Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-01
PecOs National Park.

DEPARTMENT OF TILE INTERIOR, Jdu.
II, 1S92.-The following is a description
of the lands in the territory of New Mex
leo known as the Pecos river forest
reservation, reserved from entry or set
Element and set apart as public reser-
walton by proclamation of the president
dated January IL, 1892, as provided in
section "a of the act of congress, APP
proved March 3, 1891. Commencing at
the standard corner to townships seven
teen I7) north, ranges thirteen (l3) and
fourteen (l4) east, New Mexico principal
base and meridian) on the fourth (4th)
standard parallel north; thence norther-
ly along the range line between
ranges thirteen (3) and fourteen 14)
east to the closing corner between
ranges thirteen Q3) and fourteen 14)
east on the fifth (5th) standard parallel
north; thence along the said fifth 9th
standard parallel to the southeast corner
OF township twenty-one CID NORTH range
thirteen (l3) east; thence north six (6)
miles thence west twelve miles; thence
due south to the fifth 9th standard
parallel; thence westerly on said fifth
(5th) standard parallel to point due
north of the northwest corner OF town.
ship seventeen Q7) north, range eleven
QI east; thence south to the fourth
(4tn) standard parallel; thence west
erly on said fourth I4th) stand
ard parallel north seven and
sixty-two one hundredths (762) chains to
the northwest corner of township sixteen
(l6) north, range eleven (1l) east; thence
southerly on the range line between town
ships sixteen (l6) north, ranges ten tl0)
and eleven (1l) east, three 80 miles and
three and forty-three hundredtts (3,43,
chains to the corner of sections thirteen
l3), eighteen OS), nineteen Q9) anc
twenty-four ga on said range line thence
easterly along the section lines to the
range line between ranges eleven (I1) anC
twelve (l2) east thence northerly three
80 miles and three so chains to thu
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north
thence easterly on said fourth (4) Stand
ard parallel eight 49, and fifty hundredth
Is. 50l chains to the standard corner t.
township seventeen 17) north, range
eleven (ll) and twelve (l2) east; thence
northerly on the range line to the south
west corner OF township eighteen us
IdlSO bWtlfC Ni-J paop, thShS'
eastery on the township line six Is
miles one and six hundredths CLOG
chains to the southeast corner of township
eighteen (lS) north, range twelve ~
east thence south six co. miles to tn
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north
thence east along said fourtl
(4) Standard parallel to the plac
of beginning. Excepting from the fore
and effect of the proclamation all LIANT
which may have been, prior to the dat
thereof, embraced in any valid Spanish o
Mexican grant, or in any legal entry o
covered by any lawful filing duly made il
the proper United States land office ant
all mining claims, duly located and helt
according to the laws of the United State
and rules and regulations not in contlic
Herewith; Provided that this exception
shall not continue to apply to any parti
cular tract of land unless the entrynan o
claimant continues to comply with tn
law under which the entry, filing or loca
ton was made. Warning is expressl
given in the proclamation all person
not to enter or make settlement upon tn
tract OF land reserved.
JOHN W. NOBLE,
Secretary OF the Interior.