William Howard Taft

Executive Order 1485—Restoring to Public Domain Lands in California Which Were Reserved for Indian Purposes

February 20, 1912

It is hereby ordered that Executive orders of August 25, 1877, March 9, 1881, and December 29, 1891, reserving certain described lands in the State of California for Indian purposes be, and the same are hereby, modified and amended in so far as to restore to the public domain for the purpose of settlement and entry the tracts described as follows:

The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, west half of the southeast quarter and southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 28, township 2 south, range 1 east of the San Bernardino meridian.

The north half and the southeast quarter of section 18; the north half of the northeast quarter and southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 3 south, range 2 east of the San Bernardino meridian.

Signature of William Howard Taft
WM. H. TAFT.

The White House,
February 20, 1912

William Howard Taft, Executive Order 1485—Restoring to Public Domain Lands in California Which Were Reserved for Indian Purposes Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/276742

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