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Show T1IE SUN. PRICE, PAGE SIX UNCLE SUM LOSES Tfflf TO FI MSI) Drilling ACRES OF LOCAL COAL LANDS After some eighteen years of litigation the United States government has lost title to five thousand, five hundred and sixty-acres of coal lands in four Carbon county lying to the north and east of Price between Kenilworth and Sunnyside. Though it has been declared to have been valuable for coal at the time the state's title was given, Judge Tillman D. Johnson of the federal court at Salt Lake City last Friday ruled in favor of the commonwealths acquired title to the vast area held by the Carbon County Land company the Milner estate. Far reaching effects will follow the decision. Some of the interesting results are: The Carbon County Land company will retain title to Utah land said to be worth more than $3,000,000. The Independent Coal and Coke company will he left in undisturbed possession of its mines, ojamed on land purchased from the Carbon Cuun ty Land company. The state of Utah will receive pay ments from the Carbon County Land company during the next twenty or thirty years amounting to more than $2,000,000. The way has been opened for the establishing in this state of an important iron and steel industry by the Milner interests, which have extensive Utah iron properties that they contemplate developing along with their coal lands. Precedent has now been established which will protect other landowners in Utah who have reason to fear that their titles will be attacked because minerals have been found upon such property. Judge Johnsons decision holds thst if the federal government has known for six years that land contains minerals and has failed to take action, the purchasing of such property is to be left undisturbed. Bought From the State. In the ease in which the decision is just handed down a tract of 5564.28 seres in Carbon county was in dispute. This was purchased from the state by Stanley B. Milner, Truth A. Milner, Hailey O. Milner and Samuel IL Gilson, after they had asked the state to select it as part of the land granted to it by the federal government under the enabling act, the state of Utah having the right to make such selection. As the land had been examined by agents of the federal government and classified ns the state entered into a contract with the four purchasers, giving them ten years in which to complete payment. After some years had passed the federal government on January 7, 1907, brought suit agninst the Carbon County Land conipuny, to which the purchasers hnd assigned their contracts with the state. The government wanted these canceled on the grouud that the land was known to 1m mineral in character. This case was heard and then held under advisement fur three and a half years by Judge John A. Marshall. At the end of that period of waiting, Judge Marshal rendered a decision setting aside the contracts with the state and restraining the Carbon County Land company from asserting title under them. An appeal was taken from Judge Marshall decision. It was upheld by the United States circuit court of sppeala The federal government, however, failed to make the state of Utah party to the suit and took no further option until May, 1921. Nine Payments Made. Meanwhile the Carbon County Land company had continued making its payments to the state. It had made nine of the ten stipulated when the commonwealth declined to receive the final one, although retaining the other nine. This action was taken by the state because uf the court decisions. At this time the Carbon County Land company retained Samuel A. King and Russell G. Schulder, Salt Lake City attorneys, to press its contention that the land belonged to the state of Utah and that the ststute of limitations lind run against the federal government because of its failure to bring proceedings to cancel the certification of the land. The attorneys hnd given an opinion that under Sec. 8 of a federal act parsed on March 3, 1891, certification by the secretary of the interior to the state of at Washington, D. Utah was in legal effect a patent and therefore the federal government was limited to the period of six years in which to seek cancellation after discovery that the prujierty was coal land. The attorneys held ilint tho government had indicated its knowledge that the Carbon property was coal land when it commenced litigation in THIS j 1907. This Point Is Upheld. This was the point sustained in After Judge Johnsons decision. Judge Marshall's decision was upheld by the United States circuit court of appeals an effort was made to compromise the dispute. It was agreed that the Carbon County Land company should retain half of the 5564.28 acres and that it should pay for the remainder a sum aggregating more than $500,000. The stnte then issued its patent to the Carbon County I .and company for the entire tract, taking notea and mortgages for the purehnse price at 5 per rent interest. It was said last Friday that payments whieh FRIDAY, DECEMBER FRIDAY. 