The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-07-14

A short time ago we received letter
asking about the restrictions of fire
arms in CCC camps. We wrote to the
commanding officer of Camp No. 1722
S-95, Deer Lake, and received the fol-
lowing information: Firearms belong
ing to enrollees will be kept under lock
and key in company supply rooms only,
and the key retained in the personal
possession of the company commander
or the officer of the day. Firearms may
be returned to the owner by the COM
pany commander or the officer of the
day for specific authorized purposes
only. All arms will be checked in and
out by an officer, who will make sure
the owner understands how to operate
the weapon and knows at all times
whether or not it is loaded Under no
circumstances will enrollee enter any
camp building, other than the building
housing the company headquarters o.
the supply room, while in the posses
sion of a firearm" This information
proves without doubt that CCC boys
live up to them.
The next time you're caught with
out water to boil an egg if that's pos
sible up in this neck of the wOOdS)
just puncture it slightly and cover
it with hot Goals for few minutes.
Just why so many fellows seem to
think it necessary to get themselves
dressed up into first class representa-
ton of bum when they go fishing is
a mystery to us. No one expects to
meet a brother fisherman dressed in
tails and gardenia, but the usual run
of fishermen is far from that. A lot of
them look like something the last
tornado left in town and it's a wonder
the town constable doesn't back up the
wagon to some of our lakes. Yours
truly hasn't anything to crouch about
because we've left many parts of our
trousers to adorn some farmers fence.
However, if some one took note on what
is the least becoming of the year-which
we simply think we must have when we
go fishing-we believe the old SLOUGH
hat would come in two laps ahead Of
the old fishing coat.
The next time you feel ambitious
and want to varnish your rod, print
your name on it with red India ink.
1t will not run in the fiber of the
bamboo and will add a finishing
touch to the old stick.
With summer officially under way,
America has turned vacation-minded,
judging by the sharp increase in in
quiries to the Minnesota Tourist Bur-
eau. The reports of nonresident tour
ist inqiries made to the bureau thus
far this year show better than 125 per
cent increase over the same period last
year. Cool weather throughout the
central states this spring somewhat de-
layed the rush of tourist business in
the Arrowhead country, but survey
of resorts now reveals bookings for July
and almost at full capacity. To aid
travellers, the Minnesota Tourist Bureau
has prepared new booklet with more
than 100 scenic and outing pictures in
it, together with data concerning the
Gopher state. These may be obtained
by writing the Minnesota Tourist Bur-
eau, 349 State Office Building, st. Paul
When your frying pan is greasy, set
it on the fire until it is smoking hot,
.,.k~
1t Misses and comes out clean as a
whistle. But don't try this around
the house.
President Roosevelt recently signed a
bill requiring the licensing of inter-
state firearms shipments. The bill out
laws shipments to any person who is
under indictment, who has been con-
victed of crime of violence, or who is
a fugitive from justice. Manufac-
turers will pay shipping license fees of
SIS year, and dealers 81 a year. Lii
cenSes will be issued by the treasury,
which will enforce provisions of the act.
Remember: The idea of camping is
NOT to see how miserable you can be
and endure it. Camping skillfully is
when you are comfortable and snugly
sheltered by reason of your own in
genuity plus the brains of the men
who make your equipment.
We can't tell you why, but it seems
that the axe is one piece of equipment
that is always being left at the last
camping spot. The next time you break
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