The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-10-30
CONSERVATION
BRIEFS

of the division of game and fish in
the three months ended September 80.
Arrests for other violations included:
small game, SO; guns set up, %; hunt
ing and carrying guns in refuge, Is;
big game, 10; netting, IL; trapping,
IL; fur, and miscellaneous, z.
Twenty-Five shotguns, 10 rifles and
one pistol were confiscated.
A summer creel census was conducted
on 1876 Minnesota lakes this year by
the bureau of research, division of
game and fish. Results are being tab
ulated and will be announced after
necessary laboratory work incident to
the census has been completed.
Preparation of a work plan for a
statewide program of stream improve
ment has been started by the division
of game and fish. A survey of North
Shore streams has been made, and a
general inspection of streams in other
sections of the state is under way.
The Leech Lake Playground asSoci-
alton has decided to construct one or
two fish rearing ponds in this area,
and to operate it comparatively with
the department. of conservation.
Members of the association will pre-
pare the ponds and next spring the
division of game and fish will pro-
vide pike fry or bass brood stock. The
local sportsmen will care for the
pond during the summer, and in the
fall the fingerlings will be seined under
direction of game and fish. crews.
$50
The State division of water resources
and engineering, which is charged with
guardianship of Minnesota's waters,
during the three months ended October
1:
Received Al requests for surveys and
investigations.
Received AZ requests for engineering
services
Took action on SO surveys and in
vestigations.
Completed or partially completed
plans for 35 projects
Had 80 projects under construction
as of october 1.
Had 343 dams under its Jurisdiction
as of october /.
Despite unfavorable weather during
| much of the season, attendance at
state parks was the highest in history
the Division of State Parks reported
today. Approximately 100000 persons
visited the 81 state parks during the
four months from June through Sep
| TENDER. compared with an estimated
1,250,O00 last year.
| Interstate Park at Taylors Falls led
in attendance with 100000. Itasca Park
at Taylors Falls ranked second with ap-
proximately 175yO0O and Jay Cooke
placed third with $4,000.
| 80
| Reaching a new high in it's propa-
cation program the division of game
and fish planted more than 100000
lingering and yearling fish in the
three months ended Oct. 1. OF this
total slightly more than 100000 bass
crappies, sunfsh, pike and minnows
were harvested from hatcheries and
cooperative rearing ponds.
Approximately 100000 lingering
brook, brown, rainbow and lake trout
were placed in streams and lakes in the
state suited to that species. In addi-
ton, 100000 yearling trout of fish
able size also were planted.
To determine whether more complete
use of tree tops is economically pos
sible, experimental cutting of 1900
cords of black spruce is under way
near Big Falls.
The project is being carried out by
the Minnesota & Ontario Paper COM
pany in cooperation with the state
division of forestry. Instead of taking
only eight foot and 100-inch lengths
of timber to four inch top diameter,
| four foot lengths to three and a half
inch top will be cut.
Part of the tops to one and one
half inch top will be utilized. These
will be run through the company
paper mill to determine if the fiber
content is high enough to justify the
expense of logging. Final conclusions
will not be reached until next spring
Redevelopment of the state fish
hatchery here to include hard freeze
unit will make possible utilization of
rough fish as food in the department
of conservation's fish propagation
program. Carp will be used principally
They will be cut into slabs, or ground
and then frozen before being shipped
to various trout and bass hatcheries.
The new diet will supplement the
regular one consisting of packing house
products, minnows and forage now
used. A saving to the department will
result in that meat products, which
have advanced materially in price
will be replaced.
More than ITS bodies of water were
included in stream and lake survey
activities of the department of conser-
walton this summer.
Lloyd L. Smith, director of the
bureau of research, reported IS lakes
were test-seined for rough fish re-
moved and recommendations made
This makes a total of lis lakes thus
investigated in the last two years.
Ninety-f1ve lakes were surveyed to
give as complete inventory as pos
sible of all conditions for fish life.
Approximately 10000 lingering wall
eye pike and black bass were planted
in lakes in this vicinity from the
rearing pond operated by the Brainerd
Sportsmen's club in cooperation with
the Department of Conservation.
Some of the walleyeS had grown to