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Recreation Uses on 



proclamations which altered the status of the lands did not dis- 

 turb the existing administration of those lands. It was more 

 simple and economical to leave the care of these areas in the hands 

 of the men already in charge, with an organization on the ground 

 which had to be maintained in any case. 



On the other hand, some National Monuments were established 

 from other lands in the hands of the Department of the Interior; 

 and in these cases likewise the status of the land was changed 

 without affecting the administrative authority. 



Old cliff dwellings, Bandelier National Monument, Santa Fe National Forest 



