Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-21
ACRES OF
COAL LAND ARE
WITHDRAWN
REPORT
BY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Oil Land Withdrawal Made in
New Mexico in May Of 49,
901 Acres Big Withdrawals
for Power Sites.
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 Munsev Building,


ME legislation is under consider
alton by congress looking 10 n more
effective conservation policy by the
government thar is now possible.
Uncle Sam meantime is making the
most Of his present opportunities and
Is pushing vigorously ahead in the
real wor of securing the best de-
velopment Of natural resources, What
is known as the land classification"
office-report Of the geological survey
for the month of May contains some
live statements.
During the month the survey re-
ported on 1,097 PSI acres Of coal land
Withdrawals of which S29,324 acres
We're classified rs non-coal lands. The
coal lands were valued. by 40-acre
units, according to the estimated tom
mage, and the aggregate price fixed
Was sos, sos, 100. Under the minimum
price fixed by law. which obtained in
the disposal of o lands until with
IN the past few years, the price of.
these lands would have been but $13,-
320,390. a difference OF $45, 900, 900
as Il result of one months work.
Heretofore coal land valuations have
been based entirely upon the field
work and survey of biologists but of
the aforementioned acreage 1892
=" ~ anus WIN =" N@i
ud,,on ~ @'e''uoo' were pllceu on the
pasis VI q report pN a speclai agent
Of the general land office, This tract
Of land is the first California land to
be classified as coal. New Withdraw
ais Of lands, containing more or less
c.oal ana supJect 70 luture classiilca-
ION gnu ~Naiuatioh' were maze cover
ing 1851 acres.
ienlP"rary MltndraWals were made
OoNerlllE Sieoe9 acres alohR western
rivers ueslsied y reserve and Protcct
leueial water power SITES. subject to
REVISION atler lleld examination and
20 lurther maj dlsposltl2n following
ny congress, reservations
were also mace covering 20,ol2 acres
81 lend ~ WA on OF poW-
81 SITES Whicn was Iouhd upoh tuf-
ther eNahlihallon TO pc non-essentlal
I" lne SuNeIilmeht control OF the poW-
me policy or the survey In maxi
Ing NlhdiH"als il festoratlons IS
stated to be mat Withdrawals OF land
LOT an purposes OF protection OF or
lerent resources are maze 70 include
iit'ie puplit ANA as ~ deeHed
necessary 70 iully protect the govern
mem AT tne 'lhle 81 the WITHDRAWALS
WHO ~ l'st aS supSequenl tNamllla-
tlon OF aNallapic data or lleld invest
'SatoH SHOWS WlthuraWh areas 10 nc
10 me government pro- I
'ec'ion such areas are restored to I
publc en'rN {
An or lahd WlthdfaWal was made in
New Mexico covering 4l9.9el acres A
WhlIe IN yuan -5,04o acres were re-
'tofcd when fleld examination shaW-
'd !" pc noh-oll lahd. ]
IN rlorlaa' where there Is stu some 1
pupllc l1nu' Il phosphate withdrawal !
VAS hnade covering I'4Vo acres based =
~ reecut lleld examination DN q sur /
seploslst detailed To the general
ana Once and similar work IS being 4
Prosecuted IN mat state with the pros u
'e'l % Iuiure WitharaWais. the Flor 4
ia phosphate reid, while probably fl
lol Ilrst IN Tonnage comprises the II
most .N'tliahlo source OF inc country s a
phosphate supply owing to the char %
.cter of the deposits and the compar-
i've ease under which mining opera
can De conducted, i
ChueI thr enlarged homestead or 4,
2e-aere homestead act, l,2SS,s06 Y
.crea OF land We're recommended for y,
..es'Shatloh us hon-lrrlgable and ssn- =.
eel 10 entfN nde THIS act in the =
tates Of washington Montana, wy II
rior mrNi'" pnu oreson \ d
wyoming was cancelled. Since the
aSsase o. Ihls law IN ~fepruarN' 1903 u.
yer ,o~'VpV,uoo acres nave been des- ~,
s'Hittd " ~suplett - entry ~ 5~2O-acro A
."Vts' ~ NhioH l~'''VVV'Voo acres III
ave peen So DESIGNATED uhde the ~
administration re
lhls iaId 'ihSsliioatlon work shows
81 ~ p@un'' moith Tor c"Al .,
issiLiot'N'h M"Ih AS feSards area II
1s,ii'' y N""i ~"ithouSn second IA Nv
'tnt W ,N"tuV "i ne Soal lAhas m
49, lne NcN"Ii" nlShest In"hth ~ -
"a ~" W. az l'V'' win
~ N9'ue "I Whlcn
/" ~ 500 'iv record
LUG ue.ns letloneu Una. month WIN
con P'i "''' "4 app
The ceoiocicat e,,,o. ,,,
.atfor ,,nrt IN H. "nu NItsSl
nor tbin.s' ' "''''E
Tho rern,a .o.t Ian, su
regards araa la
Tho record cool l,nd .iassiGa4..,
reearle ,al,o with ona a1" PIC
first cool lanI i,baram. - ley
assification work in ranfa,nE "' &
The first oil land vitbdron."i f,jth.
w Mexico. MY
Tho first nhosnhoto lara ,.ftha. -
in Florida. r
suggestions ON tbe host "
Of fertilizing and the most