38 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



side lake; and the northwest part of the township, landing on 

 Rice and Lapona lakes from whence the logs may be driven to 

 Big lake. These divisions will be modified by the presence of 

 artificial means of transportation at the time logging is done. 



The natural flow of water to the north and west may bring 

 this territory into future communication with the markets of 

 northwestern Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada, but the 

 facilities for moving logs and lumber in that direction have not 

 yet been developed. The principal market at present is to the 

 east with Lake Superior as the chief outlet from Minnesota. 

 Logs now cut in the Burntside country are rafted across Burnt- 

 side lake to the Burntside river and driven down that stream to 

 Long lake, three dams and sluiceways enabling the drive to pass 

 the rapids. In Long lake the logs are again rafted to Fall river 

 and sent down to Fall lake where large sawmills are in operation 

 at Winton. A three mile spur owned by lumbermen, connects 

 Winton with the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad at Ely, and 

 carries out the product of these mills. 



The iron mining industry and its dependent populations at 

 Ely and other points on the Vermilion range, and the nearby 

 Mesaba Range provide a local market of some extent for building 

 material and firewood. Railroad ties, posts, poles and pulpwood 

 are salable at any shipping point on the railroad. 



Some logging has been done in sections 26, 27, 28, 34 and 35 

 in Township 63-14, on lands adjoining the Reserve, and the log- 

 ging roads used leading to Tamarack creek would be useful in 

 getting timber from the southeast portion of that district. Log- 

 ging has been done in sections 25, 26, 27 and 34 in Township 

 64-13, with roads leading to Burntside lake ; and loggers are now 

 improving the stream between Slim and Burntside lakes by the 

 erection of three dams and sluices with a view to extensive 

 operations on Slim and Big lakes, the logs to be taken down this 

 stream. 



The shores of Crab lake are well stocked with good white and 

 red pine on lands adjoining the Reserve, owned largely by lum- 

 bermen who will no doubt improve Crab creek to float their logs 

 into Burntside lake. A low ridge of sand, 3 or 4 feet in height 

 above the lake level, separates the southern of the two east bays 

 of Crab lake from the slope into the lower valley of Crab creek, 

 so that if desired for small operations a winter road could be cut 



