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Show AREA OF PUBLIC LANDS. Nearly a Billion Acres In the Western States. Washington. Tho gonoral land of-Hco of-Hco has compiled Its annual statcmont showing tho area of tho public domain remaining undisposed of on July 1, 1908. From tho statement It appears that tho government still has nn iren of 75(1,895,200 acres of survoyed and unBitrvoyed public lands, Including tho following: Alaska, 368,021,509 acres; Arizona, 42.7C9.202 acrcB; California, 29,872,493 acres; Colorado, 23,090,097 acres; Idaho, 20,785,002 acres; Mon-tnnn, Mon-tnnn, 40,532,440 ucres; Novnda, 61.177,-050 61.177,-050 acres, Now Mexico, 41,777,903 acres; Oregon, 16,857,913 acres; Utah, 30,578,913 acres; Washington, 4.B35.-001 4.B35.-001 ncrcs; Wyoming, 37,146,302 acres. |