Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Total area in national monuments (figures obtained from annual Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office)... Area of vacant public land. OKLAHOMA Acres 131, 659 160, 009 780 253. 04 100, 000 34, 533 58,798 Pending unperfected entries. National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area In private ownership.. Net area in national forests... Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office). National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area In private ownership. Net area in national forests. Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office) National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area. In private ownership.. 61, 640 160 61, 480 848. 22 19, 551, 890 13, 420, 221 1, 787, 082 15, 448, 250 2,270, 227 13, 178, 023 159, 360 1, 190, 455 242, 005 1, 081, 747 1, 275, 462 217, 759 Net area in national forests.- 1,057, 703 Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Total area in national monuments (figures obtained from annual Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office) 10, 899. 22 320 363, 580 Area of vacant public land.. UTAH National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area In private ownership___ Net area in national forests. Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Total area in national monuments (figures obtained from annual Indian reservations__ Acres 28, 767, 687 1, 599, 958 7,984, 509 520, 806 7, 463, 703 76, 800 10, 955. 8 336, 360 National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area. In private ownership__ Net area in national forests. Total area in national monuments___ Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report National Park Service). Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office) - - - - - Area of vacant public land.. WYOMING 1, 209, 385 740, 934 11, 562, 345 1, 699, 735. 9, 862, 610 299, 370 National forests (figures obtained from annual report of Forest Service): Gross area. In private ownership_ Net area in national forests_ 207, 360 1, 699, 166 15, 687, 833 5, 460, 335 8, 636, 471 209, 544 Total area in national parks (figures obtained from annual report Total area in national monuments (figures obtained from annual Indian reservations (figures obtained from Indian Office)_. 8, 426, 927 2, 142, 720 1, 362 1,855, 139 2. Question. Area of public lands in and by each State, open for homesteading, classified in accordance with the type or kind of homestead entry that may be made therefor. Answer. The area of public land in and by each State open for homesteading, classified in accordance with the type or kind of homestead entry that may be made therefor, is indicated by the attached table entitled "Summary of outstanding water resources and agricultural withdrawals and classifications," which was obtained from the Geological Survey. The figures furnished by the survey show in some instances a greater acreage than is involved in the vacant public land. In classifying the public domain the Geological Survey proceeds by compact areas of like character. The excess of designated areas over the total vacant land area is also very materially accounted for by the facts (1) that under the enlarged and stock-raising homestead acts it is necessary to designate patented and entered land as well as vacant land and (2) that large areas are designated under both acts. The area of vacant public land is constantly changing, through filings, rejections, cancellations, and restorations. If the classification were confined to what appeared to be vacant land only, the survey would have to proceed in a checkerboard fashion in some instances, which would not be practicable. GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Memorandum. May 9, 1925. In response to your informal request of May 8, 1925, I submit herewith certain tables and publications for the use of Commissioner Spry in his reply to the letter addressed to him on May 6, 1925, by Senator Cameron: The table marked "Table A" is a summary of outstanding water resources and agricultural withdrawals and classifications as of December 31, 1924, and the table marked "Table B" is a summary of outstanding mineral withdrawals and classifications as of the same date. You will note that "Table A" shows the areas by States designated (classified) under the stock-raising and enlarged homestead laws as subject to entry under the respective laws, and you will also note that "Table B" shows the areas withdrawn and classified by States as coal, oil, oil shale, and phosphate, and the areas withdrawn for potash. The forty-first to forty-fifth, inclusive, annual reports of the Director of the Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1920, to June 30, 1924, are submitted with observation that detailed information relating to withdrawals, classifications, etc., will be found therein. For the forty-first annual report particular attention is invited to pages 145 to 160, inclusive; for the forty-second, to pages 88 to 97, inclusive; for the fortythird, pages 66 to 73, inclusive; for the forty-fourth, to pages 74 to 81, inclusive, and for the forty-fifth, to pages 69 to 76, inclusive. Chief Land Classification Branch. TABLE A.-Summary of outstanding water resources and agricultural withdrawals and classifications December 31, 1924 Wyoming. Total.. 40, 537 82, 829 25, 621 485,050 10, 619 15,951 471,993 80 148, 987 1,714 81, 505 19,684, 447 29, 246, 370 -2, 581, 351 357, 064 687, 2971, 332, 2864, 957, 998 84, 933 353, 637 115, 304, 534 324, 115, 666 1,486,820 ! Designated and not otherwise withdrawn. Includes 567,314 acres in Idaho and 1,611,414 acres in Utah designated under nonresidence provisions of the acts. 12 240 33, 485 920 6, 186, 088 20, 265, 272 15, 983, 496 10, 945, 025 6,383, 558 984 TABLE B.-Summary of outstanding mineral withdrawals and classifications December 31, 1924 Total.. 5, 158, 680 567, 924 5,954, 364 11, 178, 286 84, 894 4,361 18, 887 250, 093 4, 258, 519 1, 101, 867 1, 870, 627 141, 444 691, 801 91, 464 2, 705, 035 302, 465 460, 103 995, 049 25, 293 31, 368, 798 31, 715, 791 6, 001, 881 46, 288 156, 147 4, 117, 377 2, 390, 773 293, 015 129,940 3. Question. Number of homestead and mineral claim filings made in and by each State, classified according to the type of entry, by year, beginning with 1920, to date. Answer: Table showing number of applications to make homestead entry, fiscal years 1920 to 1924, inclusive |