Executive Order 1529—Reserving Lands in California Pending Investigation as to Suitableness for Paiute or Other Indian Use

It is ordered that the following described lands in the State of California, be and they are hereby, temporarily reserved from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposition until their suitableness for allotment purposes to homeless Paiute or other Indians living on or adjacent thereto may be fully investigated:

T. 4, R. 31: Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 35; T. 5, R. 31: Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14; E. 1/2, NW. 1/4, and E. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 15; E. 1/2 of sec. 22; sec. 23, 24, 25, 26; E. 1/2 of E. 1/2 of sec. 27; all of sec. 35 except W. 1/2 of SW. 1/4; T. 4, R. 32;

W. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 1, all of secs. 2 to 11, inclusive; W. 1/2 of NW. 1/4 of sec. 12, and secs. 13, 14, 15, and secs. 17 to 35, inclusive; T. 5, R. 32: Secs. 1 to 11, inclusive; N. 1/2 of N. 1/2, SW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4, W. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 12; NW. 1/4; NE. 1/4 of SW. 1/4; and W. 1/2 of SW. 1/4 of sec. 13; secs. 14, 15, 17, to 22, inclusive; all of sec. 23 except SE. 1/4 of SE. 1/4; NW. 1/4 of sec. 24; SW. 1/4 of sec. 25; SW. 1/4 of NE. 1/4; SE. 1/4; W. 1/2 of sec. 26; secs. 27 to 35, inclusive; T. 6, R. 32: Secs. 1 to 11, inclusive; all of sec. 12, except SE. 1/4 of SE. 1/4; W. 1/2 of NE. 1/4 and W. 1/ 2 of sec. 13; secs. 14, 15, 17, and 18; NW. 1/4 of SW. 1/4 and N. 1/2of sec. 20; NW. 1/4 and N. 1/2 of NE. 1/4 of sec. 22; NW. 1/4 of NW. 1/4 of sec. 23; all south and east of the Mount Diablo base and meridian.

The reservations made hereby are subject to the rights of way granted to the Mono Power Co. and Owens River Water Power Co. under authority of the act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat. L., 790); and shall not interfere with or defeat any prior legal appropriation of the lands for any purposes.

Any tracts occupied and improved by any person, and listed upon application of the occupant under authority of the act of June 11, 1906 (34th United States Statutes at Large, p. 233), are hereby excepted from the provisions of this order.

WM. H. TAFT.

The White House,
May 9, 1912