The San Francisco call., 1910-07-08
TAFT CLAMPS
LID ON VAST
COAL AREAS
President, at Beverly, Signs Or
ders Withdrawing 35,000,-
900 Acres From Entry
Lands Are in North and South
Dakota, Washington, Utah,
Colorado and Arizona

BEVERLY, Mass, July 7.-Continu-
ing his policy of practical conserva-
ton President Taft late tonight signed
orders Withdrawing 35.o73,Is4 acres of
coal lands from the public domain in
the states of North and South Dakota,
Washington, Utah Colorado and the
territory OF Arizona.
OF the total withdrawals. 2O,69S. .4e9
acres are new. while 14.S74,s95 acres
are covered in combinations and ratif-
cations under the new law. approved
June 20. Of Withdrawals made during
the last four years by both Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft.
North and South Dakota are the two
states affected by the new Withdrawals.
From the public domain in North Da-
kota, the president has withdrawn from
settlement 17.S2s.1s2 acres of land be-
1ieVec TO contain workable coal IN
South Dakota the amount withdrawn
is 2.s70.2S7 acres
. Previous Withdrawals confirmed by
the president tonight are divided among
the several states as follows:
Washington, 2,2O7,S67 acres; Arizona,
Colorado, 6,19I.l6l acres.
BREAK IN VACATION
The withdrawal orders prepared by
the geological survey and approved by
the secretary OF the interior reached
Beverly from Washington late tonight
They were sent tonight TO the Taft
cottage on Burgess point, where they
were signed by the president. This was
announced as one Of the few important
II mill he led n a a
tentiOn during his 10 days of real va
cation.
All the Withdrawals and confirma-
tions were made under the law passed
Al the last session Of congress, which
definitely authorized the president TO
withdraw various lands from entry
pending their classification and special
disposition by congress.
- The president urged this law as the
first step IN his plan for practical con-
servation. He hoped to secure addi-
tional legislation at the coming ses-
sion Of congress dealing with the
terms under which power sites, coal,
petroleum and phosphate lands may be
.. disposed Of.
In Colorado the various orders OF
withdrawal confirmed tonight date
Erorl July 26, 1905, TO June 81, 1910;
in Utah from July 2s, 1906, to May 8,
1910; in Arizona. from November %,
1909, TO December Is, 1909, and in
Washington from Julys 2s. 1905. 10
April Z 1909. In Withdrawing the vast
amount Of new lands IN North and
South Dakota, the president and Sec
retarv Ballinger have acted principally
on q report by Arthur Q. jana, prac-
ffcaI miner employed by the geological
surVev.
LARGE AREAS WORKABLE
Director George Otis Smith Of the
geological survey. in his recommends-
Cd tion for withdrawals in North and
South Dakota, says:
a consideration Of the information
available here as well as Of the report
Of Jana leads US to the conclusion that
there are large areas in these states
which are underlaid by Ignite consid-
cred workable under the present regu-
lations and which should be withdrawn
from entry
All the orders state that the lands
are withdrawn from settlement. loca-
ton, sale or entry and reserved for ex-
animation and classification with re-
Spect to coal values"
President Taft earlier this week
signed orders Withdrawing approxi-
r1ately s.5oO.O acres Of water power
sites. phosphate and petroleum lands IN
the United States and all of the known
coal fields in Alaska
Forest Boundaries Changed
WASHINGTON, July The presi-
. dent has signed several procIa tions
eliminating total of about 652.40O
acres OF land from the national for
ests and adding 45s.455 acres to the re-
serves. The land eliminated may be
opened Up to settlement later
The SeQuoia national forest in Cali
1ornia has been stripped Of $500 acres
and has received an addition of 1888
About 1880 acres have been trans
ferred from the Sierra national forest
70 the SeQuoia and a new forest has
been created to be known as the Kern
national by the division of the Sequoia
The new forest has an area OF 1851 ,Isll
acres. Its headquarters viii be To-
Gated at Bakersfield, Cal.
The Cheyenne national forest in
Wyoming has been deprived OF 1856
acres and its name has been changed
TO the Medicine Bow reserve. The
Medicine Bow forest in Colorado has
- been rechristened the Colorado national
forest. The Nebo national forest in
Utah has lost 1922 acres. while from
the Wasatch national forest in the
same state 1870 acres have been elm
mated.
The Chihuahua national forest in
Arizona and New Mexico has lost 1927
acres by the proclamations and re-
csigyd an addition Of S0.56o acres. About
3s3.S09 acres have been eliminated from
the Coronado national forest in Ari-