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Show LAND OFFICE DECISION. Salt Lake, March 14. The register and receiver of the local United States land office arc upheld in a decision de-cision rendered regarding application for patent on phosphate lands in Rich county, in a decision given by the commissioner (if the general land office, of-fice, a copy of which was received yesterday. In the decision given by E. D. R. Thompson, register, and Col-I Col-I onel M. M Kaighn, receiver of the local office, November 12. 1913, thev held that the phosphate firm of Brad, ley & Bradley of Boston was entitled to acquisition of phosphate land which they had applied for and which the state of Utah was contesting. The state has thirty days in which to appeal ap-peal from the commissioner's decision to the secretary of the interior. In case no appeal is taken patent will be granted to the applicants. In February. 1912. Peter B. and Robert S Bradley, partners of a phosphate phos-phate company which has been developing devel-oping and shipping phosphate out of the state for many years, made mineral miner-al application for five claims In Rich county, totaling about 125 acres. In October. 1912, the state of Utah made the usual protest on the ground that the land in question was school land and the state's property without reservation. re-servation. The hearing took place beginning be-ginning December 5, 1912, and the decision de-cision of the local land office was given giv-en in November. 1913. The decision overruled tho slate's protest and recommended re-commended that patent be granted. The attorney general of Utah appealed appeal-ed to the commissioner and the decision deci-sion received yesterday was the result. re-sult. oo |