Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-26

BY executive order, dated July Z,
1910, large tracts of land in various
parts of the country where there are
still vacant and unpatented lands are
swithdrawa from settlement, location,
3&sale or entry, pending examination and
with respect to coal val
AAe, by special agents of the govern
sment.
~ In the Bismarck land district the
tracts reserved cover the following
Ntownships and ranges:
sn Townships 141 to 148 range ~;
stownships 1873 to 14S, range 78; town
shI.s 1877 to 14S, range 70; townships
A155 to 148, range 80; townships 135 to
14S, range 81; townships 1876 to 14S,
range 81; townships 134 to 148, range
SO; townships 1873 to 148, range a.;
townships 1872 to 148, range IS; town
ships 1S1 to 148, range Sc; townships
1873 to 146, range 81; townships 147 to
148, range 81, outside of Fort Berthold
Indian reservation; townships 133 to
145, range SO, Inclusive; township 146,
range SO, outside of reservation; town
ships 1873 to las, range SO, inclusive;
township 146, range SO, outside OF res
ervation; townships 1873 to 145, range
80, inclusive; township LAG, range 80,
outside of reservation.
This covers all of Mclean, Mercer
and Oliver counties, and all OF Nor
ton except few townships along the
Cannon Ball river; covers all but
twenty-one townships in Burleigh
county, and also includes eight town
ships in Sheridan county.
This order is Issued In conformity
with authority conferred by acts of
congress approved July % and 25,
1910, authorizing withdrawal of public
lands in certain cases (for coal inves-
5tigation), and to provide for agricul-
tural entries on coal lands.
4 Under this order, until further in
i structions, no further entries or sales
will be allowed in the district affected
and no final ceI~.fcates will issue on
/, final proofs.
,gs, The United States land officers will,
however, accept filings and final
proofs and issue receipts for money
1aid and suspend the same, awaiting
further action on the part of the gov
iernment.
m It is probable that the mineral char
acter of the lands withdrawn will be
determined by the geological survey
department, but Just when this work
can be done is uncertain, because OF
the vastness of the undertaking and
probable insuficiency of appropria'
tions to carry on the work.
1t is likely, although this suppositio1
Is not based upon anything official,
4 that the government will ask all claim
ants affected to exercise the right of
election, that is, accept title to the
5uurface of the land, reserving to the
government all rights to coal and min
erals beneath, to be disposed of in the
future as the government sees fit, the
Sowner of the surface to be reimbursed
sfor any damage at any time on account
lUf any mining of coal on the land az
Efected.
sS While this may be looked upon as
Something of a cloud upon the title, it
fs not any more so than the reserva-
s.tion now made in all government pat
ants in relation to minerals, voter
lights, etc.
@s @ This wholesale withdrawal of public
shnds is simply in accord with the
Overwhelming sentiment in favor OF
HE conservation and preservation, for
HE benefit of all the people, OF the
Natural and useful resources OF the
ountry.
@ The greatest publicity should be
kiven this executive order, that all
claimants, prospective entrymen, sue
cessful contestants, bankers, money
loaners and others may have knoWl.
edge of the facts and know why all
entries, proofs and issuance OF final
certificates in the district affected, are
being suspended.
THE OBSERVANCE OF THIS OK
DER CONSTITUTES NO CLOUD ON
THE ENTRY OR PROOF BUT SIM
PLY MEANS DELAY.
sUREs OF cRiPPEN's ARREST
(1y Associated Press.)
London, July 25.-That Dr.. Hawley
H. Crippen and Miss Ethel Clara
Leneve are aboard the Canadian p
cific steamer Montrose, now on high