The Sunday Oregonian., May 21, 1911, SECTION FOUR, Page 4, Image 52

TTTE STTTDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MAT 21, 1911.
AUTOMOBILE TRIP FROM PORTLAND
TO CRATER LAKE IS WELL-PAID FEAT
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Frank C. Biggs Tells of Remarkable Trip Through September'! Rain and Mountain Snows sad Views of Scenic
Grandeur Earned as Beward 900 Miles Made Without Serious Mishap.
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Touring Club of America Is
Tremendous Power Be
hind Movement.
OREGON INTERESTS LEAD
Highway Improrrmfnt Asportation
I nm on Coa to Identify
Inter With Xattnnal Or
ganlaatloa for Roads.
R.jld.nu of Oraaxm will b. urmd by
tha Tourtna Club of America to aid th.
National and atat. orjanlsatlons for
highway Iraprovsmsnt In th food roads
manguat To th. and that th aub-
ct of highway Improvement will r
c.tvs racomttlon In .vary part of ths
I'nltad States, tn. Tourtna Club of
America and ths American Association
for Hlshway Improvement nav. becoma
mora cloaaly affiliated.
Ona result of tha working agreement
win pa a division of Interests. Uia Amer
ican Aaaoclatlon for Highway Improv.
m.nt taklns ovar all of tha sood roads
fforts suacested by Its member, snd
through Its various branches. By thla
affiliation tha Touring Club of America
proposes to play a mora Important part
In tha good roada movement than here
tofore aa the organisation, which has
been perfected within the paat year by
the American Aaaoclatlon. permeatre Into
practk-aJly every state yi tna Inlon.
Oregon Make First Move.
Bv unanimous vote at a meeting of
the Oregon Aaaoclatlon for Highway Im
provement Monday nlaht. the elate or
ganisation Identified ltelf with the Na
tional organisation. Br this act. thla
aaaoclatlon demonstrated that It la In
the lead In the good road, movement
over Weetern onrantsatlone. being tha
first on the Pacific Coast to become af
filiated with the National aaaoclatlon.
With the Touring Club of America now
atrongly backing up and supporting tha
work of the American Aaaoclatlon for
Highway Improvement In atmoat every i
section of the I'ntted States, there Is a
tremendous power behind the movement
which. It la believed, will work to great
advantage to tha good roads programme
In Oregon.
It la pointed out that every farmer,
every property owner, every real estate
dealer, every automoblllat. every manu
facturer, every merchant and every pro
feealonal man la the state should become
an Integral part of the working force
that haa Just been Inaugurated In Ore
grn to bring about a comprehensive and
economical astem of road construction.
Para Only Nominal.
In order to make tha association pop
" nlar with all classes, -the membership
dues have bead made nominal, being IJ ew
a year for active membership " In the
atate organisation and 13 a year for ao
ttva memherahlp In tha county organl
sii'ton. However, for those who sre
wlillng to help sustain the workings of
the state organisation a membership fee
of SIS Is charge.!. Subscriptions to a
good roada magaalnew good roads buttona
and general literature on better highways
will be supplied each person who be
comes affiliated with the state or county
eeanrlatuma.
Amu ran res have been received of
strong support from msny quarters.
Commercial organlsatlnna and develop
ment lea rues throughout the state are
taking Interest In the Oregon Aaaocla
tlon for Highway Improvement. It la
believed that the movement will receive
the Indorsement from all such organi
sations. It Is gratifying to the members of tha
state aaaoclatlon that assistance will be
given by the American Aaaoclatlon for
Highway improvement. J. E. fenny
packer. Jr.. aecretary of the National
organisation, has written to ths Oregon
association aa follows:
"W shall be very glad to send you
a representative of that association to
aid In tha work of organisation, but wa
are unable to state Just now how aoon
- we can hare some one available. I will
lake this phase of ths matter up right
away and go esrefully over our plans for
the eeaaon and than write you Just what
we can do In this respect.
Mate Meeting suggested.
