February
21, 1919 - Lyman W. Ayer, Little Falls, Minn., said to be the
first white child born in Minn., and an expert timber cruiser for 60+ years,
gave advice to the state forestry board at a meeting late today in St. Paul to
discuss forestry bills pending in the legislature.
Ayer was born on June 10, 1832 at Pokegama Mission in what is now Pine County. His father was a missionary to the Chippewa Indians, his mother a teacher. Ayer says he spoke better Chippewa than English, and acquired a taste for such Indian delicacies as beaver tail, Moose nose, buffalo hump and bear paws.
Ayer was born on June 10, 1832 at Pokegama Mission in what is now Pine County. His father was a missionary to the Chippewa Indians, his mother a teacher. Ayer says he spoke better Chippewa than English, and acquired a taste for such Indian delicacies as beaver tail, Moose nose, buffalo hump and bear paws.
Lyman W. Ayer1
For 62 years Ayer cruised timber and has been a land-looker in the dense forests of Northern Minnesota and Canada; his judgments are said to have resulted in the purchase of millions of dollars’ worth of standing trees. Practically all of the territory between St. Louis and the Arctic Circle has been covered by the cruiser on foot and by dog team, in the days when no better transportation was available.
Ayer served as a member of the Second Minnesota battery of artillery during the Civil War from Feb. 1862 to Aug. 1865.
He is still active and his eyesight and hearing are good.
The Duluth Herald; “First Gopher White Child Gives Advice”; Feb. 22, 1919; p. 16.
1The Saint Pau Globe; “First White Male Born in Minnesota. Lyman W. Ayer, Veteran Timber Cruiser Enjoys This Distinction.”; March 27, 1904; p. 13.
Little Falls Herald; “In the Early Days L. W. Ayer Tells of Visit to Minneapolis 70 Years Ago.”; Dec. 12, 1919; p. 3.
The Duluth Herald; “First Gopher White Child Gives Advice”; Feb. 22, 1919; p. 16.
1The Saint Pau Globe; “First White Male Born in Minnesota. Lyman W. Ayer, Veteran Timber Cruiser Enjoys This Distinction.”; March 27, 1904; p. 13.
Little Falls Herald; “In the Early Days L. W. Ayer Tells of Visit to Minneapolis 70 Years Ago.”; Dec. 12, 1919; p. 3.
Definition of timber cruising: https://www.benmeadows.com/refinfo/techfacts/techpdf/timber_cruising_224.pdf
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