Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-29
National Forest Project
for Wis. Lake Region
AREA MOST HIGHLY RECOMMEND
ED WOULD INCLUDE PART OF
ONEIDA, FOREST AND Villas

Hope for establishment of a nation
al forest, embracing a tract including
the northeast corner of Oneida county
the southeast corner of Villas County
and the northwest corner of Forest
county, is seen as a result of the re,
cent visit here of u. S. Forester Tink
er, of DenVer
Under the Clark McNary act, the
federal forest service has been carry.
ing on investigation in Wisconsin this
summer for the federal government
relative to establishment of a nation.
al forest
The Wisconsin legislature last win.
ter passed the enabling act which
grants the federal governments the
right to acquire 100000 acres for this
purpose, subject to the approval of
the governor and board consisting
of state officers.
Committee Visits State
A congressional committee was ap.
pointed as follows to approve the Sc.
lection OF such area as is best suited
to this purpose: Secretary of War
Davis, Secretary of the Interior Work,
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, Sen
ator Shields of Tennessee, Senator
Reyes of New Hampshire, Congress,
man Hawley of Oregon, Congressman
Lee of Georgia and w. W. Ashe, Sec
rotary of the commission.
MR. Ashe and Mr.. Johnson of the
forest service spent several weeks in
Wisconsin this summer personally in
speeding every available area. Their
reports, and recommendation were
forwarded to the district forester at
Denver. Colo. Recently Mr.. Tinker of
that office spent several days inspect
ing those areas most highly recon-
mended by Messrs. Ashe and Johnson.
From their reports it is apparent
that they were very favoEably impress
ed with the area lying east of Eagle
River and north of Crandon, embrace
ing Oneida, Villas and Forest coun,
ties.
Outlines Advantages
This area lies north of the 500 Line
railway and between the Eagle River
and the Wabeno branches OF the Chi.
cago & Northwestern railway. Accord
ing to letter from j. D. Mylrea, who
has taken very active interest in
the movement, for establishment of
the forest, to G. f. Smith, president
of the Rhinelander Chamber of Com.
merce, the tract is particularly adapt
ed for use as a national forest for
the following reasons
1t is 95 per cent non-agricultur-
al lands.
"2-There is not to exceed two or
three settlers in the entire area and
these are barely existing.
Sit is part of the height of land
where many important rivers and
streams rise.
W. hC w AoSOhOlA lANCl dllu EdSlC
chain of lakes on the west flowing
into the Mississippi and Gulf of Mex
leo.
(b) The Volt river and Pine lake
on the south flowing into Lake Win
nebago, Lake Michigan and Gulf OF
ST. Lawrence.
(c) The Pine, Brule and Menominee
rivers on the north and east flowing
into Lake Michigan.
1.-The water powers on these
streams and the industries, cities and
villages dependent on these dams for
power and light certainly will be bene
fitted by the protection a national for
est would give at their head waters
ReVerts Back to Counties
"5-While this area under consid-
Grafton itself is almost worthless
land much of it going back to the
counties, it is nearly surrounded by
hundreds of lakes and streams on
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