The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-07
INVITED GUESTS
Eastwood CAMP

On the invitation of Jos. Pluth. a
large party of Ely business and pro-
feSsional men left here Wednesday
morning for a trip to the new fish,
ing camp nearing completion on Bass
wood Lake and being constructed by
the Wilderness Outfitters.
The party was piloted by Mr.. Pluth
and Buck" Sletten with Henry Chosa
and Bill" Somero as masters of
transportation. In the party were
I Oscar Bodin, Oscar Friedsburg, Chief
Nankervis, John KapSch, Ray Hoefler.
Jas. I. Laing, JOS Rus, Matt MoravetZ.
Jas. Moonan, H. Russell Browne, Peter
Schaefer, VIM Mills, ThoS. Harri.
Charles Merhar, NJ. j. Murphy, Frank
Veranth and George Morren. Mr. Nor
rem is from Chicago where he is en-
gagged in the advertising business.
The trip on Fall Lake was made in
the Outf1tter's launch The four mile
portage between Fall and Eastwood
was negotiated in trucks after which
the Henry Chosa boat, Elsie "" car
ried the party for a trip over Bass
wood where the scenery on both the
Canadian and American sides brought
forth the admiration of the party. The
marked contrast of native pine on the
Canadian side and the cut-over and
burnt-over tracts on the American
side were noticeable.
After trip as far as Marion Bay,
the party retraced to the new camp
being built by the Wilderness Outfit
tiers on tract of land secured from
the Longyear estate about eight miles
from the portage on the American
side. On this tract and adjoining, also
owned by the Longyear interests, the
only virgin timber on the American
side of Eastwood is found. So far
the fishing camp consists of four
handsomely constructed log cottages
with screened porches set among the
pines and other timber of the site.
Manager Pluth informed us that in
all, there would be in the neighbor-
hood of forty cottages with a large
main building for a mess hall and
lounge when the camp is fully COM
plete.
The cottages are a sight for sore
eyes. They are constructed of peeled
white pine, tamarack and poplar logs
with screened porcheS and hardwood
floors and built by master workmen.
The corners are fitted and each log is
oakum between making ''chincking"
unnecessary. The logs will be oiled TO
avoid discoloration. The large white
pine and other native trees lend a
charm to the picture hard to describe.
AT the camp, lunch was served and
this was feature which met with the
approval of the party, the fine boat
trip and fresh pine-laden air of the
camp having created a ravenous an
petite on the part of everyone After
lunch boats and canoes were manned
and many of the party enjoyed a few
hours Of fishing The fishing in Bass
wood is unspoiled and the catch was
ample, Jim Laing, Jim Moonan, Rus
sell Browne, Billy Mills, Tom Harri,
Oscar Bodin and several others hav-
ing excellent luck and landed a large
number OF wall-eyed pike averaging
between two and three pounds apiece. |
The return trip was made in record |
time, the party returning to the city |
about $50 having enjoyed a most |
pleasant day in a section several had |
not seen before. Manager Pluth was
given vote of thanks and a hint that
} repetition of the trip would be ac-
,eptable by all those fortunate enough |
20 receive an invitation.
We, who have lived here since the |
beginning Of the town "have seen |
nothing yet" and it takes such trips |
Is these to wake us up to the realiza- |
ion OF the magnificance and extent |
If the outing country we possess. vet
n its infancy.