The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-03-07

outdoor Life, 2 inch advertisement
in each May and June issues, $4,000.
National Sportsman, inch adver-
tisement in May issues, $500.
Hunting and Fishing, inch adver- .
tisement in June issues, $500.
The Committee also recommends
that the Ely Commercial Club go In
on the Chicago Outdoor Life Expos
ition to the extent If $4,000 to help
care for the putting on of an Ely ex-
hibit.
It was moved and supported that
the advertising committees report be
accepted and their recommendations
carried out. The motion carried
The treasurer's report for the period
commencing January 9th and ending
February 25, 1880, showing balance
of $354.01 was read. 1t was moved and
supported that the report be accepted
and filed The motion carried.
The following bills were presented:
Forest Hotel, Banquet, 1850. $1,000
Six Aces, Music, banquet, 5000
Ray Hoefer, Post Cards.. 100
James Moonan, Exp. Duluth. 1890
Ely Miner, Printing. ........ 22.15
1t was moved and supported that the
bills as read be allowed and paid. The
motion carried.
The Forestry Committee made the
following report on the ShipStead-N
an BILL THAT the territory mentioned
in the first section of the original bill
be limited to the following described
area, to-wit: Beginning at point on
the International Boundary line where
the westerly boundary line of range 8
east, extended northerly, intersectS
said boundary; thence southerly along
the westerly boundary line of range 8
east to the northerly boundary line of
township So north, as the eaSterly
boundary of the area to be included
therein, thence westerly along said
northerly boundary line of Township
SO north, across Cook and Lake coun-
ties to the easterly boundary lines Of
range 18 west, in st. Louis County;
thence northerly along said eaSterly
boundary line of range l8 west, to the
northerly boundary line of township
IS north; thence westerly along said
last named line to the westerly bound
airy line of range 81 west; thence nor
therly along said westerly boundary
line to the International Boundary;
thence following the said international
Boundary line SoutheaSterly to the be-
ginning of the said westerly boundary
line of range east, including within
this area the natural shore lines Of the
lakes and streams forming said inter-
national boundary so far as they lie
within this area, are hereby withdrawn
from all form of entry or appropria-
ton under the public land laws of the
United States, subject to the existing
legal rights initiated under the public
land laws, so long as such claims are
maintained as required by the apple
able law or laws"
That the second section should be
changed to read as follows, (the words
in black face type being the only
changes in the section).
I That the principle of conserving the
natural beauty of the shore lines for
recreational use shall apply to all
Federal lands which border upon any
boundary lake or stream contiguous to
this area, or any other lake or stream
within this area, which might be in
general use for boat or canoe travel
and that for the purpose of carrying
out this principle 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;
Provided that in no case shall logging
of any timber other than diseased, in
sect infested, over mature or dead be
permitted closer to the natural shore
line than two hundred feet, except
where necessary to open banking
grounds, landings and other uses con-
nected with logging operations"
That the wording of Section would
remain the same, but would have
added the following land maximum
water levels of not more than 2h feet
may be maintained in the streams
between lakes by the construction and
operation of small temporary dams"
1t was moved and supported that the
Club accept the report and go on re-
cord favoring the proposed changes as
outlined in the report. There was con-
siderable discussion over the first sec
ton of the Bill and the change pro-
posed in the southern boundary of the
area affected. 1t was moved and sup
ported that the report be amended SO
as to leave the southern boundary as
stated in the original bill which was at
the northerly boundary of Township
go north and that the following be
added to section one Provided,
however, that nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent the secretary of
Agriculture from listing for home
stead entry under the provisions of
the act of June 18th, 1906 ga Stat.
233) any of the above described lands
found by him to be chiefly valuable
for agriculture and not needed for
public purpose" and that the following
be added to the proposed amendments
in the report at the end of Section 5,
land provided further that the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply
to any proposed developments for water
power purposes for which an applic-
alton for license was pending under the
terms of the Federal Water Power Act
on or before January 1, 1928"
There was some discussion on the
motion to amend. The motion to
amend was put to vote and lost Is
to 6.
1t was then moved and supported
that the first section be amended to
leave the boundary as originally called
for in the counties of Lake and Cook,
but they be moved north in st. Louis
County so as to conform with the re-
port of the committee, and that the
clause relative to Application pending
prior to January l, 1923 be added to
Section 8. This motion was put to a
vote and lost Is to 6.
The original motion to adopt the re-
port of the committee was then put
to a vote and carried
1t was moved and supported that
copy of the report be sent to our SEN
ators and Representatives and to the
sponsors of the bill. The motion car
ried
The Forestry Committee reported
that they had quite a lengthy report
on the proposed Auxiliary Forest plans
and that the same would be completed