The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-27

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 area, but in no case to exceed 3,2OO acres, within the geologic oil or gas structure of a producing oil or gas field, shall be leased to any one claim ant under the provisions of this sec tion when the area of such geologic oil structure exceeds GAO acres. Any claimant or his successor, subject to this limitation, shall, however, have the right to select and receive the lease as in this section provided for that portion of his claim or claims equal to, but not in excess of, said one half of the area of such geologic oil structure, but not more than 3,200 acres.
 "All such leases shall be made and the amount of royalty to be paid for oil and gas produced, except oil or gas used for production purposes on the claim, or unavoidably lost, after the execution of such lease shall be fixed by the secretary of the interior under appropriate rules and regula- tions: Provided, however, That as to all like claims situate within any wells thereon only shall be leased, to- gether with an area of land sufficient fo, hn O terms and payment of royalties for past and future production as herein No wells shall be drilled in the land subject to this provision within 660 feet of any such leased we'll without the consent of the lessee: Provided, however, that the President may, in his discretion, lease the remainder or any part of any such claim upon which such wells have been drilled, and in the event of such leasing said claim ant or his successors shall have preference right to such lease: And
 
 the drilling of additional wells by the claimant or his successor within the limited area of 66O feet heretofore provided for upon such terms and con- ditions as he may prescribe.
 No claimant for a lease who has been guilty of any fraud, or who had knowledge or reasonable grounds to know of any fraud, or who has not acted honestly and in good faith shall be entitled to any of the benefits of this section.
 Upon the delivery and acceptance of the lease, as in this section pro- vided, all suits brought by the govern ment affecting such lands may be set tied and adjusted in accordance here with, and all moneys impounded in such suits or under the act entitled An act to amend an act entitled An act to protect the locators in good faith of oil and gas lands who shall have effected an actual discovery of oil or gas on the public lands of the United States, or their successors in interest" approved March 2, 1911,' approved August 25, 1914 (Thirty eighth Statutes at Large, page 708), 1 shall be paid over to the parties en- titled thereto. In case of conflicting claimants for leases under this sec tion the secretary of the interior is ] authorized to grant leases to one or more of them as shall be deemed just All leases hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the claimant and all per sons claiming through or under him by lease, contract or otherwise, as their interests may appear, subject, however, to the same limitation as to area and acreage as is provided for claimant in this section: Provided, That no claimant acquiring any inter est in such lands since September 1, 1919, from claimant on or since said date claiming or holding more than the maximum allowed claimant under this section shall secure lease there on or any interest therein, but the in- hibition of this proviso shall not ap- ply to an exchange of any interest in such lands made prior to the first day of January, 1920, which did not in- crease or reduce the area of exchange held or claimed in excess of said maxi mum by either party to the exchange: | Provided further, That no lease or leases under this section shall be granted, nor shall any interest therein inure to any person, association or cor poration for a greater aggregate area or acreage than the maximum in this section provided for.