The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-08
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h following proclamation Of the presiden-
OF the United States IL published for the in
formation and guidance Of all concerned:
Whereas, by provisions Of the firIt section OF
an act to congress entitled ian act to provide
for the disposal Of the abandoned and useless
military reservations, approved July 5, 1884,
the president OF the United States, whenever
IN his opinion the lands or any part Of them
included within tho limits Of any military
reservation heretofore or hereafter declared.
nav become or shall become useless
cause the same, or 30 much thereof
as he may designate, to placed under
The control OF tho secretary of the interior for
disposition" as provided for in said act; and,
whereas, the Lieutenant general and acting sec
rstary OF wal have reported to me under date
OF July II, 1854, that certain military reserva-
tons, or portions thereof, are no longer needed
Tor military purposes; therefore, !, Chester A.
Arthur, president of the United States, do hare
ny direct that the following military reserva-
ing the same as, those named in the report OF
the Lieutenant general and acting secretary Of
war herein before mentioned, be placed under
the control of the secretary Of the interior for
disposition as,proyided for in the said act of
July 6, 1854, they having, in my opinion. be-
come useless for military purposes:
Eois Blanc Island, Michigan; Fort Butler.
New Mexico; Camp Cada, California; Fort
CTittenden, Utah; Camp Crittenden, Arizona;
Goal reservation, Sulphur Greek, Wyoming;
Arizona; Old Camp Grant, Arizona; Fort Har,
buff, Nebraska; Camp Independence, Califor
mia island on the Missouri river. Missouri
Fort McRae, New Mexico; Fort Randall, Dako.
"a; that portion Of the reserve north of the
missouri river not already confirmed to settlers
1874; Fort Rice, Dakota; Rush Lake Valley,
Utah; Fort Sedgewick, Colorado and Nebraska:
Camp. Sheriden, Nebraska; Fort Steilacoom,
Washington Territory; Camp Three Forks,
owyhee, Idaho; Fort Verde, Garden Tract, Ari-
IONA; Whipple Barracks, Timber reservation,
Arizons; Fort wilkins. Michigan; Fort Wal
lace, Kansas; Fort Lyon, Colorado; Pagosa
Springs; Old Fort Lewis, Colorado; Camp on
White river, Colorado; Fort Thornburg, Utah;
Gort Yuma, CALIFORNIA;; Fort Sullivan, Maine;
such portions Of sections 8, 10, IA, Is, 16, and
Y and the north halves of sections 81, q, and
~, township As north of range 8 west of the
New Mexico principal meridian, Colorado, as
was embraced in the reservation Of the Uncom-
pahgre Cantonment declared by executive Or
der dated March IL, 1884.
D. 1884. CHEsTER 4. ARTHIyR.
The forts mentioned above have for longer
or shorter time been abandoned by troops, and
the throwing open Of the military reseryes' sur
rounding them, in almost every case, will meet
with the heartiest approval from the hundreds
Of settlers who a%reonly waitinga chanceto pre-
empt, purchase or scrip. Only part OF the Ran
dali reserve is thrown open SO far as military
that this portion will be given to the Lower
Brules in consideration of grants from them in
other portions Of Dakota. The reservation
which surrounded Fort Rice contains much
good grazing land and some agricultural land,
and the point above the junction of the Cannon
Ball and the Missouri has been occupied bv
whites for years,