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mjr UA.MATH County. Oregon, will b
j u a Summer resort what South-
era C&JIfomU U as a Winter re
port." was the statement made by E. H.
Karrlman when he addressed an audi
ence of Klamath Falls people while on
hi way to his beautiful Pelican Bay re
port. It lies witljin the. power of Mr.
Harriman to make this prediction come
true. and. If the reports coming from
Fellcsn Bay are correct. Mr. Harriman
has plans that will make the Klamath re
gion one of the most widely known re
sorts on the Pacific Coast.
Northern Klamath County has been
appropriately termed the Switzerland of
North America, ami the lover of the
beauties of nature will find Pelican Bay
and Its eurroundinics a most fascinating
place. The bay is one of the most north
ern extremities of the Upper Klamath
Iake. which Is more than 50 miles In
length and about 12 miles In width. Into
this - bay -flows Pelican 'Creek, a stream
about ?0 yards wide and not more than
a half mile In length. Its source Is a
large spring and It Is above this spring
on a grassy slope with heavy pine timber
' in the rear that the resort of Mr. Harri
man Is situated. Pelican Creek Is navi
, gable to its very source and large steam
ers run to within a few yards of the
main building at the resort. The water
is cold as ice and clear as a crystal and
everywhere the trout can be seen swim
ming about, while ducks and all kinds of
water fowl abound there In large num
bers. The artist cannot paint a picture
that would do Justice to the grandeur of
the stream that lrarts to the Oregon home
of the Wall street wizard.
The lodge itself Is not a thing of beauty,
hut the very appearance of It suggests
rest and recreation. All of the build
ings are crude and are those. In the main,
that were built by the persons who lived
at Pelican Bay in order to derive a sub
plptenca, not to spend a fortune in mak
ing the place comfortable for a season of
rest. Since- the place has passed into the
hands of Harriman practically no new
buildings have been put up. but all of
the small cottages that were built some
few years ago for the convenience of the
few campers who came to the lodge for
short outings have been remodeled and
furnished with a view of making them
commodious and adapted to the needs of
the new owner.
In all parts of the grounds there are
tents which are occupied by members of
the party, who prefer to sleep in them
Instead of occupying quarters in tha log
houses and cabins. Though many im
provements have been made at the lodge
and modern heating and lighting methods
supplant the fireplace, candles and the
coal oil lamps, the place still has the ap
pearance of some quiet farmer's home,
where nature lavished beauty with a gen
erous hand.
Modern Improvements.
Among the additions made to the lodge
since it became the property of Mr. Har
rtman is the installation, of an electric
light plant, which furnishes light for ev
ery building on the place and also illu
minates the grounds. The plant Is run by
a gasoline engine and is in the hands of
an experienced man. In the private office
of Mr. Harriman the click-click of the tel
egraph instrument is heard for several
hours every day and most of the buildings
are equipped with telephones so that com
munication can be held between the cot
tages. An ice plant has been Installed at
a big expense and the purest article that
can be manufactured Is supplied. The
cghin that are occupied as sleeping Quar-
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ters all have baths with hot and cold
water, which Is piped from large tanks to
all parts of the grounds. Instead of the
rattle of fie old wagon in heard the chug
chug of the automobiles, but the garage is
hardly up to the average buggy shed ths
one finds on a well-kept farm. . It con
sists of a log framework covered with
canvas and under, this Improvised shelter
are kept the two large machines which
are in charge of an experienced chauf
feur. All of the buildings that are occupied by
members of the party and also those of
the employes are equipped in a modern
way and everywhere there are twentieth
century conveniences.
Tle Woods.
With the exception of the meadows bor
dering on the beautiful Pelican Creek the
grounds are mostly heavily timbered and
form a shelter for wild animals. It is
through this forest that Mr. Harriman,
has had an automobile road built connect
ing with Fort Klamath and Crater Lake.
The woods are in their natural condition
and the large pines and iirs cover the
mountains which lie to the north and west
of the bay. In the background of the
lodge Is majestic -Mount McLoughlin
(Mount Pltti. snow-capped the year round,
and at the base of this mountain is one
of the best hunting grounds for deer and
bear in the state of Oregon, or on the Pa
cific Coast, and it was in this section that
Roland Harriman, the 11-year-old son of
the magnate, succeeded in killing a blflr
bear that has placed him In the foremost
rank with the bear hunters of the coun
try. Shooting on tlie Lakes and Marshes.
Diicks and geese propagate in great
numbers on the marshes bordering on the
Upper Klamath Lake In the vicinity of
the Harriman resort, and it is in this sec
tion that the sons of Harriman have en
Joyed superb shooting. It is a compara
tively easy matter for the amateur hunter
to bag the limit, 25 birds, in a day's shoot.
