The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23

Special to The Globe.
CASS LAKE, Mimi, Aug. 22-One
of the highly interesting features Oh
the meeting of the American Forestry
association, to be held at Minneapolis
next week, will be a paper by Eugene
Bruce. setting forth the many ad-
vantages of the forest reserve of ten
sections of land on Cass lake which
is now being designated.
These ten sections are reserved
from sale or settlement for the public
use by act of congress of June u, 1902.
They were selected by the forester OF
the United States department of agrl-
culture, and approved by the secretary
of the interior, and are now being
surveyed and marked to indicate their
dedication as forest reserve.
A forestry crew engaged in this
work is now encamped at the side OF
Lake Thirteen, about twelve miles
from Cass Lake.
This crew is headed by Eugene S.
Bruce, official lumberman of the bu-
reau of forestry, who has immediate
charge of the work and is the repre-
sentative of Clifford Pinchot, forester
of the department of agriculture ana
chief of the bureau of forestry. Lum-
herman Bruce has been for years IN
the numbering work in the state OF
New York, where his father was
tually became superintendent of very
large numbering operations in his ma
tive state He took a lively interest
in forestry and especially In refor-
estration, and after a competitive eX-
animation he became lumberman or
the bureau.
He had charge of the Whitney and
Webb reserve in the Adirondack noun
tains for two or three years and, at the
passing of the Morris bill, was sent to
Northern Minnesota as the representa-
tive of Forester Clifford Pinchot. The
recommendation and examinations
were made by him and the first selec-
ton includes what he recommended. A
few months ago the secretary of the
interior, George E. A. Richards, and
Clifford Pinchot accompanied Lumber
man Bruce over the land he recon-
mended and were favorably impressed.
He is now making additional examlna-
lions and recommendations for the sec
ond and final selection to constitute
the forest reserve.
Edwin Hamilton ranks next to Lum-
herman Bruce and has been in service
some time with the bureau, having
spent some time in the Philippine ISL
ands forestry service.
Rowland Griffin, Harry Newman,
George Farley and William McKinnon
are all experienced hands, the three
former having been in the service for
some time, and McKinnon being an
expert on local information of the for
ests. Newman is a draughtsman of
the bureau. County Surveyor Garfield
has been assisting in running out the
lines for the ten sections which are re-
served from sale or settlement These
ten sections are reserved for the bene-
fit of the people, are open to all lawful
use and enjoyment and are commended
to the protection of the public. All per-
sons are warned not to commit any
nuisance or trespass upon these lands.
These ten sections contain vast
amount of fine Norway nurtured pine,
with some white pine of very choice
quality. They take up the beach of
CaSS lake on the east and south, and
the partition between the lake and Pike
bay and continue south and around
Pike bay, thence south to Moose lake
and to several small islands in a chain
This makes one of the finest selections
of a park reserve that could be Sc
cured. The waters are reserved, the
pine is reserved, and that with the
beautiful scenery makes an ideal pleas
ure resort for visitors who love boat
ing, fishing, or nature, or sport.
The forest reserve is reached by wa
ter or land from Cass lake, by water
through Cass lake, Pike bay, Mass lake,
with short portages, to Lake 10. The
Indians take the waterway from the
outlet of Lake 10, and in canoes,
through these chains of lakes, make
the village of Cass Lake The lakes
contain pure and drinkable water, fed
by natural springs, the bottoms are
chiefly sandy and the beaches are
sandy and excellent for bathing pur-
poses. Fish abound in nearly every
lake, and bass and pike are in abund-
ance, with considerable perch and some
muskalonge. The scenery around the
lakes is beautiful, the sun and moon
shine on the bosom of the waters