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On the recordOctober 19, 1910
It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Arizona, viz, all of sections 1 and 12, in township 1 north, range 4 east, of the Gila and Salt River meridian, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, entry, and sale and set apart as an addition to the Salt River Indian Reservation
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order 1256—Adding Lands to the Salt River Indian Reservation

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