FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Chronological Table of United States Government Forest Reserves* 
Prepared by the Bureau o£ Forestry.] 
Proclamations 
and Executive 
Orders for Each 
Reserve. 
~" Nos. of Proclama- 
tions and Execu- Dates of 
live Orders in Proclamations 
Chronological and Execu- 
Reserves Created Under Administration of Order. tive Orders, 
PRESIDENT HARRISON. 
3 
4, 36, 3? 
4. 5,6 
S. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20, 
21. 
22. 
28, 
24; 
25. 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11, 61 
12 
13 
14, 28, .a. C. 
15 
16 
17, 42 
Wyoming Timber Land Reserve, Yellowstone Park -j | 
Colorado Timber Land Reserve, White River Plateau 3 
New Mexico, Pecos River Forest Reserve. I 
Colorado Timber Land Reserve, Pike's Peak j j? 
Oregon Timber Land Reserve, Bull Run 7 
Colorado Timber Land Reserve, Plum Creek S 
Colorado .South Platte Forest Reserve 9 
California Timber Land Reserve, San Gabriel.. 10 
Colorado Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve 11 
Alaska Afognak Forest and Fishculture Reserve.... 12 
California Sierra Forest Reserve 13 
Washington Pacific Forest Reserve 14 
Arizona .....Grand Canon Forest Reserve 15 
California San Bernardino Forest Reserve.......,.....'. 16 
California Trabuco Canon Forest Reserve 17 
Mar. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
June 
June 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
30, 1891 1 
10, 1891 f 
16, 1891 
11, 1892 
11, 1892 ( 
18, 1892 f 
17, 1892 
23, 1892 
9, 1892 
20, 1892 
24, 1892 
24, 1892 
14, 1893 
20, 1893 
20, 1893 
25, 1893 
25, 1893 
Area of Reserve 
Under Each 
Proclamation 
and Executive 
Order, Acres. 
1,198,080 
311,040 
184,320 
. 142,080 
179,200 
683,820 
555,620 
858,240 
403,640 
4,096,000 
967,680 
1,851,520 
737,280 
49,920 
Present Ayes* 
of Reserves 
in Acres. 
1,239,040 
1,198,080 
430,880 
184,320 
142,080 
179,200 
683,520 
555,520 
856,960 
403,640 
4,096,000 
967,680 
1,851,520 
737,280 
109,920 
Total 13,457,080 Acres. 
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. 
18, 34, 46, 56, 57. 
19 
20 
21, 62 
22 
23 
24, 41 
25 
26, 53 
27, 50, 59 
Oregon Cascade Range Forest Reserve. 
Oregon .Ashland Forest Reserve 
California Stanislaus Forest Reserve 
California San Jacinto Forest Reserve 
Idaho and Montana. ........ Bitter Root Forest Reserve..... 
Idaho and Washington Priest River Forest Reserve, 
.18 
.19 
. 20 
.21 
.22 
.23 
So. Dakota and Wyoming. . Black Hills Forest Reserve ; ..^4 
Utah Uintah Forest Reserve 
Washington Washington Forest Reserve 
Washington Olympic Forest Reserve . 
12. 14, 28, A. C. Washington Mount Rainier Forest Reserve. 
25 
26 
.•27 
.28 
Sept. 28, 1893 
Sept. 28, 1893 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
22, 1897 
22, 1897 
22, 1897 
22, 1897 
22, 1897 
Feb 
Feb 
Feb, 
Feb 
Feb 
26. 29, 51. 54, 55 
27. 30 
28. 31 
29. 32 
Wyoming Big Horn Forest Reserve 29 
Wyoming Teton Forest Reserve 30 
Montana - Flathead Forest Reserve ...31 
Montana Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve 32 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
Feb. 22, 1897 
4,492,800 
18,560 
691,200 
737,280 
4,147,200 
645,120 
967.680 
875,520 
3,594,240 
2,188,800 
1,267,200 
1,127,680 
829,440 
1,382,400 
2,926,080 
4,577,120 
18,560 
691,200 
668,160 
4,147,200 
645,120 
1,211,680 
875,520 
3,426,400 
1,466,880 
2,027,520 
1,147,840 
829,440 
1,382,400 
2,926,080 
Total. ... 
