The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-25
Text OF The New Law Regulating
Mining Of Coal, Phosphate, Oil, Gas and
Sodium On The Public Domain

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senate and house OF representatives
Ct She United States OF America. IN
~couercne assembled That deposits Of
coal. phosphate. sodium. oil, OIL shalo
Or Nua and lands c%0ntalnlnN such de-
poslte owned hy the Halted States.
inciudine those IN national forests.
but excluding lands acquired under
the nrt known ~ the Appalachian
forest act. and approved March !,
lstt tT~hiriy-siNth statutes (paee
ssh. d those In national
parks. and IN lands Withdrawn or
reserved for military or naval puf-
I poses. except as hereinafter provided.
shall be subject 90 disposition IN the
form and manner provided by This
act to citizens of United States, or to
any aatocintion Of such persons. or
10 any corporation organized under
the laws OF the United States, or OF
any state or territory thereof aud
In the case Of coal. oil. oil shalc or
gas. to municipalities; provided.
That the United States reserves
the right 90 extract heilium from all
gnr produced from al lands, per-
mitted. leased or otherwise granted
under the provisions OF this act. un-
der such rules and regulations as
shall be prescribed BY the secretary
OF the INTERIOR provided further.
That IN the extraction VI hcllium
from fas produced from such lands.
u shall be - extracted - TO cause
no substantial delay In the delivery
Of a produced from the wells 10 the
purchaser thereof. and. provided.
further, that citizens o. another
country. the laws. customs or rcgtia-
lions OF which deny similar or like
PRIVILEGES to citizens or corporations
OF this country shall not by stock
ownership. stock hoidine or stock
control. wi any interest," In any lease
acquired under The provisions Of this
act.
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Sections .. 10. N and ~ provide
for leasing lands containing deposits
OF pho pilates.
P-rostsectine PERMITS for on and Gas
Not In pro,cn on FfrId.
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IN 800, ~ .rw aa,itr.r, ,iGee ~
der This nrt "A p-roanecilnr nermi,.
which shnil give Inc sxriusiye rtrbt'
for a period not exceeding ~, wears.
to prospect for OH or eas upon rot
10 exceed t0o thousand five hundred
and sixty acres on tnnd wherein such
deposits belong 10 m. United states
and are not within any known reoior-
lcai structure OF a due oil or
gas field npon condition that the
permitted shall begin drilling oper-
|ntiona within SIX months from the
date OF the permit. and shall. within
one year from and after tie dat.
OF permit. drill one or more wells
for oil or gas 10 a depth OF not less
than five hundred feet each. unless
valuable deposits OF oil or gas shall
be sooner discovered. and shall. with .
On iva years from date Of the permit.
for oil or gas to an aggregate
depth 81 not less than lwo thousand
feet unless valuable deposits OF oil or
eaa shall be sooner discovered. The
secretary ct the interior may, ~ he
shall find that the permittee has been
unable with the exercise Of diligence
10 test the land in the time granted
by tho permit. extend any such per-
init for such time. not exceeding two
years. ana upois such conditions ~
he shall prescribe.
Io.a,ions Nust s,ourorm In IcgnI
knh.HlaNaIana INa
wh.tb.r 4 I,rJs snnyb, Il, or,
su.h a-nniication and nernits ara
.trv.veJ or unaurvevcd ~. apniicant
MAN nrior ~ mine bts s-nniiratfnn
~ n.rmi, toc,t. g,cb lana. IN /, rs,-
.onabfv comrart forn, mi -arcordfnp
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luc-t,pd s,ryevs ar M t,nd be .,r-
vcved md ia an ,nnroximatcI
s,,.rc az r.ct,r.ut,r ,r.,t III H.
isnd 4. ma nn-sSryaycd trsc, H.
licmgth az which gbnli MOI exrecd Two
l.nd ons-hnif ttr,es H. vidtb ana n
ne shnti r,,,ts. fo h.. erccfed upon the
Hand for which , hermit n SOUGHT "A
nonuwen, NOT less ma, four fest
ht.b M some ronsnIcuou. piace
ltbe,eon and sbntt nosi Il notice ip
,~g,,tinv an ar ncar snid monument
s~fstgnr .hnt an apuliration for rar.
,,it Yin hc mad vitbtn go d,vs after
lg"te - nosting aid notice no name
I'd no ,nptirant me date Of Inc mo-
lice and luch rcncral desrription of
AZ, isnd to be Covered In n1rh per-
mn ~ r,ference A. go,,rs.s and as
L,,ncra from ur,b monument and
s,,ch other nsttrat ohiccts ana per-
,n.n,,t n,c,nm.rts ,s ain rossonabIy
lid.nticy thc land statinq mo nmount
lth,r.nf la ,crss no sh,u durina mo
,.rt,d ~ AL dnvs foiIovlnr such
martIpg aud pos,inp bc rntiilcd 10 IA
nr-.fcrcnc. riubr oyot otbors ~ d ner-
I'M for Tho and "a id,ntiIed
Monuments on Corner Of claim.