Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

Warning is hereby expressly given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate, excavate, injure or destroy any of the prehistoric ruins o...

Provided, That this withdrawal shall not affect any existing valid rights of any party.

be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for Indian purposes, for the use of the Indians of the Jicari...

Our natural resources are at least as great as those of any other nation.