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Show AREA OF'PUBLIC LANDS. Nearly a Billion Acres In the Western States. Washington. Tho goncral land of-llco of-llco has compiled Its nnniiul statement showing tho nrea of tho public domain remaining undisposed of on July 1, 1908. From tho statement It appears that tho govomracnt still hns an nrea of 756,895,296 ac!s of survoyod and unsurvoyed public lands. Including tho following: Alnbka, 368.021,609 acres: Arlzonn, 42,769,02 acres; California, 29,872,493 acres ; Colorado, 23,696,697 acres; Idaho, 26,785,002 ncres; Montana, Mon-tana, 40,532,440 acres; Nevada, 61.177,-050 61.177,-050 acres; Now Mexico, 44,'777,005 acres; Oregon, 10,857,913 acros; Utah, 30,578,913 acres; Washington, 4,035.-001 4,035.-001 acres; Wyoming, 37.145,302 acres. |