| Show local register sustained on oil shale decision against state land contest on march 4 1924 register albert tialen of tho the vernal land office i made a decision against the state of utah in its contest with the government on oil shale claims located by the watson oil company on state school land mr halon ruled rule in favor of tho watson oil company holding that oil shale was a mineral and was known to be mineral in character before the land was surveyed the state carried the matter to the secretary of tho the interior who elliou sustained usta ined in every particular the decision of mr air halen the formal decision Is a lengthy one and reviews the caso case from every anglo angle the land involved Is the earley nos 18 and 23 comprising the south one half halt of center 16 township 11 south range runge 25 east S L al owned by the watson oil company final certificates were issued the decision Is far reaching and conclusive and is the first that has ever been made on shale placer mining claims and effects not only the two claims on tho the contest but practically every oil shale claim located on state school land whether patent has been issued by the stat state or not |
