Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27

quently carried out the adage that when
needs MIST, tho devil drives. 1uN accIi'-
ingly the lumberman cuts billions OF rect
OF lumber that otherwise might nave
taken years 90 cut. Fearful o. that most
ruinOus OF all destructive agencles-th9
forest fire-tEese men have gone IN ana
have tried 10 fOrestall the fiery dragon.
In the counties Of ItdSCa. HUBBARD,
BeltTami anG Cass are 100000 acres OF
lakes and standing timber. IN this area
begins the Father OF Waters, the Great
Mississippi river. In other words. the
lakes are the head waters Of the Mlssi5-
sipDi I'm this area are LOO lakes. large
and small. i'm some of which even the
Indian himself has not YET piddlel ms
birch bark canoe or thrown lnc-l1kes
whore the fish know not that man Is VIE,
and where great lurking muscallonge fear-
lessly advancing toward the boat VIII
snap at a spoon held out by hand foot
above The water.
Brethren. this IS no pipe dream. Colo
mel Cooper who has tr0dden this sports
mans wilderness for thirty years, is re-
spOnsible for these statements.
Now, here is the Coloneis plan: Let
the government assume control over this
great body of standing pine which, In mis-
sense, we may call 1.-THE last Of the Mohi-
cans"
Further settling up of the country
would be stopped, and from this fact
fires would also Doe much less frequent
than now. The shreWdest and keeuest
railroad fnancier of this country. and
perhaps of the world. j. j. HUI. president
Of the Great Northern railway. which
road bisects this tract. most heartily en-
dorses this plan Of national park. for
he. too. well knows what a magnet such
q park would be- situated. as it is. only
few miles from the population centre of
the United States.
DEER. MOOSE. AND BEAR.
Deer. moose. and bear are here in all
their woodland glory and the thousands
Of acres of wild rice make this a great
feeding and breeding ground for ducks,
geese, and braut. The forests are fun
OF grouse and here may an these species
or game be allowed 10 breed in safety
and stock the forests and the waters
of all the rest of the State. aff0rding such
sport as even the Black Forest I'm it's
palmiest days could not give 10 the king
~ sportsman. But let the POrkus Ameri-
canus beware,
Now. was there ever such a PROPOSE
ton as this put before the outdoor SPORT
loving world? Never The result rests
with CONGRESS and with YOU. the mem
bers of the League OF American sports
men. scattered throughout the Union.
You are all sDortsmen and lovers OF ma
ture bent on preserving and protecting
the game Of our country You have voted
for your congressman; now raise your
voice one voice may be scarcely neard,
but 200 shouts. coming from every state
I'm the Union emanating from the thrOats
of conservative. substantial business ana
professional men. my brethren, VIII 90
wonders Try IL and see.
Now boys 0or All men IN Doats or IN
c9mp ara bows. YOU know; for does not 4
man i'm a boat or 10y the campfire renew
his youth and become boy once fnore.)
II YOU know of a better thing than the
above proposition IN natlonal-p a .l Wy
out with H. II YOU do not then eich ana
every one Of you put your shoulder 10 the
wheel and lift. Get behind your congress-
man and push. Push hard.