3 8o FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION August 



upon which the soil is thin. There are has many handsome islands, on some of 



hills rising 80 feet above the lakes, mak- which are cottages of Ely people, and 



ing a beautiful landscape. A few ele- contains trout. Burntside Lake is prob- 



vated areas are almost bare, light colored ably the most beautiful lake in Minne- 



granite, but upon which, in the middle of sota. The late Alexander Winchell, of 



July, was found an abundance of blue- Michigan, said it surpassed in beauty of 



berries. In low places the black alder is scenery the Thousand Islands of the St. 



frequent and there are some swamps of Lawrence. 



dwarf spruce. In one of these a spruce As the state's forest, fish, and game 



with a diameter of only one and a half preserve this 2o,ooo-acre tract will al- 



inches was cut showing forty-two rings, ways afford valuable means of recreation 



thus indicating it was as many years old. for the public. One can visit these lands 



As a whole, the lands are densely cov- by boat all the way from Ely. Streams 



ered with thrifty forests from 10 to 30 navigable for boats connect several of the 



yearsof age, of which the prevailing kind lakes, and with moderate outlay water 



is jack pine, though there are groups, communication can be extended. It 



though not extensive, of Norway and should not be very expensive getting the 



white pine; and good specimens of both logs from this reserve to the sawmill at 



Norway and white pine of merchantable Winton. The most southerly part of the 



size are found scattered through the lands are not more than 3 or 4 miles from 



woods. Wherever there is a bit of good the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad at 



loamy soil the young white pine is trying Robinson station. 



to effect a lodgment. Poplar and white What will be the first steps the state 



birch are frequent, and on the lower will take with these forestry lands ? It 



lands are spruce and tamarack of con- will do just as a business man would do 



siderable value. if he owned them. It will take pains to 



Along the lake shores and principal protect them from fire, which, in places 



streams the moose and deer have made a where the soil lies thin on rocks, would 



trail, which helps the woodman in his destroy both timber and soil. It will, or 



progress. There are abundant evidences should, have a careful survey made of 



of wild game. We saw, however, but one the lands by competent foresters and a 



moose, who appeared on the lake shore map and report made showing the kinds, 



within a hundred yards of our camp at amount, and value of the timber which 



breakfast time. should be marketed now and the amount 



Within or adjoining these forest-re- that should be cut in ten and twenty 



serve lands are twenty-one lakes, gener- years hence, the proper routes for roads 



ally deep, and with wooded, rock-bound and cost of building, and best ways of 



shores. One of these, locally known as getting the timber to market; what por- 



Crab Lake, is noted for its black bass, tions, if any, of the lands should be artifi- 



Some of the land borders the north end daily stocked with forest and with what 



of Burntside Lake, which is 8 miles long kind, and what plan should be adopted 



by 3 or 4 miles wide at its widest place, for maintaining a sustained yield. 



TWELFTH NATIONAL IRRIGATION 



CONGRESS. 



WILL BE HELD AT EL PASO, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 

 15-18-8 PECIAIv HALL TO BE BUILT FOR ITS SES- 

 SIONSATTRACTIVE PROGRAM BEING ARRANGED. 



THE committee of arrangements in tee is making big preparations for the 



charge of the Twelfth National Congress is attested by the fact that at 



Irrigation Congress announces that it a recent meeting the contract was let 



will be held at El Paso, Texas, November for the construction of a convention hall 



15. l6 . X 7> an d 18. That the commit- capable of seating more than 3,000 peo- 



