The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-10-12
A GIGANTIC FRAUD.

To Take $500 Square Miles Out Of tn
Public Domain! And Shut Out Set
tiers.
The scamps are working persistently
to keep the people off $500 square miles
OF public land, with view to it's being
eventually appropriated by themselves
or their successors. We quote:
Col. John s. Cooper, one of the congress
! slonal party which spent a few days in
| the Minnesota park region last week. on
his return said to a Chicago newspaper
man:
AS I was one of the hosts, 1 suppose
II Goes not become me to say much re-
sarolng the good time every one with
us seemed to have. There were about 1875
people on the trip half of the time, and
ABOUT one-half that number the remain
der OF the time, and 1 think all were thor
oughly impressed with the idea of resery-
ing this section of the country as a ma
tlonal park The congressman will show
now they stand upon the question by their
votes IN the next session of congress- l
never was with party where there was
as much good fellowship as there was in
this congressional party
we are indebted to President James J.
Hill, OF the Great Northern road, for one
OF the most perfectly equipped trains that
| have ever seen. The train was complete
In every particular, and the service was
better than any l have ever experienced
during many years of travelling The Min
nesota National Park and Forestry Asso-
citation was the host, and the object of the
trip was for the congressman to look over
the ground and determine what, if ANYTHING.
should be done by the United States gov
eminent to set aside this tract of land for
park. The land in question comprises
about $500 square miles. 1t has an immense
amount of water surface, including rivers.
and over LOO lakes averaging two miles
in length.
1T is the most picturesque and access
slble country in the United States and
contains thousands of acres of primeyal
Forest The government already owns it, as
It is an Indian reservation. There are only
about 1000 Indians, and they can be gotten |
on the land by buying their interest in it. |
They are authorized to sell off the nine !
trees, but do not wish to do so, as they |
know that as soon as the white mans ak !
IS heard in those forests their hunting /
ground will disappear A large number in
the party went fishing and spent an entire
lay on Cass, Kithia and Moose Lakes The
party brought back between 600 and 700
pounds of bass, wall eyed pike and great
northern pike. It is a paradise for both
and hunters. AS the party went
Up the Mississippi river in steamer, the
Indians in their canoes along the banks
VIII lue lHmoHSe forests on each side, gave |
he country a decidedly aboriginal appear
lnce.'
II the preservation of the wilderness
s. such a desirable thing, it was all
wrong for the white man to have ever
INVADED and subdue to civilization the
1orth American continent.
The finest crop the land can raise is
OF trees, but lot of rosy-cheeked, fat
ealthy white children, of the best
aces of the world.
And here the conspirators have
rought up to the reservation 125 SEN
tors and congressman, and Toasted and
oastem them, SO that they will help,
ext winter, to pass the bill to with
raw from public occupancy region or
'untry nearly twice as big as the
ate of Rhode Island!
And our aristocrats want the common
eople shut out Of this region, so that
ley may have it as a hunting ground
ID fishery forever
And they will do it, for scarcely a
'ice is raised in protest against the
heme. IN