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rRooLAMAr1oNs, 1906. 3223 V And whereas, for good and sufficient reasons now first made known to me, it appears that public interests and convenience require that all applications to make such entries which will be presented prior to October 4, A. D., 1906, should be received at the town of Shoshoni, in said land district, and not at Lander, as heretofore directed. Now, therefore, I, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, President of the A1;i>11¢¤¤<>¤¤ for United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by §i1t§K?,SifZ,uli? ?r°}`},i law, do hereby direct, declare and make known that the land officers, ;'5’06*° °°‘°b" 3· for said district, will receive applications for entries at Shoshoni, in Aim. ¤. 3210. said district, beginning on the fifteenth day of August, A. D., 1906, and continuing up to and including the third day of October, Sundays excepted, and thereafter beginning October 4th, 1906, at Lander. IN WVITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and · caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. · Done at the City of lVashington this 20th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and of [sam.,] the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-first. » Tunononn Roosicvmxr By the President: Roemrr Bacon Acting Secretary of State. Br THE Pmzsrnnxr or Trm Uisrrnn STATES or Ammuca. August 8,1906. A PROCLAMATION. _ WHEREAS, the Grand Canyon Forest Reserve, in the Territory Grand canyon . of Arizona, was established by proclamation dated February twen- H$L°?t R°°°"°’ tieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, under the name of the $;'ff*'§§’°·_ ,06, Grand Canon Forest Reserve, and was enlarged, by proclamation Ame, pI goes. dated May sixth, nineteen hundred and tive, to include additional P°°t’ p` 3263' lands in the Territory of Arizona; ‘ And whereas, it appears that the public good would be promoted by further adding to the said forest reserve certain lands, in the . Territory of Arizona, which are in part covered with timber, and by excluding therefrom certain lands; Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United cha!;;eg*·d¤**¢¤ States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act v0l.:10,p.:s0. 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,” do proclaim that the boundaries of the aforesaid Grand Canyon Forest Reserve are hereby further changed, and that they are now as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof. This proclamation will not take effect upon any lands withdrawn Lands excepted. or reserved, at this date, from settlement, entry, or other appropriation, for any purpose other than forest uses, or which may be covered by any prior valid claim, so long as the withdrawal, reservation, or claim exists. The lands hereby excluded from the reserve and restored to the Restored lands public domain shall be open to settlement from the date hereof, but °""“ t° S°m°m"'"‘ 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.