Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-03 | Page 3 | Gets Decision on Oil Shale Claims

U GETS DECISION ON OIL SHALE CLAIMS CLAMS SALT LAKE Aug 3 OIl 3 Oil shale claims tiled flied on land In coal with with- withdrawals withdrawals with withdrawals and land valuable for coat are Invalid according to a decisIon of the tho secretary othe of ot the tho Interior which was received at tho the local land office There are aro thousands of acres of all shale lands covered by claIms flied filed prior to the enactment of obe the act ael and on some ol ot these as- as a work has been maintain maintain- maintain maintain-I I cd ed and claimants are eald said to ho be entitled to patents Many will lose their rights under the decision relating to lands within coal withdrawals however