The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Outdoors
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Arrowhead
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Take a Course in Canoeing.
Expert Riflemen Coming to Range.
Tourists Should Visit Pits.
Speed Limit for Game Refuge.

Most of the folks who paddle canoes
won't admit they need any instruc-
lions but those who are slightly in
doubt about their ability may be in
terested to know they may receive
training in handling canoes and small
boats under the auspices of the Red
Gross. Waldemar Claussen, former
president of the American Canoe associ-
alton, is a present touring various parts
of Minnesota and giving instructions.
The training period will end August 10,
so get in touch with your Red Cross
headquarters at once.
They tell us forests of the United
States contain more varieties of trees
than those of Europe. There are about
1000 species of trees in this country
and only about $50 in Europe.
Did you know that among the ma
jority of migratory birds the males come
north earlier than the females and do
not sing for few days? Then when
male suddenly bursts into song and
proclaimS to all birds within hearing
| that "this is my claim, treSpaSsers will
be prosecuted" you can bet your last
stick of chewing gum that it won't be
long before the females will be around.
When the female finally does arrive she
claims the male along with his es-
tablished territory. Some birds, such
as the robin, have their nests half built
by the time the female arrives.
When a tourist recently told us
"This is the warmest winter I've ever
spent do you suppose he was punning
our weather?
! We just got word that Otto Marck-
mann, Los Angeles, California, one of
Americas outstanding small-bore shots
will be up on the range sometime in
August. Marckmann has captured
many a medal and cup for his ability
with the % rifle and his visit up in this
section of the state will bring additional
publicity to the Arrowhead country
He participated in the Arrowhead small
bore tournament in Virginia last year
and said the shooters of Minnesota were
we'll up in their scores and predicted
Minnesota would be well represented
at national meets in the near future
Someone is always taking the joy
out of life for our deer population.
They're not only kept on the go
throughout the regular and special
deer seasons but find poachers after
them practically the year around.
Nice fellows these poachers. We'd
like to meet one some day-behind
the bars.
In spite of it's size, the muskellunge
oddly enough, is not deep water fish
It stays most of the time in water
ranging from five feet in depth to less
than Is feet, according to Robert Page
Lincoln, national authority. The place
to seek the muSkie in the summer is
along the outer edges of the weed
beds, pads, rushes, etc. A study OF
muskellunge fishing conducted within
the borders of the United States is
interesting that over 80 per cent of the
fishing for this species has been by
the method of trolling. Once in a
while fisherman, instead of trolling
with his spoon, breaks the moSs-growr
ritual and goes in for casting his
spoon or lure up to the pads, rushes
ETC., and actually takes fish, while the
man trolling will pull his lure over
endless miles and accumulate nothing
save weeds.
Prove we're wrong if you can, but
Lake Superior is COZ feet above sea
level, is eleven hundred feet deep and
389 miles long.
Of all the sights available to the
visitor up in this part of the Arrow
head, the view of the worlds largest
Amazed When Fish