Proclamation 557—Modification of the Boundaries of the Medicine Bow Forest Reserve

Whereas, The Medicine Bow Forest Reserve, in the State of Wyoming, was established by proclamation dated May twenty-second, nineteen hundred and 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 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 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"; under which provision the boundary lines of the said forest reserve were changed and enlarged by proclamation dated July sixteenth, nineteen hundred and two;

And Whereas, it appears that the public good would be promoted by including within the said forest reserve certain additional lands in the State of Colorado which are in part covered with timber;

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 Medicine Bow Forest Reserve are hereby further modified so as to read as follows:

Beginning at the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North, Range eighty-one (81) West, Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Wyoming; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said township; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Section thirty (30), Township seventeen (17) North, Range eighty (80) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Section five (5), Township seventeen (17) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence southerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Fourth (4th) Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Section thirty-two (32), Township fourteen (14) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section four (4), Township thirteen (13) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence southerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the Third (3rd) Standard Parallel North, to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States. of Wyoming and Colorado; thence westerly along said state boundary line to the point of intersection with the range line between Ranges seventy-seven (77) and seventy-eight (78) West; thence southerly to the north-west corner of Township eleven (11) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Colorado; 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 corner of Section eight (8), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section sixteen (16), 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 easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of Section six (6), Township ten (10) North, Range seventy-six (76) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence easterly to the north-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the southeast corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section one (I), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-one (31), Township eleven (11) North, Range seventy-five (75) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section thirty-six (36), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section five (5), Township ten (10) North, Range seventy-four (74) West; thence southerly to the south-east 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 south-west corner of Section twenty-five (25), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section six (6), Township nine (9) North, Range seventy-three (73) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section eight (8), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-three (33), said township; thence easterly along the Second (2nd) Correction Line North to the north-west corner of Section one (1), Township eight (8) North, Range seventy-two (72) West; 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 north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section two (2), Township seven (7) North, Range seventy-two (72) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section eleven (11), Township six (6) North, Range seventy-two (72) West; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-nine (29), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty-one (31), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section two (2), Township five (5) North, Range seventy-three (73) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section ten (10), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence southerly along the range line, allowing for the proper offset on the First (1st) Correction Line North, to the south-west corner of Section six (6), Township four (4) North, Range seventy-three (73) West; thence easterly to the north-west corner of Section nine (9), said township; 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-west corner of Section thirty-four (34), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the northwest corner of Section two (2), Township two (2) North, Range seventy-three (73) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said township; 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 to the south-east corner of Section eleven (11), Township one (t) North, Range seventy-three (73) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section eight (8), Township one (1) North, Range seventy-four (74) West; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section thirty (30), Township two (2) North, Range seventy-four (74) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-three (23), Township two (2) North, Range seventy-five (75) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence westerly to the south-east corner of Section seven (7), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section thirty (30), Township three (3) North, Range seventy-five (75) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section seven (7), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section nine (9), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section four (4), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section thirty-one (31), Township four (4) North, Range seventy-five (75) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the south-west quarter of Section nineteen (19), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of the southwest quarter of said section; thence northerly along the range line, allowing for the proper offset on the First (1st) Correction Line North, to the north-east corner of Section twenty-five (25), Township five (5) North, Range seventy-six (76) West; thence westerly to the northwest corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), said township; thence westerly along the First (1st) Correction Line North to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section two (2), Township four (4) North, Range seventy-six (76) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section eleven (11), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence westerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of Section two (2), Township three (3) North. Range seventy-six (76) West; 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 north-cast corner of Section twenty-three (23), Township three (3) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section twenty (20), said township; 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 Section thirty-two (32), said township; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Township two (2) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section one (1), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section eleven (11), said township; thence westerly to the north-west corner of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence southerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section eighteen (18), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section nine (9), Township two (2) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section five (5), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-two (32), Township three (3) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section six (6), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-four (24), Township four (4) North, Range eighty (80) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section fourteen (14), Township four (4) North, Range eighty-one (81) West; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section three (3), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly along the section lines, allowing for the proper offset on the First (1st) Correction Line North, to the north-west corner of Section twenty-two (22), Township five (5) North, Range eighty-one (81) West; thence easterly to the south-west corner of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section eight (8), Township five (5) North, Range eighty (80) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section four (4), said township; thence easterly to the north-west corner of Township five (5) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence southerly to the south-west corner of Section six (6), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-west corner of the northwest quarter of Section seventeen (17), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section fifteen (15), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Section eleven (11), 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 the north-west quarter of Section thirteen (13), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-west quarter of said section; thence easterly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section eighteen (18), Township five (5) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of Section one (1), Township five (5) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of Section twenty-five (25), Township six (6) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the southeast quarter of Section twenty-three (23), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of Section eleven (11), said township; thence easterly to the south-east corner of Section one (1), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of Township six (6) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence easterly to the north-east corner of Section five (5), said township; thence southerly to the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence easterly to the south-east corner of the northeast quarter of Section three (3), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section thirty-four (34), Township seven (7) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the south-east quarter of Section twenty-eight (28), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the northeast quarter of Section sixteen (16), said township; thence easterly to the north-east corner of said section; thence northerly to the northwest corner of Section three (3), Township eight (8) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence easterly along the second (2nd) Correction Line North to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of Section thirty-four (34), Township nine (9) North, Range seventy-seven (77) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-seven (27), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of the south-east quarter of Section twenty-one (21), said township; thence northerly to the north-west corner of the north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section eight (8), 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 north-east quarter of said section; thence westerly to the south-east corner of Section six (6), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), Township ten (10) North, Range seventy-eight (78) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twenty-six (26), said township; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section twenty-two (22), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section sixteen (16), said township; thence northerly to the south-east corner of Section eight (8), said township; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said section; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section six (6), said town-ship; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section thirty-six (36), Township eleven (11) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence northerly to the north-east corner of Section thirty-five (35), Township twelve (12) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence westerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence southerly to the south-east corner of Section ten (10), Township eleven (11) North, Range seventy-nine (79) West; thence westerly to the north-east corner of Section eighteen (18), 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 northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section twelve (12), Township eleven (11) North, Range eighty (80) West; thence northerly to the north-west corner of said section; thence westerly to the south-west corner of Section two (2), said township; thence northerly along the section lines to the point of intersection with the boundary line between the States of Colorado and Wyoming; thence westerly along said state boundary line to the point of intersection with the range line be-tween Ranges eighty (80) and eighty-one (81) West; thence northerly along said range line, allowing for the proper offset on the Third (3rd) Standard Parallel North, to the south-east corner of Township fourteen (14) North, Range eighty-one (81) West, Sixth (6th) Principal Meridian, Wyoming; thence westerly to the south-west corner of said township; thence northerly along the range line, allowing for the proper offset on the Fourth (4th) Standard Parallel North, to the north-west corner of Township seventeen (17) North, Range eighty-one (81) 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.

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 17th day of May, 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.