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Show Com'r Irikian Affa. now known to contain a vein of gilsonite, and, furthermore, that the Department ia without jurisdiction to entertain a contest or enter upon investigation with a view of making an adjudication upon such a queation. After a careful examination of the entire body of legialation relating to the making of allotmenta upon the Un-compahgra Uta landB in Utah, the Department ia of opinion that said enactment3 do not operate to bring about a separation or segregation of the gilsonite or other like deposits from the lands in which they ar9 contained, or reserve to the Unitad States such deposits where discovered in lands covered by an outstanding trust patent. «_ For tha information of his office a copy of thia letter has been furnished to the Commissioner of ths General Land Office. Very respectfully, /) / -5- |