| Show Receives 10 Million Minion From From Resources in Utah I Receipts of more than 10 million mUlton were realized durin during 1963 from U U. S S. S Bureau Dureau of Land Management administered administered administered adminis adminis- public lands in Utah ac ace according according cording to a resume of ot the past year Issued this week by director R. R D. D Nielson I High on the list forming the re receipts was lease of land and royalties from production of oil oU and gas which totaled 1640 oil and gas ga leas leases s were issued by during 1963 covering 1660 acres Coal ranked second with 09 ig leases Issued covering acres and netting the phosphate leases leases lea lea- ses sea numbered 4 covered 7 7 acres and netted 87 potash leases were issued covering acres netting netting rutting net rut ting and 8 gilsonite gilson- gilson He lIe leases Issued covering 2250 2250 2250 2 acres which netted the SUmmary of other activities activities ac ac- ac- ac during Ig 1933 3 Included construction of 10 recreation sites to accommodate more I than 1000 persons Those in inthe inthe the VIcinity of Moab Included included ed a recreation site and camping camping camping cam cam- ping facilities at Hatch Point and and recreation sites at the Needles and Anticline O Overlooks Approximately acres acres acres ac ac- ac- ac res were ere surveyed or by crews to Identify identify Iden- Iden land boundaries acres of the state were surveyed surveyed sur sur- v ed for the first time A portion of ot this work was in inthe the Cisco area adjacent to the Colorado state line other areas areas ar are ens Included the Flaming Gorge and Garrison Gandy I area at on the Utah Utah Nevada Nevada staI state sta stab te to line I The t supervised d more than appropriated by Congress to assist economically economically econ econ- depressed areas Grand county was not included Included Included In In- in the depressed areas or of the state however a portion portion por pore tion of the funds were used for Cor work projects in San Juan and Emery counties other areas m included Utah Juab Washington Sanpete and Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon counties patents were issued during 1963 by to transfer transfer tran tran- title to acres within within within wi wi- wi- wi thin the State and included 81 selections sel by the State of Utah for acres four grants to the State for acres to fulfill provisions established established established es es- es- es by acts of Congress and four exchanges of land with the State for ac ac- ac- ac res Included in the latter item was land encompassing the potash plant near Moab Other land activity included ed patents issued for 9 desert land entries 16 6 homestead patents 1 mineral patent 31 public sale patents and 20 small tract sales Twelve patents were issued to State and local govern government government government ment under the Recreation I and Public Purpose Act encompassing encompassing encompassing en en- compassing acres and I 2 exchanges of lands with private individuals were ac ac- ac- ac A At t the end of the year action was pending on applications involving acres Among the several miles mlles of access roads constructed by bythe bythe the In Utah during the past year ar is a road extending westerly for approximately 30 miles to the rims of the Colorado river canyon from U. U S. S Highway about half halfway halfway way between Moab and Mon- Mon MonI t I Grading and gravel surfacing of 11 miles mlles of this road is nearly complete and I when finished the double lane surfaced hard-surfaced road will provide provide provide pro pro- vide a multipurpose road to the Hatch Point recreation overlook From 10 sites in the State ELM LM sold trees netting receipts of 9 Public lands In Utah graz graze ed sheep and 1540 cattle owned by b 2785 live- live 1 stockmen this year Of the acres administered by the BUt in the State the report states acres are considered suitable for grazing Fees amounting to were received by the iLM t In fn grazing l fees s. s J I Mr or also pointed d Increasing Increasing in increasing In- In creasing forage capacity be because beI because be- be cause of seeding and dev development development develop develop- l p- p I ment Of water and fencing fencing- will provide better grazing grazing- for the deer 1600 1 antelope elk and 85 buffalo buffalo buffalo falo on nut lands In Utah |
