ORDERS DEPARTMENT , June 5 The following is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: The President of the United States, by order dated May 24, 1905, reserved for the use of the Signal Corps, United States Army, in its operation and maintenance of the United States military telegraph lines in Alaska, subject to private rights, the following described lands in the District of Alaska, viz: 1. RIGHT OF WAY. A strip of land 100 feet wide (50 feet on either side of center of telegraph line), along the United States Military Telegraph lines from Valdez to Fort Egbert. from Fort Egbert to boundary, from Northfork to Fort Gibbon, from Baker to Rampart, from Fort Gibbon to St. Michael, and from Safety Harbor to Fort Davis, which owing to its aggregate length of over 1,400 miles is necessarily unstaked. 2. LAND FOR TELEGRAPH OFFICES, STOREHOUSES AND STABLES, WOOD AND POLE RESERVES, LOCATED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: (a) Central.--Beginning at the initial corner, which is the northwest corner, situated about 1.200 feet northwest of Central telegraph station; thence 2,500 feet east to the northeast corner: thence 1.250 feet south to the southeast corner: thence 2.500 feet west to the southwest corner; thence 1,250 feet north to the place of beginning. (b) Chestochena.-The southeast corner of the United States Military Reservation is located 160 yards southeast of the southeast corner of cabin at a post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1"; thence west one mile to a post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 2: thence north one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3; thence east one mile to a post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4'; thence south one mile to post No. 1, the point of beginning. (c) Copper Center.-The northwest corner of the United States Military Reservation is located about one mile west-20 degrees south-from northwest corner of cabin at post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1"; thence east one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 2"; thence south one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence west one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4; thence north one mile to post No. 1, the point of beginning. The reservation to join south of homestead staked by William Soule, July 20. 1904. (d) Gakona.-The southwest corner of the United States Military Reservation is located one-half mile north from the Gakona Roadhouse, on United States military trail, post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1'; thence north one mile to post marked "C. S. M. R. No. 2; thence east one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence south one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4; thence west one mile to post No. 1, the point of be ginning. (e) Ketchumstock. Beginning at the initial corner. which is the southwest corner situated 300 feet southwest of the Ketchumstock telegraph station; thence due north 2.640 feet to northwest corner; thence due east 2,640 feet to the northeast corner post: thence due south 2.640 feet to southeast corner: and thence due west 2.640 feet to the southwest corner, place of beginning. (f) Mentasta.--The northwest corner of the reservation is located 320 yards northwest of the northwest corner of the cabin, post marked “U. M. R. No. 1; thence east one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No: ว thence south one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence west one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4; thence north one mile to post No. 1, the point of beginning. (a) Northfork. -Beginning at the initial corner, which is the southwest corner situated 140 feet southwest of the North.fork telegraph station; thence one mile north to the northwest corner; thence 1,980 feet east to the northeast corner: thence one mile south to the southeast corner: thence 1.980 feet west to the place of beginning. (k) Saina.--The northwest corner of the United States Military Reservation is located 3,000 feet northeast of cabin, and is designated by a cottonwood tree one foot in diameter, marked "U. S. M. R. N. W.1"; thence east one mile, boundary being along the Saina River, to post No. 2, which is a cottonwood tree, three inches in diameter, marked "U. S. M. R. No. 2"; thence south one mile, crossing the United States military trail to foot of mountain, to a spruce tree, six inches in diameter, marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence west one mile, along the base of mountain to Blair Gulch. to a spruce tree, ten inches in diameter, marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4”: thence one mile down Blair Gulch and Saina River to point of beginning. (i) Summit.-Beginning at the initial stake. which is the northwest corner, situated 760 feet northwest of the Summit telegraph station; thence 1,600 feet east to northeast stake: thence 2,000 feet south to southeast stake: thence 1,600 feet west to southwest stake; and thence 2.000 feet north to place of beginning. (k) Teikheil.-The northwest corner of the United States Military Reser vation is located 3,680 feet northwest of the northwest corner of cabin, post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1"; thence east one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 2"; thence south one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence west one mile to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4"; thence north one mile to point of beginning at post No. 1. (1) Tonsina.-The northwest corner of the United States Military Reser vation is located 660 feet northwest of the northwest corner of cabin, post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1"; thence east 440 yards to a post marked "U.S. M. R. No. 2"; thence south 3,080 yards to a post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence west 440 yards to a post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 4": thence north 3,080 yards to post marked "U. S. M. R. No. 1"; the point of be ginning. (m) Workmans.