Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-08-12
LINCOLN FOREST RESERVE.
New Reservation Established Down
In the MiSCdIero Country.
PRESIDENT ROOSEvELT'S PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, 1t is provided by section
"a of the act of congress. approved
March 8, 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 and reserve, in any state or
territory having public land bearing
forests in n part of the public lands
wholly or in part covered with timber
or underground. whether of CONNER
cial value or not. as public reserva-
tions, and the president shall, by pub
lie proclamation, declare the establish
ment of such reservations and the linn
its thereof"
And whereas, the public lands in the
territory of New Mexico, within the
limits hereinafter described, are In
part covered with timber. and it APP
pears that the public good would be
promoted by setting apart and reserv-
ing 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 GER
tain tracts, pieces or parcels of land
lying and being situate in the territory
of New Mexico and particularly de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Township seven Cd south, ranges
eleven I'D and twelve (12) east, New
Mexico principal meridian. New Mex
leo; sections thirteen (13) to thirty
six 1861 both inclusive, township seven
CD south, range thirteen Q3) east,
township sever CD south, ranges four
teen (14) and fifteen C15) east, Sec
tons thirteen (13) { o thirty-six $3.50,
both inclusive, township seven ca
south, ranges sixteen &c land seven
teen I'D east, township eight 81
south. ranges eleven (11) and twelve
G2) asst, sections one Il ito ten C10)
both inclusive, and fifteen Q5) to eigh-
teen (1S) both inclusive, township
eight tS) south, range thirteen C13)
east, sections one % to twenty (20),
both inclusive, and the north half of
sections Twenty-Five (29) and thirty
(30), township eight lS) south, range
fourteen (14) east, township eight (S)
south, ranges fifteen (15), sixteen (16)
and seventeen I'D east, township nine
60 south, ranges ten t10), eleven I'D
and twelve (12) east, township nine
CO. south, range seventeen 90 east,
| go, ten (10), eleven CID and twelve
G2) east, sections seventeen 90 to
twenty 600, both inclusive, and TWEEN
ty-nine (29) to t~hirty-two 1927, both
inclusive, township ten 00) south
range thirteen (13) east, township
eleven (11) south, range nine and one-
half (91) east, all of townshipe elev-
en- Q1) south, range ten t10) east,
| Which is not included in the Mescalero
Apache Indian reservation; sections
five go to eight (S), both inclusive,
sections seventeen I'D to twenty COO
both inclusive, and sections twenty
nine (29) to thirty-two 1922, both in
elusive, township eleven I'D south,
range thirteen C13) east, township
twelve (12) south, range ten Q0) east,
township thirteen 13) south, ranges
ten (10) and eleven (t1) east.
Excepting from the force and 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 filing duly of record
in the proper United States and office,
or upon which any valid settlement
has been made pursuant to law, and
the statutory period within which to
make entry or filing of record has not
expired: Provided, that this eXcep-
ton shall not continue to apply to any
particular tract of land unless the en-
tryman, settler or claimants continues
to comply with the law under which
the entry, filing or settlement was
mado. Al. .a,ss $50
Warning is hereby expressly given
TO all persons not to make settlement
upon the lands reserved by this procla-
nation.
The reservation hereby established
shall be known as the Lincoln Forest
Reserve.
In Witness Whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
26th day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
two, and of the Independence of the
tw~enty-seventh.
(seaD THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the President.
DAVID j. HILL,
Acting Secretary of State.