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State of Minaesota is entitled to sections i6 and 36 in each town- 

 ship as school lands; also that the state will have a right to any 

 swamp lands there may be in either township. Also, should any 

 of the reserve be found to be good agricultural land, I, for one, 

 would expect that the law would be made to permit, if it does 

 not now permit, the use of such lands for agricultural purposes. 

 I do not expect the reserve to be a wilderness, nor to shut out any 

 necessary means of communication. 



Very truly yours, 



C. C. Andrews, 



Chief (Forest) Fire Warden. 



The Commissioner's Reply. 



Under date of June 30, 1902, the Commissioner of the 

 General Land Office sent me the following favorable re- 

 ply, informing me of the temporary withdrawal of lands 

 substantially in accordance with my recommendation for 

 a reserve, which he has designated as the ' 'Lake Superior 

 Forest Reserve, Minnesota." 



Department of the Interior, General Land Office 

 Washington, D. C, June 30, 1902. 



PROPOSED LAKE SUPERIOR FOREST RESERVE, MINNESOTA. 



Mr. C. C. Andrews, Chief Fire Warden, St. Paul, Minnesota. 



Sir: Referring to your letter of May 10, 1902, recommending 

 the establishment of a forest reserve, to include certain lands in 

 Lake and Cook counties, Minnesota, I have to advise you that 

 the matter has been favorably reported to the Honorable Secre- 

 tary of the Interior by me, and also by the Director of the United 

 States Geological Survey, and the Honorable Secretary has 

 directed me to make temporary withdrawal of lands substantially 

 in accordance with your recommendation. 



On account of the extensive adverse holdings thereon, certain 

 portions of the lands mentioned by you may not well be included 

 within the reserve. Very respectfully, 



BiNGER Hermann, 



Commissioner. 



As soon as practicable, the lands in the proposed 

 reserve will be examined by the United States Geological 

 Siirvev. 



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