h CONGRESS, Qj 2d Session. QfV/\ 05/V-F. IN THE HOUSE OE Mat REPRESENTATIVES. 21, 1918. Referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. AN ACT To establish the Grand Canyon National Park in the State of Arizona. enacted by the it Senate Be 1 and House of the United of States of America in Congress 2 tives 3 That there is 4 ment, occupancy, or 5 States and dedicated and set apart as a 6 benefit and 7 "Grand Canyon 8 State of Arizona 9 within metes and bounds as follows, to 10 assembled, hereby reserved and withdrawn from settle- disposal under the laws of the United public park for the enjoyment of the people, under the name of the National Park," the tract of land in the Beginning at particularly described by and included a wit: point which is the northeast corner of 11 township thirty north, range one east, of the Gila and 12 River meridian, 13 tween 14 to 15 thirty north, Arizona; thence west on Salt township line be- townships thirty and thirty-one north, range one east, section corner common range one to sections one and two, township east, and thirty-five and thirty-six, 2 1 township thirty-one north, 2 section lines to the intersection with 3 Well Road; thence 4 side of said 5 townships thirty-one and thirty-two north, 6 and 7 between sections nine and sixteen in one range one east; thence north on Tobocobya Spring -Ro we northwesterly along the southwesterly Tobocobya Spring-Bo we Well Road through and two west, to its ranges one east intersection with the section line township thirty-two / 8 north, 9 through townships thirty-two north, range two west; thence west along the section lines ranges two and three 10 west, to its intersection with upper 11 Canyon; thence northwesterly along 12 Canyon to its intersection with 13 three north, 14 north 15 four north, ranges 16 Colorado River; thence 17 of the Colorado River to 18 thence 19 with 20 Spring Creek to its intersection with Gila and Salt River 21 meridian, township thirty-four north, between 22 and 23 four north, range one east, 24 four north, range one west; 25 tween ranges one on between said range ranges westerly rim of Cataract upper range rim of Cataract line, township thirty- four and five west; thence line, townships thirty-three and thirty- four and five west, to north bank of the northeasterly along the north bank junction with Tapeats Creek; easterly along north bank of Tapeats Creek to junction Spring Creek; thence easterly along the north bank of one west and between section and section ranges one east six, township thirtyone, thence south township thirty- on range line be- east and one west to section corner common 3 sections eighteen, township thirty-four north, and 1 to 2 range one 3 thirty-four north, 4 lines to section 5 enteen, and 6 east; thence south on 7 townships thirty-three and thirty-four north, 8 at section 9 two, seven east, and sections twelve and thirteen, township west; thence east on section range one to sections seven, eight, sev- eighteen, township thirty-four north, range two corner common section lines to township line between corner common sections to township thirty-four north, range two east, thirty-one and thirty- range two east, and sections 10 five and 11 thence east 12 sections 13 range three east, and sections five and six, township thirty- 14 three north, range three east; thence south on section lines 15 to 16 nineteen, and twenty, township thirty-three north, range 17 three east; thence east on 18 common 19 twenty-four, township thirty-three north, 20 thence north 21 sections one, two, eleven, and twelve, 22 north, 23 intersection with upper 24 erly along said 25 graphic divide north of Nankoweap Creek; thence easterly six, township thirty-three north, range two east; on township line to section corner common to thirty-one and thirty-two, township thirty-four north, section corner to range common sections on to sections seventeen, section lines to section corner thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three, and section lines to section three east; thence east upper eighteen, range corner three east; common to township thirty-three on section lines to the rim of Grand Canyon; thence north- rim of Grand Canyon to main hvdro- 5 1 thirty-four and thirty-five, township thirty-one north, range 2 five east, 3 range and sections two and three, township thirty north, five east; thence south on section line to section sections three, four, nine, and ten, 4 corner 5 township thirty north, range five east; thence west on 6 section lines to range 7 ranges 8 sections six and seven, 9 east, and one to common line, township thirty north, between four and five east, at section corner common to township thirty north, range five and twelve, township thirty north, range 10 four east; thence 11 between ranges 12 mon south on range line, township thirty north, four and five east, to section corner com- to sections seven and eighteen, township thirty north, 13 range 14 ship thirty north, 15 line to section 16 thirteen, and fourteen, township thirty north, range four 17 east; thence south on 18 mon 19 four, township thirty north, range four east; thence west on 20 section lines to section 21 sixteen, twenty-one, and twenty-two, township thirty north, 22 range five east, and sections twelve and thirteen, townrange corner to sections four east; thence west common common 24 and 25 thence corner com- thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three, and twenty- to sections corner common on to sections section line to section on fifteen, corner twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, township thirty north, west section sections eleven, twelve, section line to section four east; thence south 23 to on section lines to range range four east; line, township 4 1 along the said hydrographic divide to its intersection with 2 the Colorado River, 3 weap 4 up 5 weap 6 rim of the Grand Canyon; 7 section with range 8 north, between 9 range approximately at the mouth of Nanko- Creek; thence easterly the Colorado River and across the hydrographic divide nearest the junction of Nanko- Creek and Colorado River to a point on the upper east thence by shortest route to an inter- line, townships thirty-three and