Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-27

for 100 acres In township 10 south,
range east.
II. IL. No. 1850, TO Christina A.
Crook, for 100 acres in township 10
south, range cast.
II. II. No. 1883, 10 Joshua Il. Sweat,
for 100 acres In township south, range
east.
II. Il. No. 1890. to A rthur l.. Rlchins,
lot 90 acres In township south, range
II east.
NOT MINERAL LAND.
Salt Lakors will remember the
alleged jumping" n couple OF years
ago, OF three.quartors Of q section OF
school land near the penitontiaFy,
under the claim that 1t was mineral
land. The mineral claim to the $50
ncfes wac contested, aud decision
made TINT the land was agricultural
and not mineral, and that the latter
claim could not be allowed. Tho dc.
cision wsa appealed from, bat has re-
ceiyed final confirmation In the
following ruling by Hoke Smith,
secretary OF the Interior
Tho Commissioner Of the General
Land OfIlce:
HIs-b1 httlHiNl VI OtNObtT 4, lNN@s
the department affirmed your decision
Of December IL, 1891, rejecting tho ap.
plicati0n Of Ina q. Kennedy for pat
ont for the north hall and the southeast
quarter section 10, township | south,
range east, Salt Lake City, Utah,
said land being embraced In the
Cecilia, Agnes anu Helen placer
claims, upon the ground that the laud
- m II q. - a..
feaervatiUn iOr thc benefit Of schools
IN said Territory.
A motion has been filed by Kennedy
asking for review OF this decision, al
leging eiFOr In deciding the case upon
an Incomplete record, town.: In the
absence OF exhibits Ot nn important
nature, In not demanding lhe cass for
proper proceedings under the laws
anu regulations pertaining 10 mining
claims, aud In Affirming the commits.
tloner'B finding that tho mineral
| claimant had not proved tne existence
OF a superior deposit pottef's clay,
which could be worked and has been
worked Ia such quantities Ms to Justify
the extraction OF tho valuable mineral
known ~ aluminium.
Til" land la controversy Ia part OF u
/
organic act, reserving sail numbered
section for the use OF public schools.
IL was, therefore, prlmh faclc, land re-
served for schuoi purposes, anu the
mineral claimants could only contest
1t by showing that the land was
mineral In character, and therefore
excepted from the reservation.
The mineral claimants were not en-
| fR hal 1.in lat. Ina 4
under adverse proceedings In accord
anco with tho provisions OF the laws
and regulations pertaining 10 mining
claims, and there was no error In OF.
doring the hearing to determine
whether said lands were mineral, II
being shown prlma facle that they
were reserved for school purposes.
IL II claimed that the lands embrac Cd
in the locations were valuable for
their deposits OF trick and potlet'a
clay, ana that tho deposit IL Of such
n superior quality that IT In vAluabl,
Tor the aluminium that may be extract.
ed from II.
This question was fully considered
by tho commissioner In his de6ieioI
and by the department In affirming
said decision, anu no reason IL shown
In the motion why said decision should
be revoked.
The exhibits referred 10 are specI.
mens Of pottery made from the clay
which could not shed any light upon
the real issue involved In the c,s
Even conceding that depOslts VI val.
liable pOtter's clny are found on the
tracts In controversy, II IL shown that
the land II valuable agricultural land
that can be- successfully cultivated,
and II IL not shown that II IL mineral
land within the meat Ing OF the nc, 30
ms 10 exempt II from the reservation.
The motion IL denied and the paper
accompanying your letter (N) ar,
herewith returned.
Very Respectfully,
HoK. SMITH, Secretary.
NOTES.
d About half the snow at Alta, Llttl,
Cottonwood, has disappeared, but II I,
still six feet deep, aud the trsmway
will not be opened for some time.
The people OF Lehi, Utah county,
are working for the Introduction OF al
electric light system into that lively
burg. a company has made a propO
sition that II 800 sixteen candle. powel
lights are taken It will put In tn,
plant.
w. q. Il. Allen, l.. =. kelsey ant
J. w. Fighter have been appointed {
committee from the Chamber Of Com
merce TO confer with like committe,
from the Real Estate exchange /,
secure from tho railways stop.ovei
privileges for parties passing through
Salt Lake 10 and from the World',
Fair.
The preparations for the foundation
walls Of the electrolytical building a
ihc copper refinery requires n concIet,
base eight 'eet wide and two feet deep
This IL now being put In. The build
ing IN ls0x365 feet, NO u large force oil
the men Is employed. IA soon az the
railway switch IL finished, which II
expected 10 be next week, shipping IL
material for the buildings win com
meuce.
Suit for Merchandise.
In the Third district cjur this after