PRESIDENT McKINLEY. 
30 . 33, 38 California Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve... 33 
16. 18,34, 46,56,57 Oregon Cascade Range Forest Reserve 34 
31, 35,49 Arizona Prescott Forest Reserve 35 
3. 4,36,37 New Mexico Pecos River Forest Reserve 36 
3. 4, 86, 3T New Mexico Pecos River Forest Reserve 37 
30. 33,38 California Pine Mountain and Zaca Lake Forest Reserve.. 38 
32, 39 Arizona San Francisco Mountains Forest Reserves. 39 
33, ' 40 Arizona Black Mesa Forest Reserve 40 
32 , 24, 21 So. Dakota and Wyoming. . Black Hills Forest Reserve 41 
15. 17, 42 California Trabuco Canon Forest Reserve 42 
34'. 43 Utah Fish Lake Forest Reserve 43 
35J 44 Montana Gallatin Forest Reserves 44 
36* 45 New Mexico Gila River Forest Reserve 45 
Mar. 2, 1898, 
April 20, 1898 
May 10, 1898 
May 27, 1898 
2, 1S98 
29, 1898 
17, 1898 
17, 1898 
19, 1898 
30, 1899 
10, 1899 
10, 1899 
2, 1899 
June 
June 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
12. 14, 28, A. C. 
Washington Mount Rainier Forest Reserve. 
. . A. C. 
16. 
37. 
38. 
31. 
25. 
26. 
39. 
24. 
18, 34, 46, 56, 57 
47 
48 
35,49 
27, 50, 59 
29, 51, 54, 55 
52 
26,53 
Oregon Cascade Range Forest Reserve 46 
California Lake Tahoe Forest Reserve 47 
California Santa Ynez Forest Reserve.. 48 
Arizona Prescott Forest Reserve 49 
Washington Olympic Forest Reserve * 50 
Wyoming Big Horn Forest Reserve , ....51 
Wyoming Crow Creek Forest Reserve 52 
Washington Washington Forest Reserve 53 
26. 29, 51, 54, 55 
Wyoming Big Horn Forest Reserve, 
26 . 29, 51, 54, 55 Wyoming Big Horn Forest Reserve 
16. 18, 34, 46, 56, 57 Oregon Cascade Range Forest Reserve. 
.54 
.55 
.56 
Mar. 2, 1899 
April 6, 1899 
April 13, 1899 
Oct. 2, 1899 
Oct. 21, 1899 
April 7, 1900 
June 29, 1900 
Oct. 10, 1900 
April 3, 1901 
April 15, 1901 
June 25, 1901 
1,144,594 
—11,520 
10,240 
120,000 
—160 
500,000 
975,360 
1,658,880 
244,000 
60,000 
67,840 
40,320 
2,327,040 
-207,360 
-160 
136,335 
145,000 
413,440 
—264,960 
53,120 
56,320 
—167,840 
—5,440 
-27,520 
1,644,694 
4,577,120 
423,680 
430,880 
430,880 
1,644,594 
'975,360 
1,658,880 
1,211,680 
109,920 
67,840 
40,320 
2,327,040 
2,027,520 
4,577,120 
136,335 
145,000 
423,680 
1,466,880 
1,147,840 
56,320 
3,426,400 
1,147,840 
1,147,840 
16. 18,34,46,56,57 
40. 58 
25. 27, 50, 59 
41. 60 
9. 11,61 
19. 21, 62 
Oregon Cascade Range Forest Reserve 57 
Oklahoma Territory Wichita Forest Reserve 58 
Washington Olympic Forest Reserve 59 
Utah Payson Forest Reserve 60 
Colorado .Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve 
California San Jacinto Forest Reserve 
Present grand total, 46,337,969 acres. 
