Oregon daily emerald., November 13, 1987, Page 5, Image 5

PUlTiaS Continued from Page 4
pfioto W l om Dumas
Pholo by Slrphrn NUhcr
The hut in which Dumas lived a few years ago was located 50 yards east of the Autzen Stadium
footbridge (left). He lived there for more than a year. According to Dumas (right), the hut was
constructed with materials found discarded.
building" for two years before
the eviction notice put a stop to
his residency.
Dumas said he was evicted
because other people began liv
ing in the adjoining four
garages and created a ruckus.
"They were doing it blatantly
and openly, fighting and drink
ing, which didn’t do my situa
tion any good."
“One morning 1 noticed evic
tion notices on all the garages
and that was the end of that."
he said.
After that he decided the
Willamette Kiver greenway was
more to his liking.
Choosing a well-hidden spot
underneath a tree near the
Autzen Stadium footbridge,
Dumas constructed a nicely fur
nished hut. The structure was 5
and a half feet high. 15 feet
wide and 12 feet long and in
cluded sliding glass doors,
carpeting, foam-mattress beds,
shelves, wall hangings, pic
tures, a mirror and an oil lamp
The roof was made from 10
wooden beams covered with
carpet wedges, dried leaves and
plastic; the walls from layers of
leaves covered with plastic and
surrounded by a chain-link
fence.
Dumas lived there for more
than a year before he came face
to-face in July 198ti with
University officials who were
searching out the area because
of reports of transients But
unlike the tree house incident.
Dumas was given a two-week
notice to clear out.
Duinas more or less remained
living down along the river, and
during the past summer resided
in a large A-frame tent big
enough for four people.
Although some people might
argue otherwise. Ifumas said he
doesn't consider himself a tran
sient. “Not by any means.” he
said, with a tone of defiance in
his voice.
Used Color
Televisions
$49°° and Up
Free Estimate
on TV Repair
_ Deka.
Electronics
390 W. 12th
342-2488
"1 have absolutely nothing in
common with those people. I
just have a slow currency flow
these days," he added.
"What I've done seems to be
very popular with the popula
tion of Eugene,” Dumas said,
adding: "I suppose people ad
mire it for the aspect of risk,
involved."
When not busy with carpen
try, Dumas draws "fantasy il
lustrations," repairs and
recycles discarded items, and
teaches wilderness skills.
Dumas said he plans to write
a book on a particular
wilderness skill — fire by fric
tion. He has taught the skill at
the Oregon Country Fair and to
individuals, he said
"1 intend to write a book and
hopefully from that will come
financial aid to progress
myself to a better situation,"
Dumas said.
And with a twinkle in his eye,
Dumas added. "I've been unat
tached for the last couple of
years, and I'm lookin’."
TAN
as low as
$2/VISIT
Woltt Sy*t«m
»ir conditioned
Fail
flalmny
Allot clabl«
Convenient
SunShuarr
on campus
uimi>mi iMfi
til HMt*o •
Orkion W’i-si
EARLYBIRD TANNING
$2 a session 6 am noon
«#» IUI
Best selection in Town
Of Gourmet Bakeware
And Kitchen Accessories.
• cast iron murnn moias
• stainless steel cookie sheets and pie pans
• tinned steel bread pans
• wooden utensils
• ceramic mixing bowls
50 W. 11th 544-6575 -
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10:00-6:00 <
r / prwv
BMBM m
Oriental Buffet Lunch
Downstairs
fc Try Our Dinner
Upstairs
Hours: Downstairs
MThllOO 7 00 f Sa I I 00 4 3C
Closed Sundays
Hours: Upstairs
SuTh4 30 10 00
FSaSOO 1030
1273 Alder Street « 683 8886
Paid Advartisamant
TRACKS
by J.S. Bock
I Mil* M. >»* bl T* Vtth.
t»t> roo (ill Afcblt MOS
-ww?
?
AbUt HXCOfcS T.I lAH
■ AllO
A UMN HHC
|#trf ClKlrt
MAK|S 4 .
tJMMT,
jUMf vou mt*t f
UO-Bookstore
‘ ‘at last, don Juan is back
The Power of Silence
Carlos Castaneda
The Pow er of Silence is Castaneda s
most memorable book to date- brilliant
flash of knowledge that illuminates the
far reaches of the human mind, and in
which sorcery and magic are revealed to
be. finally, metaphors for man's need to
understand himself and the world in
which he lives. In the end. don Juan's
miracles and visions, honed in the
desert of Sonora, provide a system of
ethics, belief, and self-realization that is
at once transcendental and valid for us
all.
*17.95
Hardcover