The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-25

County Club.
Furnished pictures for Offices of the
American Game Protective Associa-
ton in New York and for the Club
rooms in the Curtis Hotel, in Mime
apolis.
Gave Annual Banquet and had in
stallation Of officers.
Appointed committee and helped
with Fourth Of July Celebration.
Secured the erection of Forest Ser
vice Signs on the Ely-Finland Road
Appointed a Committee on Golf
Course and secured grounds and start
ed Shagawa Golf Club
Gave financial aid to the South Sla-
vonic Catholic Union in bringing Sum-
mer meeting of the Union to Ely.
Entertained and handled Committee
of United States Representatives on
their visit to study Border Waters in
connection with the Backus Dam Pro-
posals.
Entertained and cared for commit
tee of United States Senators on their
visit to Ely and the border waters.
The Club is backing efforts along
reforestation lines.
Sent maps and tourist literature to
hotels and information bureaus in Du-
luth and Range cities, ST. Paul, Min
neapolis, Chicago, st. Louis, Omaha,
kansas City, Indianapolis, Cleveland
and Davenport
Sent folders and literature to geo.
graphy classes in the schools at Evel-
eth and at Aurora.
Distributed maps and folders to
Garages, hotels, restaurants and re-
sorts near Ely.
Sent literature to several hundred
persons whose names were taken from
the lists that were sent out by the
Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
Association.
Answered and sent literature to over
six hundred personal inquiries, coming
from nearly every state in the Union
and several foreign Countries.
Furnished lists of Ely Hotels for
different Hotel directories
Furnished names of hardware deal
ers, grocers, butcher shops and others
to inquiries asking for same.
Fish and Game Report.
The following is report of the Fish
and Game Committee on the planting
of fish fry and wild rice seed:
123 cans of walleyed pike fry were
planted in the following lakes near
Ely. Armstrong Lake, Eagles Nest
Lakes No. 1, and 8, Wolf Lake, Club
Lake, Bear Island Lake, West End
BURNSIDE Lake, East End BURNSIDE
Lake, Bear Head Lake, Everett Lake,
First Lake, Second Lake, Twin Lakes.
McDougal Lake, Slate Lake, Fall Lake,
White Iron Lake.
80 cans of Brook trout were planted
In the following streams: Robinson
storf Greek, Mike Kelly Greek, West
ton 80 Greek, Fernberg Greek.
IS cans of German brown trout were
planted in Stoney River below Camp
Headquarters.
Is cans Of lake trout were planted
in BURNSIDE Lake.
Over 400 pounds of wild rice seed
were planted by the following persons
John Kochevar. Joe Markovich, Matt
Martin, Elmer Kayute, Harry Homer
Thos. Harri, Joe Rothman, E. Mad
dern, John E. Thompson, Walter
Koski, T. j. and VIM Somero, joe
Pluth, FL. Rautio, John Harri and Ray
Hoefler.
This rice was planted in the follow
ing lakes and streams: North Kawish-
iwi, Lower Stony River, johnson Lake
Big Lake, Bear Island Lake, LaPond
Rice Lake, Stone Lake, Mud Lake
Duck Lake. SAGA Lake, Dead River
Lake Is.
Owing to the early breakup last
spring the committee in charge OF
bringing in live Elk were obliged to
wait until this spring. MIR. Mccullough
of the Game and Fish Department ad-
viSes that he hopes to be able to furn-
ish us with eight or ten Elk this
spring, probably the latter part OF
February or first of March.