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at and in the vicinity of the city of Sulphur, in the State of Oklahoma, ceded and conveyed unto the United States by the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes and shall include all the natural springs in and about said city and so much of Sulphur Creek, Rock Creek, Buckhorn Creek, and the lands adjacent to said natural springs and creeks as may be deemed necessary by the Secretary for the proper utilization and control of said springs and the waters of said creeks. The ceded lands shall be owned and controlled by the United States absolutely and without any restriction, save that no part thereof shall be platted or disposed of for town site purposes during the existence of the two tribal governments. The deposit paid in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the two tribes, from the unappropriated public moneys of the United States, of $20 per acre for each acre selected by the Secretary in full compensation for the lands so ceded, shall, upon the dissolution of the tribal governments, be divided per capita among the members of the tribes, freedmen excepted, as are other funds of the tribes.

Until otherwise provided by law, the Secretary may under rules prescribed for that purpose, regulate and control the use of the water of said springs and creeks and the temporary use and occupation of the lands so ceded. No person shall occupy any portion of the lands so ceded, or carry on any business thereon, except as provided in said rules, and until otherwise provided by Congress, the laws of the United States relating to the introduction, possession, sale, and giving away of liquors or intoxicants of any kind within Indian reservations shall be applicable to the lands so ceded.

Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or held to commit the United States to any expenditure of money upon said lands or the improvements thereof, except as provided herein, it being the intention of this provision that in the future the lands and improvements herein mentioned shall be conveyed by the United States to such State organization as may exist at the time when such conveyance is made.

§ 652. Additional land withdrawn; payment for lands by United States

The Secretary shall withhold from sale or other disposition the irregular tract of land containing seventy-eight and sixty-eight onehundredths acres, more or less, lying in the northwest quarter of section 2 and the northeast quarter of section 3, township 1 south, range 3 east, and being within the exterior boundaries of the town site of Sulphur, in the State of Oklahoma and excluded from said town site by order

of the Secretary, of October 20, 1903, and also shall withdraw and withhold from disposition the tract of land within the exterior boundaries of said town site, lying south of and adjacent to the tract above mentioned, containing in the aggregate one hundred and thirty-eight acres, more or less, and mentioned in the report of Gerard H. Matthes, of December 27, 1903, to F. H. Newell, chief engineer United States Geological Survey, and shown upon the map accompanying said report by a yellow line.

The land reserved shall be paid for by the United States at the rate of $60 per acre and in the same manner as the land acquired in accordance with the provisions of section 651 of this title and shall be a part of Platt National Park.

§ 653. Violation of rules and regulations a misdemeanor

If any person shall wilfully violate any of the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary relative to the use of the waters of said springs and creeks and the use and occupation of the lands in said park, such person, or any of his agents, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished as provided in section 144 of this title.

CHAPTER 49-ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARKCOLORADO

Sec.

671. Boundaries; continuance as park.

672. Addition of lands.

673. Exchange of lands authorized.

674. Acquisition of land for approach road.

675. Acquisition of land within park for approach road.

676. Jurisdiction of Colorado and United States over lands within park; state taxes and licenses; water rights; fugitives from justice.

677. Maintenance of Arbuckle No. 2 reservoir.

§ 671. Boundaries; continuance as park

The Rocky Mountain National Park, situated in the State of Colorado and established January 26, 1915, shall continue as a national park embracing the following described areas:

All of sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, township 3 north, range 73 west; all of township 3 north, range 74 west; all of sections 1, 2, and 3, east half section 4, that portion of the south half of section 7 that lies east of the west bank of the North Fork of the Grand River and east of a creek which is an outlet of Grand Lake and which flows into the North Fork of the Grand River, south half section 8, south half and northeast quarter section 9, all of sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, those portions of sections 18 and 19 that lie east of the west bank of the North Fork

of the Grand River, all of sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, those portions of sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 that lie east of the west bank of the North Fork of the Grand River, all of sections 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 3 north, range 75 west; that portion of township 3 north, range 76 west that lies east of the west bank of the North Fork of the Grand River; that portion of lot 2 that lies between the center line of the Big Thompson River and the Glacier Creek and that portion of lot 2 that lies within a boundary beginning at a point south six degrees forty-eight minutes east five hundred fifty-seven feet from the northeast corner of lot 3, thence southeasterly fifty and two-tenths feet along the center line of the Thompson River, thence easterly four hundred seventy-three and fourtenths feet on the true arc of a curve right with a radius equal to one thousand three hundred eighty-two and one-half feet, thence south eighty-four degrees no minutes east two hundred sixty-seven and ninetenths feet, thence southeasterly forty-four and two-tenths feet on the true arc of a curve left with radius equal to five hundred twentyseven and one-half feet, thence north one hundred and one-half feet, thence northwesterly thirty-five and eight-tenths feet on the true arc of a curve right with a radius equal to four hundred twentyseven and one-half feet, thence north eighty-four degrees no minutes west two hundred sixty-seven and nine-tenths feet, thence westerly five hundred seven and six-tenths feet on the true arc of a curve left with a radius equal to one thousand four hundred eighty-two and one-half feet to the center line of the Thompson River, thence southeasterly along said center line fifty and two-tenths feet to the point of beginning, and all of lots 3, 4, and 5, all in section 4, township 4 north, range 73 west; southwest quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter, and lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, section 5, all of sections 6, 7, and 8, southeast quarter, south half southwest quarter, and northeast quarter southwest quarter section 9, south half southwest quarter and northwest quarter southwest quarter section 10, west half and south half southeast quarter section 15, all of sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, northwest quarter, north half northeast quarter, and north half southwest quarter section 22, those portions of the east half section 23 and sections 24 and 25 and east half southeast quarter and southeast quarter northeast quarter section 26 and east half northeast quarter section 35 that lie west of the hydrographic divide that forms the eastern boundary of the watershed of Cow Creek and Aspen Brook, all of sections 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

