PROCLAMATIONS, 1908, 1909. 2215 Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United c,};?:';]," m°¤¤¤“'*» States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section V¤l.3£·P·225. two of the Act of Congress, approved June eighth, nineteen hundred and six, entitled, "An Act For the preservation of American antiquities," do proclaim that there are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, subject to all rior valid adverse claims, and set apart as a National Monument, all) the tracts of land, in the State of Colorado, shown as the Wheeler National Monument on the diagram forming a part hereof. The reservation ma e by this proclamation is not intended to pre- rms: um not •1- vent the use of the lands for forest pugposes under the Executive ‘°°‘°"‘ Orders establishing the Rio Grande and ochetopa National Forests, but the two reservationsshall both beeffective on the land withdrawn, but the National Monument hereby established shall be the dominant reservation and any use of the land which interferes with its reservation or protection as a National Monument is hereby forbidlden. Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appro- mmweanumnuupriate, injure, or destroy any feature of this National Monument, or ‘“°“°·°"" to locate or settle upon any of the lands reserved by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WIIEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 7th day of December, in the year o our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, [sum,.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. Tumononm Roosiuvmxr By the President: Euiru Roor Secretary of State. BY rim Pnnsxnnnr or Tum Unrrrm Srarns or Ammmoa Jammymrexio. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, an Executive Order signed July Second, nineteen nummmt National hundred and eight, consolidated the Ru >y Mountains and Independ- F‘}$§;,,’l§§_· ence National Forests under the name of the Humboldt National V·>¤·34·vv·3M¤-¤¤·*¤. Forest; And whereas, it a pears that the public good would be promoted ‘ by adding to the Ifinmboldt National Forest, certain lan s within the State of Nevada, which are in part covered with timber; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United B¤¤¤d¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤°*'- States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Congress, a proved June fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, entitlerfi "An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil V0l.£ll,p.2I$. ex .nses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June tl1l1'l7i0i,l1, eiglfdeen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other pugposes/’ do proclaim that the Humboldt `atnonal Forest is hereby e arged and that its boundaries are as shown on the two parts of the iagram forming a part hereof. a _ _ The withdrawal made by this proclamation shall, as to all lands M13;" "¤'¤'-‘* ¤°* ¤'· which are at this date legally appropriated under the public land laws or reserved for any public purpose, be subject to, and shall not interfere with or defeat egal rights under such appropriation, DOI' revent the use for such public purpose of lands so reserved, so lling as such appropriation is legally maintained, or such reservation remains in force.
