Map and metes and bounds description
of Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga'asanskwhl Nisga'a (a.k.a. Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park)
Large:
2,152 Kilobytes (colour) Small:
102 Kilobytes (b&w)
All those parcels or tracts
of Crown land, together with all that land or land covered by
water lying below the present natural boundary, situated in
Cassiar District and lying within the following described boundaries:
Commencing at the post set at
the southeast corner of District Lot 1093, being former Gwinaha
Indian Reserve No. 44, with said post to be marked #54;
thence northerly along the easterly
boundary of District Lot 1093, being former Gwinaha Indian Reserve
No. 44, and continuing northerly along a portion of the easterly
boundary of former Gitwinksihlkw (Kitwilluchsilt) Indian Reserve
No. 7, passing through the post set at the southeast corner
thereof and to be marked number #53, to the post set at the
intersection of said easterly boundary with the left natural
boundary of Nass River, and with said post to be marked number
#52;
thence in a generally northeasterly
direction along said natural boundary of Nass River to the southwest
corner of District Lot 1094, being former Amaral Indian Reserve
No. 46 and 47 (undivided) and a point on said natural boundary;
thence easterly and northerly
along the southerly and easterly boundaries of District Lot
1094, being former Amaral Indian Reserve No. 46 and 47 (undivided)
to the southwest corner of former Amatal Indian Reserve No.
6;
thence easterly and northerly
along the southerly and easterly boundaries of former Amatal
Indian Reserve No. 6 to the left natural boundary of Nass River,
and being the river channel lying to the south and east of former
Amatal Indian Reserve No. 5;
thence in a general northeasterly
direction along the said natural boundary of Nass River to the
southwest corner of District Lot 5287, being former Quinogag
Indian Reserve No. 61 and a point on said natural boundary;
thence easterly and northerly
along the southerly and easterly boundaries of District Lot
5287, being former Quinogag Indian Reserve No. 61, to the northeast
corner thereof, being a point on the left natural boundary of
Nass River;
thence in a general northeasterly
direction along said natural boundary of Nass River to the left
natural boundary of Tseax River;
thence southeasterly along the
left natural boundary of Tseax River to a point thereon, with
said point lying on a bearing of 270° from the post set
at the southeast corner of District Lot 5275, being former Ksilamisk
Indian Reserve No. 89, and to be marked #51;
thence on a bearing of 90°,
passing through the southeast corner of District Lot 5275, being
former Ksilamisk Indian Reserve No.89, to the intersection with
a line drawn parallel to and 60 metres perpendicularly distant
easterly from the right natural boundary of Tseax River, and
with said intersection to be marked by a post to be set and
numbered #50 ;
thence in a general southeasterly
direction along said line drawn parallel to, and 60 metres perpendicularly
distant easterly from the right natural boundary of Tseax River
to the most westerly boundary of former New Aiyansh Indian Reserve
No. 1 as shown on Plan 65110 recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys
Records at Ottawa;
thence southerly along the westerly
boundary of former New Aiyansh Indian Reserve No. 1 to the northeast
corner of Lot A of District Lot 4012, Plan 9176;
thence westerly along the northerly
boundary of said Lot A to the northwest corner thereof;
thence in a general southerly
direction along the westerly boundary of said Lot A to the southwest
corner thereof, with a portion of the westerly boundary of said
Lot A being also the right natural boundary of Tseax River and
with said southwest corner being a point being a point thereon;
thence easterly along the southerly
boundary of said Lot A to its intersection with a line drawn
parallel to and 60 metres perpendicularly distant easterly from
the right natural boundary of Tseax River;
thence in a general southeasterly
direction along said line drawn parallel to, and 60 metres perpendicularly
distant easterly from the right natural boundary of Tseax River
to the southerly prolongation of the easterly boundary of District
Lot 4014;
thence northerly to and along
the easterly boundary of District Lot 4014, passing through
the post set at the southeast corner thereof, and to be marked
as post number #49, to the intersection of said easterly boundary
with a line drawn parallel to and 600 metres perpendicularly
distant easterly from the centre line of Nisga'a Highway (formerly
Nass Valley Road);
thence in a general southeasterly
direction along said line drawn parallel to and 600 metres perpendicularly
distant easterly from the centre line of Nisga'a Highway (formerly
Nass Valley Road), to the middle line of Bubo Creek;
thence on a bearing of 176°,
a distance of 2.700 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 63°,
a distance of 2.175 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 53°,
a distance of 1.175 kilometres, more or less, to a post to be
which is to be set on the southerly boundary of the watershed
of Bubo Creek;
thence on a bearing of 1°
24' 00", a distance of 3.087 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 328°
37' 00", a distance of 1.160 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 21°
49' 00", a distance of 1.286 kilometres to a post set on
the left natural boundary of a tributary of Eider Creek;
thence on a bearing of 323°
47' 00", a distance of 1.600 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 288°
06' 00", a distance of 985 metres;
thence on a bearing of 15°
45' 00", a distance of 1.051 kilometres, more or less,
to post #47 which is to be set on the right natural boundary
of Fulmar Creek;
thence on a bearing of 294°
00' 00", a distance of 2.03 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 62°
01' 00", a distance of 2.139 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 1°
48' 00", a distance of 889 metres to a post which is to
be set and numbered #46;
thence on a bearing of 262°
14' 00", a distance of 2.106 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 321°
