Page Nine Brookings-Harbor Pilot — Brookings, Oregon Thursday, September 13, 1956 1 u sed it as a sto p p in g place b e ­ tw een th e b u .v m a rk e t to w n of K erbyville and T he M ines. O nion C am p is a place w here th e r e ’s a sw ale in w hich g lo w s lu x u rie n t (an d p o t e n t » wild g a r ­ ■ • . buck, .1. c o n fu __i te - d j i t By ->.. w av of c.im i.pvril; flushing a spiked sem i-excuse. th e trio lic. a good sp rin g and a place T his is th e s to ry of th e trip in th e h ead lig h ts' g lare: cro ssin g h ad been p ro d d ed an d prodee* to build a cook fire. A cabin D olly, B en an d M ax to o k th is th e b e a u tifu l new stp.wl B ailey j into m ak in g th is tr ip by one F red th e re h a s been w recked, probably Pereen» p a s t w eekend. I t 's w ritte n , p rin c i­ bridge, sp an n in g th e Illinois, t u r n ! G ard n er. F re d v,as h a n k e rin g w ith snow load. Good horse feed, Increase pally, to fill colum n s otherwise- sh arp rig h t, dow n onto th e pro- | know if he could hook up w ith a too. ta k e n by th e jo ttin g s of K a th ry n . fh o r te r an d m ore d irect ro u te Six m iles and s e re ra l m o re h a ir ­ E d ith an d S hirley, all of w hon. tected san d y bench w here th e re fro m his m ine a t \ ulcan P eak pin cu rv es a t a ro u n d a m ile h ig h are fireplaces, and bedding down have gone th e ir v ario u s w ays to G ia n ts P a ss an d a p p a re n tly sim u ltan eo u sly , th e re b y c u ttin g fo r th e nig h t, long afte r d a rk , a d m ittin g n eith er he n o r his b ru sh an d dizzying canyons fu rth e r, th - TOTAL h alf-m il? tr a il up to C anyon P e a k som ething no experienced cam p- o ff th o se d elec tab le b its w hich EMPLOYMENT sto m p in g k id s n o r th e ir frien d s U. S. F . S. lookout ta k e s o ff up ers-o u t should o r would ev er do! u su ally fill th is space. (B y all m eans go in to cam p in c a re d to do th e ex ploring. A ny­ a ridge. Ben hiked to th e lo o k o u t how. it d idn’t ta k e m uch prod d in g . and re p o rte d th a t fu n c tio n a ry I D. an d B. and M. to o k o ff d ay lig h t!) su d d en ly S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n in t F ive m iles in fro m th e highw ay n e a r scared o u t of his dozing W h at a sleep! U p a t crack of th e quote ro ad u nquote fo rk s w ith w its w hen Ben ta p p e d on his door. B ’s experienced jeep s ta tio n w a ­ gon. lad en w ith bedrolls, chuck, daw n (ju s t a frin g e o f pink back th e left h an d going to Fiddlei T he q uote L ookout unquote, had NON- coffee a n d w a te r, h ead ed fo r a of E ig h t D ollar M ountain) coffee, G ulch, w hich w e’d previously n e ith e r seen o u r tr a il of d u st no* AGRKUITURAL b re a k fa s t (lack in g only a h o tcak e b it of rou g h c o u n try th e y ’d o ften looked in to ami could n e ith e r fin 1 h e a rd th e m otor, and q u ite ob liv i­ tu rn er» bindles bundled, (an d a l th e fid d ler n o r any sig n of his ous to fo u r je t plan es c a v o rtin g m ulled o v er in th e ir m inds. EMPLOYMENT the tim e re g re ttin g th e fo rg o tten pro v erb il fem ale dog. a lm o st d irectly o v erh ead w ith T o th e S m ith R iv er cu t-o ff. so ap ) an d off up th e g u l c h , M o ralists proclaim t h a t k eeping m iles an d m iles of long vaj-oi tion, a n d th e n fu r th e r along 197 headed in th e g en eral direction th e rig h t side lead s to th e tra ils, said he w as a S t. L ouis th e n c e to su p p e r a t C ave Ju n c - on of th e e a s t b ank of the ex trem e sm o o th est life b u t follow ing the stu d e n t on his second su m m er a to w here a sig n on th e left sa y s ro ck strew n bald n ess up w hich th e sta tio n . An a la rm in g c o n tra s t so m eth in g a b o u t “T en n essee." In u p p er C hetco. to th e m en w ho g u a rd e d the th e sign. ‘‘O nion C am p. 12 miles, PERSONAL d ire c ts th e tra v e lle r w ould co n ­ publica dom ain, not so m a n .' INCOME found anyone w ith a m odicum ot y e a rs back fo r $80 a