REPORT OF SPECIAL FORESTRY C 



to which should be added, however, the acreage of 

 637 islands donated by the National government 

 on which surveys have not been fully completed. 

 The holdings in the proposed permanent reserve 

 are as follows: 



Forest County 24,281 



Iron County.. 27,102 



Oneida County 48,488 



Price County 5,657 



Vilas County 128,010 



Making a total within the proposed forest reserve 

 of 186,537 acres exclusive of the islands. In addi- 

 tion to this there are 5,086 acres in the Brule River 

 Reserve and 47,003 acres of Indian Reservation lands, 

 which make a total of 238,627 acres of lands 

 which the Forestry Board now propose to hold for 

 permanent forestry purposes. That is, these lands 

 are located within the area where the future work 

 is proposed to be conducted. 



Whatever of these lands may be of agricultural 

 value lying in sufficient tracts to warrant settle- 

 ment will be placed upon the market for sale to 

 actual settlers. 



If it were certain that the holdings outside of 

 the State lands were to be used by actual settlers, 

 the whole problem would be easy of solution. There 

 would be no real reason for blocking up State lands. 

 There would be no danger from fire in fact, the 

 settlers would assist in protecting the timber growth. 



The great danger lies in the large private holdings 

 of unimproved lands which are not protected and 

 where the opportunity is given for fires to originate 

 by the lack of an adequate protective system. 



The State owns 88,822.49 acres of land in the 

 following counties outside of the proposed permanent 

 forest reserve area. The holding in each county is 

 herewith given. 



