The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-02
KIND WORDS FROM CHICAGO.

tributed to the magazine by con-
tented sojourner on Eastwood Lake,
gives a very comprehensive and glow
ing account of what can be expected
and what is furnished by one OF our
great outing institutions. Read the
article for yourself 1t is headed Ten
Million Acres Of Virgin Wilderness
and was written by Frank W. Koehler,
a noted writer on one of the Chicago
papers. He said:
Literally thousands of beautiful
rock-bound lakes teeming with Trout
Bass, Pike, Jackfish, Pickerel and Sal
mon-Trout which have never been
tempted by any artificial lure, dot the
great Lakeland Wilderness in the vast
Superior National Forest and the
Quetico Reserve of Canada, lying just
beyond the American City of Ely
Minnesota.
Ely lies in a northeasterly direction
from Duluth and is the end OF rail-
road travel toward these wild stretches
of timber and lake which the Canadian
government has set aside as a game
preserve.
To reach and explore this fine
stretch OF North American country re-
quireS paddle ana nike efforts OF the
kind that bring health and strength
back into city-Worn bodies. And an
nually the benefits of this sort OF
vacation are being embraced by hun
dredS Of deVoteeS OF outdoor life from
Americas large cities.
City folks have been attracted to
the shores of these lakes in large num-
berS because Of the fact that the rigors
of a trip through the wilderness are
minimized by the service OF group OF
men specializing in the outfitting and
guiding of VacationistS in this region.
Located the small northland city
OF Ely, Minnesota, some $50 miles from
Chicago, is Company known as the
Wilderness OututterS, Inc, which COM
pany operates a Canoe Quitting Ser
vice furnishing complete equipment to
hundreds Of enthusiastic canoeiStS
making trips into the Superior National
Forest and the Quetico Provincial
Park of Ontario, Canada. In addition
to this outing service this company
has a large camp known as the Bass
wood Fishing Lodge, located 20 miles
from Ely, where, nestled among the
virgin pine along the shore Of Bass
wood Lake on the border waters of
Canada and the United States, eighteen
log cabins and main log lodge COM
prise this wonderful lodge where one
may obtain complete hotel service or
rent Housekeeping cabins. Guests are
transported to and from the camp by
means of boats and autos. The COM
pany operates also Sea-plane service
and ChrisS-Craft sepeed-boat service
for those wishing faster means of
travel. The company numbers among
its guests, many prominent Chicago
ans. Among many ChicagoanS who
have spent vacations in this great
paradise of the outdoors recently are:
R. j. RoSenWald, nephew of Julius
RoSenWald; r. j. AnSchickS; H S.
Chick; j. E. Hit, Jr.; DR.. John H.
NoWlin; Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Reitemeier;
Rev. Joseph F. Adams; N. Bauer; John
Tourski; Herbert Kohler; DR.. B. A.
Burkhardt j. L. Eisendrath, r.; j. j.
Nathan; and ladies enjoy the wilder
ness as much as men. The efficient
guide service smootheS out the rough
ness for them at many places leaving
them as the most enthusiastic wilder
ness boosters of all. In fact about 800
of the entire business comes from our
City of Chicago.
1t is indeed interesting to see the
tired business man start from the
lake shores with canoe and pack-sack
as the voageurS of old, and disappear
into the wildS not to emerge for several
weeks. The travel is entirely by map
and compass, some travelling with
guides and some without.
Hundreds of miles and return are
frequently travelled by vacationists
without having seen single person
other than those of their own party.
The guides are all men who have
been trained in outdoor life either by
service with State or Government
Rangers or by previous experience with
numbering crews operating in the re-
gionS of the great northwest. These
men know how to combat every OBJ
stacle of the woods. They can cook;
know the lore of food preservation as
well as preparation, read the signs of
weather and trail as easily as the
average person reads a printed page;
are on familiar ground as regards
knowledge of bird, beast and fish, in
short, men whose leadership in the will
derneSS guarantees safety and pleasure
alike; men Of cheerful disposition and
full of fascinating "reminiscences
Many vacationistS would not be
recognized by members of their own
families when they return, due to the
fact that they are tanned to a deep
brown and have not been able to call
on the barber during the trip. All the
food is put up in white cotton bags
and great deal of dehydrated food
is carried as portageS are many and
excess weight must be avoided.
The keen pleasure of eating is never
so appreciated as when on a wilderness
trip the appetite is Sharpened by
healthful and benef1cent exertion.
How the frying pan looms up IN the
regard of hungry men after half a
days fishing or padding can only be
appreciated by those who have ex-
perienced this pleasure. The expert
packing of all foods for the trip by the
outfitters adds in large measure to
the enjoyment of meals by the vaca-
tioniStS.
And then the sleeping equipment is
very important. No nights rest will be