m onth, supplied th e ir ow n g ru b , and one intelligence. One good th in g about it, ab so lu tely no one w ith o u t an clo sest to a re p o rte d s n v k e hiked O cean fro n t hom e in H a rb o r w ith access to S andy B each a d ap ta b le vehicle fo r th e com plet? in to it a f te r h e 'd p in -p o in ted its and re a l p riv acy . T h is hom e h as th re e firep laces an d an jo u rn ey could n e g o tia te fa r p ast location and stu d ied b efo reh an 1 enclosed p a tio —tr u ly a fine hom e! th is sign. An a p p ro p ria te vehicle how b est to reach it. COST OF N ew H om e Im m e d ia te Possession, th ree bedroom s, h a rd B eyond C anyon P e a k the road m otored-in th is resp ect confines w ood floors, firep lace, an d o th e r d esirab le featu res, Ju s t LIVING choice to a 4-w heel drive jeep, w inds aro u n d an d dow n to w a rd $12,250 Low down p a y m en t and te rm s to th e rig h t p a rty . (CPi) d itto h ig h -slu n g p ick u p an d m th e C hetco. W e w ent, possibly {Portland (o rn p le te ly fu rn ish ed hom e ju s t reduced! You c a n t b eat e ith e r ease su ffic ie n t load to fo u r o r five m iles, tr a v e rs in g a n l ro u g h going, a t th a t u n til we th is fo r a*buy! N ow $«,*50. m ain ta in c o n sta n t tra c tio n . F ’in stan ce. in ten o f th ese cam e to a w ash no w heeled vehicle L e t us sh o w you th is H a rb o r hom e on on e-h alf ac re w ith th e re a ie th irty eig h t sw itch bck». could pass. T he road w ent m iles p a n o ra m a of all o f P elican Bay. T h e re ’s alm o st 1 J**1 o f B oor space in th is house a t th e alm o st unbelievably sev eral of w hich so sh a rp th , fu rth e r, to w ard th e ex tre m e upper req u ire b ack in g up an d a n g lm e C h etca, acro ss w hich could b. low p rice of $12,750. seen th e m ines u n d er V ulcan P eax around, on a high p e rc e n ta g H er es a n e a t 2 bed ro o m place t h a t h as been fully redec- an d portions« of th e ro a d -tra il g rad e and each h u n g on an ey e­ I t" a real opportunity at $9,450. We w ill arran g e ru n n in g so u th from th ere p ast lid shelf, safe fo r th e e x p e r ie n c e su ita b le te rm s. in such trav el, b u t u n n erv in g foi Red M ountain and C hetco P eak , S om etim es you c a n ’t tell ’em and Ph. D 's in b o ta n y a n d fo r How a b o u t Incom e P ro p e rty » We h av e listin g s on v ario u s th e little fo lk s a tte m p tin g them and thence to w ard O regon M oun­ p ry in g in to th e in tim a te lives of ty p e s of incom e p ro p e rty t h a t are w ell w o rth in v e stig a tin g tain . from us! T h ere are, o f co u rse a few lessei com m ercial fo rest p lan ts. T he a tm o sp h ere w as c ry s ta l Couple, in well w orn and soil* 1 bends a seaso n ed b u rro could W e a lso h a v e a w id e se le c tio n o f Iota—c it y , u rb an , view clear, a t one point th e tip of Mt. d ra b o u tfits w ith th re e rugged T he u p -h o t of It m ay have been m ake w ith o u t blushinjf» a n d o cean fro n ta g e . S h a s ta w as sp o tte d . Snow C am p looking grade schoolers. whole th e tro u p e d iv erted th e ir im m edi­ J u s t b efore g e ttin g to Onion Also Complete Insurance Coverage — Dividends Up To stood o u t like a bunyon. and th ? cam p a new road ta k e s off _w hei? big sm oke dow n w est of Y reka c ra v a n w ould have been snubbed ate, up-coast ja u n t to h it fo r 20% on Fire Policies — Low Semi-Annual Premiums in m ost a re a s, w an ted , as per hog back in th e b ack count iy a sign b o ard ad v ises it is th, boom ed up. an Cars and Light Trucks - Financing of Premiums usual, dope on cam p in g rite s up- w h ere th ey could pick up som e ro u te to B ab y fo o t L ak e. In th is M uch of th e w ay w as in heavy, c o a st en route, in cid en tally , to S a d le r s O ak specim ens, som e Ask Us For Quotations — We are Ready to Serve low. “B ab y fo o t" co u n try lies th e fam ed b eau tifu l s tra n d s of pine an d fir hom e tn B ritish C olum bia. One d w a rf rhododendrons, m