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Form 3547
Requested
BULK RATE
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 2
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CHILOQUIN, OREGON
VOL. 4 NO. 9
KLAMATH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 1959
PATTI JAMES STARTS JUNIOR YEAR AT
U. OF 0. MAJORS IN DRAMA
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Starting her junior year at the
University of Oregon this fall,
with a major in drama, is Patricia
James. Patricia, or "Patti" as she
is popularly known, started her
college career at Colorado Col
lege, Colorado Springs, Colo. She
attended there a year and one
half, taking primarily liberal arts
courses, such as philosophy, re
ligion, anthropology, history and
literature. In the way of activ
ities, she was a member of Colo
rado College dancers, chairman of
the assembly board, vice
president of all-college party, and
a dormitory counselor. She also
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served as a junior pan-hcllcnic
member for her sorority as well
as a rally squad member.
Patti transferred to the U. of
O. at the beginning of last spring
term. Comparing the two schools,
she says that Colorado College
provided a very cosmopolitan at
mosphere, with students from
"every section of the United
States and many foreign lands",
whereas Oregon does not possess
such a wide diversity of students.
As a larger school, however, she
recognizes that the U. of O. offers
advantages in such respects as
"lectures by prominent figures,
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Forest- Fire Inflicts Losses In Both Remaining,
Withdrawing Areas; Salvage Sales Planned
The largest single fire in the
history of the Klamath Reserva
tion swept over 14,000 acres of
reservation land doing extensive
damage to the property of both
tho remaining and withdrawing
members.
The fire is said to have started
at the Chilo()uin dump, southwest
of the top of Cave Mountain on
Thursday morning, Sept. 10. High
winds carried tho fire in a north
erly direction for eleven miles to
the northern slope of Solomon
Hutte one mile southeast of Kirk.
The widest area was no more
than about three miles. Fire
fighters recruited from all parts
of the state joined state and fed
eral agencies, and held the firo
Marsh Information
Provided By BIA
The following newt release was
provided by Perry Skarra, Acting
Area Director. The information
contained in the release was ob
tained according to Skarra "from
Fish and Wildlife people after
consultation with the Secretary's
office".
The text of the law providing
for the early transfer of "the
marsh follows the news release in
bold face.
Money for the purchase of the
Klamath Marsh by the Federal
government will not be available
for some months, the Department
of the Interior announced this
week.
Under the provisions of Public
Law K6-247 the payment for the
area under the Klamath Termin
ation Act was changed from April
1, 1961, "to the earliest date after
September 30, 1959, when the
Secretary of the Interior deter
mines that funds for the payment
of the purchase price are available
from the sale of stamps under the
Migratory Hird Hunting Stamp
Act of March 16, 19.M."
"This does not mean that pay
ment will be made immediately
after September M), 1959, or at
any early date thereafter," Don C.
Foster, Portland area director for
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largely within the area which
burned the first day, with only
two major breakthroughs occur
ring following the first clay. Kollo
Moore, acting forest mgr., and
Vic Sisson, fire control aide, both
at Klamath Agency, report that
more than 550 men were fighting
the fire at ono stage, and 29 bull
dozers were in use. Firefighting
costs, they stated, will be borne
by the State, and the Hurcau of
Indian Affairs, with no such costs
being assessed to the Tribe.
Although this was the largest
single fire in the reservation's
history, Karle Wilcox, manager
of the Laud Sales Office, stated
that "the combined acreage for
certain years in the past equalled
that so far this year". "In former
years," he went on, "the lesser
amount of undergrowth served to
prevent great loss."
Of the 14,000 acres affectod by
the fire, an estimated 4,170 acres
are in units to be sold for the
withdrawing metubors, 9,040
acres in trust status for the re
maining members and 1,090 acres
in individual ownership. The fire
burned parts of two units which
are schodulcd to be put up for
sale to pay the withdrawing
members. Of the two units, most
of the damage was done in the
chilo(tiiu unit and a small part in
the Antelope Desert unit.
Wilcox estimated that there is
a 75 kill within the bounds of
the fire. "There are small patches
of unburnt areas in which somo
trees will live while other trees
might live a short time and then
be destroyod by bugs." he said.
"Oiiestionable trees," in Wilcox's
opinion, "should be left since they
might put out a good seed crop
noxt year. Purchasers of these
units can salvage them without
losing much." ,
Salvage Slated
Wilcox reports that two units
have already been tentatively set
up for salvage sales in tho with
drawing area. One unit is located
on the west side of the William
son River completely cut off from
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