And whereas, for good and sufficient reasons now first made known to me, it appears that public interests and convenience require that all applications to make such entries which will be presented prior to October 4, A. D., 1906, should be received at the town of Shoshoni, in said land district, and not at Lander, as heretofore directed. entries to be made 1906. Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the Applications for United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by at Shoshoni. Wyo., law, do hereby direct, declare and make known that the land officers, up to October 3, for said district, will receive applications for entries at Shoshoni, in Ante, p. 3210. said district, beginning on the fifteenth day of August, A. D., 1906, and continuing up to and including the third day of October, Sundays excepted, and thereafter beginning October 4th, 1906, at Lander. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. year Done at the City of Washington this 20th day of July in the By the President: THEODORE ROOSEVELT ROBERT BACON Acting Secretary of State. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. August 8, 1906. Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, Ariz. Preamble. WHEREAS, the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, in the Territory of Arizona, was established by proclamation dated February twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, under the name of the Grand Cañon Forest Reserve, and was enlarged, by proclamation Ante, p. 3009. dated May sixth, nineteen hundred and five, to include additional lands in the Territory of Arizona; And whereas, it appears that the public good would be promoted by further adding to the said forest reserve certain lands, in the Territory of Arizona, which are in part covered with timber, and by excluding therefrom certain lands; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Congress, approved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninetyseven, 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," do proclaim that the boundaries of the aforesaid Grand Canyon Forest Reserve are hereby further changed, and that they are now as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof. This proclamation will not take effect upon any lands withdrawn or reserved, at this date, from settlement, entry, or other appropriation, for any purpose other than forest uses, or which may be covered by any prior valid claim, so long as the withdrawal, reservation, or claim exists. Vol. 27, p. 1064. Boundaries changed. Lands excepted. Restored lands The lands hereby excluded from the reserve and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from the date hereof, but open to settlement. 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. Reserved from settlement. Warning is hereby 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. Done at the City of Washington this 8th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and [SEAL.] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-first. By the President: ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary of State. THEODORE ROOSEVELT August 10, 1906. Crazy Mountains Forest Reserve, Mont. Preamble. Vol. 26, p. 1103. Forest reserve, Montana. Lands excepted. Reserved from settlement. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ` A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, the public lands in the State of Montana, 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; And 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 "; 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 Montana, shown as the Crazy Mountains Forest Reserve on the diagram forming a part hereof. This proclamation will not take effect upon any lands withdrawn or reserved, at this date, from settlement, entry, or other appropriation, for any purpose other than forest uses, or which may be covered by any prior valid claim, so long as the withdrawal, reservation, or claim exists. Warning is hereby 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. Done at the City of Washington this 10th day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-first. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Acting Secretary of State. |