The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-19
COMMISSIONER ]. f. GOULD
OUTLINES new POLICY,
State Game and Fish COMMISSIONS Gould
Says Outlaw Trapping on the Game Re-
serve Must Stop.
Has Appointed Leo Chosa of Winton as
Superintendent of Wardens Now Being
Sent Out.

er has selected a man who is abund
antly able to administer the super
vision of wardens, being gifted with
a vlrile nature, intelligent and of {
disposition to put all that is in hin
into any position-be it poachine
or ferreting out game law v~iolators
As stated above by Commissions,
Gould he was a successful fur get.
ter and we feel that if Leo Choss
twill use the same energy in run.
ming down violators as he did in
getting furs when he was on the
outlaw list, he will b. a very big
success. He knows every trick OF
the trade and his knowledge should
be of inestimable value to him in
his work and to the state in getting
at the root of the poaching evil.
His work will speak for itself and
every true lover of the great out.
doors and the wild animals therein
should stand behind him and assist
him in every possible
The letter of Mr.. Gould follows:
DIR. H. C. Newgord, E. w. Hanson
and M. w. Peterson,
Ely, Minnesota.
Dear Sirs:-Your telegram of
October 9Th duly received and l wish
to apologize at this time for my fail
ure to reply thereto at an earlier
time. The fact of the matter is,
have been very busily engaged since
Saturday morning, October 9th, un-
til last evening, in conference prac-
tically all the time with Wardens
Beatty, Harris, Tabor, Nelson, Saw
or, Bostrom. Chosa and Chief War
den Peterson, in an endeavor to
arrive at some definite conclusion
for the all-year round patrol and
supervision of the Superior State
Game Refuge and surrounding ter
ritory; and to also determine to
whom general trapping permits for
trapping within the refuge should be
granted.
As to the supervision the follow
ing plan in detail has been adopted
Wardens Beatty and Anderson
will patrol all townships in Ranges
14-15-16-17.
Wardens Harris and Merrill will
patrol the townships in Ranges So
10-11 and II, with the exception of
towns 61-62-63 and Ga which are
located in the refuge.
Wardens Tabor and Warner will
patrol the townships in Ranges 5-6-7,
with the. exception of townships
north of town 62, in the Refuge.
Wardens Hanson and Brickmer will
patrol all towns in the Refuge north
of and including town 62, between
Ranges 5 and IL.
Wardens Nelson and SAVIOR will
handle Ranges 1-2-3-4-West and all
towns in Ranges 1928 East as far
north and including town 60.
s. Wardens Bostrom and McGregor
will handle all town in ranges 1928
a West; and in Ranges 1928 East,
north of town SO.
Leo Chosa, of Winton, Minnesota,
has been appointed superintendent
of the Superior State Game Refuge
and he will. have general supervision
over all the wardens and trappers,
and their activities, surveys, etc,
therein. With the exception of Mr..
Chosa all wardens will work in pairs
and while their territories have been
assigned as above the territorial lines
are not arbitrarily fixed and the sew
eral wardens, no doubt will overlap
into the territories of each other.
Mr.. Chosa will work alone and Gov
or tho entire Refupe as well as some
territory on the outside. He will
be on the move constantly, going
from one territory to another and