Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25
FISH LAKE FOREST RESERVE
Proclamation of Prcsiden, Mckinley
BY Governor Wells.

The proclamation Of President Nc
Rinley concerning the Utah and Fish
LAX, forest reserve has been received
by Governor Wells. bearing the date Of
FcD. 90 isea. It provides for the rescr-
walton from entry or sit,lcricnt 81
about 1000 acres. including a yrca;
part o. the Fish Lake plateau Of SEWER
county. The reserved lands are under
the supervision OF w. T. s. May IT
Denver. The following Is the proclama-
ton.
Whereas. II H. provided by section
- Of the act of Congress approved
March O., 1891, entitled. An act 60 re-
peal timber culture laws. and for other
purpose that the President may
from time 60 time set apart and re-
serve Ia any State or Territory having
public land barring forests In any part
~ the public lands wholly or IN part
covered with timber or undCrrrowth'
whether NJ commercial value On not, as
public reservations. and the President
shall. by public proclamation declare
the establishment OF such reservations
and the limits thereof.
And whereas. the public lands In the
state N Utah within the limits herein
after described are Ia part covered Win
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good would be promoted by setting
apart and roscrylng said lands ns pub.
De reservation.
"Nnw. therefore. I. william McKin-
Icy. President of the United States. by
Virtue ~ the power IN me vested by
section q % the nfnfesnid act VI con.
gross. do hereby make known and proc
claim that there 10 hereby rc.crvcd
from entry OF settlement and oct apart
as public reservation nll those GER
tain tracts, pieces or parcels NJ land
lying and being situate M the State u
Utah and within the boundaries partic.
ulnriy described ua foiioWHi
beginning nt the northeast corner
NJ section 20 township q south. range
EAST. Salt Lake htse and meridian.
thence snutheriy alunr the range line
90 The northeast corner 81 section H.
township - south range east. thence
caHtefly Along the section line IN the
northeast corner NJ section n. township
% south, range east. thence H0uthurly
along the section line 60 the NTH stand
ard parallel south. thence westerly
along said parallel TO the northeast cor
ncr N township 20 SOUTH range east.
thence Huuihcrly along the range line
Co the southeast corner of said town
ship. thence westerly along tho town
ahip line Co the southwest corner Of
section %, township 20 south. range I
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line 90 the nfih standard parallel south.
thence vantDrly along said parallel to
the southwest corner ~ township 20
south. range . east. thence npfthcrly
along the range line to the northeast
corner ~ section 10. township q south.
range east. thence cnatcrly along tho
section linz a. the northeast corner N
section - raid township. the place OF
beginning.
Excepting from the force ana erect
Of this proclamation an lands which
may have been. prior 10 the date hereof.
embraced IN any legal entry or covered
by amy lawful Ming duly ~ record In
the proper United States land office, or
upon which any valid settlement has
been made pursuant To law. aud the
statutory period within which 10 make
entry or flling OF record has not cx-
plred provided. that this exception
shall not continue 60 apply To any par.
ticulnr tract ~ land unlcHH the entry
man. settler or claimant continues 10
comply with the law under which the
entry nling or settlement was made.
Warning ~ hereby expressly given
TO an persons not TO make settlement
upon the tract Of land reserved IN this
proclamation"
The number Of acres Included In the
above reserve II approximately 1900.