26, 1921 Test On Ashley s Dome STATE IS INCLUDED IN THE CONFERENCE WASHINGTON', I). C., Dec. 20. Means of reducing loss of life in the coal mining industry will Im considered at a rational conference to be called early in the new year by President Coolidge. Steps already have been taken by the department of the inter-- i ior and its bureau of mines to arrange a program for tho und invitations will be sent out soon to all newly elected governors in the eon states that have taken office. Governors of principal producing ones will be asked to send representatives and as planned the gathering will include besides federul and state authorities representatives of the management and of the workers in the industry. Gas With Service... The man who buys our gas buys service with it. Thats why we say "miles and smiles in the same breath. Our gas makes smiling cub- tcruers who come back for more. Our gas is easy cn your engine as well as your bank account. It adds life as well as power to your car. I Utah is to receive through a period of thirty years under this agreement will amount to more than $2,000,000. Some time after this agreement the land company sold part of its holdings to the Independent Coal and Cuke which otmned mines and has since been working them. Then the federal government caused eonster nation in May, 1921, by bringing another action against the Carbon Land company and the Independent Coal and Coke to establish its title to all of the land embraced in the dispute and the subsequent agreement. The government contended that Judge Marshalls decision disused of all other claims upon the property. Held Most Important. Judge Johnsons decision is looked upon as important apart from tho issues involved in the case presented, because it is definite, holding that certifications by the secretary of the interior to the state of Utah are in effect government patents if tho latter waits for Bix years, without action, when knowing that lands contain minerals. The decision gives the government thirty days in which to amend its complaint. Doubt was expressed on Friday last that an amended complaint would be filed, as the farts as contended by the government were set forth in the ease in which the derision was rendered. As the Milner interests are developing Utah iron properties at Iron Springs, in whieh there are large possibilities, it is believed that Judgq, Johnson's decision brings nearer the beginning of an important new iron and steel industry in this state for which this Carbon coal will be needed. Parity Service Station Corner Main and Eighth Streets PRICE. UTAH eoin-Tn- y, non-miner- (, UTAH-EVE- RY RECEIVER IS ASKED FOR THE MINES NEAR TETON IDAHO FALLS, Ida., Dee. 20. As a sequel to the much mooted question as to the development of the Teton ronl mines which entered so extensively into the recent cumpnign for governor of II. F. Samuels, progressive candidate, comes the anuounreiuent that a suit has been filed agninst Samuels, the Teton Coal company and Karl A. Richer by Rultert U. Harlin, Samuels former ;artner and associate. The complaint asks that Stanley Crowley of Idaho Falls be appointed ns receiver of the property. It also asks for the dissolving of certain lenses entered into by all parties concerned on the ground that Samuels and Reichert are attempting to defraud the plaintiff of liis share of the property. The complaint sets forth that the sum of $75,000 was to have been provided by Samuels for the development of the property and in turn for which Samuels was to acquire a certain interest in the mines; that Samuels was to organise a corporation to be known as the Idaho Progressive Coal company and in whieh Samuels was 'to have an additional ltonns of $83,000 for organizing the concern with interest rated at 7 per cent The complaint further states that when a favorable state government made the proposition a likely one, he Samuels was to sell the projterty to the stato. Harlin also states in the allegations set forth in the complaint that the company is at this time insolvent with worthless checks being issued freely. Harlin alleges that he is a practical coal miner with years of exjierience, but flint neither Samuels or Reichert are trained in mining and through their manipulation the company has been dissolved. FORMER COAL MINER ELECTED TO GOMPERS PLACE William K. Green of O., la.