c<l l>y the Governor, to take all reasonable steps to 

 procure title to land within the park limits, and 

 adopt condemnation proceedings when necessary. In 

 1899, $20,000 was appropriated to carry this provision 

 into effect. 



Hon. W. B. Childs was Attorney General from 

 .January 2, 1893, to January 2, 1899; but I do not 

 find in either of his biennial reports any reference 

 to Itasca Park. 



Judge William B. Douglas served as Attorney Gen- 

 eral from January 2, 1899 to April 1, 1904. In his 

 report to the Governor dated August 1, 1900, he states 

 that for the purpose of examining certain lands in 

 the park, he with Governor Lind and Judge William 

 Mitchell visited it in the summer of 1899; that a 

 large portion of the lands of the park were examined ; 

 that all of the pine timber upon lands not owned by 

 the state had since been scaled at the instance of 

 the Governor by J. V. Brower and J. W. Finney, a 

 detailed report of which was in his office; that the 

 purchase, at the expense of $1,626 had been made of 

 a quarter section adjacent to the State house in the 

 park, upon which was a large quantity of pine. He 

 also states that negotiations were pending and nearly 

 completed with John S. Pillsbury for a large portion 

 of lands owned by him. He suggests a new enactment 

 prohibiting the carrying of loaded fire arms and the 

 hunting or shooting of deer in the park or within 

 one-half mile from the outer limits thereof. 



In his biennial report to the Governor dated August 

 1, 1902, Attorney General Douglas states that, with 

 the approval of the Governor, he had purchased the 



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