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 PROGLAMATIONS, 1909. 2227 the Tongass National Forest is hereby enlarged and that its boimdaries are as shown on the two arts of the diagram forming a part hereof, and further described as follows: All of the public land lying within boundaries described as follows: nmnpaea. Beginning at the point where the International Boundary Line between the Territory of Alaska and the Dominion of Canada intersects the left bank of the Skagway River; thence southwesterly down the left bank of the said river to a point five miles above the center of the_town of Skagway; thence in a southeasterly and southwesterly direction, at a distance of five miles from the center of said town, to the east shore of Chilkoot Inlet; thence southerly alon said shore to Lynn Canal; thence southeasterly through Lynn (Jana? and Favorite Channel to a point on the shore of Youn Bay due east of the head of Hawk Inlet; thence westerly to the head of Hawk Inlet; thence in a general southwesterly, northwesterly and southwesterly direction through Hawk Inlet, Ic Strait, passing between Pleasant Island and Lemesurier Island, through Inian Passage, and Cross Sound to a point due west of Czpe Bingham; thence southeasterl to a point sixty miles west of ape Muzon; thence easterly to Cape Muzon; thence in a general easterly, northerly, northeasterly, and northwesterly direction along the said International Boundary Line to the summit of Elbow Mount, at an elevation of 4,235 feet; thence northwesterly to the summit of the most westerly of Twin Peaks, at an elevation of 7,180 feet; thence northwesterly to the summit of a Peak, having an elevation of 5,821 feet, on the said International Boundary Line; thence in a (general northwesterly direction along the said International Bonn ary Line to the summit of a peak known as Devils Paw, having an elevation of 8,000 feet; thence in a southwesterly direction to the summit of a peak, having an elevation of 5,977 feet, in Mendenhall Glacier; thence northwesterly to the summit of a peak, having an elevation of 6,550 feet on the said Intemational Boundary Line; thence in a general northwesterly direction along the said International Boundary Line to the point where it intersects the left bank of the Skagway River, the lace of beginning; and embracing all islands within said described boundaries; Alsb all of the public land lying within boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the point where the sixtieth parallel of latitude intersects the International Boundary Line between the Territory of Alaska and the Dominion of Canada; thence due west along the said parallel to the middle of the channel of Yakutat Bay; thence in a southwesterly direction along the middle of the channel of said bay to a point due west of Ocean Cape; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point on the fiftyminth parallel of latitude opposite the mouth of the Alsek River; thence easterly along said parallel to its intersection with the shore of Dry Bay; thence in a northwesterly direction along the shore of said bay to the left bank of the most easterly outlet of Alsek River; thence in a general northerly direction along the left bank of said river to a. point midway between the mouth of the river and the intersection of the river with the said International Boundary Line; thence in a northwesterly direction to the foot of Yakutat Glacier; thence in a northerly direction to the summit of Mount Ruhamah on the said International Boundary Line; thence in a northwesterly direction along the said International Boundary Line to its intersection with the sixtieth parallel of latitude, the p ace of beginning; and embracing all islands within said described boundaries; Excepting from the force and effect of this proclamation the several Lana; excepted. areas contained within boundaries formed by circles described with a radius of five miles, each, from the centers of the following named towns and settlements, to wit: Juneau, Douglas, Treadwell and