On the recordJune 13, 1904
The lands hereby excluded from the reserve and restored to the public domain shall lie open to settlement from the date hereof.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe lands hereby excluded from the reserve and restored to the public domain shall lie open to settlement from the date hereof.
Proclamation 531—Diminution of Bitter Root Forest Reserve, Idaho and Montana
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