Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-28
UNCLE SAM AFTER
UTAH COAL LANDS.


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The state land hoard was created 10
MANAGE and control the grant 10 behalf
OF the state and 10 make the selection.
BLAMEs LAND BOARD.
The charges against the state land
board are In the following language.
"Youf orator further shows that the
only lands which the State Of Utah
was authorized 10 select and obtain
title 10 form complainont.were surveyed
Incorporated. unreseryed, non-mln-
eral lands.and no officer OF complainant
had authority TO transfer the title
OF complainant % said state 10 any
public lands that had been appropriate
ed or reserved, or We're known mineral
lands That the officers ot defendant
and their cuniederates well knew the
provisions Of said law. and thereupon
81 executing their scheme 10 unlaWfully
obtain possession OF, and title to coal
lands procured men and women to ap-
ply. and who seyerally did apply 20
said state board. for the selection by
the State Of Utah OF an OF the tracts OF
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scribed, knowing the same 20 be val
liable coal lands ~ complainant and
procured said men and women 10 false
~ represent that such lands were not
mineral lands. but agricultural or graz
ing lands Thereupon. on presentation
Of said applications. II became the
duty OF said state board 10 make
thorough investigation of such lands TO
determine their character before max
ing and filing lists ~ selections with
complalnant's officers thereunto duly
authorized to-Nit. the register and re-
ceiver OF the United states land Office
At salt Lake city Utah. for the pur-
pose Of obtaining The compliments
title thereto in part satisfaction OF the
land grant Of Congress 10 said state as
aforesaid.
CLAIMS 1T FAILED.
"And your orator AYERS that said
state board did not m fact make luy
such examination and Investigation ore
TO the character ~ said lands whether
the same were mineral or coal lands.
or non-mlneral and non-c0al lands nor
as to whether said lands We're OF We're
not grazing or agricultural lands and
this either as p collective body or by
any one or more Of It's members or ofii-
GERS or It's agents. or by means ot
any person or persons employed. or
procured by Il as agents for such pur-
poses, but on the contrary, acted SOLE
~ on the representations. IN the cases
herenbefore set forth and concerned
I'm this suit. were not only interested
and biased. but false and fraudulent IN
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persons dld not seek TO obtain them
for grazing or agricultural purposes. "a
they represented. but, ala seek them
for defendant. Tor coal mines: and also
in that they represented they were not
mineral or coal lands. when In fact they
were such. and were sought 10 De OBJ
tained by defendant for the certainty
that they were such. As a result Of
such false and fraudulent representa-
lions OF said defendants applicants
said state board was induced 10 enter
into contracts I'm writing with said APP
phcants respectively, that on compll-
ance with certain conditions, not ma
terlal or necessary here to be set forth.
tint said board would select the lands
applied for, and when the state should
have obtained title TO the same would
sell 10 such respective applicants said
land at private sale at 81 80 per acre. or
thereabouts; and your orator further
shows that said board appointed It's
president and secretary, as It's agents
20 attend 10 the details Of its business
and 10 investigate the lands involved In
all applications 10 purchase as well as
to obtain certified selections from COM
plainaut OF lands provided FOR By the
grant aforementioned. and so Il was.
that president and secretary In the
supposed performance OF their duties.
appointed the applicants herein 20 be
mentioned. for the lands herein con-
cerned as agents Of said board 10 ex-
anime and investigate as TO the char
acer OF the lands: whereupon each and
every applicant. as your orator Is in
formed and believes. and therefore
charges. duly reported for himself and
herself a. he or she. as the case was,
had Investigated and found his or her
desired tract 60 be non-c0al and nom
mineral. and chiefly valuable for agrl-
cultural purposes.
COMPLIANCE DENIED.
"Your orator further shows that AT
the time when said several appllca-
tons were made. Il was known rule
Of compliments general land office
that no register or receiver Of any
land office IN the mineral state should
accept an entry OF non-mineral land
unless accompanied by a non-mineral
affidavit, based upon the personal
knowledge Of the entryman. and this
rule applied IN full force 10 selections
when made by the state. under the
grant 20 it by the act OF Congress.
~ trlf Ia 4FnnfnaT s.frfn
said state board BY It's president and
secretary as selecting agents did not
comply with the same, az appears
from the several affldayits accompany.
ing the several lists IN which the land.
herein concerned are Included. Your
orator AYERS that the only affdavit'
furnished by ;he state board % SAID
register and receiver. accompanying
laid lists, respectively, was one in oacf
case .n effect. and practically IN,
same IN all cases. because a printed
form was made use Of Ike the follow
ing
ESTATE or UTAH
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE
we, --, authorized agents o
the state board ~ land commissioner
81 the State 81 Utah. being first dul.
gonie ~ 81 lands, hereby selected. /
a correct list Of a portion OF tho pub
lie lands selected by the state ~ Utah
under section -- ~ am act Of Con
gress entitled: AN act TO enable Nh
people OF Utah 20 form constltutio
and state government, and 10 he admit
ted into the Union ON a footing wit
the original states. approved July Il
lSsi that an Of The said lands are va
cant. Incorporated, and are not 81
terdicted mineral or reserved land
and are Of the character contemplate
by the grant I'm said act. that we hay
caused the lands mentioned 20
carefully examined by agents and en-
ployes of the state. as 10 their mincrl
or agricultural character aud thi
there Is not 20 our knowledge With
The limits thereof any vein OF lot
of quartz or other rock iu rfgca heal