- -t Friday in New York City elected president of the American Federation of LaW by the executive council of that body. James B. Noonan, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was named eighth vice president to fill the vacancy on the council caused bv Green's promotion. Upon Greens election, James Duncan, the first vice president, at once resigned. A close associate of the late Samuel Goin;iers for forty years, Duncan told his colleagues he felt entitled to the office himself because of seniority end long service. His resignation will not be nrted upon until the executive committee meets again at Miami, Fla., about February 3d, next. Duncan, former bead of the graniteentters, says bis derision is irrevocable. Green, who hns been secretary and treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America since 1913 nnd votes in Coschnrton, O., was nominated by (V-liorto-n, wns STANDARD COAL Oil in the Ashley Valleyf That has been a question often asked and always unanswered. I believe there is, but no test has ever been made. Often hearing that there would be drilling yet in 1924, citizens of this section believed it wonld be a myth like the railroad Gov. Simon Bamberger was to build, says Vernal's Express of last Friday. So when a few weeks ago it was announced the Utah Oil and Refining company, a subsidiary of the Midwest Oil, was to make a test on what is now regularly known as the Ashley Valley dome, located between Vernal and Jensen on what is considered by eminent geologists as the best untested field now known in tho United States, many doubted the truthfulness of the statement, especially when told that drilling would be started and at least the upper sands reached before New Years Day 1925. The rig for some time has been constructed and some delay was occasioned by needed parts to the drilling machinery lacking for a few days. However, drilling started and the test is proceeding very satisfactorily since spudding in uf the well Inst Thanks giving Day. Again delay was caused by the caving of the ground near the surface, but was speedily overcome by running feet of twelve and a half seventy-fiv- e inch rasing. They are now down past three hundred feet. The unexpected cold snap cut short the hours of pumping water from Ashley Creek to the h rig. By building fires along the pi;ieline water can now be pumped during the afternoon. Twelve men and fuur teams are busily engaged at the test. Wagon trucks are being used to haul the water for boiler purposes. With this arrangement they are now running continuously with two twelve-hou- r shifts. The drilling equipment is first-clas- s and sufficiently large to reach any of the oil bearing sands and should complete the test in record time. The geologists estimate the probable depth to the first sand to bis below a thousand feet and less thsn fifteen hundred. When the first oil bearing sand is retched at whatever depth it may be, two other sands will be within three hundred feet of that A fourth will then be encountered at about six hundred feet below the third sand. It sounds good to hear those thst know ths geology of the country to call the names of the various sands offhand and really know what they are talking about, but when the average layman hears of the Frontier, Dtr kota and Lakota sands he also probably remembers he has also heard of the Green River sands, but which is which and how to tell about them he leaves to those who really know, and so it is in just calling sands in this article. The distance given to drill to the various sands are approximately correct according to the best knowledge of the various geologists who have examined the big Ashley Valley to be forwarded to Salt Lake City for analysis. Extremely low temperatures have been general throughout the state for several days and have seriously hampered the work at the various camps. Work has been suspended during the storm period at the Crescent-Eagl-e camp east of Green River. When operations were closed down the hole hundred and eighty-fiv- e was thirty-fiv- e feet and in a formation showing considerable sand. A strong flow of gas has been persistent since the bit penetrated this horizon and has appreciably increased the amount "coming from the well. Utah Oil Refining No. 2 at Cisco is dome. down about nine hundred and twenty-fiv- e The Utah Oil and Refining comfeet and the string of fifteen and pany has leased two thousand acres a half inch casing is being run. It was on this dome which is considered a expected that the casing would be on closed one. The location of their test bottom yesterday. well is supposed to be practically in As a tissue building food milk is the center of it which comprises about five hundred acres on the real dome. recognized as in the first class, but it Tlipy expect the work to cost them ap- remains fur the food chemists to tell proximately $50,000 and probably how a glass compares with