"Our whole Idea la to get results snd
to make every dollar of our resources
reach aa far aa pusutbl. In obtaining
thee, results. I would sucgest tbst you
determine upon a sultahls time for hold
ing a atate convention la the Intereet of
highway Improvement and that such
convention be held under the auspices
of the American Association for High
way Improvement, so aa to give It a
National Importance and thereby secure
the co-operation of ail the raclflc Coast
Ktatea aa well as sums of those farther
east. Wa should be very glad to aid you
In working out plana and details for such
a convention, and I feel aura that you
could obtain personal co-operation of
some of ths distinguished men con
nected with thla organisation. In addi
tion to their assistance through tha
association."
' Many prominent cltlsens throughout
the In I ted States are connected with tha
American Association for. Highway Im
provement. Among Its officers and di
rectors are: U. W. Page, director of
the I'nlted Statea Office of Public
Roads, who Is president of the associa
tion, treasurer, l-ee McVlung. Treasurer
of the t nlted States: secretary, J. E.
I ertn packer. Jr.. of Washington. D. C:
chairman of the board of directors. Ivuts
W. Hiu. president of the Ureat Northern;
Jamea TalcVree, preeident of the Penn
arivanta Railroad: James S. Harlan, of
the Interstate Commerce Commission; B.
F. T oakum, of the Central Prleco lines;
A. O. Spalding, of the fan Diego High
way Commission: v. W. Fir.ley. pr.sl
deal of the .Southern Railway and Al
fred Noble, ei-preaident of the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers.
Morgana to Tonr New England.
W. L. Morgan, merchant and con
tractor. Is not only s good roads ad
vocate and motorist, but as also a "See
America First" rntbaslast. Having
made trips by automobile over tne
Pacific Coast country, Mr. Morgan has
elected to spend this Summer In tour
ing New Englsad and ether sections of
in Atlantic Coast by auto, Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan have left for Washington.
I. C to visit their two daughters, who
are attsndlng a private school near
tte Capital. A new eevea-psssinger
Stsvsne-Duryea car waa slipped to ilr.
Morgan last week by the Graham Motor
t ar Coenpenv. and will be used by Mr.
ilorgaa and family tn touring the East-
em stalea. Notea will be taken of the
points of Interest visited and special
Information on tlie good roads move
ment tn the New England etatea will
ae secured by Mr. Morgan. The party
especial to remain In the East all bunj-
COW rZSSS: CZZ7YJL7X.
HY FRANK C. HIGOS.
A trip from Portland to Crater Lake
la an experience not soon to be for
gotten, and Is replete with beautiful
and Interesting scenery of that wonder
ful Oregon country.
Starting from Portland late In Sep
tember, we mads, the trip through the
Willamette Valley via Eugene. Urania
Pass and Medford. The better way to
make the trip probably Is to start from
The Iailes and return through the Wtl.
lamette Valley.
Our party conalsted of Miss Helen
ttarrah. of Detroit. Mich.: Misses Mabel
and ttel.a Hlggs. E. J. Clsrk. Mr. and
Mrs. Krank C. Klgga. of Portland, all
safelv housed In a foredoor 111 Pack
ard Thirty touring car. .Leaving Port
land at on a beautiful Pall Sunday
morning, we were saluted by a glo
rious view of Hood before Oregon City
reached.
Just enough rain had fallen to put
the roada In fine condition, with no
duat of any consequence. Leaving Ore
gon City, we passed many Indian out
fits returning to the Warm Springs
Reservation from hopplrklng In the
Valley. -A few mtnutee were spent at
Salem, obtaining photographa of tha
party In front of the Capitol. Then
we were bowling over the fine road up
the hills and through the beautiful or
chards south of the Capital City. Ar
riving at Albany at 1:30 o'clock, we
spent the afternoon with the family
of Percy Young. Mr. Young has a
regular schedule for his frequent runs
with his Packard phaeton between
Portland .and Albany, In which ha
con-petes 'successfully with Southern
Pacific trains.
