ELR Citation: ELR 20559
No(s). 72-1866 GBH (N.D. Cal. Oct 30, 1973)

The reservation of "all the coal and other minerals" to the federal government in a land patent issued under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916 did not include geothermal resources. After examining the statute's legislative history, the court determines that the intent of Congress was to reserv...