INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES

Vol. VII, Laws     (Compiled from February 10, 1939 to January 13, 1971)

Washington : Government Printing Office

PART IV
EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
Vol. 5—1940

Executive Order—Withdrawal of Public Land for Classification
Executive Order—Authorizing the Civil Service Commission to Confer a Classified Civil Service Status      upon Certain Employees of the Office of Indians Affairs in Accordance with Section 3 of Executive      Order No. 7916 of June 24, 1938
Umatilla Reservation, Oregon—Order of Restoration
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming—Order of Restoration
Executive Order—Transfer of Jurisdiction over Certain Lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the      Secretary of the Interior
Executive Order—Amendment of Executive Order No. 7975 of September 16, 1938, Transferring      Jurisdiction over Certain Lands from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior
Executive Order—Transfer of Jurisdiction over Certain Lands From the Secretary of Agriculture to the      Secretary of the Interior
Order Amending the Order of Restoration—Blackfeet Reservation
Modification of Departmental Order of July 9, 1934, Temporarily Withdrawing Certain Public Domain in      Arizona
Temporary Withdrawal of Public Domain
Executive Order—Extension of Trust Periods on Indian Lands Expiring during Calendar Year 1941
Proclamation of Reservation for Shoshone Indians

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VOLUME 5—1940
April 17, 1940

WIND RIVER RESERVATION, WYOMING
Order of Restoration

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Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1016), the Shoshone-Arapaho Tribes of Indians in Wyoming ceded to the United States a large area of their reservation in the State of Wyoming, established under the Treaty of July 3, 1868 (15 Stat. 673), and

Whereas, there is now remaining undisposed of within the ceded or "opened" portion of the Wind River Reservation, an area of approximately 1,250,000 acres of such ceded lands, most of which is urgently required as grazing land for the use of the Shoshone-Arapaho Tribes of Indians in order to properly support and develop their rapidly expanding cattle industry, and

Whereas, the Tribal Council, the Superintendent of the Wind River Reservation, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs have recommended restoration to tribal ownership of all the following described undisposed-of ceded lands within established land use districts, of which no part of the land is under lease or permit to non-Indians but only under permits issued to the Indians:

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 18

Township 8 North, Range 2 East, Lot 1, SE ¼ NW ¼, S ½ NE ¼, E ½ SW ¼ and SE ¼ of Section 3; all of Sections 10 and 15.

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LAND USE DISTRICT No. 19

Township 7 North, Range 1 East, N ½, SW ¼ W ½ SE ¼, and NE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 1.

Township 7 North, Range 2 East, W ½ of Section 4; E ½ and the W ½ W ½ of Section 5; NE ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼, Lots 4 and 5, W ½ SE ¼ and SE ¼ SW ¼ of Section 6; NW ¼ of Section 7; N ½ of Section 8; W ½ of Section 9.

Township 8 North, Range 1 East, E ½ of Section 25; NE ¼, W ½ W ½, NE ¼ NW ¼, SE ¼ SW ¼, and SW ¼ SE ¼ of Section 36.

Township 8 North, Range 2 East, S ½ S ½ of Section 19; E ½, SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 20; W ½ of Section 21; W ½ of Section 28; E ½, E ½ NW ¼, SW ¼ NW ¼, N ½ SW ¼, and SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 29; W ½, SE ¼ and W ½ NE ¼ of Section 30; N ½, SE ¼ and N ½ SW ¼ of Section 31; E ½, W ½ W ½ and SE ¼ SW ¼ of Section 32; W ½ of Section 33.

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 20

Township 7 North, Range 1 East, All of Sections 12, 13 and 24.

Township 7 North, Range 2 East, SW ¼, W ½ SE ¼, and SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 7; SE ¼, and E ½ SW ¼ of Section 8; S ½, S ½ N ½, NE ¼ NW ¼, and NW ¼ NE ¼ of Section 17; all of Section 18, 19; W ½, NE ¼, N ½ SE ¼, of Section 20.

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 25

Township 8 North, Range 5 West, Lots 1 and 2 and SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 3; Lots 1 and 2 and SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 9; E ½, SW ¼, Lots 1 and 2, SE ¼ NW ¼, of Section 10; all of Sections 11, 14, 15; E ½, E ½ SW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼ and Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Section 16; E ½, and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 of Section 21; all of Sections 22 and 23; W ½ of Section 24; NW ¼ of Section 25; N ½ of Section 26; N ½ of Section 27.

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 26

Township 3 North, Range 1 East, all of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Township 3 North, Range 1 West, Sections 1 to 5, both inclusive; NE ¼ of Section 6; SW ¼, S ½ NW ¼, SW ¼ NE ¼ and E ½ SE ¼ of Section 7; E ½, N ½ NW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼ and S ½ SW ¼ of Section 8; all of Sections 9 to 12, both inclusive.

Township 3 North, Range 2 West, N ½, SW ¼, W ½ SE ¼ and SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 2; all of Sections 3, 4 and 5; N ½, E ½ SE ¼ and NW ¼ SE ¼ of Section 6; Lot 13 of Section 7; NE ¼ and NE ¼ NW ¼, NE ¼ SE ¼, and Lot 4 of Section 8; all of Sections 9, 10 and 11; S ½, W ½ NW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼ and S ½ NE ¼ of Section 12; Lot 1, NE ¼ NW ¼, N ½ NE ¼ and SE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 16.

