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I.Sowing the Germ That I Knew Not.[13]
II.Preparations for the Wilds of Wisconsin.[15]
III.Entering the Wilds of Wisconsin.[18]
IV.Surveying and Selecting Government Timber Lands.[22]
V.Gaining Experience—Getting Wet.[28]
VI.A Birthday Supper.[33]
VII.A New Contract—Obstacles.[40]
VIII.A Few Experiences in the New and More Prosperous Field.[47]
IX.Tracing Gentlemen Timber Thieves—Getting Wet—Fawn.[56]
X.Does It Pay to Rest on Sunday?[63]
XI.Indian Traits—Dog Team.[69]
XII.Wolves—Log Riding.[73]
XIII.Entering Minnesota, the New Field.[77]
XIV.An Evening Guest—Not Mother's Bread.[94]
XV.A Hurried Round Trip to Minneapolis—Many Incidents.[101]
XVI.The Entire Party Moves to Swan River.[117]
XVII.Methods of Acquiring Government Land—An Abandoned Squaw. [125]
XVIII.United States Land Sale at Duluth—Joe LaGarde.[129]
XIX.Six Hundred Miles in a Birch Canoe.[135]
XX.Effect of Discovery of Iron Ore on Timber Industry.[142]
XXI.Forest Fires.[159]
XXII.White Pine—What of Our Future Supply?[174]
XXIII.Retrospect—Meed of Praise.[178]

Illustrations.

George H. Warren.[Frontispiece]
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W. S. Patrick.[16]
The "V" shaped baker is a valuable part of the cook's outfit[22]
"The almost saucy, yet sociable red squirrel".[28]
"I found several families of Indians camping at the end of the portage."[34]
"In the Vermilion country, dog trains could sometimes be advantageously used."[40]
S. D. Patrick.[44]
"There were many waterfalls".[52]
"We succeeded in crossing Burnt Side Lake".[58]
"We started out with two birch canoes".[64]
"The party subsisted well, until it arrived at Ely".[70]
"My three companions and I ... had gone to survey and estimate a tract of pine timber."[74]
The journey had to be made with the use of toboggans.[82]
"Our camp was established on the shores of Kekekabic Lake".[88]
"The memorable fire ... which swept Hinckley".[94]
"The fire ... destroyed millions of dollars worth of standing pine timber".[102]
This illustration kindly loaned by Department of Forestry, State of Minnesota.
"One of the horses balked frequently".[106]
"Our camp was made in a fine grove of pig-iron Norway".[112]
"These little animals were numerous".[118]
"We saw racks in Minnesota made by the Indians".[122]
"The roots of the lilies are much relished as a food by the moose."[130]
"We have seen the moose standing out in the bays of the lakes."[136]
"White Pine—What of Our Future Supply?"[142]
"He motors over the fairly good roads of the northern frontier."[148]
"Friends whom he had known in the city who are ready to welcome him."[154]
"He camps by the roadside on the shore of a lake".[160]
The midday luncheon is welcomed by the automobile tourists.[166]
"Here he brings his family and friends to fish".[172]
"Prepare their fish just caught for the meal, by the open camp fire."[178]
"He continues his journey ... to the very source of the Mississippi River".[182]

THE PIONEER WOODSMAN AS HE IS
RELATED TO LUMBERING IN
THE NORTHWEST.
By GEORGE HENRY WARREN