648 A NATIONAL PLAN FOR AMERICAN FORESTRY 



United States the title to approximately 2,354,000 acres of land pre- 

 viously constituting parts of the O. & C. grant. An act of February 

 26, 1919 (49 Stat. 1179), authorized acceptance from the Southern 

 Oregon Co. of a reconveyance to the United States of approximately 

 92,000 acres of land previously constituting parts of the Coos Bay 

 grant. 



The acts of Congress under which these lands are administered 

 provide that they be classified as follows: 



Class I. Lands chiefly valuable for water-power development, 

 the timber upon which may be sold. 



Class II. Lands containing not less than 300,000 board feet of 

 timber on each 40-acre subdivision, upon which the timber may be 

 cut and the land subsequently opened to homestead entry. 



Class III. All land not falling within the other two classes, which 

 is open to homestead entry on payment of $2.50 per acre. 



According to the report of the General Land Office for the fiscal 

 year 1931, the status of the O. & C. lands is as follows: 



1. Power-site lands: 57,143.23 acres, containing 825,754 M board 

 feet of timber, are embraced in power projects or withdrawals for 

 power-site purposes. The Federal Power Commission has jurisdiction 

 over these projects and withdrawals under the Federal Water power 

 act of June 10, 1920. 



2. Timberlands: 2,886,327 M board feet of timber on 95,963.29 

 acres has been sold to private individuals and corporations in the 

 manner provided by the revestment act and by acts amendatory or 

 supplemental thereto; 30,585,257 M board feet of timber on 1,132,- 

 062.61 acres remains unsold. 



3. Agricultural lands: 1,069,279.72 acres of land has been classified 

 as agricultural in character. This total includes 13,343.60 acres of 

 lands which were originally in class 2 but which automatically reverted 

 to class 3 when the timber was removed. 



The status of the agricultural lands is as follows: Acres 



Patented _ 206, 829. 45 



Embraced in pending entries 81, 946. 07 



Vacant, but subject to entry 780, 504. 20 



1, 069, 279. 72 



An additional^ 2,758 acres has been withdrawn for recreational 

 purposes at the instance of counties and the State of Oregon. 



It appears from this report that the United States still retains title 

 to 2,065,673.33 acres of land on which remains unsold 31,411,011 M 

 board feet of timber. 



According to the same report, the status of the Coos Bay Wagon 

 Road Co. lands at the end of the fiscal year 1931 was as follows: 



1. Power-site lands: 5,110.87 acres, containing 181,460 M board 

 feet of timber. The timber, however, is subject to sale under an act 

 of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 758). 



2. Timberlands: 55,803.77 acres, containing 2,177,302 M board 

 feet of timber. Of this, 14,908.83 acres, containing 608,749 M board 

 feet of timber, have been sold to private individuals and corporations 

 under acts of February 26, 1919 (40 Stat. 1179), June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 

 758), and May 17, 1928 (45 Stat. 597), leaving 40,894.94 acres with a 

 stand of 1,568,553 M board feet of timber unsold. 



