The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-10
WHAT THEY SAY OF OUR COUNTRY

The representatives of the Chica-
go papers who made the trip with
C. A. Rehm of the Atlas Educa-
tional Film Co. into the Superior
National Forest. said some very nice
things about our country in their
daily reports to their respective
papers. Here is what Bob Becker
said in the Chicago Tribune:
Peoria, Ill.-(To the Editor. IL
am planning a camping trip, and
understand that you recommended
Ely, Mimi, some time ago as one
of the best places you knew at that
time for wilderness Trip. Have
you discovered since then any more
attractive place? Two of us want
to get away from desk and lose
ourselves i'm the "bush".
Dayton Young.
Answer-Ely, Mimi, stands at the
edge of great sweep of wilderness;
lake, river, and forest country which
is hard to beat if you want to travel
the Glowing roads" via canoe and
tent out away from well Travelled
highways. You can outfit at Ely,
hit north through the Superior ma
tional forest. and keep on going
across the Canadian line for weeks
and see nothing but water, forest,
moose, deer and "bush."
At Ely you can get guide for
your trip, or, if you wish to tackle
the game alone, linen maps of the
canoe routes will be furnished by
your outfitter. At any rate, cruise
through the forest this summer, as
this last great stand of wilderness
country set aside as national for
est by Theodore Roosevelt is well
worth visiting.
Lower Eastwood Falls, Superior
National Forest. July 27.-We're
camping tonight near the biggest
outdoor sleep producer that one
would ever want. Eastwood lake:
mighty sweep of dark water tumbles
through the rocks in three channel:
at this point and the resulting
roar is better than radio music
to lull you to sleep when you hi
your balsam bough bed at the close
of the day.
At the rocky point below tn
falls two inqulsitive deer came lop
ing through the forest to look u
over during the dinner hour Thu
evening. Quite unafraid they ap
preached within fifty or sixty fee
of us to sniff the strange scents
coming from the skillets and pot
over the cooking fire. Hunting an,
shooting is not permitted in this re
gion, so the wild game has no fea
of travellers. While we were chat
ting with our four footed visitor
Jerry, bold red squirrel, made
raid on our table. Jerry. quit
spoiled and thoroughly tar,ed b,
the rangers who live here below tn
falls, rushed the table, grabbed
piece of bacon and then beat it t
his cache while we scolded MN i
fierce whispers so that we wouldn'
brighten the deer.
Tomorrow afternoon Bill, on
guide, says that we will make cam
in the heart of DasslanI as we ar
going to tackle Crooked lake an
then portage into Bart, where larg
mouth black bass should be rarir
for a scrap.
Quetico Provincial Park, Canad;
July 28.-When you pitcn you
camp in stand of tall Norway an
white pines that are keeping con
pany with fragrant cedars an
spruces you realize that Of all on
door experiences few can approac
the pleasure of tenting amid the bi
trees. Up here where neither til
lumberman's ak nor the red han
of fire have taken their toll, tt
woods are a constant delight ar
when your little white tent is nestle
between the tall conifers, you g
picture that is not soon forgotte
We have no built-in bathtub c
our camp site, but we are provide
with q private built-in bass fishir