It is hereby ordered that on and after March 1, 1912, the boundaries of the Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz., proclaimed March 2, 1909, be further modified by excluding therefrom all that part of the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation included in the said Sitgreaves National Forest by the said proclamation of March 2, 1909.
Bill Taft: “It is hereby ordered that on and after March 1, 1912, the boundaries of the Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz.…”
On the recordFebruary 16, 1912
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Executive Order 1479—Restoring Lands to White Mountain Indian Reservation
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