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 2132 PROCLAMATIONS, 1907. , IN WITNESS IVHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aiiixed. - Done at the City of \Vashington this 6th day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of [snr,.] theel Ipldepenidence of the United States the one hundred an t irt - rst. y Tunooonm Roosnvmrr By tple Presildentz onmrr a00N Acting Secretary of State. Mer 6· 1907- BY Tum Pnnsmnxr or run Unrmn Srurns or Aumuoa. A PROCLAMATION. mL==g¤¢¤MP;Q1l;le!j_=;- WHERE.AS, Lassen Peak. which is situated upon public land in caiia ° ’ the State of California, within the Lassen Peak National Forest, $f,‘§f’§{}’l§,_ 30% marks the southern terminus of the long line of extinct volcanoes in P·¤¢·1£2157- the Cascade Range from which one of the greatest volcanic fields in the world extends, and is of special importance in tracing the history of the volcanic phenomena of that vicinity; Vai- 34· v- 225- And whereas, it is rovided by section two of the Act of Congress, approved June eighth. nineteen hundred and six, entitled, "An Act For the preservation of American antiquities,” “That the President of the United States is hereby authorized. in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric_ structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated u n the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the UnitedXStates to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected; " m1::¤é>;¤&uu=·:¤¤- Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United ’States of America, by virtue of the ower in me vested by section two of the aforesaid act of Congress, db proclaim that there are hereby reserved from appropriation and use of all kinds under all of the public land laws, sub'ect to all prior valid adverse claims, and set apart as a National Mlonument, all the tracts of land. in the State of galiforni;. shown as the] Lassen Peak National Monument on the iagram orminq a art ereo. Forest um xm The reservatidii mlade by this proclamation is not intended to pre- “'$‘f,§$"?;4_ ,,_ 3U6s_ vent the use of the lands for forest pur oses under the proclamation establishing the Lassen Peak National llorest, but so far as the two reservations are consistent they are equally effective. In all respects in which they may be inconsistent the National Monument hereby established shall be the dominant reservation. Mgfgggf et_f'°¤* 'Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appro- 'priate, 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 YVHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of \Vashington this 6th day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven. and of [smart.] thelIp1depe%dence of the United States the one hundred ant t irtv- rst. Tumoooan Roosmvrmr By tlne Presglentc ommrr Acox Acting Secretary of State.