The Glenwood post., 1907-02-02
LAND OFFICE
nODIF|ES ORDER
New Ruling Permits Final Proofs
on Coal Land Entries Under
Certain Conditions
COMMISSIONERS LETTER IN FULL


If man in good faith located coal
lands previous to the order withdraw
ing such lands from entry, and had
not perfected title thereto, he will be
permitted to make proof and secure
title provided that he can show to
the full satisfaction of the general
land Office tnat his entry was made in
good faith and that he had given to
the land claimed the proper develop
ment. This is the gist of an order
issued by w. A. Richards, commits
sioner of the general land office,
copy of which was received at the
local land Office last Saturday. The
order was communicated to the regis
ter and receiver by G. F. Pollock,
assistant commissioner.
1t will be remembered that last
summer orders We're issued from the
general land office withdrawing all
coal lands from entry. Following
soon after the first letter withdraw
ing all coal lands came another order
ing all registers and receivers of gov
ernment land offices to not only reject
all entries but to refuse all final
proofs on coal entries
These orders it was thought would
work great hardship on those inter
ested in coal entries and many who
l,l
coal filings were denied the cpportu
nifty to perfect title thereto These
orders of the dates of July 81 and
October II and 16 cut off great deal
of the business of the Glenwood land
office as a large share of the business
of this Office during the past few years
has been in coal land filings.
An order has been issued under date
of January IS which will allow proofs
to be made on land filed upon previous
to the general withdrawal under Ger
tain regulations and conditions. For
the benefit of our readers the Fost
publishes the order in full:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 81, 1907.
Register and Receiver,
Glenwood Springs.
Srs:-The following, relating to
acquired and existent rights upon land
withdrawn from entry under the coal
land laws, is issued for your instruc-
tion and guidance.
G. +. POLLOCK,
Assistant Commi issoner.
Registers and Receivers.
Sirs:-January 18th the secretary
issued the following order;
by direction of the president, all
orders heretofore issued withdrawing
public lands from entry under the
coal land laws are hereby amended rs
follows:
Nothing in any withdrawal of
lands from coal entry heretofore made
shall impair any right acquired in
good faith under the coal land laws
and existent at the date of such with
drawal.
The above order merely permits the
completion of all filings made prlor to
the withdrawal, and which had not
expired at the date thereof. These
filings must be completed within the
prescrib bed time less that covered by
the withdrawal 1t also permits all
persons who had within sixty days
prior to such withdrawal opened and
improved coal mine upon public
surveyed lands, and who were pre-
vented from fling their claims because
Of. such withdrawal, to file declara-
tory statements. Claims upon unsur-
veyed lands within such Withdrawals
must be placed of record within sixty
days after the filing of the plat of sur
vey in the local land office In no
other case will any person be permit
ted to initiate or make an entry upon
such lands.
Any person seeking to perfect
right alleged to have been existent at
the date of the withdrawal must, in
addition to the showing now required
by the regulations. submit his atfida
Wit or that of his duly authorized
agent, setting forth specifically the
conditions under which the claim was
made and the different steps taken tt
perfect the same.
You will receive all the proofs sub
mitted in support of any claim under
the above order placing any money
accompanying the same to the credit
of the unearned fee account. But yot
will not issue final certificate on any
claim asserted under the above ordel