RESTORATION OF APRIL 30, 1910. APRIL 28, 1910. The Honorable, SIR: The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. In response to urgent request of January 24, 1910, from M. B. Gearon of Chicago, that withdrawn oil lands in southwestern Utah, be examined at once in order that a decision might be reached with regard to proposed Carey Act selections in which Mr. Gearon is interested: On February 4, 1910, I sent Geologist Robert Anderson, to make an examination of the area. It appears from the report of Mr. Anderson that for the most part the lands involved in this Carey Act selection either have no oil value or that the prospective value of the irrigated lands will be many times the prospective oil value. On April 11, 1910,1 I recommended the restoration of lands in this field which are not underlain by the oil-bearing rocks. These lands were restored on April 14. I now recommend the restoration of the following tracts because the land is more valuable for agricultural uses than as oil land. Salt Lake Meridian, Utah. T. 43 S., R. 10 W., Secs. 4 to 9, 16 to 21, 28 to 33 inclusive. T. 42 S., R. 11 W., Secs. 19 to 36 inclusive. T. 43 S., R. 11 W., All. T. 42 S., R. 12 W., All. T. 43 S., R. 12 W., All. T. 43 S., R. 13 W., Secs. 19 to 21, 28 to 32 inclusive. T. 43 S., R. 14 W., Secs. 4 to 10, 14 to 24, 25 to 36 inclusive. Salt Lake Meridian, Arizona. All portions of the following townships, which may be found to lie south of the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude: T. 43 S., R. 10 W., W of township. T. 43 S., Rs. 11, 12, 13, and 14 W. The area involved in this recommendation of restoration is approximately 116,482 acres, and its approval will leave 581,566 acres still withdrawn in the State of Utah in aid of proposed legislation affecting the use and disposition of petroleum deposits on the public domain. From the report of the field geologist I do not deem it advisable to recommend the restoration of the other lands which Mr. Gearon desires to be restored. The Honorable, WITHDRAWAL OF MAY 4, 1910. MAY 3, 1910. The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. SIR: Field investigations just completed show that it is advisable to withdraw the following lands in aid of proposed legislation affecting the use and disposition of the petroleum deposits, and I therefore submit the following recommendation of withdrawal which involves 419,901 acres. TEMPORARY PETROLEUM WITHDRAWAL No. 16. In aid of proposed legislation affecting the use and disposition of the petroleum deposits on the public domain, all public lands in the following list are hereby temporarily withdrawn from all forms of location, settlement, selection, filing, entry, or disposal under the mineral or nonmineral public-land laws. All locations or claims existing and valid on this date may proceed to entry in the usual manner after field investigation and examination. New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico. T. 17 S., R. 23 E., All of township. T. 18 S., R. 23 E., All of township. The Honorable, RESTORATION OF MAY 6, 1910. The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. SIR: MAY 4, 1910. Field investigations just completed show that certain lands in existing oil withdrawals, are not oil lands. I therefore recommend the restoration of the following area: Salt Lake Meridian, Utah. T. 41 S., R. 18 W., All of township. The area involved in this recommendation is approximately 23,040 acres. In the letter of this office of April 11, 1910,1 approved by you on April 14, 1910, recommending the restoration of certain lands included in oil withdrawals, which field examination showed are not oil lands, occurs a clerical error. From the results of field examinations I am of the opinion that there is not sufficient evidence of oil to warrant the continuation of the withdrawal with respect to the following lands in Louisiana, and I therefore recommend that they be restored: 1 See p. 174. OIL RESTORATION. Louisiana Principal Meridian, Louisiana. T. 15 N., Rs. 10 to 16 W., inclusive. T. 23 N., Rs. 10 to 14 W., inclusive. The area involved in this restoration is 1,036,800 acres of which only a very small percentage is public land. The original withdrawal of December 15, 1908,' was however made in blanket form and the restoration is therefore in the same terms. On November 10, 1900,2 an area of approximately 552,960 acres in the Salt Creek region, Wyoming, was withdrawn from agricultural entry on recommendation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office on account of alleged oil character of the land. On September 27, 1901,3 following field examination by a special agent, approximately 92,160 acres of this area were restored. On April 1, 1903, an additional restoration was made, leaving an outstanding withdrawal covering 173,530 acres. On July 26, 1909, you approved a recommendation of the Commissioner that this withdrawal be continued pending examination by the Geological Survey. As this examination was not completed at the time of the initiation of the policy of withdrawing oil lands from all disposition in aid of proposed legislation, this area was included in Temporary Petroleum Withdrawal No. 5, approved by you on September 27, 1909.o As a result of field examination by the Geological Survey in this area, I find that the following lands included in this withdrawal are not valuable for oil and accordingly recommend their restoration. This recommendation of restoration includes 139,135 acres. RESTORATION OF LANDS INCLUDED IN TEMPORARY PETROLEUM WITHDRAWAL No. 5. Sixth Principal Meridian. Sec. 30, E. of SW. †, W. † of SE. 1, SE. † of SE. †, lots 2, 3 and 4; Sec. 31, all; Sec. 32, SW. of NE. 1, W. 1, SE. 1; Sec. 33, SW. † of SW. 1; Sec. 35, E., E. of NW. †, NW. † of NW., NE. † of SW.}; Sec. 27, E. of NE. 1. T. 40 N., R. 78 W., Secs. 1 to 5 inclusive; Sec. Sec. 6, S. of NE. 1, SE. of NW. 4, NE. of SW. 1, SE. 1, lots 1, 2 and 3; 7, NE. 1, N. of SE. †, SE. † of SE. 1; Secs. 8 to 17 inclusive; Sec. 18, E. of NE. 1, NE. † of SE. 1; Sec. 20, E., E. † of W. 1⁄2, NW. † of NW. †; Secs. 21 to 28 inclusive; Sec. 29, NE., E. † of NW. †, N. 1 of SE. †, SE. † of SE. 1; Sec. 32, NE. † of NE. 1, Sec. 33, N., N. of SW. 1, SE. 1 of SW. 1, SE. 1; T. 41 N., R. 78 W., Secs. 1 to 30 inclusive; Sec. 31, N., N. of SE. †, SE. † of SE. 1; Secs. 32 to 36 inclusive. T. 42 N., R. 78 W., Secs. 25 to 36 inclusive. 4, SW. of NW., W. of SW., SE. of SW., lot 4; Secs. 5 to 8 inclusive; Sec. 28, N. of NE. 1, SW. of NE. 1, W. †, W. of SE. }; Secs. 29 to 32 inclusive; Sec. 33, NW. 1, W. of SW. }; |