It is hereby ordered that all the public lands embraced within the following boundaries...be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and set apart for the use of the Pima and Maricopa Indians, in addition to their present reservation in said Territory.
Executive Order—Expansion of Pima and Maricopa Indian Reservation
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