TABLES NOTE.-This appendix does not include all tables published in the bureau and territorial reports. It does include some not printed in those reports. PUBLIC DOMAIN: CLASSIFICATION Vacant lands subject to all applicable public land laws... National forest lands subject to all mining laws and possible homestead entry... Stock-raising homesteads; all minerals reserved. All minerals reserved in patents under various acts other than the stock-raising homestead law.. Coal reserved... Oil, gas, phosphate, or other specific mineral reserved. Total, subject to all or some of the applicable public land Acres 190, 031, 722. 00 134, 000, 000. 00 20, 232, 398. 44 68, 086. 81 10, 569, 606. 32 1, 309, 958. 06 356, 211, 771. 63 Public lands surveyed and remaining unsurveyed in public-land States, including Aggregate area of surveys and resurveys accepted in the fiscal year 1929-3,381,687 acres. NOTE-In Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, the lands surveyed last year were not regarded as public lands when the lands surrounding were originally surveyed, and are counted in the aggregate of each State. Estimated area of existing national forests, June 30, 1929 (a little over 86 per cent is public) Area added to national forests during year. Area excluded from national forests during year. Area within temporary forest withdrawals June 30, 1929. Total area... Area of vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands 1 Acres 9,915, 383 1,690, 252 61, 640 15, 520, 528 739, 277 65, 950 137, 216 1, 269, 812 876, 056 7,981, 730 1, 237, 800 11, 262, 495 819, 100 8, 641, 238 184, 564, 953 Acres 1, 121, 258 960, 124 255, 520 184, 403, 819 184, 564, 953 1 Circular No. 1197, Vacant Public Lands, can be had on application to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., which shows by States, land districts, and counties the areas of vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public land, surveyed and unsurveyed, with a brief statement of their character. 79899-298 Summary of enlarged homestead designations, in acres [Areas classified as arid and nonirrigable, residence by entryman required: Act of Feb. 19, 1909 (35 Stat, 639), applicable to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming; act of June 17, 1910 (36 Stat. 531), applicable to Idaho; act of June 13, 1912 (37 Stat. 132) applicable to California, North Dakota; act of Mar. 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 953), applicable to Kansas; act of Mar. 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1163), applicable to South Dakota. Areas classified as arid, nonirrigable, and lacking domestic water supply, residence by entryman not required: Act of Feb. 19, 1909 (35 Stat. 639), applicable to Utah; act of June 17, 1910 (36 Stat. 531), applicable to Idaho] Summary of stock-raising homestead designations, in acres Areas classified as nonirrigable, nontimbered, chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops, and of such character that 640 acres is reasonably required for the support of a family, act of Dec. 29, 1916 (39 Stat.862)] Summary of outstanding mineral withdrawals and classifications, June 30, 29, 883, 366 31, 944, 983 5, 183, 096 71, 884 156, 147 4, 116, 097 2, 005, 045 300, 482 9, 411, 939 Includes 3,151 acres of coal land reserved for use of the United States (coal reserve No. 1). Power-site reserves, in acres [Includes all areas reserved or classified as valuable for power purposes and withheld subject to disposal only under the Federal water-power act of June 10, 1920 (41 Stat. 1063). Designations, classifications, and other types of reserves are included in the total areas without distinction] Summary of outstanding water-resources withdrawals and classifications, June 30, 1929, in acres [Includes areas withdrawn under the act of June 25, 1910 (41 Stat. 1063), as amended by the act of Aug. 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 497), and reserved for public use of springs or water holes in accordance with the provisions of sec. 10 of the act of Dec. 29, 1916 (39 Stat. 862), or for watershed protection, drainage reservoirs, or other similar miscellaneous public purposes involving water conservation] |