The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-23
THIRTEEN NEW RESERVES.
President Issues Proclamations Es-
tablishiug Forest Reserves.
THEY INCLUDE MILLIONS OF ACRES
proclnmnttonS Make Provision for
Exception of Certain Lands from
Their Eject Mineral Lands.

| Washington. February 22.--Prcsidopt
Cleveland celebrated the lc5th anniversary
| OF George Wgshinglons birthday Ivy is
suing thirteen executive orders, far reach
ing IN their effect.
In tho recommendation of Secretary
Francis ana tortsJly commission OF tho
National Academy OF Science @ppoiniod
by Professor WolCott Calls president OF
The academy, tho president sirnul ana
promulgated thirteen proolamations cstab-
lishing as many Additional forest rescrva-
tons containing an aggregate area OF H.
S'9,So acres Secretary Francis report
I" the president on the subject shows that
the commission visited most or All of the
forest res arsatlors and oth,r public for
esls ot the United STABLES. deVotni; throo
months OF hard travel and carcful study
without coupSu'ptinu 10 the work as
slRn'r lhcm. The amount OF iHuu N ZACH
reservation ulrNhly entered upon The Mon
tHna land laws. the secretary points out
Is significant aud thcse ptrlious II inc
area dos fihed are csemplrl lTuW ih" up-
GRAFTON or M proclamnuou~. Some %
NE reservations enc within tho Unite OF
railroad grants ami IN such eases uM eA-
ctl"'N" pro tmnhtou only reserves the al
itrn,tie SECTIONS.
This 4, notably tho case in the Prieu
river forest reservation, which the see
Iniify OF the commission chaiftctof1xn1 rs
1 nc most Valuable body of timber m the
inttWot of tie continent
Tho secretary Will submit TO congress a
hill nuthou aing the secretary OF the In
'or1or to indemnify the henoncinr 80 ~ Any
% tho railroad land grants IN. ludui
within the limits or forest reservations
cstabGshci hy proctuil ion of the pres
dent hv pa "ntlng to them an equal Qutn-
thy of other portions a me puu..c do
man wichita specified hmits
The secretary further shows that under
VIC ~ -utn"F z'ne thf prrsdrnt 70 cd
tab-ish iliese fesefyat ons stNteen SUCH
rtS.ivaitons have heretofore bsen set
aside aggrcgatIng an area OF l7.50OlO1
acres.
me thrtecn proc'amations are similar
scripi.on OF me lands afteAtct hy c1cl,.
After description OF the lands sci as de,
the proclamatlons except from thed force
and enoaf an lands VIII ch iuny have been
prior 20 the uilte thereof. embraced ~ any
legal entry or covered by any lawfll
ming duty Of record n the proper United
States land office OF upon which any
valid settlement has been nude pursuant
TO law and tho statutory period wthin
when to make entry or flng NJ terotd
has now explrei ana all the mining
10 the laws OF the United States rules
and regulations not IN conIic' therewHh.
Provided that this exception shah not
continue to apply 10 any particular tract
Of land unless the entry man, settler or |
claimant continues 80 comply with law |
where the entry, filing settlement or looA- |
Ton was fnadr
Waradng is hereby gwen 10 all persons !
by this proclamation
The location ana arol Of the rescrva-
Tons are as follows:
No. BLACK HIS reserve embraces the |
y ntral portion Of the Back hills OF South |
Iltto'a ana has an estimated area Of 961.-
80 acres.
No. 2--The Big Horn reserve Is situated
n Northern Central Wyoming aud em
traces both slopes OF the B,g Horn noun
AIN. RS area, is i.lssOSo acres.
NO. 3-The Teton reserve cs adjacent
o the Yellowstone National park, tmber-
and reserve, being south thereof and CON
aims S2s. 40 acres
No. d---The Flaihcad reserve embraces
ic'h slopes of the main Rocky mountain
,angc or continental q vide, IN Nurth.r IN
Montana, ana extends from noir the line
o tho International boundary. Il con-
ni-,s IN osHA~ai. arr, - ~ INi s,etes
No. 5-The Lewis and Clarke forest re-
erve embacts bo.h scopes OF the CONT
rental divide IN Montana and extends
rom near ths liae OF tho Great Northern
Outward and has an estimated area of
32j.0sn ncres.
No 6--The Prteyt river forest reserve
couples tho basin OF Priest lake and
REST RIVER IN the extreme northern part
+ Idaho and IN ihe northeastern part of
Washington. It's area Is estimated at 3d.
~ acres,
In this reservation the Western white
me, grows to ITS largest size, y is within !
d.
WINS only the alternate SECTIONS.
No. THE Blttew Roof forest reserve ,
es on both sldes OF the boundary be- .
~een Montana and Idaho The total esii- !.
lated area Is t,i47.2 200 acres
No. S-Thu Washington forest reserve
located IA the State OF Washington and
xtends from abou the roth degree Of
est longitude to nearly the ls2d degree
nd from the sndornational boundary T.
outward to little below the Asth de- /!
ma of latitude IT contains an esii- I
lated area OF S.594.2io acres. The region
extends over both slopes Of
lie casc1de mountains and IL exceedingly Z
roken and entirely clothed with forests
his reservation "a one OF the most
leged. difficult, least known and unset
cd PARTS OF The United Sta.es.
No a-Th> Olympic forest reserve oc- 5
n es the high and broSen O'ympc noun.
ain IN Northwestern Washington and d
1ntains an osiimsiei are1 OF 2.isSsOo Q
cres This proposed reserve no doubt T
c-fans for its area the largest AM
ost valuable body OF timber BELONGING
the Nation 4
No. 10-Jhe Mount RAINIER forest reserve
IA originally eetablShei nv executive 4 I