Show U ABOUT O ONE E MILLION l ACRES ACnES IN UTAH TO BE llE SURVEYED Members of ot the field force of the United States surveyor generals general's office office ottice of ot- fice tice for Utah will survey surrey approximately approximately approximately acres acres' this season se This was the statement ement contained in inthe inthe inthe the annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30 submitted by E. E D. D Sorens-on Sorens surveyor general to the department of interior at Washing Washing- Washington ton Lon From present indications the work to be accomplished this season season season sea sea- son will exceed that of any other year in the history of the time office and of any other state this year At the present time the time office to foce o numbers thirteen and t the he field force IB lIS made up of about men composed composed composed com m posed of cadastral engineers surveyors survey survey- ors transit men and assistants They are divided into ten parties and it is anticipated that they will survey about acres this season which will be pe the largest acreage ever surveyed in one season The major part of the tho work is being done in Uintah Grand San Juan Emory Garfield Beaver and Wayne counties Utah has a total acreage of 54 acres of which amount 35 have been suncy surveyed d. d Of this amount acres were surveyed survey survey- ed during the time past year according to the report For the survey of the public lands within the time state of Utah congress makes an annual appropriation of ot and In addition to this amount the state of Utah has authorized authorized authorized au au- au- au a revolving fund of for surveys making a total of oC for this seasons season's work It If It- ItIs Is la by the state that a re refund refund refund re- re fund of that appropriation will be made by congress In time to again use this fund for the time year 1924 in the lands a applied order orde that public lands for by It may mar oe De surveyed within a reasonable time In the mineral division there has been nine fifty-nine surveys embracing locations which is a e. material Increase over previous years Mr says that from Indications th the year just beginning will exceed in mining activity the year just closed With close of f the present report there has been surveys approved within the state embracing more more than loca loca- |