Show ASKS GOVERNMENT I TO SURVEY FIELDS Trouble Already Experienced In Southern Utah From Lack of Data DEVELOPMENT OF OIL BELT General Land Office Commissioners Commis Commis- sones sione s Asked to Hasten HastenS S Work An earnest al appeal peal for tor the surveying of time the land in southwestern Utah comprising lag ing InS tho time recently discovered l oil 01 belt bel has been beon Icen addressed to the time United States s land landOr Or office by T T. M. M I Burgess a local civil el 1 and mining engineer who is Interested In tho the oil 01 field Mr Ir Burgess ures says sas hundreds of claims have been beon m. m filed on land hand lant In this I field fiel near near time the he state line lino in the vicinity of or Virgin and that none of ot th tb the claims conforms conforms con con- forms romR with the United St Stai 1 s land ollee r regulations requiring that they be part parts of oC certain subdivisions It I has been impossible im tnt- possible for the lie men Oln filing on m the thc hind to conform with wih these regulations Mr Ir Burgess Buy Bur gess says S for COI the tho reason that l time tho lan lanhas land has never ne el been surveyed and amid the time men staking out claims are arc neither surveyors nor civil engineer With the time vast tt and amid Increasing lit Interest in time the UI oil fields It is certain c. that many contests will wi arise awl and Innumerable court ant proceedings will wili wi follow There IH Is II also danger of ot more f serious trouble In the event that tb the he land Is not met s speedily p I sur sur- Utah rUh gets approximately fO a your ur fur for s surveying lands trout from Com the national government Jn Mr r. r Burgess says and amid as n this will t-iii not bo be enough to mako maico the time wi necessary y nn surveys In the time the oil 01 o field ell It Is believed that lint thata linta a sp special appropriation from rout congress foi Cor or surveying this field will wi be i lt f Oil CHI ii Regarding the time new mien oil 11 Hold neld Mr Ur Durgess Burgess Bur Dur- DurI I gess Ia says s 's there are art sonic somo twelve or Of- Of teen wells now drilling None ono of ot these Is down to time the 2 foot foot I-foot M foot depth yet iet hut but H iI nt r or six already show oil ul iI wui ut without having hc been n shot shot Expert oil oi men belo believe that thai thaia thata a n depth of or about W feet will wiLi b be necessary sary to get bet best results in this region A party part consisting of or II H. II 11 1 Clark Dr B n n son ton and amid others other of ot Salt Sal Luke h has ha bOl ht boug-ht ht hta a deep drilling 11 rig In Pennsylvania Penns i- i ir mr 1 r use In the time southern Utah field This hl rim IH is 11 now In tim transit and Is expected I I u j I. I I. I d red delivered at Lund Lun about February 1 1 1 The fite rig will wi bo bl taken to the field d m ti work will wil be bl started with It I Ui lv Following arc nrc sections of oC the time li hl ti i I written b by Mr Ir DUI Burgess es to Surveyor U G- G l' l n- n 1 oral eral ral Thomas Thors J huh Hull lul Register I E. E I D T t Thompson and Receiver M. M I M. M 1 ni l Kaish hl A small smal percentage of or the um territory U has imas been surveyed by the tho v a as agricultural land but far Jar the tl- tl lu larger part remains th tin time lands lund had been heen s HUn suri HUnd d ti the time claimants e able to make mak ti th tim ir Jf r claims conform to le legal al subdivisions of 10 4 Slum 4 SO and amid alli ICO acres and usually did di so eo but upon land having ha nothing to guide uld them the they have ha c made and are o still HII making locations that url are far tom from conformable with wih time the II visions divisions of or the time public land surveys unc as us required by the time re-gu re regulations In the of oC locations cases case are ara intended ed to cover cr ICO IG acres but the time boundary boun dui dary cal lines hues lles of oC such 0 of these ns os arc aro located on UI etI lands hinds are arc re far tar In excess of or tho tim legal len length th anc greatly from law viz 1 north 11 South east ll amid west Il rho Tho locators in II nearly all al cases not being surveyors cannot be ie expected to tomake tomake make their timely claims conform to legal leal subdivisions subdivisions sub sub- divisions either t in size or