The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15

! struction projects on the forest, there
now being over $50 miles of telephone
lines on the Forest.
From the Stony Lookout we return tt
Highway No. / and follow it for a few
miles before turning east over the
Isabella Wanless truck trail, another
of our low service truck trails which
winds its way along ridges, around lakes
and across the narrows of the swamps
We got glimpse of lake now and
again and soon come out on ridge
where a turnout and parking space has
been made TO give the motorist an OPP
portunity to stop and get an unob-
structed view of the lake. Leaving this
point we are soon away from the lake
shore, a few miles farther in we cross
the tracks of the General Logging COM
pany at WanlesS. Railroads of this
type are constructed by the logger, over
which the mature timber is hauled to
the mills to be manufactured into lum-
Der and paper.
This road passes through some very
rough country, picturesque at one time
but logged over, burned, and now very
unattractive. Extensive planting OPP
erations are being undertaken along this
road in an effort to bring the area again
into timber production. Originally in
private ownership, the government has
been purchasing large tracts of land in
this area primarily for the production
Of forest products.
We now leave the truck trail and
travel on old county roads to Cramer
and from Cramer We follow the old
North Shore Road to Schroeder. It is
well worth our time to stop here few
moments to view the falls on the Cross
River
AS we travel northeast on u. S. No.
81, just out of TOfte road turns to our
left which leads up to Sawbill Lake and
Ranger Station. Sawbill lake is one of
the entrances into the Wilderness area.
From here on we must travel by canoe
and on foot. Accommodation for the
public are available at resort on Saw
bill lake. The road to Sawbill is the
most scenic of any on the North Shore
as it winds its way along the ridge tops.
However, time does not permit us to
make this trip today. We continue to
Grand Marais on Highway 81 where
ends our second day.
The third day is spent on the Gun
flint Trail and its branch roads in an
area that is highly used for recreational
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road that leads to the rearing pond on
the Casacde River. Here We see dams
built and water diverted to a channel
about 10 feet wide and foot deep
which is divided into three compart-
ments, each of which contains about
$4,000 minnows. These are fed regular
ly and should reach a size of or 3
inches in length by fall when they are
taken from the pond and placed in the
streams of the North Shore. In adj
dition to the dams, trees and shrubs
are being planted to provide natural
shade for the fish, and a log cabin
similar to the one at the Stony Tower
is to be constructed for the caretaker.
A short distance down the Cascade
River we can view some of the stream
improvement work, the deflector dam
which turns the current SO it will flow
under shade and also make deep pools
of cool water for the fish to rest and
feed in, especially in hot weather. The
v type dam forces the water to go out
through smaller opening forming a
rifle which aerates and cools the water,
making 1t possible for more fish to be
raised in stream.
Leaving the trout stream and rearing
pond we return to the Gunflint Trail