Show M cantle LAND IS TO COMPANY ten thousand acres of fertile land near newcastle in iron county will be returned to the newcastle reclamation company from whom it was taken several ears ago by the government land office officials accord ing to a decision handed down by clay tallman commissioner 0 the general land office at washington the newcastle reclamation company was organized in 1912 under the direction of N T porter who Is now state bank examiner and consisted of several professors of the university ot utah and other prominent citizens claims were filed on acres of land at newcastle utah which bordered on the escalante desert patents to the property issued by the government to the claimants were later recalled by united states district attorney ray who alleged that the claims were fraudulent as the lands were to be turned avei aff a corporation the owners entered a protest with the commissioner at washington and a hearing was ordered before G B biakely register of the local office in march 1918 mr blakely decided that although the evidence was 0 a suspicious character it was not conclusive that the charges were true and recommended that the lands be turned back to the former owners confirmation of amr Blak elys decision was received at the local offices this morning deseret news |