Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 46 Part 1.djvu/264

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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II. C$. 190. 1930 .

221 read as follows : That the boundary of the Yel lowstone National Park is hereby changed so as to read as follows "Beginning on the present north boundary line of Yellowstone National Park at its intersection with the hydrographic divide immediately north of Pebble Creek, approximately at park boundary monument 2 9 east ; then ce follo wing sai d divide around t he head of the drainage of Pebble Creek to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park bo und ary mo nume nt 54 nor th ; t hence so utherly along sai d bounda ry line to its intersection with the hydrographic divide between Soda Butte and Cache Creeks, at a point near park boundary monument 51 north ; thence easterly along said hydrographic divide to its intersection with the crest of the Absaroka Range ; thence southerly along said crest to its intersection with the main hydrographic divide between Little Lamar River and the North Fork of Shoshone River, passing over Republic and Hoodoo Peaks ; thence westerly along said divide passing over Notch Mountain to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 26 north ; thence continuing westerly along said divide, now between the headwaters of Lamar River and Jones Creek ; headwaters of Sedge, Bear, Cub, and Clear Creeks, and the headwaters of Jones and Crow Creeks, and between Crow Creek and Middle Creek, to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, approximately at park boundary monument 18 north, passing over Pyramid and Cathed ral Peaks, Mount Chittenden, a nd Avalanche Peak, thence southerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the hydro- graphic divide immediately south of Middle Creek, approximately at park boundary monument 15 north ; thence westerly along said divide, now between a southern tributary of Middle Creek, head- waters of Beaverdam, Trappers, and Mountain Creeks, and the headwaters of Canfield and Eagle Creeks, to its intersection with the present east boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 5 north, passing over Reser- vation and Atkins Peaks, Mount Schurz, Mount Humphreys, and Eagle Peak ; and " Beginning on the pres ent west boundary line of Yell owstone National Park at its intersection with the left bank of Gallatin River between park monuments 45 and 46 north ; thence north- we sterly along said bank to a po int opposite the hydrographic divide between Daly and Tepee Creeks ; thence northeasterly across the Gallatin River and along said divide, around the headwaters of D aly, Bla ck Butte , Specime n, and F an Creek s, to th e inters ection of said divide with the present north boundary line of Yellowstone National Park, at a point near park boundary monument 11 west . "All of those lands lying within the boundary lines above described and the present north, east, and west boundary lines are hereby included in and made a part of the Yellowstone National Park ; and all of those lands of the present Yellowstone National Park excluded from the park are hereby included in and made a part of the con- t iguous n ational forests s ubject t o all la ws and r egulatio ns appli- cable to national forests, and upon acceptance thereof by appropriate action o f the St ate, jur isdiction for all purpose s whatso ever shal l be, and is hereby, ceded over the land hereby excluded from the park to the State of Wyoming ." Approved, April 19, 1930 . Description, Described areas add- ed to park. Excluded lands add- ed to contiguous na . tional forests . Jurisdiction of Wyo- ming.