The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-21

ton last Saturday afternoon and
evening, and it was a great pleasure
to again mingle with the editorial
gang of northern Minnesota. It is
the same old bunch, with now and
then new face coming in and an
old one going out, but the dancing
spirit of the good old days of early
range journalism is still there and
will be so long as one Of the old
timers remains to serve as bell
wether. We missed or Pete of
Cook, but most of the other range
fellows are there, and they voted
Editor Schaefer as the prince of
entertainers.
aside from the pleasure of
mingling with the boys of our noble
profession the trip had other values
values that we had not counted
on at all when we left home. 1t
took us TO the headquarters camp
of the State Game & Fish commits
sion which is maintained in the SUI
perio1 National Forest to protect
the game in the greatest game
sanctuary in the country, under
direction of Jay Gould, state game
and fish commissioner.
"The camp is built of peeled
spruce logs, with rustic effect, has
big stone fireplace and all of the
other appointments of a cozy and
cow, nient lodge. The headquarters
and the big work is under the i'm
mediate direction of William T.
Hanson, chief deputy game warden,
with D. Centerwall and John B.
Burrs assisting. Other employees
are E. Miller, cook, and Ray Jarvis,
choreboy. fright here we will stop
long enough to tell you that the
camp cook knowns his business, and
if there is anybody in the great
Arrowhead that can prepare a more
appet:zing feed than he did for the
hungry newspaper chaps we can't
point finger at him right now.
awe will also add in parenthesis
that the meeting was strictly in
formal-just visiting amongst the
gang. Editor Schaefer, having at
tended many editorial gatherings
where long-winded speeches just
naturally spoiled the visiting ele-
ment so dear to the heart of every
country newspaperman, took an &C
Gordon player out from Ely, with
instructions to start up with some
thing loud and strong every time
anybody showed any signs of MAX
ing speech, and it worked just
fine).
During the summer months the
wardtns work out from the lodge
with canoes, automobiles and on
foot and they are ever on the go.
During the winter, sledges drawn by
great husky and malmute dogs are
used, and when we tell you that
these splendid men, Injured to the
hardships of the rigorous winters
of the Canadian border, cover the
territory from Winton clear through
to Lake Superior you will under
stand the work they are doing to
protect the fish, game, birds and fur
bearing animals that find sanctuary
in the big woods. You do not have
to go to Alaska to see the savage
husky and the malmute at their
winter work-they may be seen
right here in Minnesota any winter
day. Twenty-nine Of these magnifi-
cent brutes are kept at the lodge,
with all Of the winter equipment
that goes with them-sledges, skis,
snowshoes.
"The dog teams are used mostly
to carry supplies to the licensed
trappers and game warden camps
at many points in the great stretch
Of wooded country, and they are
hardy woodsmen, true representa-
tives of a departing clan-rugged
robust, clean-living gentlemen with a
magnetic handshake that is direct
from the warmth Of their big hearts.
At times when the weather is rough,
they are weeks on the trail that is
shown only by the compass needle
but they go, regardless of weather
conditions, and they arrive.
editor Schaefer surely gave the
boys a party that meant something
worth while-an editorial gathering
with a touch Of Nature where
Nature has been most extravagant
ins her building"