Heretofore coal land valuations have havo been b based ed entirely upon the field work of survey SUT geologists but of the thc above mentioned mentioned men men- acreage acres of California lands with a a. valuation of f were waro priced on tho the basis of a report by a n special agent of the general land office This tract of land lond Is the first California l land nd to be cla classified as 9 coal New withdrawals withdrawals with with- of lands containing more or less coal and subject to future classification atlon and valuation wore made cov covering acres Vat Water lr Power Sites s. s Temporary withdrawals were made marle cov coy covering covering ering ening acres along along- western rivers designed to reserve ruenE and protect federal waterpower sites Bites subject to revision after field examination and to further final disposition following legislation by congress Restorations were also made covering acres of ot land withdrawn on account of ot power sites which was found upon further examination to be non-essential non to the government control of the power po Tho The policy of the survey sur In m making king withdrawals and arid restorations 1 I. I Ia stated to jo b e that withdrawals ls of Jan land for tor all purposes of or protection of different resources are made to include as little tittle public land nd las as as Is deemed deem d necessary to fully protect the government Go at the time of the withdrawals while as u fast rast 3 as subsequent subsequent subsequent sub sub- sequent examination of available data or field Investigation shows withdrawn areas to be unnecessary to the tho government protection protection protection pro pro- such areas are restored to public en entry try Oil and Phosphate An oil all land hind withdrawal wal w was W s made in New Mexico covering covering- acres while In Utah acres were r restored stored which field examination n showed to be oil non land In Florida where there is still some public land a a. phosphate withdrawal was made covering cring 2400 acres based ased on recent fIeld neld examination by a survey surrey geologist detailed d to the general land office and similar work Is being bainG prosecuted In that otate with tho the prospect of future with with- The Florida phosphate field while probably not first In tonnage comprises com corn the most mOlit available source of the country's phosphate supply owing to tc th the character of the deposits and the comparative com corn case under which mining operations operations oper open c can n be conducted Dry Dry Farming Entry Under tho enlarged homestead ad or aCI acre acro homestead act a acres res of land were recommended nd d for tor d designation as non Irrigable and subject to entry Under un under un- un der this net act In the states of Washington Montana Montan Wyoming Now Mexico and Oregon A prior designation of acres In Wyoming was waa canceled Since the passage of this law in Fe February 1909 over acres acres acres' havo have been designated designated designated as subject to entry In 3 acre acro acro 0 tracts of which acres have havo bo bon been n so dc designated ted und under f the present ad nd- ministration This land classification work shows hows Ma May as the this banner month for coal classification classi work as regards ds area classified fin nR coal althou although h second In point of value of or the lher coal l lands involved The second hI highest h st month in point of area Vivas July 1909 with aCres Cr the tue total of which however r was the record record rec rec- ord value alue being reach d that hat month with an cra a average e valuation p per pOr r aero acre of ap approximately approximately ap- ap proximately 90 tO 0 The geological survey land classification cla tl thin tion work for May shows among other things Tho The record coal land classification as re regards area Th The record co con l land classification lt as asre re regards nf value with Hh on one ex exception The Thc first coal coni land withdrawal and classification work In California The first oil land withdrawal nl In Now New Mexico e 5 The fhe first k land withdrawal In Florida |