Executive Order 1920
It is hereby ordered that the tract of land in Alaska described as follows, in and surrounding the native village of Klawak, and within the Tongass National Forest, be and the same is hereby reserved, subject to any vested rights existing, for the use of the United States Bureau of Education and of the natives of indigenous Alaskan race who may there reside, viz:
- Description.—Beginning at a point on the shore of the salt bay or mouth of Klawak Stream, 114 links south of a post marked U. S. I. R. 1, which is a witness to said point on shore and stands about 40 chains eastward from Klawak village; thence northerly by a marked line 58.49 chains to a point on the shore of Klawak Harbor which is 30 links north of a witness post marked U. S. I. R. 2; thence westerly along the shore, and then around the peninsula at the mean high-tide mark to point for corner No. 1, the place of beginning; situated approximately in latitude 55° 33′ north, longitude 133° 06′ west, and estimated to contain 230 acres; as represented upon a diagram accompanying this order and made a part thereof.
Woodrow Wilson.
The White House,
- April 21, 1914.
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