The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-31
SENATORS VISIT
LAKES NEAR HERE
SENATORIAL PARTY HEADED BY
SENATOR SHIPSTEAD ENJOY
THEIR VISIT INTO THIS SEC
TION AND NOTE THE WATER
SITUATION.

The senatorial party arrived here
Thursday afternoon via. the Finland
Ely route from Lutsen where they had
listened that afternoon to the COM
miSsioners of Lake and Cook coun-
ties who explained the problems that
would confront them in the matter
of taxation providing more lands were
removed from industrial uses and
placed into purely recreational uses.
The senators expressed themselves as
very much impressed with the prob
lem that confronted the two counties
named.
The trip from LutSen to Cramer
and then to Finland and Ely was an
eye-opener to tine senatorial party.
The immensely of this timber grow
ing belt was commented on and dis
cussed. Side trips and stops were
made to planted forests and forests
which had been thinned to facilitate
the growing of timber One of the
senators was heard to remark that the
government would be showing good
business were 1t to finance the re-
forestation scientifically of this sec
ton and in 40 or 30 years from now
begin to reap. The value of the grow
ing timber would be such in that time
to pay a dividend of something like
$50 per acre over and above all eX-
penses. The speaker was versed in
forestry matters and his remarks were
seconded by several in the accom-
panying group.
Upon their arrival Thursday even
ing dinner was served at the Forest
Hotel to the visiting senators and
those accompanying them. At $50
on Friday morning they were taken
to Winton and from the Wegen dock
to the Wegen Wilderness Fishing
Camp where luncheon was served
after visit to that quarter of Bass
wood lake. They then went up Pipe
stone Bay past the outlet of the lake
at Eastwood Falls to the Canadian
Ranger Station at North Point. Here
they were transferred to other boats
for tour of Eastwood lake; first
into North Bay; around White Is
land then down through the South
Arm to the Wilderness Fishing Camp
where the party had dinner and stay
ed over night.
Fishing was good while the sena-
tors were on Eastwood. While in
North Bay the party watched tour
list land a fifteen pound lake trout
At the Wilderness Fishing Camp,
several boat loads tried their luck
with the fish. Senator Ransdell of
Louisiana carried off the honors. AL
though 1t was the first time the sena-
tor had flshed In northern waters he
landed several very fine wall-eyed pike
in short order. Others also made ex-
cellent catches and 20-pound North
ern pike brought back with the party
for shipment attested to their success.
Dusty Rhodes and his plane arrived
at Eastwood just In time to show the
senators an air view of the country
and the boundary waters.
Saturday morning the east end Of
Eastwood lake was visited. They
crossed Prairie Portage and viewed the
devastation wrought by raised water
on the shores of Birch Lake. Some
more fishing was INDUCED In and
Senator Ransdell again proved the
champion fisherman, landing the
largest fish. A deer feeding in the
shallow waters near Prairie Portage
also was seen by the senators. After
luncheon at the fishing camp the
party started for Winton arriving
about four o'clock. Cars were in watt
ing and the party was brought to Ely
where Photographer Florman of Du-
luth took several pictures of the For