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PROCLAMATION 3889-JAN. 20, 1969

WHEREAS, under section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 226, 16 U.S.C. 431), the President is authorized "to declare by public proclamation * * '•' objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of lands, 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:" NOW, THEREFORE, I, LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the United States, under the authority vested in me by section 2 of the act of June 8, 1906, supra, by the act of June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 607, 16 U.S.C. 684), and by the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, 16 U.S.C. 473), do proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, (1) federally owned or controlled lands within the exterior boundaries of the following described area are hereby reserved from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws and set apart as the Marble Canyon National Monument and (2) State-owned lands within those boundaries shall become and be reserved as parts of that monument upon acquisition of title thereto by the United States: G I L A AND SALT RIVER, MERIDIAN, ARIZONA

Beginning a t a point in the N E ^ N E i ^ of sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 5 E., unsurveyed, said point being the intersection of the boundary of the Grand Canyon National P a r k and the west rim line of Marble Canyon; Thence in a generally northerly direction along the rims of Marble Canyon, Saddle Canyon, Buck F a r m Canyon, South Canyon and Bedrock Canyon, to a point on the south line of sec. 18, T. 36 N., R. 5 E.; Thence easterly along the south lines of secs. 18 and 17 to a point on the south line of sec. 17, 500' north of the rim of Bedrock Canyon and approximately 725' west of the south q u a r t e r corner of said sec. 17; Thence in a generally northerly direction parallel to and 500' from the rims of Bedrock Canyon, Marble Canyon and North Canyon, to a point where the monument boundary intersects the east line of sec. 18, T. 37 N., R. 6 E., approximately 500' south of the NE corner thereof; Thence northerly along the east lines of secs. 18 and 7 to a point on the east line of said sec. 7, 500' north of the r i m of North Canyon and approximately 935' south of the east q u a r t e r corner thereof; Thence in a generally northerly direction parallel to and 500' above the rims of North Canyon, Marble Canyon and Rider Canyon to a point where the monument boundary intersects the east line of sec. 28, T. 38 N., R. 6 E.; Thence northerly along the east lines of secs. 28 and 21 to a point on the east line of said sec. 21, 500' north of the rim of Rider Canyon and approximately 200' south of the east q u a r t e r corner thereof; Thence in a generally northerly direction parallel to and 500' above the rims of Rider Canyon and Marble Canyon to a point where the monument boundary intersects the north south center line of sec. 36, T. 39 N., R. G E., approximately 300' north of the south q u a r t e r corner thereof; Thence northerly along the north south center line of sec. 36 to the q u a r t e r corner common to secs. 36 and 2 5; Thence easterly along the south line of sec. 25 to the SE corner thereof; Thence northerly along the east line of sec. 25 to a point 500' north of the rim of Marble Canyon, said point being approximately 260' north of the SE corner thereof; Thence in a generally northerly direction parallel to and 500' above the rims of Marble Canyon and Badger Canyon to a point where the monument boundary intersects the west line of sec. 17, T. 39 N., R. 7 E., approximately 1200' south of the west q u a r t e r corner thereof; Thence northerly along the west line of sec. 17 to a point 500' north of the rim of Badger Canyon, said point being approximately 830' north of the west q u a r t e r corner thereof; Thence in a generally northerly direction parallel to and 500' above the rims of Badger Canyon, Marble Canyon and an unnamed canyon to a point where the monument boundary intersects the north south center line of sec. 9, approximately 500' south of the north quarterly corner thereof; Thence northerly along the north south center line of secs. 9 and 4 to a point 500' north of the rim of the aforesaid unnamed canyon, said point being approximately 830' north of the south q u a r t e r corner thereof;

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