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On the recordJune 30, 1910
It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Idaho, viz: All that part of T. 15 S., R. 4 E., Boise meridian, lying and being west of a line formed by extending the east boundary line of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation through the said township, be, and the same are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, and sale, and set apart as an addition to the Duck Valley Indian Reservation
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order 1220—Adding Lands to Duck Valley Indian Reservation

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