Proclamation 567—Establishing the San Juan Forest Reserve, Colorado

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";

And Whereas, the public lands in the State of Colorado, within the limits hereinafter described, are in part covered with timber, and it appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation;

Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested by section twenty-four of the aforesaid Act of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there are hereby reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a Public Reservation all those certain tracts, pieces or parcels of land lying and being situate in the State of Colorado, and within the boundaries particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the north-west corner of Township forty-two (42) North, Range three (3) West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section three (3), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the north-west quarter of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the southwest quarter of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section fourteen (14), Township forty-one (41) North, Range three (3) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), said township; thence easterly along the Tenth (10th) Correction Line North to the north-east corner of Township forty (40) North, Range three (3) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section six (6), Township forty (40) North, Range two (2) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section seven (7), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-nine (29), Township forty (40) North, Range one (1) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Tenth (10th) Correction Line North, to the north-west corner of Section thirty-three (33), Township forty-one (41) North, Range one (1) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section seventeen (17), Township forty-one (41) North, Range one (1) East; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section sixteen (16), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Tenth (10th) Correction Line North, to the north-west corner of Section ten (10), Township forty (40) North, Range one (1) East; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the southeast corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the north-west quarter of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township forty (40) North, Range two (2) East; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section six (6), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east comer of Section nine (9), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section six (6), Township thirty-nine (39) North, Range three (3) East; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the north-west quarter of Section eight (8), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence easterly to the southeast corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eleven (11), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section one (1), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section five (5), Township thirty-nine (39) North, Range four (4) East; thence southerly to the southeast corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section nine (9), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence southerly to the southeast corner of Section thirty-five (35), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section two (2), Township thirty-eight (38) North, Range four (4) East; thence southerly to the southwest corner of Section eleven (11), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section eight (8), Township thirty-eight (38) North, Range five (5) East; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section four (4), said township; thence easterly to the southwest corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirty-three (33), Township thirty-nine (39) North, Range five (5) East; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-five (35), said township; thence westerly to the northwest corner of Section two (2), Township thirty-eight (38) North, Range five (5) East; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east comer of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section four (4), Township thirty-seven (37) North, Range six (6) East; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence westerly along the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North to the north-west corner of Township thirty-six (36) North, Range six (6) East; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section seven (7), said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-two (32), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), Township thirty-six (36) North, Range five (5) East; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the south-west quarter of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section sixteen (16), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range five (5) East; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section eight (8), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-west quarter of Section seven (7), said township; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section seventeen (17), Township thirty-four (34) North, Range five (5) East; thence easterly to the northeast corner of said section; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section ten (10), Township thirty-three (33) North, Range five (5) East; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence westerly along the Eighth (8th) Correction Line North to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the Tierra Amarilla Grant; thence in a north-westerly and south-westerly direction along said boundary to its intersection with the quarter-section line between the north-half and the south-half of Section nineteen (19), Township thirty-four (34) North, Range three (3) East; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of Section twenty-four (24), Township thirty-four (34) North, Range two (2) East; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), Township thirty-three (33) North, Range two (2) East; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty (30), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence easterly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section eight (8), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section six (6), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township thirty-four (34) North, Range one (1) East; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Section seven (7), Township thirty-four (34) North, Range two (2) East; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section five (5), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the south-east quarter of Section twenty (20), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range two (2) East; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the southwest quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section thirty (30), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range one (1) East; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-one 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 Section nine (9), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section six (6), said township; thence northerly along the New Mexico Principal Meridian to the south-east corner of Township thirty-six (36) North, Range one (1) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section four (4), said township; thence westerly along the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirty-four (34), Township thirty-seven (37) North, Range one (1) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence easterly along the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North to the north-east corner of Section six (6), Township thirty-six (36) North, Range one (1) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Section ten (10), Township thirty-six (36) North, Range two (2) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty (20), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the northeast quarter of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section thirteen (13), fractional Township thirty-six (36) North, Range two and one-half (21) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-west quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of fractional Section ten (10), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of fractional Section three (3), said township; thence easterly along the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North to the. south-east corner of Section thirty-one (31), Township thirty-seven (37) North, Range two (2) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twelve (12), Township thirty-seven (37) North, Range three (3) West; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section eleven (11), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east comer of the south-west quarter of said section; thence westerly along the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North to the north-west corner of Section four (4), Township thirty-six (36) North, Range three (3) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section three (3), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range three (3) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of the north-west quarter of Section fourteen (14), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence southerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence westerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence westerly to the south-west Corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section twenty-nine (29), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section thirty-two (32), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirty-one (31), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-two (32), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range four (4) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-five (35), Township thirty-five (35) North, Range five (5) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty (20), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Township thirty-six (36) North, Range six (6) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twelve (12), Township thirty-six (36) North, Range seven (7) West; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the northeast quarter of Section eleven (11), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section sixteen (16), said township; thence northerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Ninth (9th) Correction Line North, to the north-east corner of Section twenty-nine (29), Township thirty-seven (37) North, Range seven (7) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eighteen (18), Township thirty-eight (38) North, Range seven (7) West; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section two (2), said township; thence easterly to the south-east comer of Township thirty-nine (39) North, Range seven (7) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township thirty-nine (39) North, Range six (6) West; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-three (33), Township forty (40) North, Range six (6) West; thence northerly along the section lines to the point of intersection with the Tenth (10th) Correction Line North; thence easterly along said Correction Line to the south-east corner of Township forty-one (41) North, Range six (6) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eighteen (18), Township forty-one (41) North, Range five (5) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section five (5), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township forty-two (42) North, Range five (5) West: thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-one (21), Township forty-two (42) North, Range four (4) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the northeast corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eleven (11), said township; thence easterly to the southeast corner of Section one (1), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township forty-two (42) North, Range three (3) West, the place of beginning;

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.

The reservation hereby established shall be known as The San Juan 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 3d day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-ninth.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

By the President:

FRANCIS B. LOOMIS,

Acting Secretary of State.