Proclamation 479—Establishment of the White River Forest Reserve

Whereas, the White River Plateau Timber Land Reserve, in the State of Colorado, was established by proclamation dated October 16th, 1891, under and by virtue of section twenty-four of the act of Congress, approved March 3rd, 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 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, it is further provided by the act of Congress, approved June 4th, 1897, entitled, "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1898, 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 bound- ary lines of such reserve, or may vacate altogether any order creating such reserve;"

Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in me by the aforesaid act of Congress, approved June 4th, 1897, do hereby make known and proclaim that the boundary lines of the aforesaid White River Plateau Timber Land Reserve are hereby changed so as to read as follows:

Beginning at the north-west corner of section twenty-seven (27), township five (5) north, range ninety-one (91) west, sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Colorado; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section twenty-nine (29), township five (5) north, range ninety (90) west; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section thirty-five (35), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly along the first (1st) correction line north to the north-east corner of township four (4) north, range ninety (90) west; thence southerly to the south-east corner of section twenty-five (25), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section twelve (12), township three (3) north, range ninety (90) west; thence easterly along the section lines to the south-west corner of section four (4), township three (3) north, range eighty-nine (89) west; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section twenty-one (21), township four (4) north, range eighty-nine (89) west; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section twenty-four (24), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of section six (6), township three (3) north, range eighty-eight (88) west; thence southerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section seventeen (17), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of section twenty-one (21), said township; thence southerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section thirty-four (34), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section thirty-six (36), said township; thence northerly to the south-east corner of section twenty-four (24), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of section fourteen (14), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the. south-west corner of section ten (10), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of section four (4), said township; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section nine (9), township four (4) north, range eighty-eight (88) west; thence westerly along the first (1st) correction line north to the south-west corner of section thirty-four (34), township five (5) north, range eighty-nine (89) west; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section twenty-four (24), township five (5) north, range eighty-six (86) west; thence southerly along the range line, allowing for the proper offsets on the first (1st) correction line north and on the base line, to the south-east corner of township two south, range eighty-six (86) west; thence westerly along the township line to the north-east corner of section four (4), township three (3) south, range eighty-seven (87) west; thence southerly along the section lines to the south-east corner of section thirty-three (33), township four (4) south, range eighty-seven (87) west; thence westerly along the township line to the south-west corner of township four (4) south, range ninety-one (91) west; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly along the township line to the south-west corner of township three (3) south, range ninety-three (93) west; thence northerly along the range line to the north-west corner of township two (2) south, range ninety-three (93) west; thence easterly along the township line to the south-west corner of section thirty-four (34), township one (1) south, range ninety-two (92) west; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of section twenty-six (26), township one (1) south, range ninety-one (91) west; thence southerly along the quarter-section lines to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of section thirty-five (35), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of section two (2), township two (2) south, range ninety-one (91) west; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of section twelve (12), said township; thence southerly along the quarter-section lines to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of section thirteen (13), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of section eighteen (18), township two (2) south, range ninety (90) west; thence northerly along the quarter-section lines to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of section six (6), said township, thence westerly to the south-west corner of township one (1) south, range ninety (90) west; thence northerly to the south-east corner of section twenty-five (25), township one (1) south, range ninety-one (91) west; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of section thirteen (13), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said township; thence easterly along the base line to the south-west corner of township one (1) north, range ninety (90) west; thence northerly to the north-west corner of section thirty-one (31), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of section twenty-nine (29), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the south-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the south-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of section fifteen (15), said township; thence westerly along the section lines to the north-east corner of section nineteen (19), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-west quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of section twenty-four (24), township one (1) north, range ninety-one (91) west; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of section twenty-six (26), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of section thirty-four (34), said township; thence westerly along the base line to the north-west corner of township one (1) south, range ninety-one (91) west; thence southerly to the south-east corner of section twelve (12), township one (1) south, range ninety-two (92) west; thence westerly along the section lines to the south-west corner of section ten (10), said township; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section three (3), said township; thence easterly along the base line to the south-west corner of section thirty-four (34), township one (1) north, range ninety-two (92) west; thence northerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed section lines to the point for the intersection with the township line between townships two (2) and three (3) north; thence easterly along the said township line to the south-west corner of section thirty-four (34), township three (3) north, range ninety-one (91) west; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section ten (10), township four (4) north, range ninety-one (91) west; thence westerly along the first (1st) correction line north to the south-west corner of section thirty-four (34), township five (5) north, range ninety-one (91) west; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of section twenty-seven (27), said township, the place of beginning.

The lands hereby excluded from the reservation and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof, but 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.

This reservation shall hereafter be known as The White River Forest Reserve.

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 twenty-eighth day of June, A. D. 1902, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

By the President:

JOHN HAY,

Secretary of State.