The Ely miner., 1930-01-03

ignated respectively as the Quetico
Provincial Park and the Superior
National Forest; and
Whereas citizens of the friendly Pro-
vince of Ontario have invited the
cooperation of our people in pro-
tecting and augmenting the public
values of this forested lakeland
region; and
Whereas legislation seeking to develop
uniform plan of treatment and
protection for this entire region will
be of inestimable value to both Can
ada and the United States, and viii
expediate the fruition of ideals and
plans which the Webster -Ashburton
treaty solemnly affirmed and for
which the Quetico Provincial Park
and the Superior National Forest
were set aside; and
Whereas pending final and definite
word as to the wishes of the Pro-
vince of Ontario and subsequent ne
gotiations, with the consent of the
Province, of treaty between the
Dominion of Canada and the United
States providing for uniform treat
ment of the entire region, and pend
ing further studies and final deter
mination of desirable boundaries for
the Superior National Forest and its
future uses, immediate steps Shoulc
be taken to extend and better pro-
tect the lands and waters in and
adjacent to that portion of the area
herein designated lying within or
contiguous to the United States for
the several purposes hereintofore
enumerated. Therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That all public lands of the
United States situated north of town.
ship 60 north in the counties of Cook,
Lake, and st. Louis, in the State of
Minnesota, including the natural shore
lines of Lake Superior and of the lakes
and streams forming the international
boundary so far as they lie within this
area, are hereby withdrawn from all
forms of entry or appropriation under
the public land lssdS of the United
States subject to brior existing legal
rights initiated under the public land
laws, so long as such claims are main
tanned as required by the applicable
law or laws.
SEC. 2. That the principle of con-
serving the natural beauty of shore
lines for recreational use shall apply
to all Federal lands which border upon
any boundary lake or stream contig-
uous to this area, or any lake or
stream within this area, and that for
the purpose of carrying out this prin-
ciple logging of all such shores to
depth of four hundred feet from the
natural water line is hereby forbidden,
except as the Forest Service of the
Department of Agriculture may see
fit in particular instances to vary the
distance for practical reasons: Pro-
vided, That in no case shall logging
of any timber other than diseased, in
sect infested or dead be permitted
closer to the natural shore line than
two hundred feet.
SEC. 3. That in order to preserve
the shore lines, rapids, waterfalls,
beaches, and other natural features of
the region in an unmodified state or
nature, no further alteration of the
natural water level of any lake or
stream within or bordering upon the
designated area shall be authorized by
any permit, license, lease, or other
authorization granted by any oficia;
or commission of the United States,
which will result in flooding lands OF
the United States within or adjacent
to the Superior National Forest unless
and until specific authority for grant,
ing such permit license, lease or other
authorization shall have first been OBJ
tanned by special act of Congress of the
Service of the Department of Agricul-