[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67339-67342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21300]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[234A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Confederated Tribes 
of the Chehalis Reservation of Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reservation proclamation.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 254.363 acres, more or less, as 
an addition to the reservation of Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 
Reservation of Washington.

DATES: This proclamation was made on September 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carla H. Clark, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Acting Division Chief, Division of Real Estate Services, 1001 
Indian School Road NW, Box #44, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, 
[email protected], (720) 424-3233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in the exercise of 
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
    A proclamation is issued in accordance with the Indian 
Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 U.S.C. 5110) for 
the lands described below. The lands are proclaimed to be the 
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation of Washington for 
Chehalis Tribe in Thurston and Grays Harbor County, Washington.

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation of Washington, 7 
Parcels, Willamette Meridian, Thurston County and Grays Harbor County, 
Washington Legal Descriptions Containing 254.363 Acres, More or Less

105-T2213

Parcel A
    That part of Tract 19 of Jackson Fruit Tracts as recorded in Volume 
8 of Plats, Page 54, described as follows:
    Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Tract 19; thence East 300 
feet to the True Point of Beginning; thence South 145 feet thence West 
25 feet; thence South to the North right-of-way line of County Road; 
thence Easterly along said right-of-way to the East line of said Tract 
19; thence North to the South right-of-way line of Second Street thence 
West along right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning. Together with 
that part of vacated road adjoining said premises on the South which 
was vacated in Volume 28 of the County Commissioner's minutes, Page 
246.
Parcel B
    The West 300 feet of the North 145 feet of Tract 19, Jackson Fruit 
Tracts, as recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, page 54; Excepting therefrom 
the West 2A30 feet.
Parcel C
    That part of the East 110 feet of the West 275 feet of Tract 19 of 
Jackson Fruit Tracts as recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, Page 54, lying 
Northerly of County Road. Excepting therefrom the North 145 feet and 
the West 230 feet of the South 45 feet of the North 190 feet of said 
Tract 19. Together with that part of vacated County Road adjoining said 
premises on the South which was vacated in Volume 28 of County 
Commissioner's minutes, Page 245.
Parcel D
    The West 230 feet of the North 190 feet of Tract 19, Jackson Fruit 
Tracts, as recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, Page 54. Excepting therefrom 
that portion conveyed to Thurston County by deed recorded February 10, 
1998, under Auditor's File No. 3134738.
Parcel E
    The West 165 feet of that portion of Tract 19 of Jackson Fruit 
Tracts as recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, Page 54, lying Northerly of 
Tract conveyed to the State of Washington by deed dated October 28, 
1952, and recorded under file no. 514194; together with that part, if 
any, of vacated road adjoining said premises on the Southeast which was 
vacated in Volume 28 of County Commissioner's minutes, Page 245.
    Excepting therefrom the Northerly 190 feet; and that portion lying 
in Tract conveyed to the State of Washington by deed dated June 27, 
1958 and recorded under file no. 599495. And Excepting therefrom that 
portion conveyed to Thurston County by deed recorded February 10, 1988, 
under file no. 3134737. In Thurston County Washington. Containing 4.47 
acres, more or less.

105-T2210

Parcel A
    The South 445 feet of Government Lot 4 in Section 3, Township 16 
North, Range 5 West of the Willamette Meridian; Situate in the County 
of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.

