### Question
What does 1873 Survey Area mean?


### Answer
**1873 Survey Area** has the following meaning in *25 U.S.C. § 1773j*:

> the area which is within the area demarked by the high water line as meandered and the upland boundaries, as shown on the plat map of the 1873 Survey of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, conducted by the United States General Land Office, and filed in 1874

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1773j*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF INDIANS AND INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS > SUBCHAPTER VII-WASHINGTON INDIAN (PUYALLUP) LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT**

