The sun., 1907-08-18
WILD LIFE ON GRAND ISLAND
l6AWE PRESERVE ESTABLISHED
~ LAKE SUPERIOR.
E,k, Caribou and Moose Turned Loose IN ITS
FORESTS MANY Varieties Of Game Birds
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NAHouErTE, Mich. Aug. i.-Grand
islsnd. in Lake Superior, has become a mo-
table game preserve. Its situation makes
n we'll adapted to this purpose.
Approsched from the eastward IL pre-
.,nts striking view on account Of the
huge rocks. worn by the waves into fan
,sstic shapes. that lie at the base Of its tow
.Ine cliffs whose submits are topped
With verdure and crowned by forest trees.
nis situated three miles north Of the village
AZ Munising. the county seat OF Alger
county. IL contains $4,000 acres. II is ten
miles long and four miles wide, and its
geological formation Is unlike any other
sYcept that found at the famous Pictured
Rocks on the Lake Superior shore. few
miles 10 the east.
Hero Indians gathered annually for their
councils and here in 1897 the American
Trading Company maintained its most
northern outpost. Six years ago Grand
Island passed into the possession OF the
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. Since then
ns forest 8 have been converted into a game
preserve, in which nearly every species
Of game animal and bird native to this
latitude can be found.
The physical nature Of the island ID es-
pecalIy favorable for the project. More
than half Of the coast is lined by perpen-
dicular cliffs rising to an elevation Of from
forty 10 $50 feet above the level OF Lake
Superior In some places these cliffs are
broken by deep ravines and gulohes.
Where these valleys open an exit TO the
lake fences have been built to prevent the
animals from gaining access to the MAIN
land 10y swimming the channel in summer
or crossing on the ice in winter. At a
point two and a half miles north OF the
southern extremity Of the island fence
twelve feet in height has been built across
the island. enclosing an area Of about 5000
ceres over which the animals roam.
Between two ridges that traverse the
Island from north to south is a dense cedar
swamp, three miles long and one mile
vide at it's broadcast point. This is the
natural home Of the caribou. The original
herd OF five animals was brought TO the
island four years ago from Deer Lake,
Newfoundland. There are a score OF
moose on Grand Island, one Of which has
attained its full growth, now being about
is years old and weighing / 900 pounds.
The moose were imported from Canada
and northern Minnesota.
Other big game in the preserve 10 a herd
OF ek. OT1kluduy IL cbtNeu, Dub
since brought 20 the island three years ago
it has largely increased;
IL is estimated that there are more than
mo red deer on the island. A large numDer
Of these animals made their home there
before the Cleveland-Cliffs company ac-
qured title. Later a herd Of about fifty
was secured from various parts OF the
State, and the natural increase has been
large.
There are also many blacktail deer.
mule deer and antelopes. captured in
Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota.
The different species herd together. Most of
the deer have become very tame and often
are nuisa nee 10 the keepers.
At certain seasons Of the year men are
employed by the company to carry on a
war Of extermination against foxes, mink
and other small animals which prey upon
the game birds. The beaver Is allowed
70 propagate and many specimens have
been brought 20 the island and allowed to
have the freedom Of it's several streams.
The native or rough grouse are plentiful
hen, a bird now almost extinct elsewhere,
s present in great numbers. From
Scandinavia three years ago the company
imported $50 game birds, also members OF
the grouse family, and from Manitoba it
secured number Of sharp tailed grouse.
The birds secured from the Scandinavian
peninsula are the capercailzie and orrie.
There are many other species OF game birds
on the island, among them the English
nngneck pheasant and the wild turkey.
The latter were obtained in the Indian
Territory and are the most diffisult Of all
game birds to propagate.
The North lighthouse on Grand Island
Is situated at a point 235 feet above Lake
Superior. Superior being o02 feet above
sea level. North light is thus the highest
lighthouse in the world.
Almost in the centre Of the island is Echo
Lake covering a square mile and sur
rounded by forests OF pine and hardwood.
Two seasons ago it was stocked with several
thousand black bass and in 1908 fishing
will be allowed