Deseret Evening News | 1906-12-15 | Page 111 | Coal Lands

COAL LANDS Gl Know hist to toI I for Them III Territory Dec hitch cork today added his vIews to those which have been gathered In Indian by the tho special senate corn com authorized to 10 Investigate the thA property rights and cItizenship situa tiomi of the tho civilized tribes Considerable time was devoted In nn an endeavor to arrive lit at th the value alue of the coal lands IlInd of these trIbes which has harm beau variously estimated at from SU tl to 10 between and n 5 It Will warm stated that application tion tiomi expected to lo bo be made mado to time tho government for or thu purchase or of these lands by the new state of Oklahoma The Tho secretary was entirely unable to pIn place co II a value on the tho lands The geo geological geological logical survey hind Intimated the tho Its to contain nearly tons of at coal coni the tho mining Inspector for tor the territory placed tue tho amount at a billion and a quarter tons The secretary regarded the latter asti mate mato as 1111 more nearl nearly correct Ho He added that n a fair price for the mineral minerai rIghts aught be arrived at upon the basis of tile tho royalty of 8 cents n a ton tori the amount the Indians now receive under coal land leases The secretary expressed him himself self Belt against an any present sale alo of time tho coal conI bade Jand saying he It wool be Impossible to get anything like a 1 fair price Nice for them In view ot of the tho set sev pith unsuccessful hits hIs depart meat had malle In that Senator Brander d that hI he bad heard writ to tim bo be or terell for time lands landsI I would that offer 11 iii n a wI wink uk uke e Mr