Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-18
Fight Over Coal-Bearlng Lands
Develops Sensations
ANOTHER UTAH INDUSTRY.
KaoIin Fire Clay Locators nj Lem
Also Upheld in Their Ca 'ns
By Uncle Sam.

owing to the absence Of II. V. A.
Ferguson. special agent for the DEPART
ment OF the interior, the matter OF the
selection of various areas OF alleged
coal bearing lands for grazing purposes
has been postponed until June .. The
matter is creating considerable inter
est and threatens at this time 70 cul-
inmate In scandal OF generous proper
tons and to result In the suspension
Of thousands OF acres until the matter
is definitely decided In the motion on
which the continuance was granted
Special Agent Ferguson set forth the
following
First-That the order directing SAID
hearing Is ambiguous, In this, to-wit'
that It does not clearly appear there
from whether the hearing involves the
right Of the State of Utah TO make
Agricultural college selection No. ~
in toto. or only in cases where coal
declaratory statements are in conflict
with the State Of Utah's right In the
premises.
second-That 1t is OF great impor-
lance to the plaintiff to have the scope
OF said order determined, and without
such determination no proper determin-
alton can be had
Thlrd-That the special agent cannon
attend upon the land office In salt Lake
civ on the 18th day OF April 1903 by
reason OF special assignment TO duty
AT Vancouver, In the state OF wash
ington.
Fourth-That the special agent has
peculiar knowledge Of the facts inVolY-
ed in this proceeding. and that no 9TH
or person can adequately protect the
plaintiffs rights In the premises WITH
out special preparation.
The subjoned allegations which are
embraced In an order from Washington
addressed TO the Register and ReeeiV-
or last fall declare that the selections
made by the state were nothing more
nor less than a fraudulent attempt on
its part 20 secure valuable coal-bear-
ing properties as grazing lands. In this
contention recently II was shown that
one party had induced a. others to file
on coal lands In Carbon county from
time to time and that these men had
no interest in the properties beyond be-
ing mere straw men who as soon as the
filings ran out would get others TO re-
new them in order 20 prevent bona noe
miners from fling on the lands and de-
A M
these matters We're brought out ter
minated suddenly in compromise,
The order from Washington Is as FOL
lows.
Sirs-Aug. %. 1902. the State Of Utah
filed In your Office It's selection list No.
~ OF selections for Agricultural college,
which you approved Sept TO- 1902 Said
list shows, with other tract lots :, =,
8 and 6. Il. Y OF ~ W. Z and 5. w Y
OF sec. 4; all sec. g. lots /, 6 =. y of
$, T.. Y Of sec. y; r . Of 5, w p, r.
x Of S. r. Y OF sec. s w Y Of $. +. \.
S. W. = OF n. Il. y OF sec. .: ~ = q
sec. IS: an Of sec. H., r. . Of secs. 10
and ~; secs. 20 and e. ~. II s.. r f.,
in Carbon county. The plat field notes
OF survey to said towsnihp return as
coal land all OF secs g. IS and ~. Il
II appears that the state ~ Utah has
selected these lands as grazing and that
hearings were ordered az your Office
for Nov. 10 and CO. 1909, 10 determine the
character Of all tracts embraced IN said
list allotted In tp II s., r. z y. No
report on said hearing has been made.
Sept. u and 10. 1902, you transmitted
coal declaratory statements by The fol-
lowing parties which were offered FOR
filing In your office Sept and 49, 1902.
and suspended by you by reason ~ con-
flct with said Agricultural college list
No. q. Minnie Ipson. for $. W. A, u sec.
8. Heber Lyner, for S. r. Z o. sec. g.
Luella Washburn. for n. f. p Of sec. s;
John p. Pearson, for $. W. 4, OF sec. 8;
james Gordon. for S. w y Of sec. s;
Christine Pearson for ~ W. = OF sec.
2: Nancy Ingle for s. r. 4. Of sec. s;
Robert Lister for n. W. y ~ sec. s;
Samuel ]. Rowley. for 5. T.. Z OF sec.
s. Robert o. Chidester. for n. r. 4 Of
sec. s; Mary Z. Award, for n. L. {. Of