ny State or Territory having public land bearing
forests, in any part of the public lands wholly or in part covered with
timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not, as public
reservations; and the President shall by public proclamation declare
the establishment of such reservations and the limits thereof.

And whereas the public lands in the State of South Dakota within the
limits hereinafter described are in part covered with timber, and it
appears that the public good would be promoted by setting apart and
reserving said lands as a public reservation:

Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States,
by virtue of the power in me vested by section 24 of the aforesaid act
of Congress, do hereby make known and proclaim that there is hereby
reserved from entry or settlement and set apart as a public reservation
all those certain tracts, pieces, or parcels of land lying and being
situate in the State of South Dakota and within the boundaries
particularly described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at the northwest corner of township one (1) south, range seven
(7) east, Black Hills meridian, South Dakota; thence westerly along the
Black Hills base line to the southwest corner of township one (1) north,
range six (6) east; thence northerly along the range line between ranges
five (5) and six (6) east to the northwest corner of township two (2)
north, range six (6) east; thence westerly along the unsurveyed township
line between townships two (2) and three (3) north to the point of
intersection with the boundary line between the States of South Dakota
and Wyoming; thence southerly along said State boundary line to the
point of intersection by the township line between townships six (6) and
seven (7) south, Black Hills base line; thence easterly along said
township line to the southwest corner of township six (6) south, range
four (4) east; thence northerly along the range line to the northwest
corner of said township; thence easterly along the township line between
townships five (5) and six (6) south to the southwest corner of township
five (5) south, range (6) east; thence northerly along the range line to
the northwest corner of said township; thence easterly along the first
(1st) standard parallel south to the southwest corner of township four
(4) south, range seven (7) east; thence northerly along the range line
between ranges six (6) and seven (7) east to the northwest corner o