summit of the main chain of the Rocky Mountains; thence along said summit in a southerly direction to a point opposite the source of the Medicine or Sun River; thence easterly to said source and down the south bank of said Medicine or Sun River to the south bank of the Missouri River; thence down the south bank of the Missouri River to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 13, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the Territory of Montana, lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point on the Muscleshell River where the same is intersected by the forty-seventh parallel of north latitude; thence east with said parallel to the south bank of the Yellowstone River; thence down and with the south bank of said river to the south boundary of the military reservation at Fort Buford; thence west along the south boundary of said military reservation to its western boundary; thence north along said western boundary to the south bank of the Missouri River; thence up and with the south bank of said river to the month of the Muscleshell River; thence up the middle of the main channel of said Muscleshell River to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale, and set apart as an addition to the present reservation for the Gros Ventres, Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet, and Crow Indians. U. S. GRANT. Crow Reserve. EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 31, 1874. It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of Montana, set apart as a reservation for the Crow tribe of Indians by the first article of an agreement concluded with the said Indians August 16, 1873, subject to the action of Congress, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, viz: Commencing at a point on the Missouri River opposite to the mouth of Shankin Creek; thence up the said creek to its head, and thence along the summit of the divide between the waters of Arrow and Judith Rivers and the waters entering the Missouri River to a point opposite to the divide between the headwaters of the Judith River and the waters of the Muscleshell River; thence along said divide to the Snowy Mountains, and along the summit of said Snowy Mountains, in a northeasterly direction, to a point nearest the divide between the waters which run easterly to the Muscleshell River and the waters running to the Judith River; thence northwardly along said divide to the divide between the headwaters of the Armell's Creek and the headwaters of Dog River, and along said divide to the Missouri River; thence up the middle of said river to the place of beginning (the said boundaries being intended to include all the country drained by the Judith River, Arrow River, and Dog River). U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, October 20, 1875. It is hereby ordered that the tract of country, twenty miles in width, in the Territory of Montana, lying within the following-described boundaries, viz: Commencing at a point in the mid-channel of the Yellowstone River, where the 107th degree of west longitude crosses the said river; thence up said mid-channel of the Yellowstone to the mouth of Big-Timber Creek; thence up said creek twenty miles, if the said creek can be followed that distance, if not, then in the same direction, continued from the source thereof to a point twenty miles from the mouth of said creek; thence eastwardly along a line parallel to the Yellowstone, no point of which shall be less than twenty miles from the river, to the 107th degree of west longitude; thence south to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale, and set apart for the use of the Crow tribe of Indians, as an addition to their present reservation in said Territory, set apart in the second article of treaty of May 7, 1868. (Stats. at Large, vol. 15, p. 650.) Provided that the same shall not interfere with the rights of any bonafide settlers who may have located on the tract of country herein described. U. S. GRANT. Crow Reserve. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 8, 1876. By an executive order dated October 20, 1875, the following-described tract of country situated in Montana Territory was withdrawn from public sale and set apart for the use of the Crow tribe of Indians in said Territory, to be added to their reservations, viz: Commencing at a point in the mid-channel of the Yellowstone River, where the 107th degree of west longitude crosses the said river; thence up said mid-channel of the Yellowstone to the mouth of Big-Timber Creek; thence up said creek twenty miles, if the said creek can be followed that distance; if not, then in the same direction continued from the source thereof to a point twenty miles from the mouth of said creek; thence eastwardly along a line parallel to the Yellowstone, no point of which shall be less than twenty miles from the river, to the 107th degree of west longitude; thence south to the place of beginning. The said executive order of October 20, 1875, above noted, is hereby revoked, and the tract of land therein described is again restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT. Judith Basin Reserve. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March. 25, 1875. By the first article of an agreement made by and between Felix R. Brunot, E. Whittlesey, and James Wright, commissioners in behalf of the United States, and the chiefs, headmen, and men, representing the tribe of Crow Indians, under date of August 16, 1873, the following-described tract of country was set apart, subject to ratification by Congress, as a reservation for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians herein named, viz: Commencing at a point on the Missouri River opposite to the mouth of Shankin Creek; thence up the said creek to its head, and thence along the summit of the divide between the waters of Arrow and Judith Rivers, and the waters entering the Missouri River, to a point opposite to the divide between the headwaters of the Judith River and the waters of the Muscleshell River; thence along said divide to the Snowy Mountains, and along the summit of said Snowy Mountains in