Proclamation, January 15, 1926

Purpose: To adjust the boundaries of the Shasta National Forest

Date: January 15, 1926

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WHEREAS, since the issuance of the proclamation of June 19, 1912, the boundaries of the Shasta National Forest, in California, have been changed through transfer from the Lassen National Forest and through exclusion of a small area by Executive orders of January 31 and February 27, 1921, respectively;

AND WHEREAS, it appears that certain of the public lands described in the act of Congress approved February 20, 1925 (43 Stat., 952); found by the Secretary of Agriculture to be chiefly valuable for national forest purposes, should be added to the Shasta National Forest;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the afore said act of February 20, 1925, entitled, “ An Act for the inclusion of certain lands in the Plumas National Forest, California, and for other purposes, “do proclaim that the following described public lands are hereby added to the Shasta National Forest, subject to prior valid claims and the provisions of existing withdrawals other than the withdrawal for classification under said act of April 14, 1925:

Mt. Diablo Meridian
In T. 38 N., R. 1 E., N½ NW¼, SW¼ NW¼ and NW¼ SW¼ Sec. 14, S½ SW¼ Sec. 26 and all Sec. 36;

In T. 40 N., R. 1 E., N½, N½ SW¼, SW¼ SW¼ and E½ SE¼ Sec. 4, E½, E½ NW¼ and SE¼ SW¼ Sec. 10, SW¼ NE¼ NW¼ N½ SW¼ and SW¼ SW¼ Sec. 14;

In T. 41 N., R. 1 E., Lot 2 Sec 6, NW¼ and S½ Sec. 26, and all Sec. 34;

In T. 42 N., R. 1 E., all Sec. 20, W½ NE¼ W½ W½ SE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ Sec. 22, S½ NE¼ and NE¼ NW¼ Sec.32;

In T. 44 N., R. 1 E., SE¼ NW¼ and N½ SW¼ Sec.11, SE¼ NE¼ and NE¼ SE¼ Sec. 20;

In T. 38 N., R. 2 E., W½ SE¼ Sec. 14;

In T. 42 N., R. 2 E., W½ NE¼ NE¼ NW¼ S½ NW¼ N½ SW¼ SE¼ SW¼ and SE¼ Sec. 30;

In T. 37 N., R. 3 E., NW¼ SW¼ and SE¼ SW¼ Sec. 3:

In T. 38 N., R. 3 E., N½ NE¼ NE¼ NW¼ and E½ SE¼ Sec. 1, SW¼ NE¼ and SE¼ NW¼ Sec. 34:

In T. 40 N., R. 3 E., SW¼ SE¼ Sec.20;

In T. 38 N., R. 4 E., N½, N½ SW¼, SE¼ SW¼ and SE¼ Sec.6 and E½ NW¼ Sec.7;

In T. 39 N., R. 4 E., unsurveyed Secs. 30 and 31;

In T. 40 N., R. 4 E., SW¼ SE¼ Sec. 23;

In T. 41 N., R. 1 W., all Sec. 2, N½ Sec. 4, N½ SW¼ and W½ SE¼ Sec. 10, NE¼ NE¼ Sec. 18, E½ SE¼ Sec. 20, and SE¼ NW¼ Sec. 24;

In T. 42 N., R. 1 W., N½ Sec. 34;

In T. 45 N., R. 1 W., NW¼ NE¼, S½ NE¼ SE¼ SW¼ and SE¼ Sec. 22;

In T. 40 N., R. 2 W., N½ SE¼ Sec. 30;

In T. 44 N., R. 2 W., Lot 1 Sec.6;

In T. 39 N., R. 3 W., W½ SW¼ Sec. 28, Lot 12 and SW¼ SE¼ Sec. 30;

In T. 40 N., R. 3 W., N½ NW¼ Sec. 18, N½ SW¼, and N½ SE¼ and NW¼ SW¼ Sec.28, NE¼, E½ NW¼ and Lot 1 Sec. 30;

In T. 39 N., R. 4 W., all fractional Secs. 2 and 6, and SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 8;

In T. 41 N., R. 4 W., S½ NE¼, NW¼ and S½ Sec. 30;

In T. 37 N., R. 5 W., NE¼ NE¼ N½ SE¼ SW¼, E½ SW¼ SE¼ and NW¼, SW¼

SE¼ and NW¼ SW¼ SE¼ Sec.13.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

DONE at the city of Washington this 15th day of January in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fiftieth.


Citation: The Statutes at Large of the United States of America from December, 1925 to March, 1927

The Coolidge Foundation gratefully acknowledges the volunteer efforts of Robert Manchester who prepared this document for digital publication.

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