00' 00", a distance of 805 metres;
thence on a bearing of 45°
46' 00", a distance of 857 metres;
thence on a bearing of 303°
02' 00", a distance of 247 metres;
thence on a bearing of 90°
00' 00", a distance of 1.80 kilometres, more or less, to
post number #45 which is to be set at the summit of Mount Hoeft;
thence northeasterly in a straight
line to the summit of Mount Priestly, being a point on the easterly
boundary of the watershed of Seaskinnish Creek;
thence southerly along the easterly
boundaries of the watersheds of Seaskinnish Creek and Crater
Creek to the southerly boundary of the watershed of Crater Creek;
thence westerly along the southerly
boundary of the watershed of Crater Creek to a point thereon,
with said point lying on a bearing of 0°, a distance of
300 metres, more or less, from the most northerly fork at the
headwaters of Sterling Creek, with said fork being on an approximate
bearing of 90° , a distance of 5.50 kilometres, more or
less, from the confluence of Tumbling Creek with the easterly
natural boundary of Lava Lake;
thence on a bearing of 0°
to the middle line of the most southerly main tributary of the
unnamed creek that flows northwesterly into Crater Creek;
thence in a general northwesterly
direction along the middle line of said most southerly main
tributary of the unnamed creek that flows northwesterly into
Crater Creek and continuing northwesterly along the middle line
of said unnamed creek to a point on a line drawn parallel to
and 400 metres perpendicularly distant southerly from the left
natural boundary of Crater Creek;
thence southwesterly in a straight
line to the intersection of the middle line of Jay Creek with
the westerly boundary of Nisga'a Highway (formerly Nass Valley
Road);
thence in a general southerly
direction along said westerly boundary of Nisga'a Highway (formerly
Nass Valley Road) to the 55th parallel of North latitude
(based on NAD 83 Datum);
thence westerly along said 55th parallel of North latitude to the left natural boundary of Tseax
River;
thence northwesterly in a straight
line to a point on a line drawn on a bearing of 270°, and
100 metres perpendicularly distant westerly from, the most southerly
point on the westerly natural boundary of the West arm of Lava
Lake;
thence in a general northerly
direction along said line drawn parallel to and 100 metres perpendicularly
distant westerly from the westerly natural boundary of the West
arm of Lava Lake and continuing in a general northerly direction
along a line drawn parallel to and 100 metres perpendicularly
distant westerly from the westerly natural boundary of Lava
Lake to the point of intersection with the middle line of Aquila
Creek;
thence westerly along the middle
line of Aquila Creek to a point thereon, with said point lying
on a bearing of 180° from a post set on the left natural
boundary of Aquila Creek a distance of 953.7 metres upstream
from the confluence of Aquila Creek with the westerly natural
boundary of Lava Lake;
thence on a bearing of 0°
to said post;
thence on a bearing of 3°
29' 37.75", a distance of 2.209 kilometres, more or less,
to the intersection with a line drawn on a bearing of 245°
from Pipe Post No. 31 set on the easterly side of the British
Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (B.C.H.&P.A.)
transmission line right-of-way as shown on Plan 5611, on deposit
in the Land Title Office in Prince George (formerly Prince Rupert);
thence on a bearing of 65°
to a point on a line drawn parallel to and 400 metres perpendicularly
distant westerly from the centre line of Nisga'a Highway (formerly
Nass Valley Road);
thence in a general northwesterly
direction along said line drawn parallel to and 400 metres perpendicularly
distant westerly from the centre line of Nisga'a Highway (formerly
Nass Valley Road) to post number #64 which is to be set at the
intersection of the right natural boundary of an unnamed creek
that flows northeasterly into Tseax River with said line drawn
parallel to and 400 metres perpendicularly distant southwesterly
from the centre line of Nisga'a Highway (formerly Nass Valley
Road);
thence on a bearing of 295°
08' 00", a distance of 2.48 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 270°
15' 00", a distance of 1.25 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 307°
15' 00", a distance of 2.500 kilometres, more or less to
post number #63 which is to be set on a bearing of 270°
from the southwest corner of District Lot 4013, Cassiar District;
thence on a bearing of 249°
15' 00", a distance of 2.35 kilometres, to a post which
is to be set and numbered #62;
thence on a bearing of 150°
15' 00", a distance of 500 metres, to a post which is to
be set and numbered #61;
thence on a bearing of 206°
45' 00", a distance of 1.083 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 270°
15' 00", a distance of 2.277 kilometres, to a post which
is to be set and numbered #60;
thence on a bearing of 150°
37' 00", a distance of 497 metres;
thence on a bearing of 222°
39' 00", a distance of 654 metres to a post which is to
be set and numbered #59;
thence on a bearing of 248°
32' 00", a distance of 1.096 kilometres;
thence on a bearing of 276°
14' 00", a distance of 695 metres, more or less, to post
numbered #58 which is to be set on the left natural boundary
of Zolzap Creek;
thence in a general westerly
direction along the left natural boundary of ZolZap Creek to
post numbered #57 which is to be set at the intersection of
said left natural boundary with the southerly boundary of former
Zaulzap Indian Reserve No. 29;
thence easterly and northerly
along the southerly and easterly boundaries of former Zaulzap
Indian Reserve No. 29, passing through the post set at the southeast
corner thereof, and to be marked number #56 , to the post set
at the southwest corner of District Lot 1093, being former Gwinaha
Indian Reserve No. 44, and to marked number #55;
thence easterly along the southerly
boundary of District Lot 1093, being former Gwinaha Indian Reserve
No. 44 to the post set at the southeast corner thereof, and
to be marked post number #54, being the point of commencement;
The whole containing approximately
17,893 hectares.
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