The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-31
ACRICUL TURAL ENTRIES ON
 COAL LANDS

Alaska was introduced in the Senate on March 8: Be it enacted by the Senate and l House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress , assembled, That from and after the passage of this Act homestead claims may be initiated by actual settlers on public lands of the United States in Alaska known to contain worka- able coal, oil, or gas deposits, or that may be valuable for the coal, 1 oil, or gas contained therein, and withdrawn, whenever such claim shall be initiated with view of obtaining or passing title with reservation to the United States of the coal, oil, or gas in such lands, and of the right to prospect for, mine, and re- move the same; and any settler who has initiated a homestead claim in good faith on lands containing work ! able deposits of coal, oil or gas, or that may be valuable for the coal, oil, or gas contained therein, may perfect the same under the provisions of the laws under which the claim was initiated, but shall receive the limited patent provided for in this
 
 | it be discovered at any time prior | to the issuance of a final certificate on any claim initiated for unreserved lands in Alaska that the, lands are | coal, oil, or gas in character, the pat ent issued on such entry shall con- l tain the reservation required by this | Act.
 | Section 2.-That upon satisfactory proof of full compliance with the pro visions of the laws under which the entry is made and of this Act the cool, oil, or gas in the land so pat ent to the lands entered by him, which patent shall contain reser- vation to the Uuited States of all the coal. oil or gas in the land so pat ented, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same The coal, oil, or gas deposits so reserved shall be subject to dis posal by the United States in ac- cordance with the provisions of the | laws applicable to coal, oil, or gas ] deposits or coal, oil, or gas lands in Alaska in force at the time of such disposal. Any person quail fled to acquire coal, oil, or gas de- posits, or the right to mine and re- move the coal or to drill for and remove the oil or gas under the laws of the United States, shall have the right at, all times to enter upon the lands entered or patented, as pro- vided by the provisions of this Act, | for the purpose of prospecting for | coal, oil, or gas therein, upon the ap- proval by the Secretary of the h. LerlOr Ol d DOilu ol uhuOi .1hiiiS 'O be filed with him as security for l the payment of all damages to the crops and Improvements on such lands by reason of such prospecting Any person who has acquired from the United States the coal, oil or gas deposits in any such land, or the l right to mine, drill, or remove the same, may re-enter and occupy so much of the surface thereof as may he required for all purposes reason ably incident to the mining and re- noval of the coal, oil, or gas there from, and mine and remove the coal or drill for and remove the oil or gas upon payment of the damages caused thereby to the owner, or upon giving good and sufficient bond or undertaking on an action ln- stituted in any competent court to ascertain and fix damages: Provided, That the owner under such limited patent shall have the right to mine the coal for use on the land for do- nestle purposes at any time prior to the disposal by the United States of the coal deposits: Provided furth- CT That nothing in this Act shall be
 construed as authorizing the ex-
 ploration upon or entry of any coal dopos;to withdrawn from SIlch eX-
 ploration and purchase: And pro-
 vided further, That nothing herein
 contained shall be held or construed
 to authorize the entry or disposition \ under section 2306, United States Re-
 visad Statutes or under Acts am-