a northeasterly direction to a point nearest to the divide between the waters which run easterly to the Muscleshell River and the waters running to the Judith River; thence northwardly along said divide to the divide between the headwaters of Armell's Creek and the headwaters of Dog River, and along said divide to the Missouri River; thence up the middle of said river to the place of beginning (the said boundaries being intended to include all the country drained by the Judith River, Arrow River, and Dog River). Pending its ratification by Congress, an order was issued January 31, 1874, withdrawing said tract of country from sale or settlement. Inasmuch as these Indians have not removed to this country, and it is not probable that they will ever make it their home, and as Congress has not taken any decisive action on said agreement, it is ordered that the order of January 31, 1874, be, and hereby is, canceled, and said tract of country restored to the public domain. U. S. GRANT. NEBRASKA. Niobrara Reserve. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith a letter addressed to this department by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, requesting the reservation from pre-emption or sale of townships 31 and 32 north, range 5 west, and townships 31 and 32 north, range 6 west of the sixth principal meridian, in Nebraska Territory, until the action of Congress be had, with a view to the setting apart of these townships as a reservation for the Santee Sioux Indians now at Crow Creek, Dakota; and recommend that you direct those lands to be withdrawn from market, and held in reserve for the purpose indicated. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. JAMES HARLAN, Secretary. EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 27, 1866. Let the lands within named be withdrawn from market and reserved for the purposes indicated. ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 20, 1866. Let the townships embraced within the lines shaded red on the within diagram be, in addition to those heretofore withdrawn from sale by my order of 27th February last, reserved from sale and set apart as an Indian reservation for the use of Sioux Indians, as recommended by the Secretary of the Interior, in letter of July 19, 1866. ANDREW JOHNSON, President. The above order embraces township 31 north, range 8 west; township 31 north, range 7 west; that portion of township 32 north, range 8 west, and of township 32 north, range 7 west, lying south of the Niobrara River, and that portion of township 35 north, range 5 west, lying south of the Missouri River in Nebraska. [For diagram, see letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, dated November 23, 1878.] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., November 15, 1867. SIR: For the reasons mentioned in the accompanying copies of reports from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Commissioner of the General Land Office, dated, respectively, the 7th and 13th instant, I have the honor to recommend that you order the withdrawal from sale, and the setting apart for the use of the Santee Sioux Indians, the following-described tracts of land, lying adjacent to the present Sioux Indian Reservation on the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska, viz: Township 32 north, of range 4 west of the sixth principal meridian, and fractional section 7, fractional section 16, fractional section 17, and sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, of fractional township No. 33 north, of range 4 west of the sixth principal meridian, be withdrawn from market, and that fractional township No. 32 north, of range 6 west of the sixth principal meridian, now a portion of the reservation, be restored to market. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, The PRESIDENT. O. H. BROWNING, Secretary. NOVEMBER 16, 1867. Let the within recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior be carried into effect. Niobrara Reserve. ANDREW JOHNSON. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to call your attention to the inclosed copy of a letter from Superintendent Samuel M. Janney, dated the 20th instant, relative to the reservation of the Santee Sioux Indians in Nebraska. The lands at present withdrawn from sale for the purpose of this reservation are as follows: Township 32 north, range 4 west of sixth principal meridian. So much of the west half of fractional township 33 north, range 4 west, as lies south of the Missouri River.... Township 31 north, range 5 west. Fractional township 32 north, range 5 west. So much of fractional township 33 north, range 5 west, as lies south of Missouri River Fractional township 31 north, range 6 west.. Acres. 23, 397.96 7,571.40 22, 968. 64 21, 601. 41 8,983. 20 22, 568. 10 Fractional township 31 north, range 7 west.. Fractional township 32 north, range 7 west. Acres. 21, 592.29 Fractional township 31 north, range 8 west. Making the total area of present reservation....... 1, 460.42 22, 999.69 12, 051.92 165, 195.03 The recommendation of Superintendent Janney, contained in his above-mentioned letter, is that the boundaries of the present reservation be changed as follows: That Township 31 north, range 4 west.. So much of the east half of fractional township 33 north, range 4 west, as lies south of the Missouri River, viz, fractional sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, section 22, fractional sections 23, 24, sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36. Total be added to the present reservation, and that Fractional township 31 north, range 6 west.. Total be restored to market. Acres. 22, 968. 61 7,584.70 30, 553.31 Acres. 22, 568. 10 21.592. 