The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-10

spot as the little bay in front of our
camp is alive with scrappy bass Ind
savage marauding northern pike or
p:ckerel. This afternoon Jot my
padded me down the shore for a
whlri at the big fellows. After
catching a few from the snags and
weed beds, we padded over rocky
bar, took one 4A FOUNDER there,
snagged three from our private uilt
in bay and then finished by catching
thirteen more in weedy bay just
five minutes paddle from camp. All
of these fish were returned to the
water.
Bill, our guide, warned us about
the ''sidewheelers" in the weedy
bay, a name he has applied to the
big tackle smashing northern pike.
beIore we caught our thirteen bass
these old warehouses; nearly ruined
our light tackle as they galloped
through the weeds Strengthening our
hooks and breaking our lines.
Superior National Forest, Mimi,
July 29.-"Rebecca has two teapots
and she pours from both of tham,"
said Bill, our guide, when we ap-
preached Rebecca Falls this after
noon on our way to Lac La CroiX.
After bleaching our canoe we took
look at noisy Rebecca, where she
spills the water of Iron lake through
| two narrow channels to make twin
falls. The sun was hot, so we rest
ed in the shade at the edge of the
| falls and ate blueberries before TAX
ing up our paddles agais.
This boundary route through the
Superior forest and the Quetico Pro-
vince. park, one of several hundred
wilderness canoe routes that invite
you to come exploring, has been
called "the flowing road" Take it
from us. it flows at certain points.
For example, consider Curtain Falls
rapids. Johnny and / tackled the
rapids this afternoon, and after our
swift hair raising ride through the
white water we agree that all rocks
should be abolished from rapids. We
were all but wrecked by one retiring
boulder hiding below the surface OF
the water and only some frantic
padding and little luck saved us
from a hasty and unwelcome bath
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Superior National Forest. Mimi.
July 30.-Twenty-four black bass in
slightly more than an hours fish
ing, discovery of the summer con
vention headquarters of wild moose
and BURBERRY pie made on the bot
tom of a canoe-these are the higl
lights of this day of fun which we
have just enjoyed up here where
the canoe takes the place of thu
railroads and the automobiles.
Bill .las parked us in virgin
stand of pines and spruces within
two hundred feet of an unnamed
bass lake. About a 80 he shooet
us out of camp while he prepares
supper, so we sailed into the un
sophisticated bass in the lake at on
front door. Boy, o boy! Such fish
ing! Those fish didn't know tn
; first thing, about either bait rod o
ny rod lures.
After catching and returning
twenty-four to the water we cam
back to camp to find Bill rolling pi
dough on the bottom of one of on
canoes, as our camping outfit lack
+, regulation kitchen cabinet. 1t wa
{ a cute trick and it worked like
! charm, so tonight we had blueberr
pie made of berries freshly pickle
/ not two 'blocks" from camp.
$50
Lac La Croix, north of Ely, Mimi
Judy 31.-Every year, for no on
E knows how many centuries, Lac l.
q Croix has had on display a prehl:
e toric art exhibit, which you saoul
q not miss when you come cana ein
a. through these waters. On jasge
{ wall of buff tinted rock which ra
|. ure has pointed deep green an
u black. and covered with moss an
lichen, the primitive red men hay
= painted in lasting vermilion colol
their stories of the hunt and a min
Der undecipherable Ito us) bits
their history.
The rocky cliff, which the Indian
used to perpetuate their art, towe
TX or 80 feet above La Croix. Me-
the waters edge, the face OF tt
cliff slopes back, and here, in rando
fashion, the artists arranged the
exhibit. Bill the guide, and l loo
ed it over this morning. We -four
the most striking drawing to be tn
of a bull moose IA inches long al
or 8 inches high. Against t
rich. warm, buff tints of the ro
this yermillion colored moose IS d
cernible for some distance. To t
right of the big bull you see an
cellent drawing of an Indian bra
brave smoking long pipe.
Bill and | argued for some til
over that mart of the exhibit dew
ed to natural history drawing
Deer are portrayed, lynx, a /
heron, an owl possibly and tn
there was a queer long horn
beast that looked like an ibex.
SUPERIOR National Forest, Min
Aug. 1.-The moose, deer and o.
up here are contented lot. eve
time that Uncle Sans forest raj
ers cut portage trails around rap
or open a way through the timI
to new lakes. the game animals t
over this vacation highway fol
promenade. Pretty soft for the
fellows to have their bouleya
opened up for them.
The other day we had g
chance to observe how moose, d
and bear use the many ports
trails in this region. Bill took
on an all day trip partly throl
the forest and partly through G
adam territory to fish in an unnar
bass lake. At noon we lunched
the lower end of the lake wher'
trail leads to another bass lake
Strolling along this path thro1
magnificent stand of timber
saw bear signs few hours old.
Bruin had taken over the w
mans route. In the soft mud
the trail l also saw moose and 9
tracks. Yes, sir, you have
share your trail up here with
game animals who turn port