March 16, 1877
Executive Mansion
It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the Territory of New Mexico, viz: Beginning at the one hundred and thirty-sixth mile-stone, on the western boundary line of the Territory of New Mexico, and running thence north 61 degrees 45 minutes east, 31.8 miles to the crest of the mountain a short distance above Nutria Springs; thence due south 12 miles to point in the hills a short distance southeast of the Ojo Pescado; thence south 61 degrees 45 minutes west to the one hundred and forty-eighth mile-stone on the western boundary line of said Territory; thence north with said boundary line to the place of beginning, be, and the same hereby is, withdrawn from sale and set apart as a reservation for the use and occupancy of the Zuni Pueblo Indians.
R. B. Hayes