June 20, 1901 —46,080 4,577,120 
July 1, 1901 ' 142,080 4,577,120 
July 4, 1901 57,120 57,120 
July 15, 1901 —456,960 ■ 1,466,880 
Aug. 8, 1901 86,400 86,400 
Total 7,050,089 Acres. 
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. 
61 Oct. 7, 1901 -1,280 856,960 
62 Oct. 17, 1901 —69,120 668,160 
Proclamation revised. 
See Proclamation No. 36. 
Proclamation revised. 
See Executive Order No. (KL 
See Proclamation No. 28. 
See Proclamation No. 42. 
See Executive Order No. 34. 
See Executive Order No. 62. 
See Proclamation No. 41 
See Proclamation No. 53. 
See Proclamation No. 50. 
fThe title: "The Pacific Forest Reserve," aban- 
.j doned; Reserve now included in "The Mount 
I Rainier, Forest Reserve." See ProclamatioD 
I No. 14 and "A. C." 
See Proclamation No. 51. 
See Proclamation No. 38. 
j Original area reduced by Exec. Order by 11,620 
1 acres. See Executive Order No. 46. 
See Proclamation No. 49. 
See Proclamation No. 4 & Exec. Order No. 37. 
( Reduction of 160 acres by Exec, Order. See 
j Proclamation No. 4 and 36. 
See Proclamation No. 33. 
Only even-numbered sections reserved. 
See Proclamation No. 24. 
See Proclamation No. 17. 
Only even-numbered sections reserved. 
f A " . of . Congress (A. C.) creating "The Mount 
J Rainier National Park" reduces "The Mount 
j Rainier Forest Reserve" by 207,360 acres. See 
[ Proclamation No. 28 and 14, 
\ Reduction of 160 acres by Executive Order. See 
I Executive Order No. 56. 
See Proclamation No. 35. 
I Original area reduced by 264,960 acres. See Proc- 
( lamation No. 5.9. 
J See Proclamation No. 29 and Executive Order 
f No. 54. 
I Original area reduced by 167,840 acres. See Proc- 
j lamation No. 26. 
I Reduction of 5,440 acres by Exec. Order. See 
i Proclamation No. 29, El, and Executive Order 
( No. 55. 
Reduction of 27,520 acres by Executive Order. 
See Proclamation No. 29, 51, and Executive 
Order No. 54. 
Reduction of 46,080 acres by Executive Order. 
I See Proclamation No. 57. 
I See Executive Order No. 56, 46, 34, and Proc- 
) lamation No. 18. 
j Reduction of 456,960 acres. See Proclamation 
I No. 27, 50, 59. 
\ Reduction of 1,280 acres by Executive Order. 
* See Proclamation No. 11. 
j Reduction of 69,120 acres by Executive Order. 
( See Proclamation No. 21. 
mals, a race that would be extinct but for the efforts 
of such men as was Mr. Corbin. The beaver are here, 
three of them. They are the property of Mr. C. W. 
Dimick. He bought them in Canada just previous to the 
Sportsmen's Show two years ago. They cut wood, and 
eat poplar bark with evident satisfaction. Their swim- 
ming and diving is a source of delight to the crowd in 
front of their compartment. Their efforts at dam con- 
structing are scarcely successful. They can cut the wood 
into lengths, but somehow they cannot make it stay on 
the bottom, as on the running, natural streams they de- 
sire to convert into ponds. A pair of swift foxes is a 
new feature in animal exhibits ; little gray fellows, smaller 
than the red fox, but evidently rightly named, from their 
length of limb and sharpness of contour. The cage of 
South American peccary, with their spindle legs, long 
snouts and skins of bluish brown, shows "another kind 
of hog" to the wise man. He remarked Saturday even- 
ing that he considered them no good. Well, perhaps 
not, but a friend, who has hunted in the country of the 
j Amazon, tells me that they burrow along in the "'duff/' 
or' aluvium, so deep in that part of the world, with their 
backs barely out in sight. Startled by the hunter, they 
commence to move forward, giving the impression that 
the whole surface of the ground is in motion. The com- 
partments of squirrels are a delight. Whole high trees are 
surrounded with netting. In one there are less than a 
million gray and fox squirrels. The little red squirrels 
take well to captivity. Saturday evening they were evident- 
ly trying to catch a little sleep under the glare of the elec- 
tric lights. Their zinc water tank has a drinking place in 
front and' a cover and a flat bail. Two or three were 
cuddled up under this bail; it shaded their eyes. Others 
wanted the position, and there were frequent squabbles. 
