1906 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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area of equal size which could haveother suitable locality which could 

 been selected. Most of the land inhave been selected." 

 this selection, classified as agricultural, The agricultural, or so-called agri- 

 is low, wet, swamp or marsh land, cultural land, is far less in area than 

 subject to overflow by the governmentthe pine land, and the pine land is 

 reservoirs * * * Much of this so-calledchiefly sandy. Here and there are 

 agricultural land will eventually be de-some rare spots of black loam soil, but 

 ducted when the delineation of thethe best land has almost invariably 

 lands which will be overflowed by thebeen taken as allotments for the In- 

 government reservoirs, located on thedians, who have secured land near the 

 outlets of Leech Lake and Lake Win-lakes, stream, and rivers. The Chippe- 

 nibigoshish, is completed * * * Thewa Indian has not been badly used, 

 territory selected includes within itsas the allotments will show, for he has 



Good reproduction of Norway Pine. 



area some of the finest lake and river 

 scenery in these Indian Reservations, 

 and, indeed, some of the finest in the 

 Northwest. It is very accessible from 

 points which can be reached by rail- 

 road. Steamboats and launches can be 

 run through the various lakes and riv- 

 ers in several directions, to the boun- 

 daries of the reserve. Another very 

 strong reason why this location is de- 

 sirable is that the present reproduction 

 of young pine in the locality selected 

 is greater in proportion than in any 



a real paradise to dwell in, with as 

 much freedom as his heart desires. The 

 picturesque Indians add much to the 

 natural beauty of the reserve. They 

 are of a wandering disposition and are 

 not settling down to farming yet ; the 

 full-blooded Indian still prefers to live 

 as of yore, by fishing and hunting, and 

 in bands. 



The whole reserve area is practically 

 surrounded by lakes, steams, and riv- 

 ers. Lake Thirteen is one of the most 

 lovely lakes in existence. It contains 