other edimore. Anyway they will know just bles. As for protein they say one will the amount of oil in the sands at that provide as much as a large egg, twelve particular place when through. All onions, three potatoes, two and a who are connected with the operations quarter shredded wheat biscuits, five are confident of the outcome. It is slices of bacon, twenty apple;, six safe to predict that but few people in bananas or two thick slices of whole the Ashley Valley realize the impor- wheat bread. tance of the test being made by the BLrth announcement cards. The Sun. Utah Oil and Refining in so far as it relates to the commercial production of oil in Utah. Mined In Carbon County and Shipped Everywhere Properties At Standardville, Utah No Dust , No Ashes, No Clinkers. Unexcelled For . Storage Purposes . STANDARD COAL CO. BALT LAKE CITY UTAH General Offices Ninth Floor Kearns Bldg. Spring Canyon Coal Co. two-inc- VERNAL TEST HAS SHOWING OF GAS JUST RECENTLY Gas in sufficient quantities to fire the boiler of the rig has been encountered in the Vernal test of the Utah Oil Refining company at a depth of six hundred and seventy-seve- n feet, writes Oliver J. Grimes in last Sundays .Tribune. It occurs in a sand about eight feet thick in the Maneos shale and is apparently a stray or lenticular sand. Good showings of live oil were encountered in the shale immediately above the gas horizon. The forge is being moved out of the rig and, if the gas continues to increase, it may be necessary to move tbe boiler back. Tests indicate thst the gas is combustible. Samples are being taken Motor Car Service Company Storage Batteries, Ignition Generators, Starters, etc. One block north and a block west of Savoy Hotel Miners and Shippers of the Celebrated Spring Canyon ANTON JENSON Manager Phone 236 Coal Mines at STORKS, UTAH Oeneral Offices, SIT Newhouoe PRICE, UTAH Building. Thomas A. Rickert of the garment workers and seconded by Matthew Woll of the photo engravers. Both Woll and Rickert had abandoned tentative candidacies of their own and retired in favor of Green. In the actual voting Green wns opihmimI by no other candidate. Both Green nnd Xoonnn tnko up their new duties at once. Green withdraws from the mine workers' organization and John L. Lewis, the miners president, is expected to npKint his sueevssor after a meeting of the executive board in Indianapolis, 1 ml., in January. Lewis said the election of Green was the choice of wisdom because t lie miners werctary nnd treasurer is the one outstanding figure who enn take upon himself the mantle of the revered Gompcrs and le assured of nnd devotion of the the great majority of the American Federation of Labor." He said Green's beginning ascendancy marked the of a new era of constructive progress iu the organization and would "allay ull public apprehension that the long established and proper policies of organized Inbor were to be seriously imPresident Green, in his own paired. first official utterances, pledged himself to carry out the "iindumental I Continued On Tage RUM.) 1. P. Morgan hns a way of having his way even in very small things. The New York Telephone contpnny ia replacing nil mnnnnl oiwrated lines with the dial system in whieh tlie telephone user dials a number nml obtains an nutoinatic connection. It's a lot of trouble for everybody, but too much trouble for Morgan. He positively refused to use (lie dial system and tbe plume company bad to lay a special line for him so that lie could connect tbrugli an ohlfashioncd exchange. Balt Lake City, Utah. From golf trousers to overalls in One of the joys of an old man is to tell the mean things he did when he two generations eueh is the way of the world. was young. The harder the cider the heavier Your overhead on automobiles is the fall generally under the hood. ? ? 1 rr UTAHS BEST COAL I WWiWAAAAAAAAWWVVNAAwvwVVUWWWVVVW WYk M ty y ? y y y y HIAWATHA, KING, BLACK HAWK, PANTHER. & For Any of the Above Choice Fneli Call On y Price, Utah O. H. STEVENSON LUMBER CO. I United States Fuel V ft y y y y y y y y y y y y y 2f Company NEWHOUSE BUILDING SALT YAKE CITY, UTAH COAL IUGTIEST EFFICIENCY. Government equivalent 1104 lbs. Unequalled for storage. Will not slack. The best of steaming and heating qualities. Independent Coal & Coke Co. efts ? y y ABERDEEN Mines at Kenilworth. Utah General Offices In tho Walker Bank Building. Balt Lake City. FLOUR For your family Frida of the Valley made right here at Price and as good as tbe best Feed for your animals. Both these at low cost Ws deliver. Farmers Mill and Elevator Company J. wilbcr nntxiiAM Manager. For Dray Work or Transportation to Anyplace, at any time, Call 117-B. F. McINTIRE'S Dodge Cars. X If the pessimist s were all as as they think they are Ibis wou fine old world. 1 |