Show oil results under new leasing law substantial beginning of tile a ac C tivo development of vast miner fit wealth heretofore locked up in the glicr public domain of the various western states but now Ithe liberated rated under the general leasing law was ana recorded by dr H foster bain director of tile bureau of mines in tits ills annual report 6 submitted to tho he secretary of the interior oil Is the foremost product of these lands so far but doctor bain said that when coal resources of the east start to give out the government owned coal fields in the western states would be 0 of prime imbor importance ance in tile the fiscal year ended last june tuii thero there were produced from government lands other oiher than indian lands ani barrels aels of oil of which the federal government received e d as royalty 80 G barrels worth not in eluding bonuses in addition at the end of the year a month was being received by tho the government from natural gas leases on public lands in wyoming in tile the mountain held field alone there were on government laud land oil wells of which were lit in the alie salt creek OV wyo yo held field A hundred other wells were being drilled I 1 under the terms of the development there had been issued oil and gas lenses leases in four states and nit 7 7 pros pecking permits on cacti of which drilling la Is required in 18 states and UK alaska lit in montana also development pro ceedee rapidly and at the end of the fiscal year there were 57 producing wells in tile the cut cat creek field and nine drilling on government land in the newly discovered ole covered und and promising sun burst kevin field these developments are exclusive to activity in naval petroleum reserves final adjudication was reached in outstanding contests on such oil lands leases were ere grunted granted and drilling ari ar ranged |