Executive Order 5404—Exclusion of Public Lands from the Crook National Forest and Withdrawal for Townsite Purposes, Arizona

Under authority of the act of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34-36), and on the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, it is hereby ordered that the boundaries of the Crook National Forest be modified by excluding therefrom the following described lands in the State of Arizona:

Gila and Salt River Meridian

In T. 1 S., R. 12 E., lot 11, sec. 35.

In T. 2 S., R. 12 E., S. ½ NE. ¼ sec. 3, excepting from said legal subdivision mineral surveys numbered 3495 and 2860; N. ½ N. ½ SE. ¼, E. ½SE. ¼ NW. ¼, SW. ¼ SE. ¼ NW. ¼ sec. 3.

Subject to valid existing claims, the lands excluded from the national forest by this order are hereby reserved for townsite purposes.

This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by act of Congress.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
July 25, 1930.