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Parcel B
    The South 879.78 feet of Government Lot 1, Except the East 363 feet 
thereof;
    The East 11 acres of Government Lot 1, Except the right of way of 
the Northern Pacific Railway Company; and Government Lot 1, Except the 
East 11 acres thereof; Also Except the South 879.78 feet thereof; All 
in Section 10, Township 16 North, Range 5 West of the Willamette 
Meridian; Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
Parcel C
    A portion of Sections 10 and 11, Township 16 North, Range 5 West of 
the Willamette Meridian described as follows:
    Commencing at the East Quarter corner of Section 10; Thence North 
03[deg]23'26'' East along the line between Sections 10 and 11, a 
distance of 704.35 feet to the true point of beginning; Thence North 
86[deg]21'40'' West parallel with the said North line of Government Lot 
2 a distance of 820.49 feet to the East edge of the Chehalis River;
    Thence North 14[deg]24'05'' West along the edge of said Chehalis 
River a distance of 363.61 feet; Thence North 22[deg]04'26'' West to 
the North line of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 300.25 feet; 
Thence South 86[deg]21'40'' East along said North line of Government 
Lot 2 to the Northeast corner of said Government Lot 2 a distance of 
1,060.69 feet; Thence continuing along said line South 86[deg]21'40'' 
East to the centerline of Elma-Gate County Road a distance of 511.43 
feet; Thence South 00[deg]09'58'' West along said centerline a distance 
of 617.39 feet; Thence North 86[deg]21'40'' West 546.16 feet to the 
point of beginning,
    Except Burlington Northern Railroad Right of Way;
    (Also known as Lot 1 of Grays Harbor County Large Lot Subdivision 
No. 2008-1690, recorded September 14, 2009, under Auditor's File No. 
2009-09140044, records of Grays Harbor County;)
    Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
Parcel D
    A portion of Sections 10 and 11, Township 16 North, Range 5 West of 
the Willamette Meridian described as follows:
    Commencing at the East Quarter corner of Section 10 and the true 
point of beginning;
    Thence North 86[deg]32'42'' West to the East edge of the Chehalis 
River a distance of 573.32 feet; Thence North 17[deg]55'08'' West along 
the East edge of said Chehalis River a distance of 313.50 feet; Thence 
North 14[deg]24'05'' West to a line parallel with the North line of 
Government Lot 2 a distance of 436.05 feet; Thence South 86[deg]21'40'' 
East to the intersection of the Section line between said 10 and 11 a 
distance of 820.49 feet; Thence continue South 86[deg]21'40'' East to 
the centerline of the Elma-Gate County Road a distance of 546.16 feet; 
Thence South 00[deg]09'58'' West along said centerline a distance of 
188.27 feet to the beginning of a concave curve to the East having a 
radius point that bears South 89[deg]50'02'' East 3,157.28 feet; Thence 
continuing along an arc having a central angle of 09[deg]17'22'' a 
distance of 511.89 feet; Thence North 87[deg]16'21'' West 624.84 feet 
to the point of beginning;
    Except Burlington Northern Railroad Right of Way;
    (Also known as Lot 2 of Grays Harbor County Large Lot Subdivision 
No. 2008-1690, recorded September 14, 2009, under Auditor's File No. 
2009-09140044, records of Grays Harbor County;)
    Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
Parcel E
    That portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
lying South and West of the Old State Highway in Section 11, Township 
16 North, Range 5 West of the Willamette Meridian; Situate in the 
County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
    Containing 95.265 acres, more or less.

105-T2214

Parcel A
    That part of the SE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of Section 16, Township 17 
North, Range 2 West, W.M., described as follows:
    Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 16 that is 
1,806.55 feet East of its Southwest corner; Thence North 660 feet; 
Thence East 164.25 feet; Thence South 660 feet; Thence West 164.25 feet 
to the Point of Beginning; Excepting therefrom the South 30 feet for 
the County Road known as Lathrop Road, 93rd Avenue SW in Thurston 
County, Washington. Commonly known as 2828 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, 
Washington 98512.
Parcel B
    That part of the SE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of Section 16, Township 17 
North, Range 2 West, W.M., described as follows:
    Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 16 that is 
1,642.3 feet East of its Southwest corner; Running Thence East along 
said South line 164.25 feet; Thence North 660 feet; Thence East 164.25 
feet; Thence North 660 feet, more or less; to the North line of said 
SE\1/4\ of SW\1/4\; Thence Westerly along said North line 328.5 feet, 
more of less; Thence South 1,320 feet, more or less, to the Point of 
Beginning; Excepting therefrom the South 30 feet for County Road known 
as Lathrop Road, 93rd Avenue SW in Thurston County, Washington. 
Commonly known as 2842 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, Washington 98512. 
Containing 9.86 acres, more or less.

