Williams news., 1905-06-03
NEW RESERVE BOUNDARY
Vast Tract of Land Added to the
 Grand Canyon ForestReserve

The proclamation covers and throws into the Grand Canyon for est reserve, on the north side of the Colorado river. about 274 town ships, or about 633,6OO acres. It joins the old line of the Grand Can yon forest reserve on the south, taking in the Buckskin mountain range. The proclamation is as follows:
 Whereas, The Grand Canyon for est reserve in the territory of Ari- zona, was established by proclama- tion dated February 20, 1893, un der and by virtue of section "A of the act of congress, approved March 3, 1891, entitled, 'An act to repeal timber culture 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 terri tory having public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or un- dergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the president shall, by public proclamation, declare the establis ment of such reservations and the limit thereof"
 And, whereas, it is further pro- vided by the act of congress, ap- proved June 4, 1897, entitled, "An act making appropriations for sum- dry civil expenses of the govern ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, and for other purposes" that "The president is hereby au- thorized at any time to modify any executive order that has been or may hereafter be made establishing any forest reserve, and by such modification may reduce the area or change the boundary lines of such reserve. or may vacate alto gether any order creating such re- serve."
 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 June 4, 1897, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby reserved from entry or settlement, and added to and made part of the aforesaid Grand Canyon forest reserve, all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the territory of Arizona and within the boundaries particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at the point where the range line between ranges four (4) and four and one-half (44) west, Salt Lake meridian, intersects the boundary line between the state of Utah and the territory of Arizona; thence due south twelve (12) miles; thence due west four (4) miles; thence due south six (6) miles; thence due west eight (S) miles; thence due soutl, to the center of the stream bed of Snake gulch; thence in a westerly direction along the center of the stream bed of said gulch to its intersection with Kanab creek; thence in a general southerly direction along the mid dle of the channel of said creek to it's intersection with the north boundary of the Grand Canyon for est reserve; thence easterly along boundary thirty-eight (3S) miles; thence due north seven CD miles; thence due west two CD miles; thence due north five (5) miles; thence due west one CD mile; thence due north twelve (12) miles; thence due east one CD mile; thence due north to the boundary line between the state of Utah and the territory of Arizona; thence westerly along said boundary line to it's intersection with the range line between ranges four A and four and one half (49) west, Salt