Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-01-22
pecus National Park.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, jan.
IA, 1892 The following is description
of the lands in the territory of New Mex
leo known rs 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 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 Q7) north, ranges thirteen (13) 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 (l3) and fourteen Q4)
east to the closing corner between
ranges thirteen (3) and fourteen Q4)
east on the fifth (5th) standard parallel
north thence along the said fifth 9th
standard parallel to the southeast corner
of township twenty-one (2l) north, range
thirteen Q3) east; thence north six (G)
miles; thence west twelve miles; thence
due south to the fifth t5th) 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
lD east; thence south to the fourth
(4th) standard parallel; thence west
erly on said fourth I4th) stand
ard parallel north seven and
sixty-two one hundredths & 62) 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 (lO)
and eleven (1l) east, three CD miles and
three and forty-three hundredtLs (3.43)
| chains to the corner of sections thirteen
I3), eighteen (lS) nineteen (l9) and
twenty-four ga on said range line; thence
easterly along the section lines to the
range line between ranges eleven (Il) and
twelve (12) east; thence northerly three
80 miles and three 81 chains to the
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north
thence easterly on said fourth az Stand
ard parallel eight ~ and fifty hundredths
| e. 50) chains to the standard corner tC
township seventeen I'D north, ranges
eleven (ll) and twelve Q2) east; thence
northerly on the range line to the south
west corner Of township eighteen Us.
North, range twelve l2) east; thence
easterly on the township line six Is
miles one and six hundredths Q.O6,
chains to the southeast corner of township
eighteen (lS) north, range twelve ~,
east thence south six (6) miles to the
fourth (4th) Standard parallel north
thence east along said fourth
(4) Standard parallel to the place
of beginning. Excepting from the force
and effect of the proclamation all lane
which may have been, prior to the date
thereof, embraced in any valid Spanish o.
Mexican grant, or in any legal entry o.
covered by any lawful filing duly made ii
the proper United States land office ant
all mining claims, duly located and hell
according to the laws of the United State
and rules and regulations not in conillc
Herewith; Provided that this exception
shall not continue to apply to any partl
cular tract of land unless the entryman o
claimant continues to comply with TIT
law under which the entry, filing or loca
ton was made. Warning is expfessl,
given in the proclamation to all person.
not to enter or make settlement upon TIN
tract OF land reserved.
john w. NOBLE,
Secretary of the Interior.