anaheim-gazette 1929-02-07

Government Lands Rich in Minerals Two Hundred Billion Tons of Fuel Still in Uncle Sam's Lands On the public domain, says the Geological Survey, there are 30,000,000 acres of coal land, which contain 200,000,000-1,000 tons of fuel for the future. This single item gives an idea of the latest values that still remain in government-owned land. "While the area of land still remaining in public ownership," said President Coolidge in his recent message to Congress, "is small compared with the vast area in private ownership, the natural resources of those in public ownership are of immense present and future value. This is particularly true as to minerals and water power." There are half a million acres of phosphate land, says a statement from the Department of the Interior, that can supply 8,000,000,000 tons of this essential fertilizer as its need in American farms is better realized. There is an undetermined acreage of potash deposits, the best of which yet discovered are on public lands. There are 65 developed oil and gas fields with an annual production of 33,000,000 barrels of oil. There are 4,000,000 of oil shale from which possibly 60,000,000,000 barrels of oil can be extracted when high prices arrive to warrant the higher cost. The general policy of the Federal Government as reflected in recent legislation is to retain the ownership of the principal natural resources of its remaining public lands, permitting the development of these resources only under lease or permit. In order to carry out this policy it is necessary to examine and classify all the public lands with reference to their highest use or value. This work of classifying all the public lands and leasing the mineral lands has been assigned to the Geological Survey. Efficient beneficial use of the lands is the purpose of classification. An indication of the extent to which use is now being made of our mineral history of the Agricultural Bureau because of the participation western states which will principally products and reintake its place as the biggest in the United States this year. U. S. C. Will Gill Courses in Ocean liners, express trails and airplanes will support classrooms for college students. Europe will constitute a campus, when three travel nounced by the University California hold session from September. (1) A "vagabond" trip expedition, restricted to mainly planned for students' ture. All passage will be countries to be visited include Italy, and England, are which have come the best technical traditions. Pain sketching trips and tours and study will grant to those qualified and interested. (2) With an itinerary covering continental motor to places of literary art interest, a travel touring and sculpture for female students is also announced will visit Geneva, head the League of Nations, La Paris, will drive over... Isolation is to retain the ownership of the principal natural resources of its remaining public lands, permitting the development of these resources only under lease or permit. In order to carry out this policy it is necessary to examine and classify all the public lands with reference to their highest use or value. This work of classifying all the public lands and leasing the mineral lands has been assigned to the Geological Survey. Efficient beneficial use of the lands is the purpose of classification. An indication of the extent to which use is now being made of our mineral and water power resources, under permit or lease, may be gleaned from the following statistics: Out of a total of nearly 13,000,000 horsepower now developed in the United States, more than 4,500,000 horsepower is developed on public lands or navigable streams, under authorization of the Federal Government. From the passage of the mineral leasing law in 1920 to June 30, 1928, 197,000,000 barrels of oil has been produced from public lands under government lease or permit, of which more than 23,000,000 barrels was produced in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1928. During a similar period nearly 13,000,000 tons of coal has been mined from leased public lands, of which about 3,000,000 tons was produced in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1928. Last year the oil and gas rights in a tract of 160 acres of public land were disposed of for $420,000, in addition to which the government will probably receive a royalty of $1,000,000 or more on the oil and gas when they are produced. Before knowledge of their mineral content was available other tracts of eve ngreater value have been disposed of as agricultural lands for a nominal filing fee that falls to pay the cost of administration. The gain to the United States from adequate information on a single tract of this kind would provide an appropriation sufficient to ascertain values of large areas of the public land in advance of disposal, as a means of intelligent administration and insurance against loss. At the end of the fiscal year 1928 nearly 22,000 mineral permits, leases, and licenses were under supervision by the Geological Survey. Certain supervisory work in connection with the naval petroleum reserves is done by the Survey on behalf of the Bureau of Engineering, Department of the Navy, and similar work in connection with some Indian reservations is done on behalf of the Office of Indian Affairs. The royalties from oil produced on navel petroleum reserves and Indian lands for the year ended June 30, 1928, amounted to over $9,000,000. The unappropriated public lands amount to 194,000,000 acres, equal in area to 14 of the smaller states. In addition to this the mineral rights on about 19,000,000 acres of land patented under the stock-raising law have been retained. Rights to specific minerals have been retained in 11,750,000 acres. From Siskiyou to San Diego, California's annual tournament of words is now being waged—the qualifying round of America's greatest spelling bee. The finals will be staged at the 75th Anniversary State Fair next September. High schools and elementary schools of California are selecting their county champions who