aybe, a n d R obere E „ and H ig g in s and an d in m an y places th e huge u p ­ w ould nev er have considered the th e n b a c k -tra c k into a n o th e r P e c k 's m ine, fro m w hich, in th e s ta n d in g cones of th e s y m m e tri­ a d u lts a s p ack in g sheepskins, th e C u rry a re a fo r a good look a t old days, q u ite N a tio n a lly fa b u l­ c a l N oble fir w ere in evidence, kind via th e cap and gow n rout B rew er's w eeping spruce, in th e PETE J. LESMEISTER, Broker ous bun d les o>f gold w ere ta k en , so m etim es cro w n in g o u t above b u t the o b ject of th e ir c u u o s ity raw . so re g a rd le ss of th is and th a t, sc a tte re d , e x tre m e ly ra re B rew ers PAUL L. FAUERSO, Salesman hav in g been m et, the “ bull wen« one m ay be influenced by th e w eeping sp ru ce w hose long fe s B efore leaving tow n, how ever, along too, deep into th is w rite rs a u ra of th e p ast, and O nion C am p toons of green sw ung idley back they filled th e ir g a s ta n k s , b o tn k e n of tr e e ; from w hich casu ally w as th e rendezvous of th o se who an d fo rth in th e breeze. p ro tru d e d m ention of d o c to ra te s c a r an 1 “C olem an", and got th e m ­ selves a d ab of groceries, p ro b ab ly O th e r th a n a s c a n t sn ack on m ore th a n enough for a «lay or th e w ay. m eals w ere fo rg o tte n w h ere th e r e ’d been no one else tw o 's sn a c k fo r tw o g row n folks u n til along a b o u t th e a f te r sh an k since th e previous M onday's rain s am i th re e g ro w in g y o u n g rte rc , of th e a ftern o o n , d ro p p in g dow n and to place am» th in g s, probably an«» these th re e gro w in g y o u n g ­ a n d dow n and dow n to the Illinois very, very few w ith o u t b u siness s te rs told me (tw o boys, w ith a su p p e r in th e sh ad e of th e low er- ’ th ere, had ev er been or, for som e g irl b etw een ) th e y did all th e ing sun: coffee, c h a rre d s te a k s y ears, m ay nev er be, w ithin s.'.oit cam p cooking an d w ork so M a an d su n d ry trim m in g s a t th e , sig h t of once hectic «lays of gold am i P a w ould have a vcatlo n too. afo resaid cam p sp o t a t th e Illinoi i and now pocked, q u ite all ovei, A gain, so m etim es you c a n 't tell bridge, and th en hom e. Som e 2b' w ith th e s to p e ; from o th e r m ines m iles had been trav elled , w hich ’em from us! F ro m th a t g u lc h ’s g a sh p ro ­ m any m o to rists consider a h a lf­ d ay s run, and even 154) m iles of I viously m entioned, F red will hav-* th a t on p a v e m e n ts b u t those e x tr a l to find som eone else to do his 100 m iles w ere w here th e v e n tu r- ex p lo rin g T his trio had enough O v e rn ig h t c a m p e rs in O reg o n 's e rs had all th e road to th em selves, | but th a n k s fo r th e prodding. S ta te P a rk s co n tin u e th e th re e year 50 p ercen t in crease in n u m ­ bers, acco rd in g to the S ta te H ig h ­ w ay D e p a rtm e n t T he P a rk s w ere th ro w n o pen to o v e rn ig h t c a m p e is for th e firs t tu n e in 1953 and th e ir M AKE THAT PETTI p o p u larity co n tin u es to th e p o in t ¿..then make yourself w h ere m ore facilities a re being ¿a fine bourbon hi£hbalt...y ’.a n n e l. 1952 Back Country Exploration - 1955 OREGON Among Our Visitors . . PETE J. LESMEISTER AGENCY Phane 3311 Brookings W A TC H for Campers In Parks O P E N IN G DATE A c c o rd in g to P a r k s D irecto r C. H A rm s ro n g th e In crease is a t ­ trib u ta b le to m an y cause« an d th e desir e on th e p a rt of th e v a c a tio n ­ er to m ak e his m on y go a s fa r a s possible is only one of them , r i roveinent in cam p in g facilities, m osquito-proof te n ts, t 1 e e p i n g Lags, a ir m a ttre sse s, tr a ile rs of v tio u s s o rts and providing ade­ * 0 Around September 20 q u ate d<1 ' rookm gs fot many yea«-" ‘eft la s t m o n th to m ake h e r home in S a cram en to , w here she 1 is kin- folks, H< r p a re n ts used to have a filling sta tio n and sm all s to ie “I » » » S» Vi