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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



February 



pure and sparkling water, feci by natu- 

 ral springs. Like most of the lakes in 

 the reserve, it has sandy beaches, ex- 

 cellent for bathing purposes. The In- 

 dians travel by canoe and portages 

 from Cass Lake to Lake Thirteen, 

 through a chain of lakes. The lakes 

 are all well stocked with pike, bass, 

 perch, and some with muscalonge. 



From Cass Lake one can take a 

 steam launch, canoe, or boat, and 

 travel for days through the different 

 lakes and streams, amid the choicest 



scending to the water's edge. From 

 its crest the visitor can see the shining 

 waters of several lakes and streams, 

 and the distant course of the great 

 "Father of Waters." On this island is 

 the Indians' sacred lake, Windigo, 

 which is a veritable lake within a lake, 

 without inlet or outlet, surrounded by 

 masses of veteran White and Norway 

 pine. Pike Bay, whose shores the ten 

 sections entirely protect, is a lake of 

 extraordinary beauty and location, 

 with a navigable outlet to Cass Lake. 



Looking Across Moss Lake in the "Ten Sections." 



and most exquisite scenery. The sun 

 and moon, shining through the majes- 

 tic White and Norway pine on the 

 shores, make a most enchanting and 

 vivid panorama. 



An additional proof of its choice lo- 

 cation is that the islands in Cass Lake 

 were reserved from sale or settlement. 

 Among those in Cass Lake is the 

 famed Cooper or" (Star) Island. It 

 cannot be excelled for charm, standing 

 majestically above the surrounding 

 waters, with its numerous points de- 



It has a fine sandy beach and bottom 

 and is seldom troubled with storms, 

 being guarded by pine covered hills. 



Along the south and west shores of 

 Pike Bay are some very heavy stands 

 of Norway of an excellent quality. 

 Here and there are small quantities of 

 dead and down timber. It is strange 

 that fire has done so little to de- 

 stroy this valuable stand of pine, but 

 this is probably the result of the care 

 exercised by the Chippewas to protect 

 their favorite hunting grounds. 