-The southwest corner of the United States Military Reservation is located 1,000 feet south of the military trail, and set one and one-half miles westerly from Workman's Roadhouse, and is designated by a spruce post, six inches in diameter, marked "S. W. Cor. U. S. M. R. No. 1"; thence northerly 1,500 feet to the foot of the mountain, and to a spruce tree blazed and marked "N. W. Cor. U. S. M. R. No. 2"; thence easterly along the foot of the mountain parallel with the military trail two and one-half miles to a spruce tree, six inches in diameter, blazed and marked "N. E. Cor. U. S. M. R. No. 3"; thence southerly 1,500 feet, more or less, to Lowe River, to a spruce post, four inches in diameter, marked "S. E. Cor. U. S. M. R. No. 4"; thence westerly along Lowe River to place of beginning. [1019630, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. OFFICIAL: F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. GENERAL Orders, No. 84. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, June 7, 1905. 1. The annual small-arms competitions prescribed in Part VIII of the Firing Regulations for Small Arms, 1904, and the National Competition will take place this year as hereinafter directed. DIVISION COMPETITIONS. Atlantic Division at Fort Niagara, New York. Northern Division: Infantry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; cavalry and pistol at Fort Riley, Kansas. Pacific Division at Presidio of Monterey, California. ARMY COMPETITIONS. Infantry at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to commence August 3. Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, to commence August 3. Pistol at Fort Riley, Kansas, to commence as soon as practicable after the cavalry competition. 2. The division competitions will be in charge of the division commander in whose division they take place, and all division competitions must be concluded in time for the competitors for the Army competitions to reach Fort Sheridan or Fort Riley by August 1. The competitors in the Army infantry and cavalry competitions will be sent by the division commanders to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and Fort Riley, Kansas, respectively, to report not later than August 1; and the competitors in the Army pistol competition to Fort Riley, to report not later than August 13. It being impracticable to carry rations in kind, those of the enlisted men will be commuted in advance at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day during the travel required by this order. The travel ordered is necessary for the public service. 3. The Army competitions will be preceded by the prescribed preliminary practice, and will be under the supervision of the commanding general, Northern Division, who is charged with the arrangement of all necessary details, and who on comple tion of the competition will order all connected with them to return to their respective stations, excepting those going to Sea Girt to take part in the National Match. 15 Rec'd Enlisted men who participate in the Army competitions may be granted a furlough not exceeding twenty days in returning to their stations. It being impracticable for the enlisted men to carry rations in kind they will be commuted in advance at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day during the time occupied in travel under this order. The travel ordered is necessary for the public service. THE NATIONAL MATCH. 4. On the completion of the Army infantry competition at Fort Sheridan, an infantry team will be selected by the commanding general, Northern Division, for participation in the National Match. The team will be selected as far as practi cable from the Army infantry team, limited by General Or ders, No. 41, War Department, March 15, 1905, page 2, as to its composition; as finally organized for the National Match, the members of the team will be ordered by the commanding general, Northern Division, to Sea Girt, New Jersey, so as to arrive there not later than Saturday, August 19. The cavalry team for participation in the National Match will be selected and organized and ordered to Sea Girt in the manner prescribed for the infantry team. The team for the National Match from the cadets of the United States Military Academy will be selected in such manner as the superintendent may prescribe and will be ordered by him to Sea Girt so as to arrive there not later than Saturday, August 19. On arrival at Sea Girt the captains will report the arrival of their teams to Brigadier General William P. Hall, military secretary, United States Army, the executive officer of the National Competition. The National Match, the National Individual Match, and the National Pistol Match prescribed in General Orders, No. 41, War Department, March 15, 1905, will be held at Sea Girt, New Jersey, commencing August 24, 1905, and will be preceded as far as practicable with preliminary practice during August 21, 22, and 23. The executive officer of the range will have charge of the same, making arrangements therefor. The teams from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, the States, Territories, and the District of Columbia which are to enter this match will consist of one team captain, one coach, one team spotter, twelve principals, and three alternates, and will be provided at the range with the usual tentage and quartermaster's supplies for their accommodation while in camp; and the captains of the teams and those intending to enter the individual matches will give the executive officer at Sea Girt the earliest possible information as to the accommodations required in order to enable him to make the best practicable arrangements including messing facilities for them. The commanding general, Atlantic Division, will afford the executive officer at Sea Girt such assistance in the way of troops and supplies as may be necessary to enable him to successfully conduct the competition, and will send to Sea Girt, New Jersey, not later than August 15, a battalion of infantry commanded by a field officer and with a sufficient number of officers for this purpose. On arrival at Sea Girt the commanding officer of the infantry battalion will report to the executive officer of the National Competition. Upon the completion of the competitions at Sea Girt the commanding general, Atlantic Division, will order the officers and enlisted men on duty in connection with the National Match and the cadet team from West Point to return to their proper stations. He is authorized to grant leaves of absence or furloughs for twenty days upon application therefor to officers and enlisted men belonging to the infantry and cavalry teams. It being impracticable for the enlisted men to carry rations in kind they will be commuted in advance at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day during the time occupied in travel under this order. The travel herein directed is necessary for the public service. [1000301, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. |