The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09
$4,000 ALLOWED
LY-F|NLAND ROAD.
APPROPRIATION OF 10000
TURNED DOWN IN
OCTOBER.

AT a meeting Of me County
Board IN UcIouer, a request To-
Szv,uuU of the roaG levy Tor lne
Ely-riniano road was not aloWeu.
AL that time the buuget was cut py
the Doaro, not alone ~ roau Iunas
but also IN other departments
The matter had Deen presented
to the board by the Ely CONNER
cal Club committee backed up by
the county board OF Lake County.
Inc appropriation was asked 70
help OUT Our nelgnboring county On
Lake to Improve TINS road ana A
was shown pnat the major part OF
the benefits would accrue to ST.
Louis County. 1t was also SHOWN
that an average of Zu0 cars a Gay
had passed over thus road during
the tourist season last summer anu
that it was very necessary Tor this
county to help out on the malnten-
ance and construction II the roao
was to be kept fit for the heavy
travel already experienced ano
which was bound to increase as the
popularity of this highway IN
creased In the. tourist world.
The Ely merchants have attract
ed attention to this highway by
sending out maps throughout the
world in their letters setting forth
the attractions of this very attract
i've route. The map showed cir
cular trip reaching from Duluth
over highway No. l to Finland ano
from there to Ely and from Ely
through the range towns and oven
either the Miller Trunk or the
Vermihon Trail to Duluth-a dis
lance of 254 miles without dupli-
eating any of the way. From
Knife River Route to Finland
the road is entirely in Lake County.
From Finland to Ely the road is ali
in Lake County with the exception
of about 10 miles. st. Louis
County has completed fine road
to the county line and Lake
County has done wonders on the
balance of the way to Finland
with the meagre road funds at its
disposal.
Considering the value of the
highway to this county as furnish
ing a trip of exceptional scenic
value, the larger part through the
Superior National Forest, the Board
of County Commissioners of st.
Louis County had for several years
in the past assisted Lake County
with financial aid to maintain this
highway and it has been source
Of much pleasure to the travelling
public. Passing as it does through
the game sanctuary and the Super
oct <,I CD %-,, -
last year has met with wild game,
something they failed to see in any
other section of the state. Every
deer, bear or moose noticed by any
tourist at once became a marvel
for listeners to the stories to won
der at and everyone hearing these
stories made it point to make the
trip. Then the circle trip permit
ted the tourist to visit the princi-
pal Giles of the ranges with their
iron mines, farms and fine public
buildings; the famous Burnside
and White Iron lake regions; the
rugged beauty of the Superior Ma
tionaf Forest; the picturesque North
Shore of Lake Superior and to
take advantage of Americas only
exclusive canoe country into the
wilderness with Ely as the gateway.
However, what we started out to
say was: At the last meeting of
the County Commissioners, Com
missioner w. E. Fay of this dis
trict, presented resolution calling
for an appropriation for $4,000
from the special road fund for i'm
proving the north five miles of the
Ely-Finland road and the same
was passed without dissenting
vote. This appropriation will put