and 33, west half northwest quarter section 34, township 4 north, range 73 west; all of townships 4 north, ranges 74 and 75 west; that portion of township 4 north, range 76 west, except section 36 thereof, that lies east of the west bank of the North Fork of the Grand River; south half southwest quarter section 6, all of section 7, and northwest quarter and north half northeast quarter section 18, township 5 north, range 72 west; all of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, north half sections 13 and 14, north half and northeast quarter southwest quarter section 15, northeast quarter, north half northwest quarter, and south half southwest quarter section 16, all of section 17 except that portion of the east half southeast quarter that lies northeasterly of the center line of the north branch of Fall River, all of sections 18, 19, 20, and 21, west half west half section 22, north half north half, southwest quarter northwest quarter, and west half southwest quarter section 27, all of sections 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, west half, north half northeast quarter, and southwest quarter southeast quarter section 33, north half northwest quarter, and northwest quarter northeast quarter section 34, township 5 north, range 73 west; all of township 5 north, ranges 74 and 75 west; all of sections 1 and 2, those portions of sections 3 and 10 lying on the Pacific side of the Continental Divide, all of sections 11, 12, 13, and 14, that portion of section 15 lying on the Pacific side of the Continental Divide and on the eastern slope of Mount Nimbus, that portion of section 22 lying on the eastern slope of Baker Mountain, all of sections 23 and 24, and those portions of sections 25, 26, 35, and 36 that lie east of the west bank of the North Fork of the Grand River, township 5 north, range 76 west; all of township 6 north, ranges 73 and 74 west; that portion of township 6 north, range 75 west that lies in Larimer County and east of the west bank of either the Big South Cache la Poudre River or its main tributary heading in La Poudre Pass; that portion of the south half of township 6 north, range 75 west that lies in Grand County; those portions of sections 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36 that lie on the Pacific side of the Continental Divide in township 6 north, range 76 west; all of sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 7 north, range 73 west; all of sections 31 and 32, south half, south half north half, northeast quarter northeast quarter, and northwest quarter northwest quarter section 33, and all of sections 34, 35, and 36, township 7 north, range 74 west; that portion of sections 35 and 36 that lies east of the west bank of either the Big South Cache la

Poudre River or its main tributary heading in La Poudre Pass, township 7 north, range 75 west; all with respect to the Sixth Principal Base and Meridian.

§ 672. Addition of lands

The President of the United States may, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, and with respect to lands located in a national forest upon the joint recommendation of the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture, add to the Rocky Mountain National Park, in the State of Colorado, by Executive proclamation any or all of the following-described lands:

All of sections 5 and 6, township 3 north, range 75 west; all of section 3, all of sections 4 and 5 not previously included in said park, north half, northwest quarter southwest quarter section 9, north half, northeast quarter southwest quarter, and southeast quarter section 10, northeast quarter, north half southeast quarter section 15, township 4 north, range 73 west; south half northeast quarter, north half southeast quarter, and southeast quarter southeast quarter section 33, southwest quarter, south half northwest quarter, southwest quarter northeast quarter, south half southeast quarter, and northwest quarter southeast quarter, section 34, township 5 north, range 73 west; those portions of sections 17 and 18 that lie in Grand County, township 6 north, range 75 west; all with respect to the Sixth Principal Base and Meridian. § 673. Exchange of lands authorized

Upon submission of satisfactory evidence of title the Secretary may accept title on behalf of the United States to the following described land conveyed to William W. Kiskadden by warranty deed numbered 17443 from Mrs. Arah Chapman, recorded August 24, 1916, in book 339, page 231, records of Larimer County, Colorado: Beginning at the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 31, township 5 north, range 73 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado; thence south four hundred and eighty feet; thence west two hundred feet; thence north 27 degrees 30 minutes west five hundred and forty-one feet; thence east four hundred and fifty feet to the place of beginning, containing approximately three and fifty-eight onehundredths acres, and in exchange therefor may issue a patent for that portion of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and that portion of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 31, township 5 north, range 73 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point

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