Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-13
Local u. S. Land Office is in Re-
Ceipt Of Circular From
Washington.
IT IS OF GENERAL INTEREST,
In Regard to Lands Withdrawn From
Coal Entry and Not Released From
Such Withdrawals.

The local L. $. land Office is in re-
ceipt of circular OF instruction from
the department OF the interior relative
TO lands withdrawn from coal entry
and not released from such withdraw
ais. The document IS Of general in
terest all over the west. and reads as
follows;
l. Lands heretofore withdrawn from
coal entry and not released from such
Withdrawals shall be entered on the
tract book as coal lands"
2. No entries of lands so noted shall
he permitted under the coal land laws
until the maps and lists, as hereinafter
mentioned, are fled in the local land
office. Provided however such lands
are now open for location and entry
under the general mining laws for
valuable deposits of gold, silver, or
copper, Notwithstanding the fact that
they may also contain workable depos-
its of coal. Lands noted on the tract
books as coal lands may, If uonmin.
eral IN character, be entered under the
appropriate land laws, but no final
proof or entry will be allowed until
receipt OF q report from a field officer.
in accordance with Instructions from
the commissioner Of the general land
office, unless said lands have been
restored to entry as herinafter pro-
vided
8. You will be furnished, from time
to time, township maps showing the
coal lands in the respective townships,
containing thereon the price al which
such coal lands will be sold, Lands
not enumerated and priced as coal
lands" IN any such township map shall
he treated as restored 70 entry under
the general land laws, and you will so
filing of such maps, coal claims may be
received as provided by the regulate
OF April H. 1907, within the townships
covered thereby
All coal filings made within 60 days
prior TO Withdrawals from coal entry
may be completed within the time pre-
scribed by the statutes. less the time
from date Of such Withdrawals TO date
of special written notice OF filing of
the maps and lists in the local office,
az herein provided. such notice to be
given by you to all persons entitled
thereto, Also persons who had. within
GO days prior to such withdrawal,
opened and improved coal mine upon
public surveyed lands may fle within
the statutory period allowed. less that
covered by the withdrawal Claims
upon unsurveyed lands classed as coal
lands must be presented for filing with
In so days after the filing of the plat
OF survey II the maps and plats are
filed before the survey or, after tho
lands have been surveyed, within 60
days after the fling of the maps and
lists herein required in the local office,
If the maps and lists are filed after the
survey. However. in cases OF valid
and existent rights. the price per acre
10 be paid will be the minimum price
fixed by statute.
LANDS NOT COAL LANDS"
4 Lands not listed as Coal lands"
as herelnbefore mentioned. may be en-
tered under any of the public land laws
applicable to the particular tract. II
any of these lands are found to con-
tain workable deposits of coal they
may be entered under the provisions Of
the coal land circular of April IL, 1907.
at the minimum price fixed by the
statute.
ACTION REQUIRED BY SPECIAL
AGENTS.