St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-27
PLUNDERlNG THE NATION.
Marshal Campbell Tells What Has
Been Done to Check Lumber
Stealing.

stealing.
United States Marshal Campbell yes
terday remarked that there was much
truth in the story of the GLOBE, that
timher depredati0ns have been COM
United in the extreme northern part of
the state in the Rainy Lake river re-
giOn. extending from Lake of the Woods
to Rainy lake. MIR. Campbell stated
that he had been working to break up
the practice, and had met with some
success. There had been great diff
culties in the way. as the territory is
very extensive and almost inacces-
to make long trips. sleeping
i'll the snow. and enduring hard
shipsof no ordinary character. Besides
the expense was considerable. The
small fees for arreSts-paid by the gov
ernnent-had not been nearly sufficient
To cover the actual outlay of the trips,
Then there is no provision for securing
competent guides and assistants so as
make raids as successful as they should
be. Notwithstanding these lacts a
number of arrests had been made ard
others had been frightened away
taking refuge across the line in the
British possessions. What was needed
was sufficient funds to pay competent
iihSi W ACLiuiA constantly lllG
with several stations along the line,
The GLOBE deserves credit for the
ability with which it performed it's duty
iii the matter. Still it should not be in
ferred that the regent trip of his deputies
to the Lake of the Woods was under
taken as a result of anything that had
been published in the newspapers, nor
10y any direction from the government,
except that the district attorney aud
himself had been endeayoring to Sc
cure the arrest OF treSpassers upon the
government land in that region. Ar
rests have been made from time to time.
March. 1889, deputy arrested a tres
paSSer on the American side of RAINY
river. at Hungry Hall. 1.-The warrants
for the arrest of the inenn." he contin-
ued, THAT we attempted to serve on the
Trip the White Earth correspondent in
this mornings GLOBE refers to, were
issued Jan. 4 last. The trip was arranged
Tor by myself and deputies without any
other advice except that of the district
attorney. i bore the expense of the
trip. which amounted to about 500.
One great drawback attending the Sery-
tee OF wrltS of arrest is that the treSpass-
erS generally have their homes on the
Canada side, and their knowledge of
the country makes their escape to Can
ooN N0Sy ny
There is no way to reimburse an officer
when he fails to make an arrest. La the
case spoken of my deputies were out
or week, travelling in an uninhabited
wilderness, enduring hardships of the
severest kind. After all this they found
the seven persons for whom they had
warrants were over the line. If arrests
had been made | would have been
allowed 50 day, while my expenses
we're over $40 day. We have made a
number OF arrests in that country. As
result 1 learn that the treSpassing
Ibis winter has been curtailed, unless it
.,e further east than my deputies inves-
tigated.
81 trust that the government will
make some suitable provision for pre-
venting the trespassing. Ii should en-
ploy competent force, whose sole
business it should be 10 look after the
matter. This force should be composed
ot uen familiar with the country. In
any discussinn of the matter L think
that the fact should not be overlooked
that the district attorney and my force
have given this matter their personal
attention and best possible effort under
very difficult circumstances. and AS a
Result the trespasSing has been checked
sf,tuHWhate