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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2016 Lake Continued from Page 1A storage buildings and employee housing. “My sister and I really grew up on the old Forest Service compound. It was fun because we got to go down to the ware- house after the crews went home,” he recalled. For people arriving in Old Detroit from down- river, the Forest Service compound was one of the first things they saw. It served a number of pur- poses in the quest to pro- tect national forestland. “It really was the be- ginning of full admini- stration and protection of the forest reserves,” Kel- ly said. “Guard stations during this time served as backcountry living quarters where forest rangers were stationed during the summer, con- structing trails, install- ing telephone lines and patrolling land on horse- back in search of smoke from wildfires.” Dean’s father, How- ard, was in charge of fire management, a job that came with maintaining the station’s pack ani- mals. The family lived in a house behind the com- pound until Old Detroit was abandoned. Then, like many residents, they moved to “new” Detroit, the current lakeside town; he stayed until graduating from high school. As for the octagon- shaped fishpond, the best photo Kelly can find is an Hands off Federal law prohibits dis- turbing, damaging or re- moving artifacts (items older than 50 years) on federal land. – Code of Federal Regula- tions, 261.9 and the U.S. Forest Service old black-and-white shot showing it near the com- pound’s storage build- ings. To make a match, she used a magnifying glass. She’s pretty confi- dent the rock-lined fea- ture in the photo and the octagon found in the mudflats are one and the same. Its size and location ruled it out as a possible part of Old Detroit’s rail- way turntable, as some readers speculated. It is much too small to have been associated with the turntable, which was used to send locomotives back down the Santiam Canyon, Kelly said. And old photographs show the turntable farther up the North Santiam River. A little past that, the rail line ended, and it nev- er went any farther. Ore- gon Pacific Railroad’s failed attempt in the 1880s to cross the Cas- cades and connect with the transcontinental rail- road makes for fascinat- ing local history. Keen observers can still see bits of railroad grade as they drive from Detroit toward the San- tiam Pass. In some places, Highway 22 itself runs on old railroad grade. In others, sections of grade stand alone in APPEAL TRIBUNE the woods. None of these segments were connect- ed or topped with track because Oregon Pacific went bankrupt in 1889. Roughly 100 years lat- er, archaeological exca- vation at railroad work- ers’ camps uncovered tools, stone “dome” ov- ens and the remains of shelters. Informally credited to Chinese workers in the past, the ovens are now thought to have been the work of Italian or Greek laborers. “Finding this is just fascinating because now we know a little more about how these workers lived,” Kelly said. Trains continue to run to Mill City, but the track beyond that has been re- moved. Still, people such as Terry Dean won’t for- get what life was like when trains came regu- larly through the heart of Old Detroit. And that little octagon near the ranger station they passed? It certainly wasn’t part of the rail sys- tem, but one question re- mains. Was it built to be a pond or did it serve an- other purpose first? Dean and his friends aren’t old enough to know the answer. “I don’t know what its original intent was, but I sure do remember it,” he said. This is the second in a series of articles explor- ing the underwater arti- facts at Detroit Lake dis- covered this fall and doc- umenting local efforts to gather and present the area’s history to the pub- lic. Obituaries Continued from Page 2A Bud was a 55-year active member of the Silverton United Methodist Church, and a lifetime member of the Elks. Bud is survived by his wife Dolores; son David; daughters Kathleen (Chuck) Weeke and Mary (Dale) White; grandchil- dren Kasia, India, Brock and Blake (Kelsey); and special family friend Es- meralda Benavidez. He is preceded in death by his two children, Randal and Jane. Services will be held at 11 a.m. April 30 at Silver- ton United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a dona- tion to Silverton United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Un- ger Funeral Chapel. Milton John Buchheit Jan. 27 1928 — April 19, 2016 On Tuesday, April 19, we lost one of the most decent, kind, and generous men our world has known. John Buchheit of Mt. Angel peacefully passed away at