ridges, so tame that they hardly- seem to notice the passer- 

 by. The birds recognize the park as a good, quiet breeding 

 place and spread from there in the fall to supply the whole 

 country with game, in the hunting season. The host of hunt- 

 ers in the vicinity of the park every fall in a country from 

 which the deer have long ago been driven is sufficient evi- 

 dence of the efficiency of the park in supplying the hunters 

 with venison. 



"In order that this forest may be kept intact as a resort, 

 as a patch of primeval forest in the wilderness of cut-over 

 land and as a refuge for the game and other wild life, it is 

 necessary that fires be kept out. To this end, 24 miles of 

 fire-break have been built around the boundaries of the park 

 and are kept cleared by the state. 



"Itasca park is fulfilling the purpose for which it was in- 

 tended and will do much more." 



Strange Stories Told of Game. 



Driven frantic by flies, a big buck deer plunged into a small 

 lake near Northome and appeared deliberately to commit 

 suicide by drowning. In any event the animal splashed out 

 to a point beyond its depth and sank. Persons on shore ran 

 to its aid, but by the time they reached the animal it was 

 dead. It was dragged from the water and the carcas burned. 



Deer and moose are seeking relief from the torment of flies 

 and mosquitoes by wading into the lakes and recently have 

 become exceedingly tame. 



One of the biggest rafts of pulpwood ever built and floated, 

 arrived at Ashland, Wis., July 24, from Canada. It consisted 

 of 4,000 cords, and was for the Wisconsin Pulpwood company 

 of Neenah. 



The rafting of logs on Lake Superior is now practically a 

 thing of the past, but rafting of pulpwood will be a feature 

 of many years to come. 



The pulpwood was towed to Ashland by the tugs Laura 

 Grace and James Whalen without mishap. The raft was 

 valued at about $26,000. 



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