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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 5f 190S. ( Jjj 'pjr Jj Oregon's Most Beautiful Resort r ' Oregon's Most Beautiful Resort We P romised Two Years Ago How We H ave ST Kept Our Promise At the time when Gearhart Park was platted and put on the market, THAT WE WOULD .Pipe pure mountain water from Thompson's Falls direct . to every lot. To build a sewerage system without expense to the property-owner. A 60-foot level street from the depot to the ocean. To erect an electric light plant which will light the en tire park. Establish stores, a grocery, butcher shop, etc. In addition to the present ho tel, build a large new hotel facing the beach, at a cost of $25,000. WATCH THIS PAGE NEXT SUNDAY We will show you a cottage, which we promise to build and will show next a plan whereby you may get this without cost ing you a dollar. OFFICE 2D FLOOR, 203 CORBETT BLDG. 1 i JT? ' " w njr - wsfs ij- - ' . - ' - r"w--::--:. ' '-V . ;r S;;; irAK-v ilia ;?--..; . i --Km, , in i' " i" iti iiTi r nmirtfrit-. GEARHAKT PARK BEACH HOTEL,, LOOKING SOUTH. mr Hill ; k I I .:::::.:::.:..::..;:::.. 1 ;: "C'WJWWBPfWBWWSffW! -..-.... . GEARHART PARK BEACH HOTEL, LOOKING ORTH. . ' ' - We are building now a modern hotel "at a cost of $75,000, di rectly on the ; beach, as views show you. - Have put in a complete water system and piped water to every lot in Gearhart Park. Finished the sewerage system. Are now running the electric light plant, which lights the entire park. Graded a 60-foot street' from the depot to the ocean, and have the promise of the County', Commissioners to macadamize the same. Dresser has established a branch store at the Park. WATCH THIS PAGE NEXT SUNDAY .We will show you "a cottage, which we promise to build.and will show next a plan whereby ; you may get this without cost ing you a dollar. OFFICE 2D FLOOR, 203 CORBETT BLDG. TEN-MILE LAKE NEAR COOS BAY ONE OF OREGON'S CHOICE SPOTS FOR DEVOTEES OF FISHING ROD OR GUN . GAMY TROUT TEMPT THE ANGLER AND WOODED SHORES ARE HAUNTS OP DEER AND BEAR 'Si ; "ML niM & ljff, :;..A,,4. Wt'-". ..' ' ' fctf-JW 'W ll, . i. aMIfMitl- mi VA xo Akoc-6C U' "Sr3t-i41- -rfr BY "WILLJAM H. SOULS. TEN MILE UKE; the spot -where the blood flows fast with excitement through the veins of the sportsman; the place where disciples of Izaak Walton and the followers of Nimrod can gratify their fondest hopes of a big catch or a big bag; the resort where the lover of na ture can feast his eyes to the fullest ex tent on the beauties of nature; where trout grow bigger and deer are more plentiful than any place In Oregon. That Is Ten Mile Lake. Of all pi ace 8 where a sportsman can have his fill of hunting and Ashing. Ten llile Is the most easy of accesi and prob ably the least visited of any of the North western resorts. It is situated in Coos County, midway between the Vmpqua River and Coos Bay. The lake is four miles inland and Ten Mile Creek drains the waters of the lake into the waters of the Pacific. Three hours" journey from North Bend by launch and stage lands Jrou on the shore of the lake. You reach thera la the evening and alight at the CATCH, o front porch of tne creamery. The cream ery man. storekeeper. Town Marshal (whose name is Ferguson) - greets you with 'Welcome to our city." "Bill, get your rod ready. Johnnie, you have supper for five at S." says Tom. be fore you have had time to unllmber your legs from the cramped position of the stage. "We will take a try at a few be fore dark." Small boats are near, and the. new comer is taken in hand by his friends. A row of five minutes, and your friend, who Is acquainted with the lake, bids you cast in close to the- shore. One cast. a second and a strike. If you are ac customed to fishing on riffles, it is a ten to one bet that you will lose the fish.. From his position in the stern of the boat Tom makes a cast or two. Nothing doing. He changes flies and within two minutes lands a fish. Tou get excited, fall from your position on the forecastle head of the skiff and break the handle of the landing net. Great sport. In a few minutes things settle down and you proceed. Fish come faster in Ten Mile than in any place I have seen. One pe culiarity, however.' Is that they will only rise to a fly In the evening. Early morn- T.EN MILS JLAKE cocuy. tut- lng and during the day the adjacent streams are whipped and always yield a good string. At daylight you are astir, and after a, breakfast on trout, you are out with a troll. The sport is great for a short time and then you head for the creek. Ten Mile Creek Is close to six miles long and Is splendid fishing all the way from the lake to the ocean. There is no tide 200 yards back from the beach and the water Is clear and cold. The creek abounds in deep holes and the fish are not a bit bashful about biting. Three distinct varieties of fish are cap tured In Ten Mile. They are the regular brook trout, bull trout and salmon trout. All are good, but some better than others. The lake Is about 200 yards wide and varies In depth from 30 to 100 feet. There are four arms to the lake and each Is fed by numerous small streams. A large por tion of the land adjoining has been taken up by homesteaders. Many of the places have been brought up to high state of cul tivation, and dairying to carried on ex tensively. Simpson & Byler operate a large creamery at the lower end of the lake, and a fleet of gasoline launches gather up the cream from the many ranches. Each farmer separates at his home and only the cream goes to the creamery. The cream is weighed and