, 1902-06-12
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Following is the full text of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proclamation opening
the Medicine Bow forest reserve:
BY the president OF the United
States of America. a proclamation.
Whereas. it is provided by section
"a of the act of congress, approved
March 3. 1891. entitled. An act to re-
peal timber-culture laws. and for other
purposes" That the president of the
United States may. from time to time.
set apart n reserve. in any state or
territory having public land bearing
forests. in any part OF the public lands
wholly or In part covered with timber
or underground, whether of CONNER
cial value or not. as public reserva- /
tons. and the president shall. by pub.
lie proclamation. declare the establish.
ment Of such reservations and the lin.
its thereof"
And whereas. the public lands in the
state of Wyoming, within the limits
hereinafter described. are in part Gov
cred with timber, and it appears that
the public good would be promoted by
|settfnk apart aud reserving said lands
as a public reservation;
Now. therefore. |. Theodore Roose.
welt. president Of the United States.
by virtue Of the power in me vested by
section "a Of the aforesaid act of con-
gress. do hereby make known and pro-
claim that there is hereby reserved
from entry or settlement and set apart
as a public reservation all those certain
tracts. pieces or parcels of land lying
and being situate in the state OF Wyo-
ming and within the boundaries par
%ticularly described as follows. to-wit: !
Beginning at the point where the
range line between ranges IS and n
west. sixth principal meridian. Wyo-
ming. intersects the boundary line be
tween the states Of Wyoming and Col
orado: thence westerly along said
state boundary line to the point where
It intersects the range line between
ranges 80 and 81 west; thence horther-
ly along said range line. allowing for
the proper Offset on the third standard
parallel north. to the southeast corner
Of township IA north, range 81 west.
theme westerly to the southwest cor.
ner of said township: thence northerly
along the range line. allowing for the
proper Offset on the fourth standard
parallel north. to the northwest corner
Of township II north, range 81 west: i
thence easterly to the northeast corner
Of said township: thence southerly to
the southeast corner OF said township: |
thence e~asterly along the fourth stand /
ard parallel north to the southwest
corner of township II north, range 70
west: thence n%ortherly to the north
west corner of said township: thence
easterly to the northeast corner Of sec
ton s. township II north, range IS
hSh>S dIoIle Nv StN- l
ton lines, allowing for the proper of
set On the fourth standard parallel
north. to the southeast corner OF sec.
ton 80. township Is north. range Is
west; thence westerly to the northeast
corner OF township IA north. range 80
west: thence s%outherly to the southeast
corner of said township: thence east
erly along the township line to the
northeast r Of township 10
north, range n west. thence southerly |
along the range line. allowing for the
proper offset on the third standard par
allel north. to the point where it inter
sects the boundary line between the
states Of Wyoming and Colorado. the
place of beginning.
Excepting from he force n effect
OF this proclamation all lands which
may have been, prior. to the date here
Of, embraced in any legal entry or COW
cred by any lawful Ming duly Of record
In the proper United States land ONCE.
OF Npon which and valid settlement has
been made pursuant to law. and the
statutory period within which to make
entry or filing Of record has not ex-
pired: Provided. that this exception
shall not continue to apply to any par.
ticular tract Of land unless the entry
man, settler: or claimant continues to
comply with the law under which the
| entry, ding or settlement was made.
Warning is hereby expressly given to
ali persoas not to make settlement up.