Proclamation 527—Modification of the Boundries of the Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve

Whereas, the Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve, in the State of Colorado, was established by proclamation dated December twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, under and by virtue of 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", 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 forest, 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 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";

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 fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, do hereby make known and proclaim that the boundary lines of the aforesaid Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve are hereby modified so as to read as follows:

Beginning at the north-west corner of Section three (3), Township nine (9) South, Range ninety-seven (97) West, Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Colorado; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-six (96) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly along the section lines to the south-west corner of Section fifteen (15), Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-five (95) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section three (3), said township; thence easterly to the southwest corner of Township seven (7) South, Range ninety-four (94) West; thence northerly to the point for the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence easterly along the surveyed and unsurveyed section lines to the north-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township seven (7) South, Range ninety-three (93) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section three (3), Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-three (93) West; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence southerly to the point for the north-west corner of Section nineteen (19), Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-two (92) West; thence easterly along the unsurveyed section lines to the point for the north-east corner of Section twenty-four (24), said township; thence southerly to the point for the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly to the point for the south-west corner of Section thirty-three (33), Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-one (91) West; thence northerly to the point for the north-west corner of Section four (4), said township; thence easterly along the unsurveyed township line to the point for the north-east corner of Township eight (8) South, Range ninety (90) West; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Township nine (9) South, Range eighty-nine (89) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said township; thence southerly along the surveyed and unsurveyed range line, allowing for the proper offset on the township line between Townships ten (10) and eleven (11) South, to the south-east corner of Township twelve (12) South, Range eighty-nine (89) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety (90) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety-two (92) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety-three (93) West; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety-four (94) West; thence westerly along the section lines to the north-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety-five (95) West; thence southerly along the section lines to the south-east corner of Section thirty-three (33), Township fourteen (14) South, Range ninety-five (95) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Town-ship fourteen (14) South, Range ninety-six (96) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of fractional Section thirty-five (35), Town-ship thirteen (13) South, Range ninety-eight (98) West; thence northerly along the section lines to the north-west corner of fractional Section two (2), Township twelve (12) South, Range ninety-eight (98) West; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Town-ship eleven (11) South, Range ninety-six (96) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eighteen (18) said town-ship; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section three (3), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Township ten (10) South, Range ninety-three (93) West; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Township eight (8) South, Range ninety-three (93) West; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Township nine (9) South, Range ninety-five (95) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence southerly to the point for the south-east corner of Section twenty-four (24), Township nine (9) South, Range ninety-six (96) West; thence westerly to the point for the south-west corner of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Township nine (9) South, Range ninety-seven (97) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section three (3), said township, the place of beginning.

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the reserved lands within the above-described boundaries.

The lands hereby excluded from the reserve and restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from the 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.

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 16th day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-eighth.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

By the President:

FRANCIS B. LOOMIS,

Acting Secretary of State.