appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation;

Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the aforesaid act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, do hereby make known and proclaim that the boundary lines of the aforesaid Medicine Bow Forest Reserve are hereby changed so as to read as follows:

Beginning at the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North. Range eighty-one (81) West, Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Wyoming; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said township; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section thirty (30), Township seventeen (17) North, Range eighty (80) West; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence easterly along the township line to the north-east corner of Section five (5), Township seventeen (17) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence southerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Fourth (4th) Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Section thirty-two (32), Township fourteen (14) North, Range seventyeight (78) West; thence easterly along the township line to the northeast corner of Section four (4), Township thirteen (13) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence southerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Third (3rd) Standard Parallel North, to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of Wyoming and Colorado; thence westerly along said state boundary line to the point of intersection with the range line between Ranges eighty (80) and eighty-one (81) West; thence northerly along said range line, allowing for the proper offset on the Third (3rd) Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Township fourteen (14) North, Range eighty-one (81) West; thence westerly to the southwest corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line, allowing for the proper offset on the Fourth (4th) Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North, Range eighty-one (81) West, the place of beginning.

Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation.

The lands hereby excluded from the said reserve and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof, but shall not be subject to entry, filing or selection until after ninety days notice by such publication as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 16th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and two, and of the [SEAL.] Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-seventh.

By the President:

JOHN HAY

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

[No. 31.]

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, "An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes", "That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof";

And whereas, the public lands in the Territory of Arizona, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation;

Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the Territory of Arizona, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to wit:

July 22, 1902.

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zona.

Boundaries.

Beginning at the south-west corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township seven (7) South, Range twenty-two (22) East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona; thence easterly along the section lines to the southeast corner of Section twenty-four (24), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Township seven (7) South, Range twentythree (23) East; thence easterly along the township line to the north-west corner of Township eight (8) South, Range twenty-five (25) East; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section seven (7), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the south-east corner of Section nine (9), said township; thence southerly along the section lines to the south-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed section lines to the point for the intersection with the Second (2nd) Standard Parallel South; thence westerly along the said parallel to the south-east corner of Township ten (10) South, Range twenty-three (23) East; thence northerly along the range line to the point of intersection with the southern boundary of the Camp Grant Military Reservation; thence in a general northeasterly, north-westerly and south-westerly direction along the boundary of the said military reservation to the point of intersection with the township line between Townships eight (8) and nine (9) South; thence westerly along the said township line to the south-east corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township eight (8) South, Range twentytwo (22) East; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-east corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly along the section lines.to the south-west corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township seven (7) South, Range twenty-two (22) East, the place of beginning. Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands Lands excepted. which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has

Reserved from settlement.

Mount Graham Forest Reserve.

been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation.

The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Mount Graham Forest Reserve.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 22nd day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and of [SEAL.] the Independence of the United States the one hundred. and twenty-seventh.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

July 26, 1902.

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Forest reserve, New Mexico

Description.

[No. 32.]

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, "An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes", "That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof":

And whereas, the public lands in the Territory of New Mexico, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation;

Now, Therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the Territory of New Mexico and particularly described as follows, to wit:

Township seven (7) South, Ranges eleven (11) and twelve (12) East, . New Mexico Principal Meridian, New Mexico; sections thirteen (13) to thirty-six (36), both inclusive, Township seven (7) South, Range thirteen (13) East; Township seven (7) South, Ranges fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) East; Sections thirteen (13) to thirty-six (36), both inclusive, Township seven (7) South, Ranges sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) East; Township eight (8) South, Ranges eleven (11) and twelve (12) East; Sections one (1) to ten (10), both inclusive, and fifteen (15) to eighteen (18), both inclusive, Township eight (8) South, Range thirteen (13) East; Sections one (1) to twenty (20), both inclusive, and

eight (8) South, Range fourteen (14) East; Township eight (8) South, Ranges fifteen (15), sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) East; Township nine (9) South, Ranges ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (12) East; Township nine (9) South, Range seventeen (17) East: Township ten (10) South, Ranges nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) and twelve (12) East; Sections seventeen (17) to twenty (20), both inclusive, and twenty-nine (29) to thirty-two (32), both inclusive, Township ten (10) South, Range thirteen (13) East; Township eleven (11) South, Range nine and one-half (94) East; all of Township eleven (11) South, Range ten (10) East, which is not included in the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation; Sections five (5) to eight (8), both inclusive, Sections seventeen (17) to twenty (20), both inclusive, and Sections twenty-nine (29) to thirty-two (32), both inclusive, Township eleven (11) South, Range thirteen (13) East; Township twelve (12) South, Range ten (10) East; Township thirteen (13). South, Ranges ten (10) and eleven (11) East.

Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land Office, or upon which any valid settlement has been made pursuant to law, and the statutory period within which to make entry or filing of record has not expired: Provided, that this exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing or settlement was made.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation.

The reservation hereby established shall be known as The Lincoln Forest Reserve.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington this 26th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and of [SEAL.] the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-seventh.

By the President:

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Acting Secretary of State.

DAVID J. HILL,

Lands excepted.

Reserved from settlement.

The Lincoln Forest Reserve.

[No. 33.]

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled,An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes", "That the President of the United States may, from time to time, set apart and reserve, in any State or Territory having public land bearing forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof";

And whereas, the public lands in the Territory of Arizona, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart

July 30, 1902.

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zona.

Boundaries.

Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the Territory of Arizona, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows, to-wit:

Beginning at the north-east corner of Section three (3), Township sixteen (16) South, Range twenty-nine (29) East, Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona; thence easterly along the Third (3rd) Standard Parallel South to the north-west corner of Township sixteen (16) South, Range thirty-one (31) East; thence southerly along the range line to the north-west corner of Section thirty (30), Township seventeen (17) South, Range thirty-one (31) East; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of Section twenty-nine (29), said township; thence southerly along the section lines to the south-east corner of Section thirty-two (32), said township; thence easterly along the township line to the south-east corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence southerly along the unsurveyed section lines to the point for the south-east corner of Section nine (9), Township nineteen (19) South, Range thirty-one (31) East; thence westerly along the unsurveyed section lines to the point for the south-west corner of Section eight (8), said township; thence southerly along the unsurveyed section lines to the point for the south-east corner of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence westerly to the point for the southwest corner of said section; thence southerly along the range line to the south-east corner of Section twelve (12), Township twenty (20) South, Range thirty (30) East; thence westerly along the section lines to the north-east corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly along the section lines to the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence northerly along the range line to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section twenty-four (24), Township nineteen (19) South, Range twenty-nine (29) East; thence westerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed quarter-section lines to the point for the south-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section twenty (20), said township; thence northerly along the unsurveyed quartersection lines to the point for the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of Section eight (S), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed section lines to the north-west corner of Section thirtytwo (32). Township eighteen (18) South, Range twenty-nine (29) East; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence easterly to the point for the south-west corner of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence northerly to the point for the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the southeast corner of Section nine (9), said township; thence northerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly along the quarter-section lines to the south-west corner of the northwest quarter of Section seven (7), said township; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of Section eighteen (18), Township seventeen (17) South, Range twenty-nine (29) East; thence easterly along the quarter-section lines to the northwest corner of the south-west quarter of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of Section ten (10), said township;