A lasy start wsa niade from Eugene
at '30 o'clock, and soon a fine view
of the Three Slaters wss hsd. Passing
Cottage Grove, we climbed out of the
Willamette Valley gradually, and Into
tha Calapoola Mountains. In a beauti
ful wooded spot a stop waa made for
lunch. The girls' notea here say mother
and father were stung. We were, and
atung right, having forgotten our
youthful knowledge of the habits of
the yellowjacket. During a two hours'
stup at ths home of Frank B, Wslte
on the hillside overlooking the South
erlln alley we were entertained by
Mrs. Malta, after which a short run
brought us to the end of our second
dsy. noxeburg. with SI miles to our
credit.
From Roseburg the highway leads
ureper into in. mountains, climbing up
past Myrtle . reek to C anvonvtiie In the
famoua Cow Creek Canyon which, whlie
beautiful and a good stiff climb for eight
miles, was not so formidable aa we had
been led to suppose. Into Olendale we
went although the direct road to Crams
Psse does not pass through tbat village.
Leaving UleniUle we took the short cut
over the mountain which Includes many
steep pitches, such narrow road and
many sharp turns. At the top of the
grade a very sharp swing around the
nose of the mountain br-.ncs the beauti
ful Rogue River Valley In sight snread
out before ns for miles. The road takes
a sudden drop and wlnda down a rors,y
ledge requiring moat careful driving.
This brings ua to the main road at Wolf
Creek and so on into Grants Paaa on
the Rogue River which we now skirt
to Table Rock, tbat Interesting and
peculiar landmark. TaMe Rock la a
natural fortress and stories are told of
Its utilisation for the purpose during
Indian days ML Pitt or Ml. McLough
Hn. tipped with snow, overlooks the en
tire landacane.
Paaslng through what Is called the
"desert" with Its varloua and meander
ing roads, all of which seem to lead to
Central Point. Medford was react: td at
i ve o'clock. The neat three days were
spent around amor.g the orchards of
Medford and Ashland. There are many
beautiful dntee about these cities and
several daa ran be spent there to ad
vaatage. In o:d Jacksonville one might
think th-melvee In a New England ll
lage. Tbe beautiful and productive
orchards of this district are s story In
themselves.
Saturday morning we were to sturt
from Medford for Crater Lake, so Friday
night we covered tha sldea of our car
with strips of eight-ounce duck to pro
tect It from the brush which grows close
to the road and scratches a car badly
unless so protected. A five-gallon can
of gneoltna waa strapped on the running
board lor emergencies snd we were
ready.
We had intended to start by :0
o'clock, but rain dampened our ardor as
well ss our outfit. (Jet tin away at 7:46
o'clock before we crossed the Rogue
River on the stream-Impelled ferry, wa
were greeted by a rainbow lying liv the
direction of Crater Lake. High up
above the Rogue River Ave or six hun
dred feet on s narrow rocky ledge after
passing a small settlement called Trail.
we met an emigrant outfit with a team
of colts ss leaders who could not be
brought past ua on the narrow road un
til backed a quarter of a mile to a safe
passing pluce. The road waa narrow
and winding with a rocky wall on ona
side and a precipice on the other, mak
Ing the process an Interesting one.
Shortly before reaching Prospect ths
falls through the gorge of the Rogue
River are encountered. The rugged
scenery of this region is beyond de
scription. Kaplds. cascades, falls and
boiling streama are bewildering in their
beauty and magnificence. The ground
is carpeted wltb pine needles and looks
for all ths world like a big park miles
In extent. To complete the Illusion
hundreds of frrsy squirrels, with big,
bushy tails, cross the road every mo
ment.
The higher we climbed the colder It
became, and before Camp Arent, or the
lower camp, was reached, patches of,
snow here and there were In evidence.
We stopped at the camp just Ions
enough to inquire if any gasoline was
to be had, ut were told there waa none.
and that we had our nerve with us to
attempt the trip to the lake so Iste In
the season. They were Just breaking
camp and wore to leave the next day.
We were five miles yet from the rim.
snd had more than 1000 feet to climb.
