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Show to particular disposals 185 by ( some soine ) ( international interiiational ) . . duty or ( public Imblic ) ( exigency exicrency ) . It follows ( from froin ) this that disposals by the United States ( dur- dur ) ing the territorial period are not lightly to be inferred , and should not be regarded as intended unless the intention was definitely declared or otherwise made very plain . It follows that the river beds were included in the ( Executive 10ixecutive ) order because it ( was vas ) known at that time that the rivers were nonnavigable ( , . ) There is some difference between the status of the lands lying east of the 110th meridian and those ( ly- ly ) ing west , as shown by Exhibit 71 and R . ( 4112 1112 ) . The portion ( lying lyiug ) west , although as heretofore shown , also reserved by Executive ( Order Ordel ) of May 17 , 1884 , was restored on two occasions . It was again with ¬ ( drawn draivu ) for Indian purposes . The Secretary of the Interior again withdrew it on February 19 , ( 1929 1.929 ) , for the purpose of securing the enactment of ( legis legis- legis ) ¬ lation for its inclusion within a permanent ( reser reser- reser ) vation , as required by the Act of March 3 , 1927 , 44 Stat . 1347 . The portion lying east of the meridian was under consideration by the Attorney General in his opinion of May 12 , 1924 . ( 34 Op . Attorney ( Gen Gen- Gen ) eral , 171 . ) The reservation was held to be one ( which -whieli whieli ) the President could ( legally legrally ) ( make inake ) . Serious doubt was expressed as to whether the President , having once made the reservation , could abolish it . A reservation had been created with respect to which ( "the the ) Indian right of occupancy is as sacred |
