Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 39 Part 2.djvu/618

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PROCLAMATIONS, 1916. 1785 hundred and sixteen, the boimdaries of the Washakie National Forest shall become modified and established as shown on the diagram hereto annexed and formin a part hereof. IN WITNESS WHERE%)F, I have herelmto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this thirtieth da of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundiied and sixteen, [sniu,.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fortieth. Woomzow WHJSON By the President: Ronnnr Lsrzsmo Secretary of State. Br run Pnnsmmrr or rim UNITED Srarns or Aunmca my 8· 191** A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Hancock Coimty Trustees of Public Reservations, tifggyglggulgggflllg State of Maine, did, on the 10th day of Jime, 1916, pursuant to the Preamble. ’ Act of Congress entitled, "An Act or the Preservation of American V°1‘“""225‘ Anti uities", approved June 8, 1906, (34 Stat., 225), by their certain (deed of conveyance, properly executed in writinlgnssnd acknowledged, give, amt and convey to the United States of erica the following descri d lands at that time held by them in private ownership and being located upon Mount Desert Island in the State of Maine, and bounded and particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a large hemlock tree in the west iineof land of Charles D°’°"‘*’“"“· C. Burrill, said tree marking the southwest corner 'of the Humphrey Stanwood Lot, so called; thence south six degrees thirty mmutes west, but eve here following the west line of said land of Burrill, one thousan?-izvhree hundred and thirty-eight feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of said land of Burrill ; thence on same course, south six degrees thirty minutes west, following the west line of land formerl of John B. and Charles T. How, now of George B. Dorr, four hunched and twelve and five-tenths feet to an iron bolt set in the ledge and a cross cut in the ledge on Kebo Mountain, said bolt marking the southwest corner of said land of Dorr; thence, followin the south line of said land of Dorr, south eighty-three degrees thirty minutes east six hundred and forty-five feet to a cedar sta e driven in the ground; thence south seven degrees five minutes east five hundred and ninet ·eight feet to a cedar stake driven in the groundthence south iiflteen degrees east five hundred and ninety-two and five—tenths feet to a cc ar stake driven in the ground; thence south two degrees thirty minutes east four hundred and fortiy feet; thence south ten degrees east four hundred and ninety-seven eet to a stake and stones; thence south twenty-four degrees thirty minutes east three hundred and fifty-seven feet to a stake driven in the groundthence south five degrees thirty minutes west one hundred and ninety-four feet to a stake driven in the ground; thence south thirty minutes east six hundred and ninety-two act to a stake driven in the ground; thence south Efty-two degrees forty-five minutes east to the west side line of the Kane Memorial Path, so-called; thence southerly but always following the western side line of said Kane Memorial Path, to its intersection with the Ladder Path, so-called; thence southerly and easterly, but everywhere following the western and southern side lines of said Ladder Path, to an iron bolt driven in the ground at a Eoint one rod westerly of the western side line of the Otter Creek oad; thence norther y, but everywhere parallel with