Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-03
Alone elm The
Wilderness
CHAPTER XIX.
Details of Knowles Outdoor Colony
Plan.


E%g%E HERE are possibilities in the
great lake region on the Mich
I9an ana Minnesota shores and
49, # that land is not available the
whole great Canadian wilds stretch off
on the either side of the lakes. d part
OF which might be obtained from the
Canadian government to enable me to
carry out my plan for an outdoor col
ony where responsible PERSONS may
come TO live in the great open world
This idea would in no way trpSpaSs
upon that Of the forward to the land
movement This colony would be
something entirely different-a colony
where the simplest life would be fol,
lowed. where men and women would
learn to use the things OF nature
around them ard nothing else.
My idea is to nave this colony a prac-
rirAl Schnoj of nature, where young
men niII 20 for q short time. just aS
they 20 to college to learn things sCien
tfir There is no college of nature in
the world today, and the people Of our
times are sadly in need Of that branch
of education.
In This colony nothing will be com
merCia!iZed Stockholders. land grab
bers or timber spectators will not lie
allowed to live there. There will be
no grating or thieving
Already many Of the most reputable
men in the cOuntry-men who have
done big things--are interested in this
project. The governing board OF this
colony will be made up of such men.
As uHprintive as it may seem. it
would he absolutely necessary to have
some law in such a community, but the
laws would be so simple that they
would not interfere with the indeprnd-
ence of man
It will moi he colony for the I'M
migrant, uut Il settlement Tor the rlCA
and the poor who desire to learn about
the great outdoors and the ani.."l$
that live within he forest.
The killing of wild animals would
only be allowed in cases of necessity
If man needed filling for snOwShOes
hides for muccaSinS. or food he could
Kill his game, but only under such on
dtions No game could be sent out
side of the colony.
The Whole scheme would be one OF
prOgresSivpnpSs and every man would
labor for himself Ia time of absolute
necessity humanity would play Its
part
could live among the people and
tell them what know, and there
would he others who would do the
same
People WhO bore the proper creeipn
tails from hoard OF rentralizatl0n
could live IN this colony part of the
year or the whole year
With the proper instruction they
would huId their own log cabins III
winter and their lean tOs in summer
1t will hp It purely scientific AMI e,lu
Catinnal movement.
In this college of nature the naE
rests while ne iahO's The life in tn"
outdoors g.vpS hl:n new health. aud
every day ~ lives ne Wilt find new
wonders HI will marvel AT the COM
partnership ut the wild animal.
All the injuries of life will he left
behind
There will he no need of the theHter
The forest itself has many comedies
dramas and tragedies There will o.
no demand For such amusement Gaines
will he played. and they will differ
from whist i'm Stuffy rooms
think under such conditions tH+
bringing back of almost extinct blood
in horses could be worked out. There
would be great opportunity to raise
the Morgan horse. which the United
States and Canadian governments are
trying SO hard TO get This horse is
known as the American Arab and is
the hardest and speediest known. In
such country they would thrive.
In am convinced that such college
of nature would result in a marked
change in child literature. Through
the books which would be written the
child would come to love the woods
rather than to fear them.
1t would be my intention. while the
life in this colony WIS progressing. to
furnish the outside world with reports
Of the work and the methods used.
Such material would play its part along
educational lines 1t could be used in
the regular public school curriculuN