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2162 raocmmrrous, 1907. N°'¤¤*>¤*‘ 1°· 19**7- BY rm: Pnnsmniwr or rm: Uurmn Siwms or Ammzrca A PROCLAMATION in <ii¤%_g{.*5Dm{{; WHEREAS, the group of cliff-dwellings, known as the Gila Hot _ uiiiem, N. mx. Springs Cliif—Houses, which is situated upon public land in the Mo- $Qff§]’]‘f;,,_ 3123, gollon Mountains, within the Gila National Forest, in the Territory 3126- ’ of New Mexico, is of exceptional scientific and educational interest, being the best representative of the Cliif—Dwellers’ remains of that region, and it appears that the public interest would be promoted by reserving these ruins as a National Monument, with as much land as may be necessary for the proper protection thereof; National menu- Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United '“"{}§3_1§§f',,f°§§§'f°‘ Spates f Arréerica, by virtue of the power III: me vested by secgiop twg o the ct 0 Congress a roved June ei t nineteen un re an six, entifled, "An Alot Forlglthe preservatiolii og American antiquities,; do proc aim that there are hereb reserved om appropriation an use of all kinds under all of the pyublic land laws, siibliect) to all prior valid adverse claims, and set apart as a National Monument, all the tracts of land, in the Territory of New Mexico, shown as the Gila Cliff-;)wellings National Monument on the diagram forming a part hereo . mggfjgt ¤¤°¤ ¤°* The reservation made by this proclamation is not intended to pre- ' vent the use of the lands or forest purposes under the proclamation establishing the Gila National Forest, but so far as the two reservations are consistent they are equally eifective. In all respects in which they may be inconsistent the National Monument here y established shall be the dominant reservation. _ svg;;;;? ego ¤¤ Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appro- ' prrate, injure or destroy any feature of this National Monument or to ocate or settle upon any of the lands reserved by this proclamation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caifiad the sgaléif thefU`nit;d States Ito lieaaliiiged. f N b ne att e ityo · as ington t is t ayo ovem er in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, [snr.,] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second. I ' rrmonoiu: Roosmvnm By the President: Enmv Roor Secretary of State. §*j*f§j’°* 2** *****7- Br me Pmssrnmvr or Tm: [TNITED Smrns or Anrmuca A PROCLAMATION Fo{’(f§*°*j[},;`f¤*‘°”¤* WHEREAS, it appears that the piiblic good would be promoted igéeimme. _ by adding to the Prescott National orest certain lands, within the tgt gif Ei isisé} Territory of Arizona, which are in part covered with tirnber; A£*j£g¤°’ '°’°$*· Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United vm. 910. p. 36- States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of Convress, 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 Prescott National Forest is hereby enlarged to include the said PM'- P- 2218- additional lands, and that the boundaries of the aforesaid National Forest are now as shown on the diagram forming a part hereof;