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Show CONSERVING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. DO-MAIN. Work of United States Geographical Survey. Shows Steady Progress In Administration of Nation's Coal,' Oil, Phosphate, Water Power, and Other Mineral Resources. The United States Geological Survey Sur-vey is pushing stoadlly ahead in the tmsaiiitauuu ui uiu puonc liiuiib, pricing pric-ing coal lands, recommending tho restoration res-toration to agricultural entry of lands found to be nonmlneral In character, designating lands subject to enlarged enlarg-ed homestead entry, and recommond-ing recommond-ing the reservation of lands suitable for water-power sites. During tho month of May the Survey Sur-vey appraised 2,472,059 acres ns coal land, with a value of $19,233,112, and 1,355,032 acres as noncoal land. Had these coal lands boon appraised at tho old minimum rate in force a few years ago ($10 or $20 an acre), their valuation would have been 635,370,-7CC; 635,370,-7CC; tho present valuation therefore shows a difference in favor of tho government of ?13.SG2,346 In New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming four withdrawals with-drawals were made of land supposed to be underlain by coal comprising 1,443,953 acres, while in Colorado, Montana, Now Mexico, Washington, and Wyoming six restorations woro made of coal land comprising 30S9.845 acres. One area of 400 acres of phosphate phos-phate land in Florida was withdrawn, making the total area of phosphate land withdrawn 2.54S.545 acres. Threo power-site withdrawals were mado, covering 9.3C4 acres, and one restoration restora-tion of 1U0 acres, leaving a total of 1.507,433 acres withdrawn for power sites at tho end of tho month. Under tho enlarged homestead act 24.1.7SS acres were designated, making mak-ing a total of 190.179.C95 acres designated desig-nated as entcrable under the provisions provi-sions of tho act. It Is the policy of the Geological Survey In the classification of tho public pub-lic lands to recommend the withdrawal withdraw-al of such areas as may be considered consid-ered necessary from tho standpoint of the federal government for the protection pro-tection and conservation of Its mineral miner-al and water resources; to make such withdrawals as accurately as posslblo; and to make furthor Investigations and procure additional data In order to restoro if possible any areas not necessary to tho protection of the people's interests. |
