Executive Order: Chiricahua Reserve, October 30, 1876

Executive Order: Chiricahua Reserve, October 30, 1876

October 30, 1876

Executive Mansion

It is hereby ordered that the order of December 14, 1872, setting apart the following-described lands in the Territory of Arizona as a reservation for certain Apache Indians, viz: Beginning at Dragoon Springs, near Dragoon Pass, and running thence northeasterly along the north base of the Chiricahua Mountains, to a point on the summit of Peloncillo Mountains, or Stevens Peak Range; thence running south-easterly along said range through Stevens Peak to the boundary of New Mexico; thence running south to the boundary of Mexico; thence running westerly along said boundary 56 miles; thence running northerly, following substantially the western base of the Dragoon Mountains. to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, canceled, and said lands are restored to the public domain.

U. S. Grant