157-T1231

    The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
Quarter of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 4, West of the 
Willamette Meridian; County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
    Also: That portion of the South half of the Southwest Quarter of 
the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and of the Northwest 
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 
30, Township 16 North, Range 4, West of the Willamette Meridian, which 
lies West of the center line of a certain slough; Except that portion 
lying within the Dexter Newton County Road;
    Also: That portion of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 
Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 16 North, 
Range 4, West of the Willamette Meridian lying East of the center line 
of a certain slough and between the boundaries of Dexter Newton County 
Road extended westerly; Containing 13.19 acres, more or less.

157-T1250

    The East 2\2/3\ rods of the North 24 rods of the Southeast Quarter 
of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, 
Township 16 North, Range 4 West of the Willamette Meridian;
    And that part of the West 150 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the 
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 30 lying 
North of the centerline of Harris Avenue continued West;
    Together with that portion of an alley 12 feet in width platted 
under the Line Addition to Oakville, as per plat recorded in Volume 4 
of Plats, page 3, records of Grays Harbor, lying in the West 150 feet 
of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
Quarter of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 4 West of the 
Willamette Meridian, as disclosed by Quit Claim Deed recorded September 
18, 2015, under Auditor's File No. 2015-09180065, records of Grays 
Harbor County;

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    Except the East 16 feet of the West 236 feet of the North 24 rods 
of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
Quarter of Section 30, Township 16 North, Range 4 West of the 
Willamette Meridian; Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of 
Washington. Containing 4.92 acres more or less.

157-T1246

Parcel A
    Government Lots 3 and 6, AND the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast 
Quarter, Except Railroad right-of-way;
    Also: The North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Except a tract of 
land originally conveyed to Max Porstmann by Oscar Blechschmidt and 
Jessie H. Blechschmidt, husband and wife, by deed dated February 8, 
1919 and recorded in Volume 140 of Deeds, page 481, records of Grays 
Harbor County, which tract is described as follows:
    A triangular tract of land lying in the Northeast Quarter of the 
Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 15 North, Range 5 West of the 
Willamette Meridian, beginning at a point on the Section line 645 feet 
South of the Quarter post; Thence running South 675 feet;
    Thence West 450 feet; Thence Northeasterly 850 feet to the point of 
beginning;
    Except South Bank Road and Garrard Creek County Road;
    And Except that portion of Government Lot 3 and that portion of the 
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 15 
North, Range 5 West of the Willamette Meridian, lying Westerly of the 
Westerly right-of-way line of South Bank County Road as conveyed to 
County of Grays Harbor by Right-of-Way Deed, recorded December 27, 
1932, under Auditor's File No. 300850 in Volume 213 of Deeds, page 108, 
records of Grays Harbor County;
    Also Except that portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1, 
Township 15 North, Range 5 West of the Willamette Meridian, lying 
Southerly of the Chehalis River and Northerly of the Union Pacific 
Railroad right of way, the Southwesterly line of which currently 
measures 500 feet, more or less;
    All situate in Section 1, Township 15 North, Range 5 West of the 
Willamette Meridian; Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of 
Washington.
Parcel B
    Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the 
Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 15 North, Range 5 West of the 
Willamette Meridian; Thence South 56[deg]20'16'' East 88.6 feet; Thence 
North 86[deg]28'56'' East 533 feet, more or less, to the North line of 
said subdivision and the point of the beginning; Thence North 
88[deg]27'04'' East along said North line, 180 feet, more or less, to 
the Westerly boundary of Garrard Creek County Road; Thence South along 
the Westerly boundary of Garrard Creek County Road and along said 
boundary as the same curves Westerly to a point on said boundary that 
lies South 86[deg]28'56'' West of the point of beginning; Thence North 
86[deg]28'56'' East to the point of beginning;
    Excepting therefrom that portion lying within the North 300 feet of 
the East 26 feet of the West 726 feet of the said Southeast Quarter of 
the Southeast Quarter;
    Also: That portion of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
Quarter and that portion of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
Quarter of Section 1, Township 15 North, Range 5 West of the Willamette 
Meridian, lying North of the Garrard Creek County Road;
    Excepting therefrom that portion lying Southerly of the following 
described line:
    Commencing at the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the 
Southeast Quarter; Thence South 56[deg]20'16'' East 88.6 feet to the 
North boundary of the Garrard Creek County Road and the point of 
beginning; Thence North 86[deg]28'56'' East 533 feet, more or less, to 
the North line of said subdivision and the terminus of said line; 
Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington. Containing 
113.96 acres, more or less.

