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| VOLUME 30—1965 | 9540 |
| VOLUME 30—1965 | 9541 |
1. Whereas pursuant to authority contained in section 6 of the Act of June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 455, 456), the Townsite of Parshall was established in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, and;
Whereas there are certain undisposed of lands within the townsite which are desired by the Indians and for which there appears to be no active public demand, and;
Whereas pursuant to authority contained in the Act of June 1, 1910 (36 Stat. 455), all nonmineral, unallotted and unreserved lands within that portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation 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. 1693), to be disposed of under the general provisions of the homestead laws and the said Act of Congress, and;
Whereas there are now remaining undisposed of within the opened portion of the reservation, certain lands, the minerals in which upon investigation have been found to be valuable to the Indians of the said reservation, and;
Whereas the Tribal Council and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs have recommended restoration of the townsite lands and the minerals in the opened lands to tribal ownership;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority contained in sections 3 and 7 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 463a), I hereby find that the restoration to tribal ownership of the lands hereinafter described in this paragraph and the minerals in certain opened lands will be in the public interest, and the said lands and minerals are hereby restored to tribal ownership of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota, subject to any valid existing rights:
Block 13, lot 6;
Containing less than 1 acre.
b. The minerals in the following opened land;
T. 149 N., R. 89 W.,
Sec. 32, SW ¼ NW ¼.
T. 152 N., R. 89 W.,
Sec. 25, NW ¼ NE ¼.
T. 151 N., R. 90 W
Sec. 19, lot 3.
T. 152 N., R. 90 W.,
Sec. 8, lots 6, 7, 8, S ½ SW ¼ and SW ¼ SE ¼;
Sec. 17, N ½ NW ¼, SW ¼ NW ¼ and NW ¼ SW ¼;
Sec. 18, E ½ NE ¼ and NE ¼ SE ¼.
T. 152 N., R. 91 W.,
Sec. 7, lots 7, 8, 9, 11, SE ¼ SW ¼ and S ½ SE ¼;
Sec. 11, lots 5 and 6.
T. 152 N., R. 92 W.,
Sec. 12, lot 8 and SE ¼ SE ¼.
T. 151 N., R. 92 W.,
Sec. 28, S ½ SW ¼;
Sec. 33, NE ¼ NW ¼.
Aggregating 1,101.52 acres.
2. The Departmental Order of September 19, 1934, as supplemented by the Departmental Order of November 2, 1934, withdrawing surplus lands of Indian reservations, temporarily, pending determination of the matter of their permanent restoration to tribal ownership, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the lands described in paragraph lb of this order, and Block 19, lot 14, Parshall Townsite.
3. The Departmental Order of May 15, 1911, reserving land for the Shell Creek Reservoir Site, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the following-described lands;
T. 152 N., R. 90 W.,
Sec. 8, lots 6, 7, 8, S ½ SW ¼ and SW ¼ SE ¼;
Sec. 17, N ½ NW ¼, SW ¼ NW ¼ and NW ¼ SW ¼;
Sec. 18, E ½ NE ¼, and NE ¼ SE ¼.
4. The Proclamation of June 29, 1911 (37 Stat. 1693), opening certain lands in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation to entry under the homestead laws only, is hereby revoked so far as it affects the lands described in paragraph lb of this order. The lands described in paragraphs 1b, 2, and 3 of this order, except the minerals in the lands described in paragraph lb, shall be sold by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs or other officer of that Bureau designated by the Commissioner, at not less than their fair market value, the proceeds to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Three Affiliated Tribes
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, as provided by the Act of June 1, 1910.
JOHN A. CARVER, Jr.,
Under Secretary of the Interior.
