Deseret Evening News | 1910-02-24 | Page 3 | Government May Retain Alaska Coal Lands

GOVERNMENT MAY RETAIN ALASKA COAL LANDS Washington Feb 23 The recent startling testimony concerning the tho of coal deposits deposIt In Alaska given ben before the senate committee on terrI terrItories territories tories by 1 Manager Birch of the thc Gug GU Alaskan syndicate has rc resulted In a movement In the senate enate In the Interest or of the permanent retention of the title to the tho Alaska coal deposits b by the tho United Slates and bUlB bills looking to that end were Intro introduced today by Senator Beveridge I chairman of the committee on terrI terrItories territories tories One bill provIdes for 01 the tho from all forms of entry or sale or of all the tho coal deposits of Alaska and the theother theother other for time tho leasing or of them Time The I leasing measure prohibits the leasing of more than Goo 2600 acres to more than one person perron or association or ai for more than 30 years It Is provIded that the surface over overlying lying coal deposits ma may be disposed of under the land laws lawsIn In presenting time the bills Mr 1 Beveridge spoke of Mr 11 revelations and presented man many other figures S to show th the enormous value of the deposits whIch ho predicted would be needed In time not nol only b by time thc Pacific coast but by the tho entire country countr Ho He placed the gross value alue of oC the tho Bering river and deposits at and said ald the researches or of the survoy had revealed many other deposits In the territory He gate as tiro tho total ton tonnage nn nage of th the territory On Mr Beverl testimony the bills was as referred to time tho committee on pUblic lands and Senator man of committee save gave assurance that legislation would be recommended