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Cases where land withdrawn from sale on account of clouded title, request of allottees, or on account of long time leases...

172

Total......

7,320

The following tables show the status of inherited land deeds:
Status of inherited land cases for fiscal year ended June 30, 1919.

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The following tables show the status of leases heretofore filed with

this office:

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Assignments forwarded to the department and acted upon by the superintendent.....

Assignments dismissed.

Total....

Assignments pending June 30, 1919..

Total......

161

886

1,047

804

36

840

207

1,047

During the year there were received approximately 18,000 personal affidavits of stockholders, showing their interests in corporations holding oil and gas leases covering lands of the Five Civilized Tribes. The general public seems to be investing more largely in oil stocks; the stock of practically all of the larger corporations holding leases in the Five Civilized Tribes is on the market and some of the newer companies seem to be organized principally for the purpose of selling stock. Under these conditions the ownership of stock is constantly changing, causing new affidavits to be filed, and necessitating an examination of the stockholders' cards in connection with practically every lease or assignment forwarded for departmental consideration.

Very little interest has been displayed in coal and asphalt leases, or miscellaneous mineral leases, only a few of this class of leases having been filed during the year.

Notwithstanding the fact that special effort has been made to induce the Indians to advise with the field clerks before entering into any contract affecting their allotments, and to make all leases

on their lands subject to departmental approval, a less number of agricultural and grazing leases were received than during the preceding year. Many conflicting agricultural leases are received, in many instances requiring personal investigations.

In a number of cases where allottees complained that their lands were being held for a grossly inadequate rental, investigation disclosed that the lands were held under commercial leases. Where the lease was found to be invalid, the lessee has been notified to vacate the premises, and in a few instances the lessee has, upon receipt of such notice, secured and filed a departmental lease at an increased rental. Where the lessees refused to do this, and failed to vacate the premises, the matter has been referred to the probate attorney for proper action.

Fewer assignments were filed than during the preceding year, but of those filed a great number were not properly completed, making it impossible to submit them for departmental consideration and action.

On July 1, 1918, there were pending in this office 10 stipulations proposing to modify and extend terms of approved leases, and 30 such stipulations were filed during the year. Thirty stipulations were forwarded for departmental action, and 10 are pending here at this time.

PIPE LINES.

Easements for pipe lines, telephone and telegraph lines, pump stations, and tank sites for fiscal year.

Applications filed prior to July 1, 1918..

Applications filed during fiscal year ended June 30, 1919.

Total......

Applications approved or withdrawn prior to July 1, 1918..

Applications approved during fiscal year ended June 30, 1919..
Applications withdrawn during fiscal year ended June 30, 1919..

Applications pending in this office awaiting additional information from appli

cants..

Applications pending in this office awaiting opinions of allottees in re assessment of damages..

Applications pending in this office awaiting inspection of lines and assessment of damages..

Applications filed during fiscal year:

For pipe-line rights of way..

For telephone and telegraph line rights of way.

For pump-station sites....

348

22

370

294

20

7

12

7

24

17

2

3

While the number of applications filed during the year is less than that of the preceding year, yet some of the lines are long lines connecting the Cushing and Healdton fields with the State of Texas, and are of considerable importance in increasing competition in the purchase of available oil. The shorter lines connect producing fields with trunk lines, refineries, or markets for natural gas, and are always of material value in increasing the marketing facilities for both oil and natural gas.

SEGREGATED COAL LAND LEASES.

On June 30, 1914, there were in force under the act of June 28, 1898 (30 Stat., 495), 109 segregated coal leases, covering 99,800 acres. The act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. L., 1007), authorized the

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Secretary of the Interior to lease additional acrea 640 acres, adjoining leases which were being oper on the date of the act, where the additional acrea the operation of the mine. Applications filed u investigated, and if the facts warrant and the Sec lease covering the land applied for is executed, subj of the Secretary of the Interior.

Disposition of applications filed for additional acreage under Applications approved by Secretary of the Interior... Applications withdrawn..

Applications denied...

Total......

On March 19, 1919, the department held that of February 8, 1918, providing for the sale of th deposits, it would be inadvisable to continue leas lands, since which date all applicants have be ruling and of the next sale.

During the year leases of the following lessees St. Louis-Galveston Coal & Mining Co., les Phoenix Coal Co.

Pocahontas Coal Co.
Denison Coal Co.

Rentals for agriculture and grazing tribal l

Tracts tribal land rented:

Choctaw-Chickasaw Nations, segregated land..

Creek Nation...

Seminole Nation..

Total.....

A statement of the amounts received from under the head of "Royalty."

ROYALTY DIVISION.

In the royalty division are kept the accounts and lessees showing receipts from lessees an lessors. Advance royalty and annual rental are p leases directly to this office by lessees, while r leases is remitted by pipe line companies un approved by this office.

Open accounts and classifications.

Open accounts, June 30, 1919...

Producing accounts, June 30, 1919.
Nonproducing accounts..

Agricultural accounts.

Leases canceled (bond held).

Tribal coal lease accounts..

Tentative leases...

Pipe line accounts..

Miscellaneous accounts.

Total....

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