Township 3 North, Range 3 West, Lots 5 and 6 of Section 1; Lot 1 of Section 12.

Township 4 North, Range 1 West, all of Township 4 North, Range 1 West, except Section 1 and the S ½ SE ¼ of Section 11.

Township 4 North, Range 2 West, Section 1 to 4 inclusive; E ½, E ½ NW ¼, NW ¼ NW ¼, E ½ SW ¼ and SW ¼ SW ¼ of Section 9; all of Sections 10 to 15, both inclusive; N ½, E ½ SE ¼ and NW ¼ SE ¼ of Section 16; SW ¼, W ½ SE ¼, SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 19; all of Sections 22 to 27, both inclusive; SW ¼ of Section 28; Section 30 to 34, both inclusive; NE ¼, N ½ NW ¼, S ½ SW ¼ and NE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 35; NW ¼ and N ½ SW ¼ of Section 36.

Township 4 North, Range 3 West, NE ¼, N ½ SE ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼, and E ½ SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 21; all of Sections 22 and 23; W ½, SE ¼ and S ½ NE ¼ of Section 24; all of Sections 25 and 26; NE ¼, E ½ SE ¼ and NE ¼ NW ¼ of Section 27; NE ¼, NE ¼ SE ¼, N ½ NW ¼ SW ¼ NW ¼, and lot 3 of Section 35; N ½, SE ¼, E ½ SW ¼ and NW ¼ of SW ¼ of Section 36.

Township 5 North, Range 1 West, S ½ of Section 26; S ½ of Section 27, all of Sections 31 to 35, both inclusive; S ½ of Section 36.

Township 5 North, Range 2 West, S ½ of Section 33; S ½ of Section 34; S ½ of Section 35; S ½ of Section 36.

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 27

Township 1 South, Range 4 East, SE ¼ of Section 1; SE ¼ NE ¼ SE ¼ SW ¼, and SE ¼ of Section 11; all of Section 12 except lot 1; all of Section 13; NE ¼, E ½ NW ¼, N ½ SE ¼, SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 14, NE ¼, N ½ NW ¼, SE ¼ NW ¼, N ½ SE ¼, and SE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 24.

Township 1 South, Range 5 East, all of Township 1 South, Range 5 East, except N ½ of Section 2; all of Section 3; N ½ of Section 4; all of Section 5; lots 3 and 4 of Section 6; all of Section 16.

Township 1 South, Range 6 East, All of fractional Township 1 South, Range 6 East, except NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 30 and NW ¼ NW ¼ and S ½ NW ¼ of Section 29.

Township 2 South, Range 6 East, All of fractional Township 2 South, Range 6 East except SE ¼ SW ¼ of Section 5.

LAND USE DISTRICT No. 29

Township 1 North, Range 2 East, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Section 1; and lots 1, 2, 3, 4 of Section 2.

Township 1 North, Range 3 East, NW l/4 and S ½ NE ¼ of Section 6; E ½ NE ¼ of Section 8; N ½, SE ¼ and N ½ SW ¼ of Section 9; S ½ of Section 10; N ½ and SW ¼ of Section 13; all of Section 14; N ½ and SE ¼ of Section 15; N ½ and NE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 23; all of Section 24.

Township 1 North, Range 4 East, Lots 2, 3 and 4 of Section 3; Lots 1 and 2, NW ¼ and S ½ of Section 4; all of Section 5; all of Section 6; all of Section 7; all of Section 8; W ½, NE ¼, and N ½ SE ¼ of Section 9; W ½ NW ¼ of Section 10; N ½ NW ¼ of Section 16; W ½, W ½ E ½ and NE ¼ NE ¼ of Section 17; W ½, NE ¼ and W ½ SE ¼ Section 19; NW ¼ and W ½ NE ¼ of Section 20.

Township 2 North, Range 2 East, S ½ of Section 27; all Section 28; N ½ NW ¼ NW ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼, N ½ SE ¼ NW ¼, NW ¼ NE ¼, N ½ SW ¼ NE ¼, E ½ NE ¼ and NE ¼ SE ¼ of Section 33; N ½, SE ¼, N ½ SW ¼ of Section 34; all of Section 35; S ½ of Section 36.

Township 2 North, Range 1 East, S ½ of Section 27; all Section 28; N ½ NW ¼ NW ¼, NE ¼ NW ¼, 26; all of Section 32; S ½ of Section 33; S ½ of Section 34; NW ¼ of Section 35.

Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 5 of the Act of July 27, 1939 (53 Stat. 1128-1130), I hereby find that restoration to tribal ownership of the lands described above, which are classified as undisposed-of ceded land of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, will be in the tribal interest, and they are hereby restored to tribal ownership for the use and benefit of the Shoshone-Arapaho Tribes of Indians of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, and are added to and made a part of the existing Wind River Reservation, subject to any valid existing rights.

HAROLD L. ICKES,
Secretary of the Interior.

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