The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-08
Outdoors
- in the
Arrowhead
MARTY" Says
In the Home Of Conservation
Then and Now.
Among the Executives.
Something to Remember.
+" MARTY" Saus:-

Leaving the chilly vault we fastened
to the arms and equipment department
where hundreds of confiscated guns of
all sizes and makes lined the walls.
Each gun was tagged with complete
data and poachers desiring to retain
their confiscated equipment could do so
by paying the appraised price. We had
our eye on beautiful automatic shot
gun but Gherke had his eye on us so
we had to leave empty handed.
After seeing so many mounted birds
and animals in the Railways we were
thrilled to find ourselves in the room
where the work was actually done. The
men in charge were busy working on
a huge carp-a real treat for sore eyes.
Preserved in alcohol in the same room
was a three-headed fawn which had
been taken from a doe killed by an
automobile. We had a real closeup
view of this strange creature and felt
greatly relieved to know that We had
only one head-and were alive. A
sturgeon 81 inches in length and
weighing 80 pounds was also on display.
Poachers had fatally wounded this fish
and game wardens arriving upon the
scene had the sturgeon sent in to the
department and mounted. We thrilled
at the sight of a Canadian lynx which
had been trapped near Ely. The ami
NAL had three toes on one foot and four
on the other.
In the forestry department we had
the pleasure of making the acquaint-
ance of Ellery A. Foster, director, and
Henry Weber, deputy director, who gave
us clear picture of forestry and its
problems. Mr.. Foster has a brilliant
record in this field and has written a
number of articles which have gained
national prominence. His discussion.
on the problems of today interested us
deeply. In the Drainage and Waters
department. we learned about the con-
struction of dams and their part in the
preservation of lakes and streams.
Walter Olson, director, and Ernie Rajah,
assistant, have been faced with some
real problems and their outstanding
work in this field has brought our state
additional favorable publicity.
In the office of the chief examiner
We made the acquaintance of A. E.
Smith,. a brilliant young man whose
pleasing personality and sincereness in
his work has gained for him an en-
viable reputation as one of the de-
partment's outstanding directors. Smith
is in charge of the merit system for
the conservation department and is
rapidly gaining prominence for his
great work in the field throughout the
northwest. Thanking Mr.. Smith for
his summary of the system, We hurried
to the office of Harold Lathrop, direc-
tor of state parks. His remarks and
those of his assistant, Emil E. Kruger,
interested and enlightened us on a
number of matters we heretofore did
not understand clearly. AS our time
was limited and rapidly approaching
the dead-line we suddenly realized that
it was after working hours and were
surprised to find number of the
executives still hard at work cleaning
up last minute details. However, we
continued our tour and enjoyed most
interesting discussions with Carl Mel
son of the fish propagation depart
ment, Harold Searls of the educational
bureau, and j. A. Mitchell, who is in
charge of exhibits for the state fair.
Our tour at an end, We thanked
Howard Frederickson, our guide, for
his time and untiring efforts in making
the trip through the department very
interesting one. Mr.. Frederickson edits
a weekly news. release to papers
throughout the state and his interesting
comments and up-to-date information
has done much to increase public in
terest in the subject of conservation.
We again wish to thank Guy w.