Pisgah National For- DESCRIPTION FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST est, N. C. Part 2. Description of Dia gram, Part 2. BEGINNING AT the town of Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina, on the Catawba River; thence up Catawba River to the road near its head; thence in a northwesterly direction with the road to where it crosses one of the headwater branches of the Swannanoa River and the Southern Railway and about three-quarters of a mile west of B. M. 2522 in Swannanoa Gap; thence following down Swannanoa River to the mouth of Bull Creek; thence up Bull Creek to its head; thence with the road in a northerly direction through Bull Gap to the head of Ox Creek; thence down Ox Creek to its confluence with Reems Creek; thence up Reems Creek to the post office of Beech; thence in a northerly direction with the road through the gap east of Raven Knob, and continuing along said road and down Paint Fork to Barnardsville and North Ivy River; thence up North Ivy River approximately two miles to the mouth of Martin Creek; thence up Martin Creek to the top of Coxcomb Mountain, which is the Buncombe-Yancey county line; thence in an easterly direction following the county line approximately one mile to the head of Elk Creek: Thence down Elk Creek to Cane River; thence down Cane River to the mouth of Bowlens Creek; thence in a northeasterly direction approximately one mile and over the top of a ridge to Little Crabtree Creek at a point one-half mile east of B. M. 2706 established in the town of Burnsville; thence down Little Crabtree Creek to Micaville; thence with the road from Micaville to Spruce Pine via Estato; thence with the road from Spruce Pine to Little Switzerland on the crest of the Blue Ridge; thence along the crest of the Blue Ridge to the corner common to Avery, McDowell, and Burke Counties; thence in a northeasterly direction with the Avery-Burke county line to the Linville River; thence following up Linville River to Linville Gap; thence through said gap and down the road to the head of Wautauga River; thence down Wautauga River to Foscoe; thence following the road in a southeasterly direction to the Yonahlossee Road; thence with the Yonahlossee Road around the head of Johns River to Blowing Rock; thence continuing southeasterly along the road to Fairview, to Kirby Gap, and to the town of Patterson on Yadkin River; thence in a southwesterly direction along the road passing through Collettsville, Waters, Joy, and Table Rock, to Linville River; thence up Linville River approximately two miles to the forks of the road; thence with the left-hand fork of the road to the confluence of the North Fork and the Catawba River; thence up the Catawba River to Old Fort, the place of BEGINNING. Pisgah National For DESCRIPTION FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST. est, N. C. Description of Dia gram, Part 3. Part 3. BEGINNING at Bushnell, North Carolina, at the confluence of Tuckaseegee River and Little Tennessee River; thence up the Little Tennessee River to Almond; thence with the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railroad to Murphy; thence with the public road from Murphy to Grandview, crossing Bates Creek, Owl Creek and Hanging Dog Creek; thence with the road from Grandview to Beaverdam Creek; thence with the road up Beaverdam Creek to the gap between Jenks Knob and Tipton Knob; thence easterly following the divide over Tipton Knob and Rocky Knob to a point on McDaniel Bald in the Ckerokee-Graham County line; thence along the county line to the Tennessee-North Carolina State line; thence along the State line to the Little Tennessee River; thence up the Little Tennessee River to the place of BEGINNING. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION. March 26, 1921. Transportation Act, 1920. WHEREAS John Barton Payne has tendered his resignation as 19 Director General of Railroads; and WHEREAS such resignation has been accepted effective upon the qualification of his successor. Preamble. Appointing James C. eral of Railroads. Vol. 41, p. 469. Davis, Director Gen Authority conferred. Vol. 40, p. 451. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WARREN G. HARDING, President of the United States, under and by virtue of the power and authority so vested in me under the Transportation Act of 1920, the unrepealed provisions of the Federal Control Act of March 21, 1918, and the "Act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes", approved August 29, 1916, and of all other powers me hereto enabling, do hereby appoint, effective at noon on the 28th day of March, 1921, James C. Davis, of Iowa, Director General of Railroads in the stead of the said John Barton Payne, and do hereby delegate to and continue and confirm in him all powers and authority heretofore granted to and now possessed by the said John Barton Payne as Director General of Railroads; and do hereby authorize and direct the said James C. Davis, or his successor in office, until otherwise provided by Proclamation of the President or by Act of Congress, either personally or through such divisions, agencies, or persons as he may authorize, to exercise and perform, as fully in all respects as the President is authorized to do, all and singular the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon me by the said unrepealed provisions of the Federal Control Act of March 21, 1918, and the said Transpor- Vol. 41, p. 461. tation Act of February 28, 1920, except the designation of the Agent under Section 206 thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE by the President in the District of Columbia this 26th day By the President: CHARLES E. HUGHES Secretary of State. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS by Proclamation dated May 14, 1920, John Barton Payne, Director General of Railroads, was designated as the Agent provided for in Section 206 of the Transportation Act, 1920; and WHEREAS the said John Barton Payne, Director General of Railroads, as aforesaid has tendered his resignation as said Agent, Designating James C. Davis as agent in Federal control. Vol. 41, p. 461. which has been duly accepted, effective upon the qualification of his successor: NOW, THEREFORE, I, WARREN G. HARDING, President of actions arising out of the United States, under and by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by said Act, and of all other powers me hereto enabling, do hereby designate and appoint, effective at noon on the 28th day of March, 1921, James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads, and his successor in office, as the Agent provided for in Section 206 of said Act, approved February 28, 1920. April 7, 1921. Forest Week, 1921. Preamble. Protection Designating week of May 22-28, 1921, as Week. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE by the President in the District of Columbia this 26th day of By the President: CHARLES E. HUGHES Secretary of State. WARREN G HARDING BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, the destruction by forest fires in the United States involves an annual loss of approximately $20,000,000 and the devastation of approximately 12,500,000 acres of timberland and other natural resources, and WHEREAS, the present deplorably large area of non-productive land is being greatly increased by 33,000 or more forest fires which occur each year, and WHEREAS, the menace of a future timber shortage threatens to become a present economic fact seriously affecting our social and industrial welfare, and WHEREAS, a large percentage of the forest fires causing the annual waste of natural resources may be prevented by increasing care and vigilance on the part of citizens: THEREFORE, I, WARREN G. HARDING, President of the Forest Protection United States, do urge upon the Governors of the various States to designate and set apart the week of May 22-28, 1921, as Forest Protection Week, and to request all citizens of their States to plan for that week such educational and instructive exercises as shall bring before the people the serious and unhappy effects of the present unnecessary waste by forest fires, and the need of their individual and collective efforts in conserving the natural resources of America. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE in the District of Columbia, this 7th day of April, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and [SEAL.] Twenty-one and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-fifth. WARREN G HARDING By the President: Secretary of State. |