The season did not open until the first of
September and It was for this that the
party remained at the Bay for several
days, so that the boys. Averell and Ro
land, might enjoy the pleasure of hunting
ducks and geese as well as big game.
On his visit to Klamath last year Mr.
Harriman went into the hills himself in
an attempt to bag a bear, but this year,
he left this to his sons, and he was very
much delighted when the younger of the
two succeeded in killing Mr. Bruin. A
twinkle always appears in the eye of Papa
Harriman when he tells visitors at the
lodge how Roland killed the bear. The
hide is nailed on the side of the main
house and will doubtless occupy a prom
inent place in the Harriman palace on the
banks of the Hudson.
Harriman Not Robust.
Mr. Harriman was not In the best of
health when he came to Pelican Bay and
the object of his visit was to hide him
self from turmoil and strife and for a
time forget the deadly combat that is con
tinually going on between the bulls and
bears of the American financial center.
With this object In view it has been his
purpose to avoid as many visitors at the
lodge as possible and he has refused ad
mission to all newspapermen several of
whom have called and many others have
wired and written for permission to come.
While Pelican Bay is a secluded spot, yet
it Is so situated that the public can not
be entirely shut off from coming, as the
navigable water extends to within a few
yards of the main building, and in order
to keep the curious from landing. Colonel
W. H. Holabird. of Mr. Harrlman's per
sonal staff and who has the sole manage- (
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ment of the Pelican Bay resort. Is always
on the watch and the visitors are treated
courteously, but in most Instances are re
fused permission to land. The pictures
accompanying this article were taken with
the permission of Colonel Holabird and
are the only ones taken while Mr. Harri
man and party stopped at the Bay.
Visitors at the lodge are politely In
formed that Mr. Harriman is at the lodge
for a season of rest and that he wishes to
see no one. He has not been In the best
of health and has been suffering more or
lees from rheumatism since coming to
Klamath. His general condition is much
improved and aside from his rheumatic
affliction he is in very good health and la
good condition to once more shoulder the
mental burdens that he bears, as head of
the greatest combination of American
railway systems that has yet been real
ised. Harriman at Home.
Mr. Harriman is not trying on any
Roosevelt strenuousness. In fact, he
seems to avoid everything that flavors of
Rooseveltlsm. His sole aim appears to be'
recreation and rest. During the heat of
the day he can be seen . sitting in the
shade of the lawn, reading, or may fre
quently be observed talking to Mrs. Har
riman or one of the children. Usually one
or both of his daughters are with him
when he rests in. the refreshing breezes
that come from the snow-capped Mount
Pitt. He does not rise until after 6 and
after breakfast several hours of his time
are consumed in answering correspond
ence and in dictating messages to his sec
retary. In the evening he again takes up
the burdens of a business life and devotes
a few hours to answering the important
messages that are received during the
day. After dinner he spends most of his
time in the little log cabin which he and
Mrs. Harriman occupy. .
A Dead Game Sport.
While Ashing is exceptionally good in
the immediate vicinity of the Harriman
resort, it is as a rule difficult to catch
trout in any way except by trolling, but
on this Mr. Harriman draws the line. He
is a dead game sport when it comes to
fishing, and If he cannot get his game
with a fly he does without fish. His main
fishing ground is at the mouth of Crystal
Creek, probably a mile from the lodge.
He is towed to this place in his casting
boat, sometimes accompanied by Mrs.
Harriman. and spends a few hours cast
ing the fly. He is very skillful at it. and
would make some of the champion cast
ers ashamed of themselves. He succeed
ed in making a number of good catches.
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and speaks very favorably of Klamath as.
a fishing ground.
Pleasures ot the Party.
The members of the party have many
things with which to amuse themselves.
Those who enjoy hunting take to the
woods or else to the swamps, while oth
ers go rowing, launch riding, trolling, au
tomobillng or horseback riding. On the
grounds there are two fine tennis courts
and a rifle range.
The ladies of the Harriman party fre
quently go rowing and are quite expert
with the oars. They row out onto the
bay where they go trolling, but usually
they are accompanied by some masculine
member of the party who does the rowing
while the ladles do the trolling. The
catches made by the Harriman daughters
would do credit to many of the fisher
men of this section, and in several in
stances they have succeeded in landing
trout that weighed approximately ten
pounds.
Harriman I'nknown.
