The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-16
WAL TON LEAGUE
F|NE..MEET|NC.
DISCUSSION OF TRAPPING ON
THE SUPERIOR GAME REFUGE
TAKES UP LARGE PART OF THE
EVENING-ELK COMING.

The Ely Chapter of the Izaak Walt
on League held its regular monthly
meeting last evening at the Commun-
| ity Service Center.
There was record number out fol
the meeting and some very import
ant matters were brought under dis
cuSSion.
The Backus water control PROPOSE
ton was gone over and bulletins from
the state headquarters were read. The
discussions were quite interesting,
and the Chapter members showed
that they were still behind the state
organization.
The committee on elk reported that
they had already sent in a check in
payment for the building of ten
crates and the drayage for same to
the elk corral at the Itasca State
Park. The Chapter is sponsoring the
introduction of ten live elk to the
Ely district of the Superior National
Forest and these will be caught and
transported to Ely, by truck, probably
between the Goth and the 30th of this
month. Arrangements are about COM
peted to care for the Elk until the
roads are open to the Stoney Dist
riot. They will be kept in barn here
and fed until about May first Wnen
they will be liberated
Inc Fish and Game Committee re-
ported that they had already made
application for fish fry for the var
ious lakes and streams. Several
blanks were left over and these were
Immediately filled out and sent in for
additional lakes and streams.
The most important proposition to
come before the meeting was the flu
ture administration of the Superior
State Game Refuge. The committee
appointed at the last meeting to study
the proposition and submit recon-
mendationS had gone into the matter
thoroughly and the following report
was submitted by them:
1T is recommended that absolutely
no trapping, shooting, netting or poi
soning of any fur, game, fish or birds
be done by the wardens or trappers
of the State within the boundaries OF
the Superior State Game Refuge.
1T is recommended that the State
division of the Izaak Walton League
commence action Immediately to have
the state legislature appropriate a
sufficient sum of money to nave the
Superior State Game Refuge properly
and adequately patrolled at all sea-
sons of the year. The committee
makes the following suggestion: That
a series of cabins be constructed along
the border of the refuge, with proper
communication to headquarters, and
be used by the permanent patrol.
Cabins could be placed a fair days
travel apart and In this way the
boundary would be completely cover
ed. The lines Of winter patrol could
cover the border of the refuge, and OF
the summer patrol, be confined to the
waterways of the interior regions
where illegal trappers operate. The
committee estimates that fifteen we'll
paid and Woodworking wardens eou.d
permanently and effectively cover the
Superior Refuge. Possibly nine of
these men, in cooperation with the
U. S. Forest Service could form the
permanent refuge patrol, one warden
should be assigned to the Stoney
District, at least three to the Winton
Headquarters, and two at the Grand
Marais headquarters. It is estimated
that an annual appropriation OF $685.
10000 would be sufficient to put this
scheme into effect.
Mr.. Lew Cummings of the Superior
National Forest showed several films
taken by himself in tho Superior Ma
tlonal Forest while on timber sur