Executive Order 985

by President of the United States

It is hereby ordered that the Military Reservation of Camp Overton, situated at Nonucan, about three miles west of Iligan, in the Island of Mindanao, Philippine Islands, as reserved by executive order, dated July 11, 1903 (G. O. No. 112, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General's Office, July 31, 1903), be enlarged by the addition thereto of land for a target range, so that the reservation, as enlarged, will include all public lands, and those only, within metes and bounds, as follows:

Starting at the mouth of the Nonucan River and running thence along low-water mark in an easterly direction about 1,737.36 meters to the center of the mouth of Timonora Creek; thence following the center of the bed of Timonora Creek to a point 815.34 meters from low-water mark at the mouth of said creek, in general direction south 24 degrees east; thence south 58 degrees 47 minutes west about 454.15 meters to the top of ridge separating the valleys of Timonora Creek and Nonucan River; thence following said ridge in a general direction south 8 degrees east 5,562.62 meters to a point near old Spanish trail; thence due west 396.24 meters; thence north 17 degrees 40 minutes west 5,821.66 meters to concrete monument; thence south 7 degrees 15 minutes west 2,072.64 meters to concrete monument; thence south 48 degrees 32 minutes west 691.90 meters to a point in face of rock on west bank of Agus River 137.16 meters south of Maria Christina Falls; thence following west bank of Agus River, general direction north 34 degrees west 1,871.47 meters to concrete monument on beach at mouth of Agus River; thence along low-water mark of coast line in general direction north 51 degrees 30 minutes east for 2,124.46 meters to starting point at mouth of Nonucan River.

Theodore Roosevelt.

The White House

December 1, 1908.