Executive Order 5671—Withdrawal of Public Lands in Aid of Legislation, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon

In order to protect the interests of the Government, the public, the railroad company, and in aid of contemplated legislation, the tracts of public land described herein, lying within the odd-numbered sections within the first, second, and mineral- indemnity limits of the grants to the Northern Pacific Railroad (now Railway) Co., under the act of Congress approved July 2, 1864 (13 Stat. 365), and under the joint resolution approved May 31, 1870 (16 Stat. 378), containing 5,405.18 acres, are, under the act of Congress approved June 25, 1929 (46 Stat. 41), and in aid of such legislation as may be had under section 8 thereof, hereby withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, entry, or other form of disposition. Any of the described tracts which may be embraced in a prior valid claim existing at this date are excepted, however, from the force and effect of the withdrawal so long as such claim is maintained in accordance with the law under which it is asserted and the regulations thereunder.

FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 40 N.,  R.  5  W.,  sec.  15, lot  1;

T. 44 N.,  R.  9  W.,  sec.  17, lot  2;

T. 42 N.,  R.  15  W.,  sec.  25, lot  6;

T. 48 N.,  R.  15  W.,  sec.  11, lot  5.

Minnesota

FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 55 N., R. 12 W., sec. 23, lot 3;

T. 55 N., R. 18 W., sec. 7, SW. ¼ NE. ¼, NW. ¼ SE. ¼;

T. 55 N., R. 22 W., sec. 9, NE. ¼ SE. ¼;

T. 55 N., R. 24 W., sec. 11, lot 9;

T. 56 N., R. 25 W., sec. 29, lot 1;

FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 141  N., R.  27  W., sec.  33, NW. ¼  SE. ¼;

T. 141  N., R.  29  W., sec.  33, lot 1;

T. 134  N., R.  30  W., sec.  1, SE. ¼ SW.  ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼;

T. 141  N., R.  30  W., sec.  27, lot 8;

sec. 33, lot 4;

T. 141 N., R. 32 W., sec. 19, lot 5;

sec. 29, lot 5;

T. 135 N., R. 33 W., sec. 11, SW. ¼ SW. ¼;

T. 141 N., R. 33 W., sec. 17, lot 5;

sec. 27, lot 4;

T. 141 N., R. 34 W., sec. 1, lot 3;

T. 141 N.,  R.  35  W., sec.  11, lot 4;

T. 143 N.,  R.  35  W., sec.  13, lot 1;

T. 144 N.,  R.  35  W., sec.  31, NW. ¼ SE. ¼;

T. 132 N.,  R.  40  W., sec.  29, NW. ¼ SW. ¼;

T. 147 N.,  R.  40  W., sec.  27, lot 5;

T. 139 N., R. 41 W., sec. 15, lots 3, 4, 5, N. ½ SW. ¼;

T. 140 N., R. 41 W., sec. 29, lot 1;

T. 141 N., R. 44 W., sec. 23, SW. ¼ SW. ¼.

North Dakota

FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 147 N., R. 84 W., sec. 15, lot 2 in NW. ¼ NW. ¼.

Montana

PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 11 N.,  R.  9  E.,  sec.  29, NE. ¼ NW. ¼;

T. 10 N.,  R.  11  E.,  sec.  25, lots  1, 4;

T. 10 N.,  R.  13  E.,  sec.  25, lots  1, 2,  3;

sec.  27, lots  4, 5,  6, 7;

sec.  31, lots  8, 9;

T.  2 N.,  R.  54  E.,  sec.  23, NE. ¼  SW. ¼;

T.  6 S.,  R.  3  W.,  sec.  17, N. ½ NE. ¼ NE. ¼ NE. ¼;

T.  4 S.,  R.  43  E.,  sec.  23, lot 3;

T.  5 S.,  R.  43  E.,  sec.  17, lot 4;

T. 3 S., R. 49 E., sec. 9, NE. ¼ NW. ¼.

Wyoming

SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

T. 57 N., R. 98 W., sec. 15, N. ½ NW. ¼;

sec. 19, lot 1, NW. ¼ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ NW. ¼;

T. 58 N., R. 102 W., sec. 35, SW. ¼ SE. ¼.

Idaho

BOISE MERIDIAN

T. 47 N., R. 2 E., sec. 31, lot 1;

T. 40 N., R. 4 E., sec. 3, W. ½ SW. ¼.

Washington

WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN

T. 6 N., R. 5 E., sec. 21, E. ½ NE. ¼ E. ½ SE. ¼;

sec. 31, lot 2;

T. 12 N., R. 8 E., sec. 7, lots 7, 8, 15;

sec. 9, lots 3, 6, 7, NW. ¼ SE. ¼;

sec. 19, lots 9, 10;

T. 12 N., R. 9 E., sec. 7, N. ½ NW. ¼;

T. 13 N., R. 9 E., sec. 9, lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12;

T. 32 N., R. 42 E., sec. 7, S. ½ S. ½;

sec. 17, all;

sec. 19, all;

sec. 21, all;

T. 8 N.,B. 2 W., sec. 23, lot 4;

T. 21 N., R. 4 W., sec. 13, SE. ¼ NW. ¼;

T. 8 N., R. 5 W., sec. 3, lot 2;

sec. 7, lot 4;

T. 9 N., R. 5 W., sec. 35, SE. ¼;

T. 9 N., R. 8 W., sec. 11, SE. ¼ NE. ¼, NE. ¼ SE. S. ½ SE. ¼;

T. 12 N., R. 10 W., sec. 31, lot 1;

T. 10 N., R. 11 W., sec. 23, lot 6;

T. 13 N., R. 11 W., sec. 17, lot 1.

Oregon

WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN

T. 4 N., R. 4 W., sec. 27, NE. ¼ SW. ¼;

T. 5 N., R. 7 W., sec. 25, SW. ¼ SW. ¼;

T. 3 N., R. 8 W., sec. 11, lot 2;

T. 2 S., R. 4 W., sec. 1, lot 6.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
July 29, 1931.