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Show FURTHER WITHDRAWALS OF WESTERN LANDS "WASHINGTON". .Ian, 24. In the aid of proposed legislation affecting the disposition dis-position of public lands thought to be valuable for power purposes, tho interior in-terior department has withdrawn tho following fol-lowing areas: Territory aggregating 17,-32 17,-32 acres along the Clearwater river and Its tributaries in Idaho; 2510 acres along tho "Walla Walla river in Oregon, and 24.ir2 acres along the Sevier river In Utah. Ah probably containing oil. 147.SS7 acres in California also have been withdrawn. with-drawn. The total of Ibis class of lands withdrawn In California. Is 1,052,45 acres. Along the Croon river, in Utah. 11.487 acres withdrawn for power purposes have been shown to have no value as such and ore restored to the public domain. The secretary of the interior has designated desig-nated under thu enlarged homestead act approximately 7320 acres in Montana as being subject to the provisions of the uct. |