El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-02-26
6 %
ACRES Oil.
LANDS OPEN
B Y B | | |
o 100000 Acres Proven Coal
Lands Also Available Under
All Signed BY Wilson.
2,7O0,OO0 ACRES OF
PHOSPHATE LANDS

fEsy LEASED Nvtre Ia NEW ABaxtcan1
WaehlnntoH. Feb. 6mPreaidenk
Wilson today signed the Oh land Ieaa-
Inc Bit which opens UP for develop.
ment mllliona Of acres Of land N the
Weats
The total area De Oh lands thrown
open for lease under the bill is es-
tfmated BY the geological survey at
more than 6HO0,O0 acres while
proven coal lands under government
withdrawal total approximately S0,.
100000 acres. with $4,000, 900 acres
stiIl to be classified. Phosphate lands
are estimatedak 2,70O,00O acres With
sodium and other mineral deposits
equally as extensive.
California with 1,1g9,200 acres Of
withdrawn oil and gas lands and
Wyoming with 1,161,629 acres, lead
the other states in the extent and
richness OF their OH deposits. Dk
the six additional states containing
government oil lands made available
to lease under the BIZ, L~outstapg,
with $4,000 acres and Arizona with
23O,4O0 acres are considered To have
the most valuable deposits.
DOUBTFUL LANDS
The Utah and Montana oil areas
are estimated at more tnan 10000 600
acres each, but much Of this land,
government experts say, comes under
the "douhtfuFv classification. Colo.
RADIO contains 222, 600 acres and North
Dakota 04,&4. In addition to these
OIL resources, vast OF oil ehale
lands III Colorado, Utah and WyO'
ming are made available for exploitA-
tion.
The naval reserve oil lands In Calf
fornla and Wyoming are not made
availabl0 for pubic leasing under
the bin unless the president shan
90 prescribe. Efforts to open up this
Land were largely responsible for the
blocking OF the legislation In con-
grese for many years, the navy de-
Daftment vigorously opposing the
f~easInR cg the Rich oil deposits II
holdd ID those states. The total area
III California is 0e,000 acres and that
ia Wyoming 10000 acres.
A very slight portion Of the naval
oil reserve hKd been drilled before
the land was Withdrawn BY the gov
eminent and under the blu there win
he q feadfnstment or the claims "
the holders Of those wells.
In withdrawn coal lands, North ia,
hota leads tho other twelve STATES
With more than 1l.0o00O0 acres, III
though rs deposits are not c0nsfd.
cred as valuable "a those contained
IL the s2.S00,00o acres OF Colorado,
which are Appraised By the govern
mant af an average 81 $40 per acre.
the highest valuation for government
coal lands n eng state
NEW MEXICO coal LANps
The 7,9386l6 -acrea In Wy0minM
aro given the next mghest appraisal
az IS dollars pHr ncFa The total gfln'
alton az nearly e4Qo008go09 bang The
hfgh9st for any ak&ta Other staiee
Win enfenslvs coal lsnds are Btah
With f,nS9,e09 acres, &fontanA with
s.Te29le eefas and Nav Agzlpo with
idaho ranks first b Rosefnmept
phosphate lands. H4th q pttlg mass
than 4 mlrioA acres and #yVminS
second wsfh 4no1ta Enres, U8sa Do
poails aito beinR considered Ne neh-
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