Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-07-14
'OUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY. July ii. 1904
Bitter Root Reserve.

President Roosevelt has issued
the following proclamation regard
ing the Bitter Root forest reserve:
Whereas, the Bitter Root forest
reserve in the states of Idaho and
Montana, was established by proc
lamation dated February, %, 1897
under and by virtue Of section "a
of the act Of congress, approved
March third, 1891, entitled, Gan
act to repeal timber culture laws
and for other purposes, which
provides, "rhat the president Of
the United States, may, from time
to time, set apart and reserve, in
any state or territory, having land
bearing forests, in any part Of the
public lands wholly or in any part
covered with timber or under.
growth, whether of comercial value
or not as public reservations, and
the president shall, by public proc.
lamation, declare the establishment
of such reservations and the limits
thereof;
And whereas it is further pro-
vided by the act of congress ap.
proved June 4, 1897, entitled,
can act making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses Of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1898, and for other pur-
poses", that "the president is here
by authorized at any time to modi.
fy any executive order that has
been or may hereafter be made
establishing any forest reserve,
and by such modification may re-
duce the area or change the bound
ary line Of such reserve, or may
vacate altogether any order cre-
ating such reserve;
Now therefore, l, Theodore
Roosevelt, president Of the United
States, by virtue of the power
vested in me by the aforesaid act
of congress, approved June fourth,
1897, do hereby make known and
proclaim that the following des-
cribed lands in the state of Idaho
are hereby released and eliminated
from the aforesaid Bitter Root
forest reserve and the aforesaid
proclamation dated February, %,
1897, establishing said reserve ia
hereby vacated to that extent and
no more:
What will be when surveyed
sections one (1) to eighteen (1S)
both included, township twenty
six (26) north range six co east
Boise base and Meridian Idaho;
section nineteen (19) to thirty-six
(36) inclusive, township twenty
(2O. north range six co east;
sections four (4) to nine CO. inclu.
sive, and sections sixteen (16),
seventeen (17) and eighteen (1s)
township twenty six. 26, north
range seven, Z, east; sections
nineteen, 10, twenty, 20, an d
twenty one, 81, and sections TWEEN.
ty eight, %, to thirty three, 33,
inclusive, township twenty seven,
81, north range seven, 7, east;
and all township twenty nine, 30,
north range eight, 8, east.
The lands hereby excluded from
the reserve and restored to the
public domain shall be open to
settlement from the date hereof,
but shall not be subject to entry
filing or selection until after ninety
days notice by such publication
as the secretary Of the interior may
prescribe.
In witness whereof l have here.
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
affixed.
(SEAL)
Done at the city OF Washington
this fourteenth day of June in the
year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and four, and Of the
independence of the United States
the one hundred and twenty eighth
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President:
JOHN HAY,
Secretary of State.