Washington : Government Printing Office
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| VOLUME 3—1938 | 1860 |
Whereas, pursuant to the authority found in the Act of June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 455), all non-mineral, unallotted and unreserved lands within that portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota, lying and being east and north of the Missouri River, were opened to settlement and entry, by Presidential proclamation of June 29, 1911 (37 Stat. L., 1693), to be disposed of under the general provisions of the homestead laws of the United States and the said act of Congress, and
Whereas, there is now remaining undisposed of within the opened portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, in townships one hundred and fifty north, of ranges ninety, ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, and ninety-four west; townships one hundred and forty-nine north of ranges ninety, ninety-one and ninety-two west; townships one hundred and forty-eight north, of ranges eighty-eight, eighty-nine, ninety, and ninety-one west; and townships one hundred and forty-seven north, of ranges eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eighty-nine, ninety, and ninety-one west, an area of approximately 3,920 acres which upon investigation has been found to be valuable to the Indians of the said reservation, and
Whereas, by relinquishment and cancellation of homestead entries a small additional area of similar land may be included within the class of undisposed of opened land, and
Whereas, the Tribal Council, the Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs have recommended restoration to tribal ownership of such undisposed of lands within the said reservation in the townships specifically described,
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Sections 3 and 7 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. L., 984), I hereby find that restoration to tribal ownership of till lands which, are now or may hereafter be classified as undisposed of opened lands of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota, in townships one hundred and fifty north, of ranges ninety, ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, and ninety-four west; townships one hundred and forty-nine north of ranges ninety, ninety-one, and ninety-two west; townships one hundred and forty-eight north, of ranges eighty-eight, eighty-nine, ninety, and ninety-one west; and townships one hundred and forty-seven north, of ranges eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eighty-nine, ninety, and ninety-one west, will be in the public interest, and the said lands are hereby restored to tribal ownership for the use and benefit of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, and are added to and made a part of the existing reservation, subject to any existing valid rights.
E. K. BURLEW,
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
