Show MINERAL I VS S lAiLi IDI LAND 14 1 Not Nol Much t Trouble to t 1 Distinguish til hi ll h Bet Beel Be- Be t ii el elm the iii C lit Classes la In Instances of the he value alue of oC cooperation opera co co tion ton between lie tho Geological Survey and anti th the tue general land office are arc coming comIns to 0 light In lii II increasing nUmer in iii II connection con con- necton with viLh th the sale of oil If public lands hands says rays s a the Dean Mining Reporter For cx example the the sale Hale of oC coal lands as fu agricultural lands has haN heretofore been permitted by hy the time general 1 land office lot for two reasons In Iii the lie first place II it I had no 1 I evidence e to tn prove prote that thai these lands were coal lands and amid In him tl tho he Second place regulations suited only to tl the time c of or lodes boles 01 no 01 vein Wl e made malc applicable to 0 tl coal eCal beds Lands can not 1 be lie classified as us coal lands lants unless com com- coal is exposed on each ach IC legal iol subdivision The lie fact that thai coals are arc ae bedded deposits entirely different dif dif- if- if ferent in ilm origin and st structure from froni true veins cimis eils Is quile quie overlooked o in iii il this ruling but that Crom a commercial point o of view man many o of the these c lands lanus were bought hought up b by coal companies for the thc purpose of developing coal de- de which showed no outcropping has been all al too evident In iii the tIme last few fett years cl'S Jt it t will bo seen n that lint here Isi isa Is n a i m ota opp opportunity tot for applied ap HJ plied which Is olm one n of oC the asseth ns- ns sets seth of the thc geological survey HUI to 0 render ren del der valuable aS assistance to th hoC Iho United States Stales government go in enabling It to legally decline to tu sell such lands sel a as as- agricultural lall land The Til value of oC this Imis co operation cO lu huv recently been demonstrated In Iii connection con eon with wih the lie the coal cual fields ott f south south- Wyoming fog I II I t ha has lias been shown shoun that the tIme total coal lands in tills this area amount to to lo 1 acres Of these e C lands a large lane acreage has bee been I sold suld to the Union Pacific railroad lar largely oly olyus as us agricultural laud land and for a nominal nomi nomi- nal 1111 sum SUn It I has ha been n hO shown that lint time the the cost COl of a part parl of ur these lal lands If they ther lie had loath been heen cla classified as coal lands lants would have been 3 I 7 OU whereat whereat- helm value value a as agricultural land hand wa was but bul S 80 Another In instance of the lie co o between these two gut gov- JO offices is in iii time the tlc i 1 decision ion Iou o of th the local lucal land office at lene Idaho the tIme Northern Pacific railway in iii the lie mailer u of the of lands in iii Sho hone Idaho count county The Thc railroad company I introduced considerable testimony to show shott that lint the disputed territory was not mineral land The Thc secretary of uC Iho lii tw Interior however requested sonic some months ago ugo that thai a geologist be sent bent to tu examine and clas classify lf these lands with wih result that thai the subsequent t testimony st mony m o of tho ho sur c surveys survey's s export was practically practically pre pre- decisive In classifying the lie lan land I under tinder unter consideration as mineral mineraI lane land The decision In this cas case caso o is of or esPedal es- es I Pedal importance to the lie mining mining In In- In It I Is lou for rO railroads H or 01 oilier othe corporate Interests to acquire mineral minerai land lanel for 01 the he nominal sum soon of oft t I per acre u usually ual paid for 01 agri- agri land Thc These c two W sin single l il taIC show the thc value of co col CO between the the geological s1 e survey and alI the thc general land office and amid Ul il ft I I iv is to fo be hi hoped hOlled that In tin tIme h of uC tIl J the tw country at nt J large Jl l' l a and 11 of it the tho ni mining I ii i i industry lid 1 t Mils Ii is relation will wI continue to lo o grow gro groIn in him value and mag lug lug- I mm ni I t U IC |