Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-07-28
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JOURNEY
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dunn, Jr. Enjoy
Canoe and Auto Trip

From Wausau Pilot = Catching a
fish every minute and having to pack
all the grub you expect to eat while
on the trip seem sort Of fairy-like in
this modern day and age but that is
what Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dunn, Jr.,
Of this city did during a two weeks
outing in northern Minnesota and
Canada from which they returned
Monday evening And when their
automobile was parked beside their
home the speedometer registered just
1913 miles, covering both ways.
For some time Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn
had been contemplating just such an
excursion. Two weeks ago they mo-
tored to Minneapolis where they were
joined by friends, Nh and Mrs. Will
son and their son, with their automo-
bile and the party drove to Winton,
Mimi, 125 miles north Of Duluth.
There the cars were abandoned and
the party left all vestiges of civiliza-
ton behind, carrying with them
somewhere around 400 pounds Of food
and all of the equipment necessary to
camping. The party lived in tents
which were well fortified with mos
quito netting against those ravenous
little pests which We're found to be
50 numerous evenings that none ven
tured outside.
eve spent most of our time on two
large lakes" Mr.. Dunn told a repre-
sentative Of the Pilot on his return
Eastwood and Newton lakes and
were on the move IN our canoes for
five days. However, the heat was al
r2ost intolerable and it finally forced
IS t. lave the water. The country
in that section, about on the lire be-
tween Canada and the United States,
is billy and there are plenty Of rocks.
Most Of the tracts Of timber that are
left are in possession of the govern
ment. One huge tract Of 45,000,000
feet is located on an island in Bass
wood lake and while we were near
by fire consumed about 100000 feet
so a forest ranger estimated.
Commercial fishing is carried on
in the region on a big scale, both the
state of Minnesota and the Domin-
ion of Canada permitting it. Five
brothers were netting fish near us
and we came to know them well
enough to obtain information from
them. They We're netting about 800
pounds of fish mostly pike, a day
for which they were paid sixteen
cents a pound. A haul of sixteen
miles had first to be made by water,
several portages in between, before
trucks could be used to transport the
fish to the railroad which was eight
miles further on. A thousand feet OF
so Of net is used by these men who
| attach the ends to a motor boat. At
ter allowing the net to fill up with
| fish it is pulled into shore.
Fishing with hook and line just
| isn't sport up there for it takes only
a second to land a pike, bass or pick
erel, which are not eaten. The pike
are all of fine size The netting does
not appear to have affected the lakes
IN the least despite the fact that prac-
tically the only inhabitants Of the en-
tire region are Finlanders who ply
the fishing game.
"Of wild game there is plenty
moose and beaver being particularly
plenteous as we'll as pack rabbits
black bear and cartridges. Although
the moose season is closed the rang
ers do not enforce the law insofar as
the animals are killed for food and
that is frequently the case as no pro
visions can be purchased within
twenty-five miles. One evening we
wanted to see the beavers work and
found place where they cut 100 to
$50 popples."
Two rangers are stationed in the
area visited by Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn
Only few weeks ago one of them
found an uncharted lake not far
from Lake Agnes, another one of the
chain near Eastwood. The shores
were lined with a dense forest. The
ranger reported catching 100 of a
new variety of fish, a variety he had
never seen or heard of in any of the
lakes nearby. A wall eyed bass"
was the way he described them. They
are fourteen inches in length and do
not seem to be larger, practically all
of the 100 being of the same length.
No muskelonge are to be found in
any of the lakes or streams in the
area.
The most beautiful sight Mr.. Dunn
says they saw was at the end of
Newton lake where Kaskiaw falls is
located. 1t is a double falls only
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