home, sur- rounded by his family. John was born to Ed- ward and Mary (Wertz) Buchheit on Jan. 27, 1928. He grew up in Mt. Angel until age 17 when he joined the Navy. After- ward, he worked in vari- ous lumber mills in the area. He was the “John- ny” of Ed & Johnny’s Tav- ern. Later, he met Patricia Anderson, and married her on July 9, 1961. They settled down and raised their three kids in Mt. An- gel, living there during all 55 years of their mar- riage. He is survived by his loving wife; daughters Johna (Mark) Overfield of Woodburn and Patti Madderom of Mt. Angel; son Scott (Amy) Buchheit of Silverton; grandchil- dren Jami Madderom, Christopher Overfield, James Skay, Nicholle (Chase) Zollman, Derek, Teya, Grant, and Reegan Buchheit; great-grand- children Garrett and Lila Zollman; brothers Bob and Paul; sisters Evelyn Hynes and Willie Walen. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Eddie, Joe, Gail, Leo, and Alvin; sisters Ann Brack- en, Mitzie Anderson, and Betty Scharbach; and son-in-law Richard Mad- derom. A rosary service was held April 25 at St. Mary’s Church in Mt. Angel, fol- lowed by his funeral ser- vice April 26, also at St. Mary’s. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Mary’s Church, Provi- dence Benedictine Hos- pice or Habitat for Hu- manity. Gloria Alma “Skip” Dodds June 30, 1930 — April 6, 2016 Our be- loved Skip died snug in her own bed on April 6, in the home she shared with Pam and Robert Rowland nestled in the hills of Sub- limity. Her family, friends and ever-present little dog were at her side. Affectionately nick- named “Skip” as a child, the name, and her vibrant and youthful spirit, en- dured through her life. Skip was born in Whea- ton, Minnesota, the youngest of the five daughters born to Ralph and Blanche Dodds. The baby of the family, she was adored by her loving sisters, Edith, Doris, Gayle and Ilene, who were all waiting for her in heaven. As a child, Skip was a tomboy, accom- plished at high school softball in Washougal, Washington, and a peren- nial animal-lover. Never did she go without owning a little dog or beautiful Arabian horse. Skip had a magical way with all living things and a compassionate spirit that drove her to an accom- plished nursing career. After graduating from Good Samaritan Nursing School in Portland in 1953, she worked in Seattle for a few years before set- tling into work for Dr. Ol- wyn K. Davies in Silver- ton. She tirelessly devot- ● ed long days in Dr. Da- vies’ office — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. most of the time. She loved it. Patients loved her and waited for hours to be seen as evidenced by her overflowing photo board of “Skip’s Kids” in the office. It was her life and joy to work there. In her younger years, she loved driving and al- ways had her tanned left arm out the window — her signature “summer look.” She loved going camping or to the beach to look for agates in the sand. She loved black coffee, Roth’s maple bars, blue glass birds, colorful African vi- olets, and her favorite holiday, Halloween. She loved all things Silverton — Homer Davenport Days, The Pet Parade and any goings on about town. She was the family pho- tographer as well, docu- menting every gathering for many, many years. Her walls and closets were brimming with old photos. She never married and did not have any children. Instead, she showered her love on her sisters, with whom she had an un- commonly close bond, and the myriad of nieces, nephews, friends and pets she had in her life. She was the aunt with the lat- est fancy car ready to take you on an adventure, that gave the most exqui- sitely wrapped Christmas gifts, and never failed to offer a sugary treat when mom wasn’t looking. She was the special aunt that belonged to all of us, the one we didn’t have to share with a husband or other kids, and we loved her in all her youthful, mysterious and fiercely independent ways. She will be missed by her surviving family: nieces Pamela Jones (Robert) Rowland of Sub- limity, Linda Locke (Roy) Henson of Wenatchee, Washington, and Patricia Brittan (Terry) Caster of Scotts Mills; nephew Har- ry (Nancy) Brittan of Es- condido, California; many great-nieces and great- nephews; and special friends, including Damon and Jan Spink of Silver- ton. Per her wishes, no ser- vices are being held. Her cremation was handled by Weddle Funeral Home in Stayton. A private cele- bration of life was held by the family April 16 and 17 in Lincoln City. In lieu of flowers, do- nations to the Silverton Hospital Nursing Schol- arship fund or Willamette Humane Society are wel- come. 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