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Department of the Interior
Washington May 6th 1862

Sir
Herewith I return your report of the
9th ultimo and accompanying papers
relative to establishing an Indian
Reservation in the Smith River Valley
California.

I have indorsed [endorsed] upon your
report an order for the withdrawal
from date for the present, of the lands
indicated by the diagram as in townships
seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen, lying
upon the Pacific Ocean in Del Monte Co[unty]
California.

Should Congress make
provision for extinguishing all private
claims within the boundaries
indicated, the Reservation for Indian
purposes will be submitted to the
President for a formal order setting apart
the land for that use.