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the State and the lessee is very simple, merely providing that the lessee will 

 cut only such timber as is marked for cutting by the forester, pay the local 

 price for such logs as he may use in building, use all possible care in building 

 fires, agree not to sell liquor on the premises or to sublet without the consent 

 of the Board. For a small additional sum, merely sufficient to cover the 

 cost, the forest rangers will look after a camp or cottage during the winter 

 months, or while the owner is away. 



The Forestry Board, however, have no cottages to rent, nor can they 

 build cottages or sell the building materials, except logs from the forest 

 reserve. Cottage sites will be leased not only to residents of Wisconsin, but 

 of other States as well. 



The forest reserve region should become in time a great summer resort 

 for people throughout the entire Mississippi Valley, as it has a fine bracing 

 dry climate, pine forests and sandy soil and is blessed with many of the 

 finest chains of lakes in the entire county. Vilas County in particular has 

 a greater area of water than land, and long trips can be made by launch or 

 canoe. There is plenty of sport for hunters and fishermen and the resorts 

 furnish good beds and excellent board at reasonable prices. 



It would seem that there should be many families in the State who would 

 like to avail themselves of this opportunity to secure an attractive site upon 

 one of the lakes within the forest reserves. The Board is anxious to en- 

 courage the best utilization of the forest reserves as far as possible, and it 

 is believed that the forest reserve region, especially in Oneida and Vilas 

 counties is far more valuable for development as a great resort than for any 

 other purpose, and if this area is protected and every thing done to make it 

 attractive, it will mean lasting prosperity for all the residents of that section. 



As ex-President Roosevelt has so well pointed out, the National forests 

 as well as the forest reserves maintained by the various States are intended 

 for the fullest and best use consistent with their protection, and one of the 

 most natural uses to which a portion of the reserves should be put is as game 

 preserves for all kinds of wild game. 



As stated, the forest reserves in time should be used very extensively 

 as a summer resort and by campers, hunters and fishermen. Much of the 

 attraction of the reserves will depend on whether there is good hunting and 

 fishing, and if these are provided sportsmen and tourists will spend a large 

 amount of money in the State. 



Wisconsin propagates through its fish hatcheries many kinds of fish to 

 stock the waters, but so far the State has done nothing outside of enforcing 

 the game laws towards maintaining or increasing the supply of wild game. 

 Now that the State has a forest reserve it would not entail a great expense to 

 enclose, say, 10,000 acres within a game proof wire fence and authorize the 

 State Fish and Game Warden to use such funds as are available from time 

 to time in stocking it. The area to be enclosed should include lakes and 

 forests so as to have favorable conditions for raising such valuable fur bear- 

 ing animals as mink, beaver and otter, game birds such as partridge and 

 pheasant, also white and black tailed deer and possibly in time moose, caribou 

 and elk. As the game increased it should be distributed in all parts of the 



