The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-23
LOGGING UNDER
THE MORRIS BILL
COMPANIES ARE CUTTING ON
SECTIONS ,16 AND SO.
pine Sold at the Sale at Cass Lake on
Dec. Is also Being Harvested in
O. Dozen OF More Camps-GoVcrn-
nent Officers Assigned to Look
After the Work.
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Cass Lake, Mimi, Jan. 2S.--Logging
operations on the Chippewa reservation,
under the provisions of the Morris bill, are
progressing satisfactorily. The work Of
cutting the timber on the sections 16 and
36 of the Red Lake reservation, which
was sold last March, has been going on
since Nov. l. The total number OF camps
IS fourteen. representing four purchasers
of the pine John NJ, Richards of Crooks
ton. five camps; Robert Mccoy, East
Grand Forks. five camps; D. NJ. Winton,
Thief River alls, three camps; Sam Olson.
Bagley, one. The aggregate amount OF
pine that will be cut from these sections Is
estimated at about $4,000, 900 to 18.OOO,0 600,
of which amount 1000 900 has already been
fellsd.
In addition to these camps on the Red
Lake reserve, there is also one on the
White Earth reservation, by F. L. Hamp-
son OF Ada. Hampson has already put In
about half million. Assisting Mr.. Mid
Ideton in the work Of supervising the cut
ting are the following scalers c. M. Oh
son, Charles Bradbury. J. j. Jackson, f. S.
George Thomas Welsh John y. Van AL"
len. George Broadwell, James Wall and G.
G. VAIN.
The first logging on the reservations
under the direct provisions of the Morris
law is just getting under way. The first
sale of timber under the provisions OF that
measure was made at the local United
States land office on Dec. B. At that sale.
the J. Neils Lumber company of CaSs
Lake, the Pine Tree Lumber company Of
Little Falls, the Brainerd Lumber COM
pany Of Brainerd and the Northland Pine
company Of St. Paul, and the Standard
company Of Dubuque, We're the successful
bidders. All Of these companies resolved
to cut some of the pine the present sea-
son. owing to the provision which requires
that the whole of the pine shall be cut
within the next five years. In the YER
nacular Of the street this will make the
various companies go some"
The Brainerd company has put in one
camp near Wilkinson, a few miles south
of Cass Lake, where it will cut two and a
half millions. on sections l, s and Sc, towns
142 and 143. ranges 81 and 80.
The Pine Tree company has put in two
camps near Walker. The Northland Pine
company was successful in securing the
larger part OF the pine, the most of it
being south of Leech lake, in the vicinity
of Log lake. This company has a rail-
road in the vicinity Of Long lake. where it
will handle Its cut. The Northand has
four camps. The Standard company has
already put In one camp, and will prob
ably follow with another In a very few
days.
The J. Neils company secured about
100000. only two miles west Of Cass
Lake. 1t has put In one camp. and has
sublet contract for a million to A. Les
sard Of Cass Lake, who also has one camp
John D. Caldwell, assistant superintend-
ent of logging. will be in charge of the
government work at the camps of the
Neils, Pine Tree and Brainerd companies
Frederick w. Rayburn at the numerous
camps Of the Northland company, and SUI
perintendent O'Neil will personally have
charge at tho Standard companyS camp
for the present