11 Three areas are included in total areas of parks. Total private claims amount to about 2.8% of total park areas. State school lands may be exchanged if same lie within any government reservation, under Section 2275 Revised Statutes as amended in 1891.
12 Secretary of Interior repeatedly recommended purchase of claims, but Congress has failed to act on his bills.
13 About 2% of park area is patented, including some of finest timber.
14 This is a placer mine patent. There are also 178 unperfected claims.
15 Establishing act allows claimants to exchange for outside lands under forest lieu land laws. No exchanges to date. State school lands have been exchanged.
16 Of this 360 acres are patented. Remainder in unperfected claims and school lands. Workable coal underlies whole park.
17 Of this 31,535.98 acres are patented. Remainder as noted in Note 16.
Finances (revenues are from leases and concessions):
18 Of this $65,000 is for “maintenance and repair of improvements,” to be expended by War Department.
19 Of this $25,000 is for road building under War Department.