This 1000 feet made a decided difference
In tha climate. Shortly after leaving;
Camp Axant, the snow came down
earnest, the wind blew and we wore
the midst of a blinding snow storm. Ths
roads were heavy with mud and sev
ers 1 Inches of snow, making the 33 per
cent grades combined with our de
creased power, due to the high altitude,
quite intereetlng. Most of 10S0 feet 1
in the last mile, but a few minutes of
hard climbing brought us to the lodge
st the rim of the lake, an elevation of
7100 feet. At 4:00 o'clock It was 28
degrees: slightly dltforsnt from So de
grees In Medford the evening before
After all the effort to reach the rim
of the extinct crater It was most dis
appointing to see nothing over its edge
but a bank of clouds and whirling now,
but we hoped for better things and pro
ceeded to "house" our csr under the
trees: put up our curtains to protect it
from the storm and drain tha water
circulating evstem to prevent freezing.
Suddenly like magic the clouds bad
gone, the snow hsd atopped falling, the
atmosphere had cleared and the lake
lay at our feet. Surrounded by snow
clad mountains the sight held us
speechless and supper was forgotten.
We poked our heads out of our tents
st sunrise Into a besutlful clesr day.
So clear and cool and crisp that It made
you Inugh. Our tenta faced the East
and oft to the southeast, down In a low
er country, we saw large lakes. On one
Ide were marshes, beautifully colored.
It did not occur to ua that these were
the Klamath Lakes, ss they seemed
right at our hand, but Klamath Lakes
they were, with the nearest point about
SS miles and the lower end about 100
miles from where we stood.
The marshes, the color of which could
be clearly discerned, were fully SO miles
away. All around ua In every direction
were snow-clad mountains. Mt. Shasta
aome 10 miles to tha south looked as
ML Hood does from Portland. Other
peaks In fantastic shapes provide views
that are worth a hard trip to see, even
If Crster Lake was not to be Included.
Tbe conditions were Ideal for ou
early-morning sight of the world's won
der. It Is Impossible to grasp its Im
menslty. We are told that the lake Is
about six by seven miles In extent, that
the shores, which rise abruptly.
from 1000 to 2000 feet above the water's
edge, that Wizard Island la two snd a
half miles from the lodge and MS feet
above the water. These facts are bard
to swallow.
The lake has no apparent outlet, and
the Government soundings show a depth
or over 1900 feet over a line more than
four miles acroas. It Is alive with
eteelhead trout. Years ago Mr. SteeL
who now hesds the compsny operating
tne notel properties, carried the original
stock up the mountain trail from the
Rogue River. The Government now
permits each person to catch five in
one day.
There Is but one trail to the water's
edge, starting where the wagon road
reaches the rim of the crater. This we
did not descend. It being covered with
snow, which caused it to be very un
ssfe for novices. We went. Instead, to
sort or promontory nearbv. com
manding the most advantageous vista of
the lake and surroundings. From there
we took pictures and drank In tha
grandest In Dame Nature's store, struck
speechless with awe at the splendor of
It all.
Resuming; our trip, after passing the
lower camp, we soon ran Into the Annie
Creek Canyon. The rock strata here
Is very peculiar and unlike any we had
eeen before. At Fort Klamath we In
quired for gasoline and found we could
obtain only a few gallons. This and
the very little in our tank we decided
would get ua to Klamath Falls, some
40 miles south, where we could re
pienlsh, although we had not Intended
going there.
Making the run In a little less than
two hours, we filled our tank and
strapped 26 gallons on the running
board. Reaching Fort Klamath again
at s:i&. we were welcomed at the hotel
oy missing friends and a not supper
that Is. what was left from a big din
ner earlier in the evening partaken of
by a crowd of real cowboys.
After a wild night of heavy wind.
when morning dawned it began to rain
and was soon coming down In g-ood
earnest. Here was a dilemma 100
miles from home 40 miles back to the
nearest railroad station and 250 miles
anead to tne next one. A nasty moun
tain road back of us was made almost
Impassable by the rain snd fallen trees
after the storm. We had little knowl
edge of the country ahead, no definite
assurance that there waa gasoline to
be had and had no telephone connec
tion to find out what was to be done.
We continued on with our added
party. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and Miss
Alice Tsylor, all of Portland, in their
Packard "18," which waa in a pretty
rough country for a town car.
We were not quite as lively as usual.
