134 CLASSIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS. 



Order of Restoeation. 

 Phosphate restoration No. 6 — Wyoming Xo. 2. 



So much of the order of withdrawal made heretofore for classification and 

 in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposition of phosphate lands, namely, 

 reserve No. 4, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked, for 

 the reason that the Director of the Geological Survey reports that the lands are 

 not valuable for the purpose for which withdrawn. 



And it is further ordered that all such lands not otherwise reserved or 

 withdravra are hereby restored to the public domain and shall become subject 

 to disposition under the laws applicable thereto upon such date and after such 

 notice as may be determined upon by the Secretary of the Interior. 



Sixth principal meridian. 



T. 23 N., R. 119 TS'., sees. 5 to 7, inclusive; 

 sec. 18, all; 

 ■sec. 19, all ; 

 sec. 30, all; 

 sec. 31, all. 

 [Here follows the remainder of the land description.] 



August 17, 1912. 



Wm. H. Tatt, 



President. 



As a result of these orders, 3,291,527 acres of lands were included 

 in phosphate reserves on January 1, 1913. The areas involved in 

 these recommendations are indicated in the following table : 



Phosphate land vAthdrawn, restored, and outstanding on January 1, 1913. 



LANDS BEARING POTASH AND RELATED SALINES. 

 GEOLOGIC OGCUKRENCE OF THE DEPOSITS. 



No potash deposits of proved commercial value are yet known in 

 the United States. Indeed, large deposits of potash salts are rare 

 anywhere. Much the greater part of the world's supply is obtained 

 from deposits in central Germany, first known from their discovery 

 near Stassfurt. The only other noteworthy deposit in the world is 

 said to be that at Kalusz, Galicia, in northern Austria. Deposits of 

 the Stassfurt type may eventually be found in the United States, but 