29 1,460.42 22,999.69 12, 051.92 80, 672.42 The additional lands which Superintendent Janney recommends to be added to the present reservation contain an area of 30,553.31 acres, and the lands which he recommends to be restored to market contain an area of 80,672.42 acres. The reservation, therefore, if readjusted in this manner, will contain a total area of 115,075.92 acres. I am of opinion that this change should be made, and respectfully recommend, should you approve, 1hat the President be requested to direct that township 31 north, range 4' west of the sixth principal meridian, and so much of the east half of fractional township 33 north, range 4 west, as lies south of the Missouri River, viz, fractional sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 14, 15, section 22, fractional sections 23, 24, sections 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, be withdrawn from market and added to the present reservation; and that fractional township 31 north, range 6 west of the sixth principal meridian; fractional township 31 north, range 7 west of the sixth principal meridian; fractional township 32 north, range 7 west of the sixth principal meridian; fractional township 31 north, range 8 west of the sixth principal meridian; fractional township 32 north, range 8 west of the sixth principal meridian, which is a portion of the land previously withdrawn from sale by the President's order of July 20, 1866, be restored to market, this being in accordance with the recommendation of Superintendent Janney, as above stated. I transmit herewith a plat showing the boundaries of the present reservation, and the proposed changes of the same, which you will please to have returned to this office. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. S. PARKER, Commissioner. Hon. W. T. OTTO, Acting Secretary of the Interior. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the 28th instant, and accompanying papers, in relation to proposed changes in the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation, as therein suggested, and respectfully recommend that the President order the restoration to market of certain lands designated in the Commissioner's report, and the withdrawal from sale of the lands therein described. With great respect, your obedient servant, J. D. COX, WASHINGTON, August 31, 1869. The within recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior is hereby approved, and the necessary action will be taken to carry to effect. U. S. GRANT. NEVADA. Carlin Farms Reserve EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 10, 1877. It is hereby ordered that all that tract of country in the State of Nevada (known as the Carlin Farms) lying within the following boundaries, viz: Beginning at the quarter-section corner post on the west boundary of section 6, township 35 north, range 52 east, Mount Diablo meridian; thence south 62° 56′ east 4,229 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station B"; thence north 20 4 east 1,928 feet, to a post marked U. S. I. R., station C"; thence north 3° 9' west 2,122 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station D"; thence south 85° 8' west 3,000 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station E"; thence north 52° 32′ west 4,046 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station F"; thence north 39° 25' west 1,200 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station G"; thence south 44° 10' west 2,200 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station H"; thence south 44° 29′ east 2,663 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station I"; thence south 58 57' east 2,535 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station K"; thence south 59 29' east 878 feet, to a post marked "U. S. I. R., station A", the place of beginning, containing 521.61 acres, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale or settlement and set apart as a reservation for the Northwestern Shoshone Indians. R. B. HAYES. Duck Valley Reserve. EXECUTIVE MANSION, April 16, 1877. it is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country, situated partly in the Territory of Idaho and partly in the State of Nevada, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from the public domain, to wit: Commencing at the one hundredth milepost of the survey of the north boundary of Nevada; thence due north to the intersection of the north boundary of township 16 south of Boise base-line in Idaho; thence due west to a point due north of the one hundred and twentieth mile-post of said survey of the north boundary of Nevada; thence due south to the ninth standard parallel north of the Mount Diablo base-line in Nevada; thence due east to a point due south of the place of beginning; thence north to the place of beginning. And the above-named tract of land is hereby set apart as a reservation for the Western Shoshone Indians, subject to such modifications of boundary as a location of limits shall determine. R. B. HAYES. Moapa River Reserve. EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 12, 1873. Agreeably to the recommendation contained in the foregoing letter of the Secretary of the Interior of this day, the following-described lands in the southeastern part of Nevada are hereby set apart for the use of the Indians in that locality: Commencing at a point on the north bank of the Colorado River, where the eastern line of Nevada strikes the same; running thence due north with said eastern line to a point far enough north from which a line running due west will pass one mile north of Muddy Springs; running due west from said point to the one hundred and fifteeuth meridian of west longitude; thence south with said meridian to a point due west from the place of beginning; thence due east to the west bank of the Colorado River; thence following the west and north bank of the same to the place of beginning. U. S. GRANT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 12, 1874. In lieu of an executive order dated the 12th of March last, setting apart certain lands in Nevada as a reservation for the Indians of that locality, which order is hereby canceled, it is hereby ordered that there be withdrawn from sale or other disposition, and set apart for the use of the Pah-Ute and such other Indians as the department may see fit to locate thereon, the tract of country bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at a point in the middle of the main channel of the Colorado River of the West, eight miles east of the one hundred and fourteenth degree of west lon |