will come to Sacramento to spell it out for $700 in cash prizes, and medals to be awarded by Governor C. C. Young. The first spelling bee, held last year, proved that California's school children are expert in one of the rudiments of education which is supposed to be in a state of neglect. In the elementary school finals, for instance, the contest developed into a marathon which lasted an entire day, and after exhausting all the words in Beard & Bagley's history as well as the vocal cords of the professor who did the pronouncing, there were still twelve boys and girls waiting for more words to conquer and the prize money had to be divided among them. This year the committee in charge of the tournament is playing safe by extending the range of words to all text books used in the elementary schools. There are three classifications: Elementary schools first prize of $200, second prize of $100 and third prize of $50, together with gold, silver and bronze medals. High schools, same prizes as elementary. Adults (written contest), same prizes. Ellis Franklin of Colfax, educational director of the State Agricultural Society and "father of the spelling bee," predicts this year's contest will create even greater interest than last year's. Appointment of Justus Craemer of Orange to five state fair committees was announced today by R. A. Condee, president of the State Agricultural Society. Craemer will head the publicity committee and will also serve on the following: Junior Division and Vocational committee, Agriculture and Horticulture committee, Poultry committee and the Horse Show committee. The committee appointments are made as part of the organization plan being worked out by President Condee in preparation for the 75th Anniversary State Fair and Western States exposition, to be held in Sacramento August 31st to September 9th this year. It will be the largest state fair in the The potential power of the water power developments that would affect government lands is estimated at 15,000,000 horsepower. This is a great estate worthy of much study and careful administration. In order that the interests of all the people may be served. The United States Geological Survey is attempting to supply the facts on which that careful, intelligent administration may be based. The royalties from oil produced on naval petroleum reserves and Indian lands for the year ended June 30, 1928, amounted to over $9,000,000. The unappropriated public lands amount to 194,000,000 acres, equal in area to 14 of the smaller states. In addition to this the mineral rights on about 19,000,000 acres of land patented under the stock-raising law have been retained. Rights to specific minerals have been retained in 11,750,000 acres. The potential power of the water power developments that would affect government lands is estimated at 15,000,000 horsepower. This is a great estate worthy of much study and careful administration. In order that the interests of all the people may be served. The United States Geological Survey is attempting to supply the facts on which that careful, intelligent administration may be based. very low rates to the east, south and north central Good February 1 to March 2-1928 New COACH—RECORDING CHAIR Service Fred Harvey Meals fare to DENVER ... $30.00 KANSAS CITY ... $49.00 FT. WORTH ... $40.00 ST. 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Countries to be visited including France, Italy, and England, are those from which have come the best of our architectural traditions. Participation in sketching trips and tours of observation and study will grant college credit to those qualified and interested. (2) With an itinerary-curriculum covering continental motor expeditions to places of literary, artistic and historic interest, a travel course in painting and sculpture for feminine college students is also announced. The coeds will visit Geneva, headquarters of the League of Nations, London, Rome and Paris, will drive over the famous Autocarada to Lake Como and will take an excursion to Murren, quaint village high in the Alps. (3) Leaving a little later to accommodate beauty-loving and knowledge-seeking teachers, the third S. C. travel course will cover a route including Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and England, visiting centers from which have come the best expressions of the fine arts, including Paris, Rome; Heldelberg, Amsterdam; Brussels and London. Cultural values o'f the treasures of Europe will be emphasized in all three travel courses. Elastic plans will allow for sightseeing, shopping, rest, recreation and for visiting museums, galleries, parks and places of peculiar interest. Dean A. C. Weatherhead o'f the Trojan School of Architecture, Professor Clayton Baldwin and Dr. Mary S. Crawford, dean of women and professor of French at the University of Southern California, will direct the summer educational jaunts. Christian Science Church "Spirit" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon Sunday in all churches of Christ, Scientist, branches of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, in Boston, Mass. In the Lesson-Sermon, citations will be read from the Bible, including an account of healing works of Christ Jesus in the land of Gennesaret, from Matthew xiv. "And when the men of that place had knowledge of Him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto Him all that were diseased; and besought Him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made perfectly whole." Correlative selections will also be read from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, including the passage, "Jesus established his church and maintained his mission on a spiritual foundation of Christian healing. He taught his followers that his religion had a divine principle, which would cast out err and heal both the sick and the sinning." President-elect Hoover crossed the equator on Christmas day and you can take it from us that that's a lot safer than he will find crossing Pennsylvania Avenue when he gets back home. 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