Show lAND WITHDRAWAL Will WillI I NOT AffECT MINE CLAIMS CI AIMS I I I Members of the legal staff of the m- m mI I tenor department said sald Monday the withdrawal of all public lands under I the executive order issued by President Roosevelt Roosevelt last week eek will not affect fil- fil filing ing of mining claims for minerals according to Associated PresS dispatches from Washington The legal experts that the president derived his Ius authority for withdrawal of lands from the act or of 1910 and that this act specified that any wIthdrawal orders issued shall not preclude the flUng filing of mining claims They said further the withdrawal or- or order order der was made subject to all valid ex- ex On the public domain The princIpal reason for withdrawal of the pUblic domain is for tor the pur- pur purposes purposes poses of classification particularly with reference to grazing rights Officials said there was no desire on the part of the interior department to hinder hinder- the development of mining for metal metal- minerals and the wIthdrawal order would not affect prospecting or orthe orthe the filing of claims as- as heretofore operated The act of 1920 was specifically designed de- de designed signed to conserve the oil lands of the nation but made exception to pros pros- prospecting prospecting for and development of de- de deposits deposits posits of minerals Salt minerals Salt Lake Lahe Tribune |