lt direction of oC lines hues and amid thc they Elmey do tIo not do so I ion A V toll mire The Time result resul of or those erroneous loca- loca tons will wi be litigation or violence or 01 both as the ground becomes mom moie valuable val val- wible unless time the government o intervenes in iii time and extends Its Is sur e surveys over tho the tholand land hUt In question S The Time oil 01 belt bel being wide wido and extending extend extend- in lag ing in northeast apparently a and southwest direction N CO covers all al of Washington the time west half hal of Katie Kane thu th wes ern part of ot Garfield and eastern east east- ern era ern part hart of Iron countes counties Utah and andas as petroleum locations will wil soon soomi toon bo be made over o the tho entire oil 01 re region lon I I. I like man many others who have visited el the time Held field am of or the lie opinion that it Is advisable for lor tIme the government to 0 ext extend the lie public pub pub- lie lic lc laud land lane sun surveys s over all aU tho time land In iii tho the re region lun outlined and so 0 recommend Da Day b by da day locations are aro being made as nearly according to law as the time lo locators locators lo- lo are tiro able aLlo but still stil In such manner man man- Item ner as to leave ripening opening for dispute and andI It I is to be lit hoped con congress and amid time the department department de tie- of ot the interior will 11 intervene inter Inter- vene veno In iii time to lo prevent nt the time contusion confusion of or lines Jnes which Is always alwa's tho time prime cause of mining litigation lode lodo claims which arc usual usual- I ly Ii Isolated petroleum claims ar arn arim located ed cel consecutively until a territory man square miles mies In et extent nt Is covered in involving In- In Individual to enormous expense claimants if t surn surveyed eel und under r the ito proc procedure procedure pro pro- c ure prescribed to obtain patent atc l to mineral lands nc Resistor Thom Thompson on and anti Receiver S appreciating the time Importance of or orthe the lie request anti the time additional benefit of or haste at once wrote to the time commissioners commis of or the lime gout general laud land at Washington us as follows We c are In of or a Q letter leter front from rom M. M 1 T. T 1 Burgess tinted dated January 14 11 H. H I OS suggesting a gur survey of or got gov- lands land which al' al are aro being baing h located locate as os oil oi lands In th time tho counties countes of or Washington lol Katie Kane and amid Iron in tim 11 tho the southern part of ot thin timis state U Wo o 0 enclose herewith a copy cop of ot his hits let letter tel I Mr Ur Burgess is a reputable antI and well I known civil and mining mimming engineer and was somo years ago aJo chief cleric clerk in tho time office of ot thu time United Emitted States lur surveyor or general of ot Utah Of or inui l IU His suggestion Impresses u um as 38 of or orra grave gravo ra YU lam im Importance and antI worthy worth serious consideration and amid prompt action An earl eaily iy survey of or time the tie landd lands would as ashe al he ho states save C a world of or contention and bloodshed in imm litigation possibly contentions that will wil arise between lo locators In- In caters caton of or oil 01 mining claims in II tho the lo ho- ho Indicated c. c It I would facilitate tc tint the disposition of or times lands b by the thc government gov gov- and benefit this state in lit as assisting assisting as- as th time the development do 1 of an nn important import Import- ant Industry Industry- It I Is iii lI also ahw probable that with wih time tho Increase in 11 population which the lie de development the the- of time the oil Industry to will wi cause cause- In that portion of oC tim thu state making large demands for n agricultural products products products pro pro- ducts all al vacant tracts that are uro situated situated situated situ situ- so tO as to have ha water available for Irrigation an and also ahlo lands that nUL may bo ho O cultivated b by tho the dr dry farming which Is making enormous strides stride will wi also be taken up lt by hr settlers We e c therefore Invite carn earnest tt and amid prompt attention of ot the time honorable commIssioner commissioner com corn missioner in this matter |