one proposes to interfere with, there would remain to be in- 

 cluded in the proposed park 489,790 acres of land and 218,- 

 470 acres of water surface. Of the land 1 00,000 acres is 

 classed as "timber land," that is contains much valuable 

 timber. The surface is gently undulating and is mostly 

 covered with trees although there are some natural mead- 

 ows. The water surface comprises three of the largest lakes 

 in the state besides many smaller lakes and many miles of 

 river that are suitable for canoeing. The lake shores are 

 broken and picturesque and the sandy beaches are good 

 bathing places. There is also good hunting and fishing. 



This reservation is crossed from east to west by the 

 Great Northern Railway, and is reached from the south by 

 a direct railway line from St. Paul. These lines of commu- 

 nication make this section easily accessible, which is an 

 important point if it is to be set aside for the purposes of a 

 public park. 



There is no apparent good reason why this proposed 

 national park should not be carried on as an example in 

 good forestry and serve the purposes of a park at the same 

 time. In Europe many of the woodland resorts are thus 

 carried on, so that they not only afford good pleasure 

 grounds, but a fair return on the money invested in them. 

 It seems to me that this is the only practical way of mana- 

 ging such a large park as is proposed. The carrying out of 

 such a plan means practically the establishment of a busi- 

 ness which at the outset will result in the employment of 

 several hundred men for several years, cutting two- thirds of 

 the presetjt stand of pine, which business will thereafter be 

 continued indefitiitdy, paying out each year probably at 

 least $'40,000 for wages and supplies. The data for the 

 estimates of the yield per acre are obtained from Bulletin 

 No. 49 of the experiment station of the University of Min- 

 nesota, published in 1896, together with subsequent data 

 which I have collected at various times and from several 

 visits made to this reservation. I am very sure that the 



