The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-15

OF these are now vested in the state
1884, 1874. and they are largely claimed
and held by possessing the
preference right Of purchase
A portion OF the surveyed and most
I of the -unsurveyed lands are of such
{ character. lacking water, that they
cannot be utilized to advantage, but
following -precedentS already estab-
lished. il is believed that congress VIII,
upon proper showing being made. per
NIT of subStitutions that wiz make the
grant what it is intended TO be, enec
tive in it's benefits for the common
schools. In addition to the lands above
mentioned as the school grant the gen
eral government donates D per cent Of
the proceeds from the sale Of all public
lands within the state directly to the
/ school funds. This is also handled by
! the board of land commissioners
The hnancia operations Of the board
( are on an extensive scale. The proceeds
OF all sales from the granted LANDS are
received and distributed. or invested.
I by the board. The total sales from the
several grants to Dec. 81. 1900, was 49,
1854 acres for 81, 0O3, SOLO of which 2S4.-
1906 acres were sold during the year
1900 for S40G,211-2S- For eight
months of the present year the sales
have amounted to 14S, 42l.S6 acres, for
$216, 944.75.
It is also the duty of this board TO
appraise the Value Of all lands prior TO
; Offering them at public sale under the
8 q ~ o1AAA II - N1N 49, 49,
memherS of the board to personally
visit the lands n make such appralse-
I ments. The totals of such apPraise-
I ments to the end of last year was 5SS.-
1896 acres at S1,063, sT9.S2. with improve
ments thereon valued at $406. 164-S6. OF
this total there were appraised during
1909 19S. 06S acres. at s21S.114.22, with i'm
provemeats valued at $1.529-50.
Leasing Lands.
During 1900 there were fled 157 appli-
Z cations to lease and covering 1872
ASS. 60 acres: lightweight of these were
granted and nineteen for which appii-
cations were fled in 1859, the total 1of
leases executed. covering i06,Z62.4, the
appraised value being $16S,262.4O. and
1 the annual.renta S6.30O.4A IN the eight
I months there Ia been $50 leases eN-
eeuted, 79,1S2.13 acres, for A,759-93 an
nual rental.
Land Selections.
There were filed during the year 1900
t~wenty-fOur applications to select gov
nme lands for leasing purposes, ag-
~g-egating Ice. 2S0. - acres, and selections
have been made nde the various
grants of 53.STI.SS. In the eight months
of the current year there have been six
applications for 4.323-TS acres and $50
acres have been selected.
h total selections for the year 1900
from the various grants aggregated
307.651.79 and ia the eight months of 1901
114.14e.S7.
The grand total of such selections to
December 81, 1900 was gil, I36.25 and to
September 1. 1901, 1,o25,SS6.12 acres.
Sale of State Lands.
There were sold during the year 1900
2S41SG.66 acres. agsregating S400,2ll.2s'
making a grand total to Dec. 81 of 49,
oSe.32 for S1.O6I, 7TT.45. There has been
sold in the eight months of the present
year lac. 1916 acres for S2l6,94415-
Investments.
The money realized from the various
funds. Investments had been made on
Dec. 81. 1900. for their several accounts
as follows: