Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-06-29
THROWN Open
FOR settlement
President Issues Proclamation
Eliminating Certain Forest
Reserve Lands

Hon. Frank Fem, superintendent OF
forest reserves. who is now in the city
is Just in receipt of the second procla-
nation issued by President Roosevelt
the Bitter Root Forest Re-
serve in Idaho and Montana in which
certain lands in the reserve are released
from the district and eliminated from
the reserve and are subject to entry by
the public. The following is the proc
lamation:
Whereas The Bitter Root Forest
Reserve, in the states Of Idaho and
Montana, was established by proclama-
ton dated February %. 1897, under and
by virtue Of section twenty -four of the
act of congress, approved March 8, 1891
entitled. IAN act to repeal timber -cul-
ture laws. and for other purposes"
which provides 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 any part Of the
public lands wholly or in part covered
with timber or underground, whether
Of commercial value or not, as public
reservations. and the president shall,
by public proclamation. declare the es-
tablishment of such reservations and
the limits thereof"
And whereas. 1t is further pro-
vided by the act Of congress- approved
June 4. 1897, entitled, IAN act making
appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the government for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1898. and for
other purposes" that 1.-The president is
hereby authorized at any time to mod
ify any executive order that has been
or may hereafter be made establishing
f1cation may reduce the area or change
the boundary line of such reserve. or
may vacate altogether any order Gre
ating such reserve"
Now. therefore. I. Theodore Roose-
welt president of the United States, by
virtue Of the power vested in me by
the aforesaid act Of congress- approved
and proclaim that the following de-
scribed lands in the state of Idaho are
hereby released and eliminated from
the aforesaid Bitter Root Forest Re-
serve: and the aforesaid proclamat ton
date February %, 1897. establishing
said reserve Is hereby vacated to that
extent, and no more:
What will be when surveyed sec.
tons one "a to eighteen n8), both in.
elusive, township twenty-six (26,
north. range six co. east Boise Bias,
and Meridian. Idaho: sections nineteei
(1s) to thirty (36). both inclusive
township twenty -seven (27) north
range six (6) east: sections four a
to nine COZ. both inclusive. and sec
tions sixteen Cs). seventeen t1O an,
eighteen (1S). township twenty-six (2e
north. range seven ca east: section
nineteen (1s). twenty (20) and twenty
one (21), and sections twenty-eigh
(2s) to thirty-three (33), both inclus
vie. township twenty-seven (27) NORTH
range seven (7) east; and all TOWNSHIP
twenty-nine (2s) north. range eight 6
east.
1.-THE lands hereby excluded from tn
reserve and restored to the public dc
main shall be open to settlement frol
the date hereof. but shall not be sui
ject to entry Ming or selection unit
after ninety days notice by such pull
LEGATION as the secretary Of the interit
may prescribe.
I'm witness whereof. I have hereun'
set my hand and caused the seal Of Il
Unitedst ates to be ,afixed.
"Done at the city Of Washington tn
14th day Of June, in the year OF o.
Lord. 1904, and Of the Independence I
the United States the one hundred AZ
twenty eighth"