Some had curled down in a corner, where the frame 
afforded a shade. The little prairie dogs have given up dig- 
ging in the sand as a hopeless task; it falls right back 
and makes no sort of a burrow. The wise man "can't 
see much of a dog about them," but he probably has not 
heard them bark. The little flying squirrels are here in 
good numbers, bright and cheerful. It was something of 
a delight to hear a lady instructing a school girl that 
"they really cannot fly, but run up a tree, and with wing- 
skin feet and broad tail spread, are able to make tremen- 
dous leaps, partly sustained by the air." A couple of little 
weasels have scarcely forgotten to turn white, though 
they have not been out in the snow this winter. Out of 
doors they turn white, all but the tips of their tails and 
a little black about their heads, every winter. 
"The Happy Family" is one of the features of the 
show. In a single compartment is a man — an old man 
with snowy locks — a bear, a peccary, a skunk, a silver 
gray fox, a civet cat, an albino coon and an anteater. 
The old gentleman loves animals. "I live with them." 
he remarks, "and study their wants and their habits. I 
sleep here, and if there is any trouble I get up and 
quiet them. Here, there, si-cat" — short for civet cat — "I 
want you." In response to any of his pet names, the ani- 
mal immediately comes forward to be fondled. The pec- 
cary he calls "a pigareene." He takes the little beast up 
in his arms, and the creature lays his head and long 
snout up against the old gentleman's shoulder and grunts 
with satisfaction. "This is a skunk" — and by the time 
the words are half out, everybody has stood off. "He's 
perfectly well-behaved," and the funrty little face and 
little beads of black eyes are up beside the face of the 
keeper for a kiss, which both apparently get. The skunk 
has a history. The favorite cat of the household of a 
Newton doctor had kittens a year ago last summer. They 
were not wanted, and all were promptly drowned. The 
next day the old cat brought in a baby skunk, doubtless 
to take the place of her departed offspring. This would 
never do. The doctor decided on a surgical operation, 
and the little skunk was promptly deprived of the scent 
glands, hence his appearance at the Sportsmen's Show. 
Ladies stopping in front of the compartment and admiring 
the animals are promptly accosted by the old gentleman 
with, "Are you fond of pets?" The answer is generally 
yes. and then the keeper sizes his victim up. "Will her 
dress be spoiled? Does she care more for her dress than 
all the animals in a whole menagerie?" If his impression 
is favorable, he opens the compartment' door and say9, 
"Come right in here." If the lady hesitates, he says, "I 
will guarantee that nothing will harm you in the least." 
The lady comes in. Seated on a rude stool, the silver 
gray fox is passed to her, and the little fellow is as 
pleased as a pet kitten. The little skunk is next brought 
forward. Does the lady hesitate again? "He is per- 
fectly well-behaved," remarks the old gentleman, and the 
skunk, too, is in the lady's lap. But when it comes 
to taking the peccary up in her arms, the lady generally 
politely declines, though the civet cat and the anteater 
are not neglected, both running up to be petted. 
The ducks. What shall we say of them? There are 
nearly 200 individual birds in the duck and geese compart- 
ments. They scarcely seem to mind the confinement at 
all. They swim races around the big circular tank, with 
the old wild goose gander for starter. In the main tank 
are many varieties. Some of the finest specimens of 
black or dusky ducks are to be seen. The wood ducks 
are always the same attractive little fellows, especially 
the drakes, and they seem almost conscious of the im- 
portance their brilliant plumage gives them. The little 
mandarins over in the square duck compartment can dis- 
tance them in the way of dress, however, Canvasback* 
