Show potash bill moves ahead washington the house committee on and mining lorod a favorable or report on the bill authorizing ili thor izing an appropriation of lion dolla dollars rs to bo be expended by tho the goo logical survey in determining the location und extent ot of potash deposits in tho the united states an ali amendment was anade to the bill providing that where the survey drills on privately owned lands land and 1 I discloses tile tho presence 0 of potash tho the owner of the land shall ro rc tho the government for the cost drill ling it no potash la is found tile tho government stands standa the ex expense penso as it does with reference refe renco to drilling on put pub lie he lands tills this bill is particularly applicable to lands in ili the vicinity of 0 cisco in grand county utah anti and to lands it n several other states another amon amendment dment requires the survey upon completion of drilling in ili any given locality to issue a report showing allowing the extent of the deposits found and the cost of drilling |