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red fox, mink, marten, lynx, porcupine, 

 and snowshoe hare, ruffed grouse, 

 spruce grouse, and many species of water 

 fowl are abundant. Many species of 

 fish, including muskallonge, lake trout, 

 pike and brook trout. 



The rough nature of the country and 

 the scarcity of roads and trails make the 

 region difficult of access. These factors 

 together with the uninterrupted protec- 

 tion provided by law make this a game 

 sanctuary of unusual character and im- 

 portance. 



Streams clear, alternately rapid and 

 sluggish. Lakes clear, with rocky shores 

 and bottoms, some of great depth. 

 1300-2100 ft., rugged. 



Elyf. 10 mi. east from Ely; Duluth 

 and Iron Range R. R. Accessible only 

 by trail or canoe.** 



St. Louis, Lake and Cook Counties, 

 Minnesota.— O. O. R. 



*Burntside State Forest]. (B2.) An 

 area comprising 20,000 acres of rocky 

 glacial topography, situated near Burnt- 

 side Lake, St. Louis County. The 

 country is wild and of great natural 

 beauty. Within this State Forest are 

 43 connected lakes, with numerous 

 streams and swamps. jMostly eastern 

 coniferous forest, embracing white, 

 Norway, and jack pines, together with 

 white cedar, black and white spruce, 

 tamarack, and balsam fir. There are 

 scattered patches of deciduous forest 

 made up largely of birch, black ash, 

 poplar, basswood, and balsam poplar. 

 Blueberries are exceedingly abundant. 

 Some portions of the forest are burnt, 

 but there are beautiful stands of Norway 

 pine. 



The fauna is varied and very abun- 

 dant, embracing such species as Virginia 

 deer, moose, timber wolf, beaver, red 

 fox, porcupine, coj'ote, mink, marten, 

 beaver, and snowshoe hare. Aquatic 

 birds are very common. 



Streams clear, sluggish; lakes clear, 

 rocky shores and bottoms. 1300-1400 

 ft., rugged. 



(a) Ely|. 10 mi. S. W.; Duluth and 

 Iron Range R. R. 3 mi. North of (W) 

 Robinson, St. Louis County.**— C. O. R. 



*Scenic State Park\. (B3.) A re- 

 cently acquired area comprising 1920 

 acres, situated in Itasca County. It is 

 situated north of the west end of the 

 Iron Range in a region of glacial topog- 

 raphy abounding in lakes and streams; 

 clayey and sandy moraines alternating 

 with till plains. 



Northeastern coniferous forest con- 

 sisting of Norwaj^, white, and jack 

 pines, the first named species being the 

 most abundant, frequently occurring 

 in pure stands; other conifers are tama- 

 rack, white cedar or arbor vitae and 

 black spruce, confined to the swamps; 

 white spruce and balsam fir; scattered 

 tracts of deciduous forest, mostly along 

 streams in which the principal species 

 are birch, elm, black and green ash, 

 aspen, balsam poplar, basswood, and 

 willows; in some places sugar maple 

 occurs; representatives of the heath 

 family are common, including Labrador 

 tea, blueberries, cranberries, leather- 

 leaf, wintergreen, swamp laurel, and 

 others. 



The park is situated in a thinly settled 

 part of the state and the fauna is rich, 

 numbering such species as Virginia 

 deer, black bear, coyote, beaver, mink, 

 porcupine, marten, red squirrel, snow- 

 shoe hare, and skunk. 



Many kinds of aquatic birds inhabit 

 the lakes and streams and ruffed grouse 

 is plentiful in the forest throughout. 



Streams clear, moderate. Lakes clear 

 and cool. 1300-1400 ft. rolling. 



Grand Rapids + 25 mi. N. E. Great 

 Northern R. R. 4| mi. 



East of Bigfork, Minneapolis and 

 Rainy River R. R.— C. O. R. 



*Jay Cooke State Parkt (B3.) An 

 area of approximately 3200 acres of 

 extremely rugged territory along the 

 St. Louis River, where it drops to the 

 level of Lake Superior. In this area the 

 river descends in rushing rapids and 

 water falls over 300 ft., cutting through 

 the folded and broken strata of slate 

 rock. The park lies within the north- 

 ern coniferous area, but owing to the 

 extremely rugged and precipitous nature 

 of the river valley, the tree growth is of 



