Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-27
Pecos National PARK.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Jan.
Il, 1892.-The following is 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 a public reser-
Walton by proclamation of the president
dated January II, 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 (l7) north, ranges thirteen (l3) and
fourteen Q4) east, New Mexico principal
base and meridian) on the fourth (4th)
standard parallel north thence norther-
" along the range line between
ranges thirteen (l3) and fourteen Q4)
east to the closing corner between
ranges thirteen Q3) and fourteen Q4)
east on the fifth 9th standard parallel
north thence along the said fifth (5th)
standard parallel to the southeast corner
of township twenty-one (2D north, range
thirteen (l3) east thence north six (G)
miles; thence west twelve miles; thence
due south to the fifth (5th) standard
parallel; thence westerly on said fifth
(5th) standard parallel to a point due
north of the northwest corner of town
ship seventeen % north, range eleven
I'D east; thence south to the fourth
(4th) standard parallel; thence west
erly on said fourth t4th) 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 (l0)
and eleven 1D east, three 90 miles and
three and forty-three hundredtEs g 49,
chains to the corner of sections thirteen
I3), eighteen QS), nineteen (l9) and
twenty-four ca on said range line thence
easterly along the section lines to the
range line between ranges eleven (ll) and
twelve (l2) east; thence northerly three
(3) miles and three tS) chains to the
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north !;
thence easterly on said fourth az Stand
ard parallel eight (8) and fifty hundredths
$50 chains to the standard corner to
township seventeen (l7) north, ranges
eleven (ll) and twelve Q2) east; thence
northerly on the range line to the south
west corner OF township eighteen IS)
North, range twelve az east; thence
easterly on the township line six (6)
miles one and six hundredths Q.06)
chains to the southeast corner of township
eighteen (lS) north, range twelve t12)
east theuce south six (6) miles to the
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north /;
thence east along said fourth
"a Standard parallel to the place
of beginning. Excepting from the force
and effect of the proclamation all land
which may have been, prior to the date
thereof, embraced in any valid Spanish or
Mexican grant, or in any legal entry or
covered by any lawful filing duly made in
the proper United States land Office and
all mining claims, duly located and held
according to the laws of the United States
and rules and regulations not in conflict
Herewith Provided that this exception
shall not continue to apply to any parti-
cular tract of land unless the entryman or
claimant continues to comply with the
law under which the entry, filing or loca-
ton was made. Warning is expressly
given in the proclamation to all persons
not to enter or make settlement upon the
tract OF land reserved.
JOHN ". NOBLE,
Secretary of the Interior.