BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. March 7, 1906. A PROCLAMATION.* Gallatin Forest WHEREAS, The Gallatin Forest Reserves, in the State of Mon- Reserve, Montana. tana, were established by proclamation dated February tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine; And whereas, it is provided by the Act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes," that "The President is hereby authorized 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 altogether any order creating such reserve"; And whereas, it appears that the public good would be promoted by adding to the said forest reserves certain lands, within the State of Montana, which are in part covered with timber; Vol. 30, p. 1788. Vol. 30, p. 36. Forest reserve, Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United Montana, enlarged. States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the aforesaid act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, do proclaim that there are hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation, for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of land, in the State of Montana, shown as the Gallatin Forest Reserve, on the diagram forming a part hereof; Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land 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 exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler, or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, or settlement was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. [SEAL.] Done at the City of Washington this 7th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirtieth. By the President: ROBERT BACON Acting Secretary of State. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Lands excepted. Reserved from settlement. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. March 10, 1906. North Platte Forest Reserve, Ne WHEREAS, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, braska. entitled, "An act to repeal timber-culture laws, and for other purposes, "That the President of the United States may, from time to Preamble. Vol. 26, p. 1103. Forest reserve, Nebraska. Lands excepted. Reserved from settlement. 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 undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof "; And whereas, the public lands, in the State of Nebraska, which are hereinafter indicated, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart said lands as a public reservation; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do proclaim that there are hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation, for the use and benefit of the people, all the tracts of land, in the State of Nebraska, shown as the North Platte Forest Reserve on the diagram forming a part hereof; Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation all lands which may have been, prior to the date hereof, embraced in any legal entry or covered by any lawful filing duly of record in the proper United States Land 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 exception shall not continue to apply to any particular tract of land unless the entryman, settler, or claimant continues to comply with the law under which the entry, filing, or settlement was made. Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. [SEAL.] Done at the City of Washington this 10th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirtieth. By the President: ELIHU ROOT THEODORE ROOSEVELT March 15, 1906. Blue Mountains Forest Reserve, Oregon. Preamble. Vol. 26, p. 1103. Vol. 33, p. 2331. Vol. 30, p. 36. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, it is provided by section twenty-four of the Act of Congress, approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, entitled, "An act to repeal 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 any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public reservations, and the President shall, by public proclamation, declare the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof; under which provision, The Baker City Forest Reserve, in the State of Oregon, was established by proclamation of February fifth, nineteen hundred and four; And whereas, it is further provided by the Act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Gov |