tested and the farmer is paid on the basis of the average price of butter for the month. Louis Simpson's bungalow, nearly hid den Jn the dense wood at the southern end of the lake, is a place which would drive a city man wild with the thought that any one. save himself, could have so delightful a place In such a sports man's paradise. It is an Ideal Summer home, a wide veranda on three sides, on which are swinging davenports, reclin ing chairs and hammocks. The lower floor consists of a living-room, a dining room and a kitchen. The upstairs pro vides the sleeping quarters. A storeroom contains all that is required to produce gout -In any and all stages. - - A motor-boat, bearing the name of Red Devil provides the means of exploring the lake. Captain Byron Holcomb, superin tendent of water lines (one gasoline launch) acts as master of the Red Devil, and under his guidance I took In the en tire body of water. In many places the timber grows to the edge of the lake, and in these spots the deer and bear are plentiful. . - Grouse and wild pigeons were to be seen by thousands, but the shooting irons in the party- consisted of one .22-caliber re volver with 10 cents' worth of BB caps for ammunition, the pigeons did not ap pear to respond to the fusillade directed at them, although there Is no doubt In the world but that some of the birds were hit, as my old friend, Jack Smith, Is a good shot. He told me confidentially that he .onee hit a tomato can at a distance of 10 feet, from a sitting posture. Several .Portland people visited the lake this season. Among them was J. N. Teal. He was accompanied by Judge Bennett and they certainly caught enough fish to fill several barrels. Jack Keating, of song fame, has a ranch "of 160 acres at the up per end of the lake and he says he is go ing In for the simple life. PREPARING TO OPEN BATHS Parkkeeper Mlsche W1H Soon Select . . Site and Engage Attendant. . The public ' baths will be opened just as oon as Parkkeeper Mische can make the necessary arrangements, such as se lecting a location for the establishment, and engaging an attendant and other de tails that are required. The Park Board at its meeting yesterday morning re ferred to him all the duties of preparing for opening the baths, and he will report at the next meeting of the board. The baths have been formally taken over by the city, and will be conducted by the municipality , this season. The City Council passed an ordinance, ap propriating J500 for expenses connected with the work, but it is said the Insti tution, when In operation, will pay Its way, and that It will be no burden to the city. If no objection develops the baths will probably be located on the south side of the MorriBon-street bridge, on the East Side. This site is favored by the members of the Park Board. A delegation from Holladay Park ap peared and protested against any plans that will cause the removal of any fir trees from the park. It was stated that the people in the immediate, vicinity are opposed to the cutting down of any of the trees for playground purposes or anything else. The people, it was ex plained, desire to have the trees left standing, and believe that. If playgrounds are wanted, additional land should be purchased for the purpose. The plans of the Park Board will be discussed at a public meeting of the residents, when Parkkeeper Mische will be present. A communication from Mayor MeCIel lan, of "New York, asking that Mayor Lane appoint a delegate to the congress on playgrounds, to be held In that city September 8-12, 1908, was placed on file. Mayor Lane desires to appoint some one, and invites any citizen who cares to go to notify him. Religious Meetings In Tent. The Rodney-avenue Christian Church has arranged to begin special gospel services Sunday, July 5, In the big tent which .has been -pitched on Knott street between Williams and Rodney avenues. -The church has secured the services of D. O. Kellems. one of the ablest evan gelists and Bible teachers on the Coast. He will preach every evening In the week. Services begin at 8 o'clock. A large chorus choir under the leadership of Professor A. W. Shaffer, will lead In th singing. 'Professors Kellems and Shaffer are exceptionally able leaders, and great results are expected In this meeting. Sunday's topics 11 A. M.. "Every Man in Hifi Place"; 7. P. M., "The Greatest Creature God Ever Made." Where Is Ralph Hull? ' EDMOND, Okla., June 27. (To the Editor.) For two years Ralph A. Hull has been gone from home, and In all that time no news has. been received from him. If he still lives, and should see this notice, his mother begs of him to write to her and relieve her of the awful suspense to which She has. been subjected so long. . '.K .he would return' home, It .would bring Joy to the liearts'. of those' who now mourn his contin-' ued absence and silence. If. he: does, not desire, to return to . .his home and loved ones,, will he not write to his. mother? . .' . . MRS. LUCT M. HULL; ' ... Edmond, Okla. $2000 FOR SHORT STORIES Sunset Magazine Is offering $2000 In prizes for stories. Details of the con test may be found on page 277 of the July number, now on the newsstands. The above Illustration shows the Una (2S00 Welte Concert Orchestrion, now Installed ta the handsome new Arcade Theater, on Wash ington St, between Sixth and Seventh. Mr. H. G. Terry, the Invincible Kllrrn am bassador of automatic Instruments, Is : presenting- Mr. 8. Morton (aha with his new 92500 purchase, and Incidentally the key to the hearts of the public Good Slusic. 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