CESSIONS OF 1883 



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L^ND CESSIOIN'S-Continned. 



July 8, 1881, General Wilcox issued an order setting apart this tract "as a mili- 

 tary reservation for tlie subsistence and better control of the Hualpai 

 Imliaus." Sept. 5, 1><82, tlie Commissioner of Indian Affairs recommended that 

 the President issue au order estalilisliiug the tract as an Indian reserve. 

 This order of Jan. 4, 1883, was issued iu accordance with the Commissioner's 

 recommendation. 



The tract originally set apart liy Executive order of May 2i1, 1873, is shown on 

 New Mexico map No. 2, bounded by blue lines. Several Executive orders 

 were in succession revoked, and a new Mescalero reservation in each instance 

 established. The changes thus made, however. In large measure covered the 

 same territory, and it is imi)08sible to show them all on a single map. The 

 existing reserve as established by Executive order of Mar. 24, 1883, is colored 

 crimson, and shown on New Mexico map No. 2. 



This consists of tracts of territory which, under the several Executive orders, 

 have at one time or another been included in the Mescalero Apache reserva- 

 tion, but have been relinquished, and do not now forju a portion of the reserve. 



The old boundaries where they differ from the amended are shown by dotted 

 black lines. 



The history of the Malhenr reserve is somewhat complicated. By Executive 

 order of Mar. 14, 1871, the tract on Oregon map No. 2. bounded by green lines 

 (l)eing the country between 42^ and 44^ N. latitude and 117 and 1211^ W. lon- 

 gitude), wiis teni])orarily withdrawn from market to enable a reserve to be 

 selected. Sept. 12, 1872, the tract bounded by mauvelines was set apart as the 

 contemplated reservation (except the Camp Harney military reserve), and 

 that portion of the tract withdrawn Mar. 14, 1871, not included within the 

 blue lines was relinquished and restored to the public domain. May 15, 187.5, 

 the trait bounded by yellow lines was added to the reservation. Jan. 28, 

 1876, the tract in solid yellow color was relinquished. July 23, 1880, the Camp 

 Harney military reservation (see No. 647) was made part of the Indian res- 

 ervation. 



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New Mexico 2. 



644 New Mexico 2. 



645 New Mexico 2. 



