Section seven, and the north half of the northeast quarter, the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter and lot number one of section eighteen, in township fifty-three north, range sixty-five; the east half of section twelve and the north half of the northeast quarter of section thirteen in township fifty-three north, range sixty-six, all west of the Sixth Principal Meridian, as shown upon the map hereto attached and made a part of this proclamation.

Description.

Land reserved from settlement,

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, injure or destroy any feature of the natural tower etc. hereby declared to be a National monument or to locate or settle upon any of the lands reserved and made a part of said monument by this proclamation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixt.

Done at the City of Washington, this 24th day of September, 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.

By the President:

ALVEY A. ADEE

Acting Secretary of State.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

A PROCLAMATION.

September 26, 1906.

Walker River Indian Reservation,

Preamble.

WHEREAS, allotments of lands in the Walker River Indian Reservation in the State of Nevada have been made to, approved and Nev. accepted by the Pah Ute Indians of that Reservation pursuant to the requirements of the Act of Congress approved May 27, 1902 (32 U. S. Statutes at Large, 260);

And, whereas, other portions of the lands in said Reservation have been selected, set apart and reserved for the use of said Indians in common for the grazing of live-stock pursuant to the requirements of the Joint Resolution of Congress No. 32, approved June 19, 1902 (32 U. S. Statutes at Large, 744), and other timbered portions thereof have been set apart for the use of said Indians in common pursuant to the requirements of the Act of Congress approved June 21, 1906 (34 U. S. Statutes at Large, 358), and other portions thereof have been reserved and set apart for agency, school, cemetery and church purposes under the general provisions of law;

And, whereas, by said Act of May 27, 1902, it was provided that after the Indians had consented thereto the President shall, by proclamation, open the lands relinquished by the Indians to settlement, to be disposed of under existing laws;

And, whereas, by an agreement entered into by said Indians they have ceded and relinquished to the United States all their right and claim in and to all the lands in said Reservation which have not been allotted, selected, set apart and reserved, as above set forth;

Vol. 32, p. 260.

Vol. 32, p. 744.

Ante, p. 358.

Vol. 32, p. 260.

Opening of ceded lands to settlement,

Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by said October 29, 1906. Act of Congress and by virtue of said agreement, do hereby declare, proclaim and make known that all of the lands within the Walker River Indian Reservation in the State of Nevada which have not been allotted, set apart and reserved as above set out, will, at the hour of twelve o'clock noon, Pacific Standard Time, on Monday the twenty-ninth day of October, A. D., nineteen hundred and six, and

not before, be opened to settlement, and then and thereafter be subject to disposal under the existing laws of the United States.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixt.

Done at the City of Washington this 26th day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and six and of the [SEAL.] Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty first.

By the President:

ALVEY A. ADEE

Acting Secretary of State.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

October 3, 1906.

Santa Barbara Forest Reserve,

Cal.

Preamble.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, The Santa Barbara Forest Reserve, in the State of California, was established by proclamation dated December twentyVol. 33, p. 2327. Second, nineteen hundred and three, consolidating The Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve and The Santa Ynez Forest Reserve, and including an additional tract of land;

And whereas, it appears that the public good would be promoted by enlarging the said Santa Barbara Forest Reserve to embrace certain additional lands, in the State of California, which are in part covered with timber;

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 aforesaid Santa Barbara Forest Reserve is hereby enlarged to include the said additional lands, and that the boundaries of the reserve 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.

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 3d day of October, 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.

By the President:

ELIHU ROOT

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Secretary of State.