thirty-four ranges line, between five and six east; thence south ranges on five and six east, to section said corner 10 common 11 three 12 four, township thirty-three north, range five east; thence east 13 on 14 seventeen, twenty, 15 north, 16 tion 17 enteen, 18 west 19 seven, eight, seventeen, and eighteen, township thirty-one 20 north, range 21 ship line between townships thirty and thirty-one north at 22 section 28 township thirty-one north, 24 and 25 on to sections north, range eighteen and nineteen, township thirty- six east, and sections thirteen and twenty- section lines to section range comer common section lines to sec- to sections eight, nine, sixteen, and sev- township thirty-one north, on sixteen, and twenty-one, township thirty-three six east; thence south corner common to sections section line to section to sections range six, township thirty north, township line to section range corner six east; thence south corner common on on six east; thence common to sections section lines to town- thirty-one and thirty-two, six east, and sections five range six east; thence west comer common to sections 6 1 thirty north, between 2 corner 3 thirty north, 4 twenty-five, township thirty north, 5 north 6 eighteen and nineteen, township thirty north, 7 and section thirteen and 8 range 9 ner on sections nineteen and to common three and four east, ranges range sections to north 12 ten, eleven, fourteen, and fifteen, 13 range 14 at 15 township thirty north, 16 and 17 north 18 and seven, 19 one 20 west 21 two, eleven, and twelve, 22 east; thence north 23 corner common 24 ship thirty-one north, 25 two, section line to section three east; thence west common to range and on range line to section range four east, cor- three east; thence corner common on sections to township thirty north, section lines to range line sections seven and eighteen, three east, and sections twelve thirteen, township thirty north, on range fourteen, fifteen, twenty-two, and 11 corner sections section lines to section on twenty-three, township thirty north, section three east; thence corner common to 10 on range twenty-four, township thirty north, three east; thence west common thirty, township four east, and sections twenty-four and line to section range at section range two east; corner common to thence sections six township thirty north, range three east, and sections twelve, township thirty north, section line to section to on range two east; corner common to thence sections one, township thirty north, range two section line to township line at section sections thirty-five and thirty-six, town- range two east, township thirty north, and sections range two east; one and thence west on 7 1 township line to the northeast 2 north, 3 range one east, of township thirty corner the place of beginning. Sec. 2. That the administration, protection, and pro- 4 motion of said Grand 5 cised, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, 6 by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the 7 Act of 8 entitled "An Act to establish 9 for other Canyon National Park shall be August twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, a National Park Service, and purposes": Provided, That all concessions for 10 hotels, 11 kind and nature, for the accommodation 12 of visitors shall be let at 13 responsible bidder. 14 exer- camps, transportation, and other privileges of --Sec.-3. That the or every entertainment public bidding to the best and proceeds of leases and other most revenues 15 that may 16 pai4 shaft be expended under the direction of the Secretary 17 of the Interior in the administration, 18 he derived from anv Source connected with said maintenance, and , improvement of the park. 19 Sec. 4. That nothing herein contained shall affect 20 valid 21 the United 22 way, or any other 23 rights of such claimant, locator, 24 use 25 shall existing claim, location, and or any entry under the land laws of States, whether for homestead, mineral, right of any purpose whatsoever, or or shall affect the entryman to the full enjoyment of his land and nothing herein contained affect, diminish, or impair the right and authority 9 for the development and maintenance of a 1 be necessary 2 Government reclamation Sec. 8. That where 3 project. privately owned lands within the park lie within three hundred feet of the rim of the 4 said 5 Grand 6 shall be erected 7 vately owned lands and the rim. Canyon no on building, tent, fence, the Passed the Senate or other structure park lands lying between said pri- May 16, 1918. JAMES M. BAKER, Attest: Secretary. S. 390 2 8 of Coconino, in the State of Arizona, to levy 1 of the county 2 and collect tolls for the passage 3 the 4 of the Interior is 5 said county 6 Angel Toll Road and Trail and all rights therein, and report 7- to 8 which the property can of live stock over and upon Bright Angel Toll Road and Trail, and the Secretary hereby authorized to negotiate with the of Coconino for the purchase of said Bright Congress at as early a date possible the terms as O > upon be procured. —- Sec. 5. That whenever consistent with the 9 primary of said park the Act of February fifteenth, nine- 10 purposes 11 teen 12 of way 13 irrigation and other purposes, and subsequent Acts shall be 14 and remain hundred and one, applicable to the locations of rights T^ s S? *./ If - in certain national parks and the national forests for J 4 i- applicable to the lands included within the parkcs^ Sec. 6. That whenever consistent with the 15 J primary of said park, the Secretary of the Interior is author- 16 purposes 17 ized, under general regulations to be prescribed by him, to A 18 permit the prospecting, development, and utilization of the 19 mineral 20 fled 21 interests of the United States. * 22 ^ resources periods, or of said park otherwise, as upon he Sec. 7. That, whenever 23 purposes 24 ized to such terms and for speci- may deem to be for the best consistent- with the primary of said park, the Secretary of the Interior is author- permit the utilization of areas therein which may k* ^ oT yaM cilbuP ,12 .sdnaL derfR—.819 ot eht etimoC no, eht ni hsilbate eht eht etatS dnarG fo n.anozirA oynaC d2 NA TlanoitaN CA kraP ht56 .noiseS,SERGNOC J\ ,qQ v/10AQ *