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Show WYOMING PAYS BIG U. 3. OIL ROYALTIES ! WASHINGTON. May 26. Royalties I accruing to the United States government govern-ment in the month of April from tho ' production of Oil and gas on leased public lands in the states of Wyoming anil California amounted to $1,009,-007.86. $1,009,-007.86. according to reports submit-cud submit-cud bv the bureau of mines lo tho general land oifice. Ol this amount $TS4,6oO I B credited to Wyoming and j.'l 4(10 lo Calitornia The total net royalties accruing to the feeltral government gov-ernment to April 30. as the result of oil and gas production on public lands under the terms of the general leasing leas-ing act. approved February 25. 1920 ml to 14, 650, 286. 81. A total of 7.32S permits for prospecting for petroleum pe-troleum and natural gas on public . lands hud been lssuect up to the end i ol April. 1 Under the terms ol the general leasing law. tbs technical supervision supervis-ion of oil and gas producing op. a-tlons a-tlons on leased public lands is enj trusted to the , bureau ol mines. I f-fices f-fices for the conduct of this supervisory super-visory work are Ipcated at Denver Colo.; Casper, and Salt Creek. Wyo ; Bakersflold. Cal.; Winnett, Montana, and Shreveport, 1... general headquarters head-quarters being maintained in Denver' j |