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ably contain valuable deposits of phospliate. These lands were reported by 

 the General Land Office in a letter, dated Janimry 15, 1913, as vacant Govern- 

 ment lands, or as unapproved State or railroad selections. Tlieir withdrawal 

 is in accordance with the procedure outlined and advocated iu uiy letter of 

 August 16, 1912. I therefore recommend the submission to the President of 

 the following order of withdrawal, involving 75,851 acres. 

 Very respectfully, 



Geo. Otis Smith, 



Director. 



February 3, 39].". 

 Respectfully referred to the President with favorable recommendation. 



Walter L. Fishee, 



Secretary. 

 Order of Withdrawal. 



Phosphate reserve No. 16 — Florida Ko. 5. 



Under aud pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 

 25, 1910 {36 Stat., 84T), entitled "An act to authorize the President of the 

 Tnited States to malve withdrawals of public lands in certain cases," as 

 amended by act of Congress approved August 24, 1912 (Public No. 316), 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 withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry and reserved for public use. 



Tallahassee meridian. 



T. 2 N., R. 1 E., sec. 6, B. J of SW. i. 

 [Here follows the remainder of the land description.] 



Wm. H. Taft, 

 February 3, 1913. President. 



Department op the Interior, 



United States Geological Survey, 



Washitiffton, August 8, 1912. 

 The honorable the Secretary of the Interior. 



Sir : Field investigation by the Geological Survey indicates that the lands 

 listed below do not contain deposits of phosphate. The following order of 

 restoration, which involves 67,557 acres, is therefore recommended for sub- 

 mission to the President for appropriate action. Part of these lands are within 

 coal withdrawals, but none are included in national forests, power-site or 

 petroleum reserves. 



Very respectfully, Geo. Otis Smith, 



Director. 



August 17, 1912. 

 Respectfully referred to the President with favorable recommendation. 



Walter L. Fisher, 



Secretai'ij. 