105-T2211

Parcel A 9.577 Acres
    All that portion of Parcel ``X'' lying within Government Lots 5 and 
6, Section 36, Township 16 North, Range 5 West of the Willamette 
Meridian.
Parcel X
    All those parts of Lots 5 and 6, Section 36, Township 16 North, 
Range 5 West of the Willamette Meridian, included within the boundaries 
of a strip of land 150 feet in width, being 75 feet on each side of the 
center line of the Grays Harbor and Puget Sound Railway Company's 
railroad as the same is located and staked out upon the ground over and 
across the said Lots 5 and 6, of said Section 36; The course of said 
center line across said Section 36 being more particularly described as 
follows, to-wit:
    Beginning at the point of intersection of said center line with the 
South boundary line of said Section 36 at railway survey Station No. 
2138+57, which point is 2,427.7 feet East of the Southwest corner of 
said Section 36; Thence North 33[deg]56' West 745.93 feet to Station 
no. 2131+11.07; Thence on a tapered curve to the right through an angle 
of 0[deg]54' 60 feet to Station No. 2130+51.07; Thence on a 3[deg] 
curve to the right 1,455.00 feet to Station No. 2115+96.07; Thence on a 
tapered curve to the right through an angle of 0[deg]54' 60 feet to 
Station No. 2115+36.07; Thence North 11[deg]31' East 334.49 feet to 
Station No. 2112+01.58; Thence on a tapered curve to the left through 
an angle of 3[deg] 120 feet to Station No. 2110+81.58; Thence on a 
5[deg] curve to the left 1,009.33 feet to Station No. 2100+72.25; 
Thence on a tapered curve to the left through an angle of 3[deg] 120 
feet to Station No. 2099+52.25; Thence North 44[deg]57' West 1,135.45 
feet to Station No. 2088+16.8; Thence on a 0[deg]30' curve to the right 
839.5 feet to Station No. 2079+77.3 and point of intersection of said 
center line with West line of said Section 36, which point is 333.4 
feet South of the Northwest corner of said Section 36;
    Also: An additional strip of land 25 feet in width lying Easterly 
of, parallel with and contiguous to the 150 foot strip hereinabove 
described the Southerly boundary of said 25 foot strip being a line 
drawn through Station No. 2112+01.58 at right angles to said center 
line and the Northerly boundary thereof being the North line of Lot 6, 
of said Section 36;
    Also: An additional strip of land, triangular in shape, lying in 
Lot 6, of said Section 36, bounded on the East by the 150 foot strip of 
land first hereinabove described; on the North by the North line of 
said Lot 6, and on the West by a line extending Northwesterly from a 
point which is 75 feet Northwesterly of railway survey Station No. 
2112+01.58 to a point which is 50 feet Southwesterly of railway survey 
Station No. 2100+00; the said 75 feet and 50 feet respectively being 
measured along a line drawn at right angles to the center line 
hereinabove described;
Parcel B 3.321 Acres
    A portion of Government Lot 5, Section 36, Township 16 North, Range 
5 West of the Willamette Meridian, more particularly described as 
follows:
    That portion of said Government Lot 5 lying Easterly of Garrard 
County Road;
    Excepting therefrom all that portion of the former railroad right-
of-way described in Parcel A above:
    Situate in the County of Grays Harbor, State of Washington.
    Containing 12.90 acres, more or less

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    The above-described lands contain a total of 254.363 acres, more or 
less, which are subject to all valid rights, reservations, rights-of-
way, and easements of record.
    This proclamation does not affect title to the lands described 
above, nor does it affect any valid existing easements for public 
roads, highways, public utilities, railroads and pipelines, or any 
other valid easements or rights-of-way or reservations of record.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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