Graham guardian., 1898-06-17
THE SAN CARLOS COAL FIELDS.

d "o onice IL explanatory, and VIII
# be read with pleasure by all hav
o ing interests in the seggregate
!, strip:
4 Department of the Interior,
, General Land Office,
. Washington, d. c., May 81, 1895
!. Register and Receiver, Tucson
Ariz.
II Sirs:--I am receipt ofthe follow
:. ing letter dated May II, 1898:
sl We are informed that a portion
OF the San Carlos reservation ha
, been surveyed and plated, ant
that the plats therefor will likely
be filed at this office. The surveys
are only the exterior lines and tn,
, land to be segregated is reported
to be coal and mineral land.
We respectfully ask to be in
structed IS to whether it will be
necessary to advertise the filing
of the plats, the usual time before
applications to make entry can be
received by us.
We would also ask that supply
iof blanks of all kinds used in the
location of coal land be sent TO
this Office, AZ we have none on
hand.
The act Of June 10, 1896, (28
stat. s60,) provides, with refer
snce to the opening of said reser-
vation:
That upon the fling in the Uni
ted States local land Office for the
district in which the lands surren.
dered by article of the foregoing
agreement are situated, of the ap-
proved plat of survey authorized
by this section, the lands so sur.
rendered shall be open to occupa-
ton, location and purchase under
the provisions of the mineral land
laws only, subject to the several
articles ofthe foreg Ding agreement;
provided, that the terms of this
section shall not be construed to
authorize occupancy of said lands
for mining purposes prior to the
date of fling said approved plat
of survey: Provided, however,
that any person who in good faith
prior to the passage of this act had
discovered and opened, or located,
q mine of coal or other mineral,
shall have preference right Of
purchase for ninety days from and
after the official fling in the local
land office of the approved plat Of
survey provided for by this sec
tion.
The survey provided for by said
act has been made and the record
thereof is in this Office awaiting
the receipt of the report of the
surveyors examination which has
been called for. When said report
is received the record will be ex.
amined and the approved plat of
survey will be forwarded to your
Office for fling as provided for in
said act. There is no apparent
necessity for the issuance of In
structions in the matter at this
time, but for the the information
of your Office and to enable you to
answer inquiries relative to the
opening ofsaid reservation, certain
facts may be stated with reference
to saidreservation.
In the opening Of the Blackfeet
Indian reservation in Montana
which was provided for by said
act in terms similar to those which
provided for the opening of the
San Carlos reservation, Office
letter of March 29, 1898, forward.
ed to the local Office the approved
plat of survey for fling on April
Is, 1898, and the local officers
were directed to give notice "by
furnishing the information to the
local papers as matter of news
and by posting notice thereof in a
conspicuous place in your office
and such other means will be used
as will result in giving as wide and
general information of the notice
as possible"
The only difference in the open
ing of said reservation is that tho
San Carlos reservation will be
opened subject to the preference
right of purchase" provided for by
the act of June 10, 1896, supra.
This need not hnwauer affect