Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 |
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... acres left , 12,000,000 acres have already been classified as coal bearing , over 4,000,000 as probably carrying oil , and 2,600,000 as phosphate lands . The most valuable discovery made in recent years as affecting the public domain is ...
... acres left , 12,000,000 acres have already been classified as coal bearing , over 4,000,000 as probably carrying oil , and 2,600,000 as phosphate lands . The most valuable discovery made in recent years as affecting the public domain is ...
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... acres.1 In addition , the Federal Government gave to the States all the swamp and over- flowed public lands within their borders , amounting to 64,000,000 acres by roughest approximation , upon condition that they used the proceeds to ...
... acres.1 In addition , the Federal Government gave to the States all the swamp and over- flowed public lands within their borders , amounting to 64,000,000 acres by roughest approximation , upon condition that they used the proceeds to ...
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... acres , 1 not one - half of which , it may safely be said , will ever prove to be cultivable . There passed out of this office last year 61,979 patents to land , some for 160 acres and some for 320 acres - donations from the Nation to ...
... acres , 1 not one - half of which , it may safely be said , will ever prove to be cultivable . There passed out of this office last year 61,979 patents to land , some for 160 acres and some for 320 acres - donations from the Nation to ...
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... Acres . 12 , 499 , 485 19 , 805 , 796 13 , 198 , 580 17,706 , 597 16 , 272 , 075 5 , 299 , 319 8,592 , 660 13 , 221 , 532 7,472 , 374 9 , 828 , 826 4 , 564 , 801 1,876 , 036 1 , 637 , 647 3 , 403 , 366 Acres . 16 , 931 , 346 1,405 , 629 ...
... Acres . 12 , 499 , 485 19 , 805 , 796 13 , 198 , 580 17,706 , 597 16 , 272 , 075 5 , 299 , 319 8,592 , 660 13 , 221 , 532 7,472 , 374 9 , 828 , 826 4 , 564 , 801 1,876 , 036 1 , 637 , 647 3 , 403 , 366 Acres . 16 , 931 , 346 1,405 , 629 ...
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... acres , as against 12,678,076 acres in 1913 and 10,135,475 acres in 1912 . 2. Issued 2,711 patents on desert - land entries , embracing 448,752 acres , as against 2,127 patents , embracing 346,794 acres , during the year previous ...
... acres , as against 12,678,076 acres in 1913 and 10,135,475 acres in 1912 . 2. Issued 2,711 patents on desert - land entries , embracing 448,752 acres , as against 2,127 patents , embracing 346,794 acres , during the year previous ...
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Page 276 - That five per centum of the proceeds of the sales of public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by the United States subsequent to the admission of said State into the Union, after deducting all...
Page 465 - Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the Geological Structure, mineral resources and products of the national domain...
Page 1129 - States is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be...
Page 546 - Harrison, the area mapped being 30 square miles, for publication on the scale of 1 :62,500, with a contour interval of 20 feet. For the control of the...
Page 1066 - ... injury, is prohibited. The outfits, including guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transportation used by persons engaged in hunting, killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such birds or wild animals, or in possession of game killed on the park lands under...
Page 1019 - Fishing with nets, seines, traps, or by the use of drugs or explosives, or in any other way than with hook and line, is prohibited. Fishing for purposes of merchandise or profit is forbidden.
Page 998 - An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States...
Page 1129 - Agriculture, and \Var to institutions which they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as they may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions...
Page 1129 - That any person who shall appropriate, excavate, injure, or destroy any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument, or any object of antiquity, situated on lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States, without the permission of the Secretary of the department of the Government having jurisdiction over the lands on which said antiquities are situated...
Page 708 - SEC. 5. That for tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this act, other than those performed for the Government of the United States, or State governments within the United States, a reasonable fee covering the necessary expenses shall be charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such tests and investigations...