When It did not rain it sleeted and
when It didn't sleet It snowed, making
the road worse every moment. We
were interrupted by two trees, which
had fallen across ths road, and the
trong men of our party removed these
nd later we drove around a larger one.
We forded several streams and reached
Sand Creek, swollen with the downpour
nd decorated with a signboard warn-
ng, "Beware! Quicksand." On closer
inspection we concluded the ford wss
ressonsbly safe and plunged In. The
big car made a dash through It and
he other followed with no trouble
whatsoever, the occupants of each en-
oylng the sight of the other sailing
through.
We stopped at Crescent for lunch and
to warm ourselves. Soon after luncheon
we ran Into a herd of 2000 sheep guarded
by the herder and sheep dogs. They
ran all around. In front and behind and
on both sides of the car. and appeared
to be a sea of dirty woolly backs.
Wet and cold and hungry we rolled
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Motor from Boston to
Frisco, via Mexico City;
return via Toronto:
you could travel all
the way without getting
far from a supply of
Goodrich tires!
Wouldn't have to load
uo with spares", be
cause our Branches and
Wholesale Depots
serve tire dealers every
where . . . It's part of our
service to users of
: . f em
The B. F. Goodrich Cew Akron. Ohio.
Portland Branch 82S-337 Bm-nalde St,
Into Bend at 6 o'clock,' and the Pilot
Knob Hotel, with its cheery wood Are,
did look good to us after 112 miles of
mud and rain. The next morning we
Inspected ths Big Dam. which is re.
markable for combining a big- Irrigation
nroiect. a fine power plant and a gold
mine, which yields considerable of the
yellow metal.
We bowled along with Smith Rock
and Oray Butte rivaling the famoua
view in the "Garden of the Gods'
the landscape and an occaalonal view
of the Three Sisters. Lunch was had at
Madras, now the end of the railroad up
the Deschutes Canyon, but then an lnte
rior town dependent on stages an
freight teams for access and suppllei
Passing through Antelope we were de
layed by long strings of freight teams
coupled two and three together and
drawn by six and eight horses, often
driven by a single jerk line.
Shanlko was our resting place that
night- It Is a typical border town at
the end of one of the few branch rail
roads tapping the Interior. The next
morning we left Shanlko. Intending to
reach The Dalles and take the train
from there home, as there Is no prac
tioal road over the Cascade Mountain
into Portland.
Here we found ourselves in a real
desert, sagebrush everywhere as far as
one can see. Now the sun was shlnln
and we raised our volcea merrily, when
our last five-gallon can of 70c gasolln
fell off the running board. We had dl
vlded our store with the other oar. as
wa had planned to do when we stocked
ud. Losing soms and putting what we
could save from ths battered tin in our
tank, we hurried to catch up to the lit
tle car which had gone ahead. After
catching up with them we were later
separated and reached our destination
over different roads.
We were cantloned to avoid tbe
Deschutes Canyon, but in doing so trot
Into worse going and off the road.
Here we bad our only tire trouble Just
on the rim of the canyon. From there
ws lost our way, found bad roada and
some nasty sand canyons and finally we
dropped down Into the little town of
Biggs on the Columbia tuver. Alter
avoiding tree stumps and huge stones
in the road for the Iaat three days, nere
wa banged In our fly wheel pan on a
rock hidden In the sand going down
the hill into Biggs, but no damag waa
done.
From Risers the women took tne
train to Portland. Mr. Blgga drove the
0" Into The Dalles and found tne
other car already there. Our mileage
for the whole trip registered on our
speedometer was 875.9 miles.
The committee of the Aero Club of
America in charge of ths aviation meet
ing at Belmont Park, L. L. definitely
decided to hold the meet on May 27,
28, 29 and 30, which will Include Sun
day and Memorial day.
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What "E-M-F Service"
means, and that when you
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IF YOU ARE NOT
Familiar with our system,
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accorded the owner of every
E-M-F or Flanders is im
possible for you to secure in
the purchase of any other
car at any price, as it re
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tion, complete in every
.branch from the factory to
the user and means that
the suocess of your individ
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yourself.
WHEN YOU BECOME
The owner of an E-M-F or
Flanders you are immedi
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