Harriman may be well known it? Wall
street and in most parts of America and
in some foreign lands that have been
penetrated by the railroads, but some of
the backwoodsmen of Oregon are not
aware that such a man as Harriman
exists, much less that he is spending the
Bummer" in Klamath County. While in
the vicinity of the Harriman place the
writer met a young man who resided in
the woods and who was making one of his
occasional trips to the nearest supply
station. Fort Klamath, and as the fellow
was wheeling a bicycle through deep sand
he looked like one who might have been
in civilization In recent years and one
who would be at least almsot up with
the times, for he was most certainly
aware that the bicycle had been invented,
but'if he knew these things he was com
pletely ignorant of the fact that Harri
man had been invented and that the in
vention had been Introduced to Pelican
Bay.
It was shortly after lunch time, and
he said he had come a long ways and in
tended to stop at the ledge for the noon
day meal, but before arriving there he
was told that the outfit that had control
of the place had quit serving meals and
keeping travelers. He continued:
"What kind of an outfit is it any
way that has the place now?"
He was told that Pelican Bay now
belonged to Mr. Harriman. He looked
puzzled, then said:
"Harriman?" Who Is he? Didn't he
used to live on 'Dead Injun' road?"
When he was told who Harriman
is, he did not stop for further conver
sation and the last seen of him he was
pushing his bicycle through the sand.
Mr. Harriman was very much pleased
with this occurence when he heard of
it, for he felt sure that there was not
a man in Oregon who had not heard of
him. or at least of the "Harriman me
thods." Daily Mall to Lodge.
During Mr. Harrlman's stay at the
lodge a dally mall has been run from
Klamath Falls, the launch carrying
nothing hut the mail and an occasional
passenger, with the permission of Mr.
Harriman or his resort manager. Colo
nel Holabird. The launch left Klam
ath Falls every morning and arrived
at the lodge about noon, returning to
Klamath Falls in the evening. By
this method the mail at Pelican Bay
was received only a few ' hours later
than In Klamath Falls.
It has been the aim of Mr. Harriman
to avoid publicity and to keep all of i
his movements private. He refused to
attend various receptions to which he
has been invited, making the excuse
that he was in Oregon for rest and
recreation.
In business matters, especially in
connection with the conference he held
with his chiefs, Julius Kruttschnltt.
William Hood. E. E. Calvin, W. -F.
Herrin, and other prominent officials
of his railroad systems, he instructed
his employes to maintain the strictest
privacy possible In all matters, and
the -large steamer which conveyed the
party from Klamath Falls to Pelican
Bay was stopped at the mouth of Pell
can creek and the party transferred to
the Harriman launch to be taken to
the resort.
The objects of me conference have
never been made public, but parties In
touch with the Harriman plane for Ore
gon say that It was to consider the
matter of transportation facilities for
Interior Oregon, which has for many
years been overlooked by the railroad
magnates, but which Is now to become
fighting ground for Harriman and Hill.
The former Is invading the vast terri
tory from the South and the latter
from the North. The result will be
that 300 miles of country that is now
without transportation facilities will
soon, be supplied with railroads that
will hasten the development of a land
rich In natural resources. The visit of
the various officials was wholly a
matter of business for they remained
but a few days and the time was spent
considering the problems that confront
the railroad king, for they were close
ted in his private office most of the
time.' No sooner had they concluded
the consultations than they departed
for their respective headquarters to
look after the executive departments
of which they are Mr. Harriman's rep
resentatives in . transportation affairs.
There was no time for hunting or fish
ing. Their visit was solely one of
business and aside from viewing the
beautiful scenery of Pelican Bay and
its mountainous surroundings, they
were not permitted to enjoy the plea
sures of a stay at the haven of rest of
Mr. Harriman.
Nothing authentic can be said as to the
future of Pelican Bay at thld time, but
the indications are that within the next
few years there will be developments
which will make the Upper Klamath Lake
one of the most noted Summer resorts on
the American continent.
The agents of Mr. Harriman have been
securing options on large tracts of land In,
the vicinity of the lodge, and they have
already inquired Into the cost of the de
livery of 1000 yards of building sand at
pelican Bay. It is the belief of those cog
nizant with the conditions at the report
that Mr. Harriman will Induce a number
of the millionaires of the East to erect
palaces overlooking the beautiful moun
tain lake and that within the next few
years hundreds of people will come to
Klamath every Summer to enjoy the In
vigorating mountain air and to bask in
the sunshine of Southern Oregon.
At the conclusion of a visit, of more
than a month at Pelican Bay. Mr. Harri
man expressed himself as highly pleased
with Southern Oregon, and gave out the
Information that Klamath will likely nee
him and his family again next year. Tha
Harriman party this year consisted of
Mr. and Mrs. Harriman, their two daugh
ters. Mary and Carol; their two sons,
Averell and Roland: their family physi
cian, the tutor of the boys, member of
his personal staff, nd a retinue of serv
ants and employes.
Klamath Falls, Or., Sept. &.