Sec. 17, SW. of NW. 1, SW. 1, NW. 1 of SE. 1, S. 1 of SE. 1; Secs. 18 to 21, inclusive; Sec. 22, S. of N. 1, S. 1; Sec. 23, S. of N. 1, S. Sec. 24, NE. 1, S. of NW. }, S. 1; Secs. 25 to 36, inclusive. T. 28 S., R. 21 E., Secs. 1 to 6, inclusive; Sec. 7, NE. †; NE. † of NW. †, SE. †; Sec. 18, E. of E.; Sec. 19, E. of NE. 1, NE. † of SE. 1; Secs. 20 to 28, inclusive; Sec. 29, N., N. † of SW. †, SE. 1 of SW. 1, SE. 1; Sec. 32, NE. †, NE. † of NW. 1, SE. }; Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. T. 29 S., R. 21 E., Secs. Sec. 1 to 3, inclusive; 4, NE. 1, NE. of NW. 1, N. of SE. 1, SE. of SE. 1; Sec. 10, NE., N. of NW., SE. of NW. 1, NE. of SW., SE. 1; Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive; Sec. 15, E. of NE. 1. NE. † of SE. }; Sec. 23, NE., N. 1 of NW. 1, SE. † of NW. †, N. } of SE. }; In accordance with your instructions I have prepared and submit herewith for such action as you may deem proper, an order of withdrawal which includes certain lands in southern California believed to be valuable for their oil content, and the title to which depends upon the outcome of certain suits instituted by the United States Government. The area involved in this order is 4,695 acres. Respectfully, Nov 28 1913 Respectfully referred to the President with favorable recommendation. FRANKLIN K LANE GEO. OTIS SMITH ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NO. 30, CALIFORNIA NO. 15. Under and pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), entitled "An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), it is hereby ordered that the following described lands be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposition of oil lands. Sec. 13, NW. of NE. †, S. ↓ of NE. }, NW. }; T. 2 S., R. 10 W., Sec. 19, all (fractional); Sec. 29, all (fractional); T. 2 S., R. 11 W., Sec. 13, lot 1; Field investigations made by the Geological Survey indicate that the lands listed below do not contain valuable deposits of oil or gas. The following order of restoration, which involves 87,990 acres, is therefore recommended for submission to the President for appropriate action. These lands are not included in power-site, coal, or phosphate reserves, or in national forests. Respectfully, GEO. OTIS SMITH FEB 19 1914 Respectfully referred to the President with favorable recommendation. FRANKLIN K LANE ORDER OF RESTORATION. PETROLEUM RESTORATION NO. 17, WYOMING NO. 7. So much of the order of withdrawal made heretofore for the purpose of oil land classification, namely Wyoming No. 7,1 as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked for the reason that the Director of the Geological Survey has classified these lands. This revocation does not affect withdrawals or reservations other than as above set forth. Petroleum Reserve No. 8, created by Executive Order of July 2, 1910,2 and Coal Land Withdrawal Wyoming No. 1, created by Executive Order of July 13, 1910, are modified to the extent of permitting the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of the application of the Keystone Oil & Refining Company, under the provisions of the act of May 21, 1896 (29 Stat., 127), for right of way for a pipe line from a point in Sec. 3, T. 33 N., R. 79 W., to a point in Sec. 33, T. 40 N., R. 79 W., Douglas, Wyoming, land district. 9 March, 1914. WOODROW WILSON See p. 206. 1 See p. 156. President. RESTORATION OF APRIL 16, 1914. MARCH 31, 1914. The Honorable, SIR: The SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. Facts which have come to the attention of the Geological Survey, partly through a visit by a Survey geologist and partly through a report by a Land Office mineral inspector, considered in connection with data already on file, indicate that the lands listed below do not contain valuable deposits of oil or gas. I therefore recommend the submission to the President for appropriate action of the following order of restoration, involving 1,274 acres. These lands are not included in power-site, coal, or phosphate reserves, or in national forests. PETROLEUM RESTORATION NO. 18, WYOMING NO. 8. So much of the order of withdrawal made heretofore for the purpose of oil land classification, namely Petroleum Reserve No. 17, Wyoming No. 3, as affects the lands hereinafter described is hereby revoked for the reason that the Director of the Geological Survey has classified these lands. This revocation does not affect withdrawals or reservations other than as above set forth. Sixth Principal Meridian. T. 52 N., R. 93 W., Sec. 3, lots 1, 2, and 3, S. Sec. 4, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Sec. 5, lots 5 and 6; Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, and 3, NW. † of NW. }; Sec. 9, lot 2; Sec. 10, N. of NE. 1, SW. 1 of NE. †, NW. 1, NE. † of Data received from the Field Service of the General Land Office, together with information on file in the Survey, indicate that the following lands are valuable for 1 See p. 242. oil and gas, and I therefore recommend the submission of the following order of withdrawal to the President for appropriate action. The area involved in this order is 70,232 acres. PETROLEUM WITHDRAWAL NO. 31, CALIFORNIA NO. 16. Under and pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 25, 1910 (36 Stat., 847), entitled “An act to authorize the President of the United States to make withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 497), it is hereby ordered that the following described lands be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry, and reserved for classification and in aid of legislation affecting the use and disposition of oil lands: Mt. Diablo Meridian. T. 27 S., R. 22 E., Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive; Sec. 6, E., E. of NW. 1, NE. of SW. 1; Sec. 14, W. of NE. 1, SE. † of NE. 1, W. 1, SE. 1; Sec. 34, N. of NE. 1, SE. † of NE. †, W. 4, NE. † of SE. }; |