The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, July 13, 1919, SECTION FIVE, Image 67

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OliEGOXIAX, PORTtAXD; "JULY 13. 1919. '3 MOTORISTS SOON CAIU DRIVE TO LOST LAKE Hood River County and Forest Service Building Road. LAKE LONG UNDISCOVERED ) l)r. T. L. Eliot and E. L. Smith in the Parly That Found and Case It Name In 1880. BT THOMAS D. THOMISOX. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July II. tSp ial. Old Mother Earth haa ever been fond of tuckinic away in Inacessibl quarter her most beautiful Jewels. Barrlcadina ranees from Mount Hood, forests of fir and cedar, have long con cealed an emerald-green lakelet at the northwest base of the snow peak. Oregon pioneers had wrought for manr years tn their development of th valleys of promise before explorer r linn peed this comparatively small trl anrular-ahaped body of water. Its re moteness and inaccessibility rave t ' Lest Lake, soon to be added now . tna list of scenic attractions avallabl to motorists touring the mld-Colurabl. Cascades. Its name. Lost lake, so far as th chronicles of "cal pioneer historians record. first seen by white men from the sum' re It of Mount Hood. Headed by Jon I-tvers. pioneer explorer, a party scaled HooH n the early '. On their return to Hood River valley they reported -aighttng two beautiful small lakes off to ths west of th summit, une these, known todsy as Bull Run. fur nishes Portland with a. supply of pur water. Th other Is Lost lake. Hueceedlnr parties, reaching th top of Mount Hood, continued to bring In their stories of th beautiful little em raid lakes. But nearly a quarter of a century elaped before whit men set thir feet on th shores of th lak and caught from Us depths smy trout. Two or three early-day trappers vls t'd the lake In the late "TO. Dr. T. L. I: Hot and his two brothers. Christopher and Edward: J. H. Ferguson, rro ftsor L. F. Henderson. Lymon Smith and his son William. Newton Clark. V. D. OdelL J. T. Hudson and K. L. Smith, set out from her to find th lakelets. Mr. Smith says that Dr. KlioU now pastor emeritus of th First Uni tarian church In Portland, was first to ugaest that th beautiful body of wa ter b formally known as Lost lake. "But." declares Mr. Smith. "th clr cumstanrea or oar early adventure really led to th christening. We ex pected to reach the lak on th third BEAUTIFUL LOST LAKE REGION SOON TO BE OPENED TO MOTORISTS. P "i 'J' J3!Te r III : , -'i '. . ' op -Vn- aHT ' r S- r UiaSr 4sJ - V - afternoon out from town. But w made a mistake and on reaching th spur of a rang on the headwaters of the west fork of Hood river, we turned to the left Instead of th right. . abw r 1 1 1 -H with one of those mean autumn bases. vl wer lose But around th campfir that night. Joking over th matter, we all agreed 1 that It was not ourselves out ii that was lost. -Th next day w did soma or tn most strenuous hiking over rough ranges and through tan.les of forest nnderbrush I hav ever experienced. We reached th top of a range, but on every sld th smoky hax obscured our vision. W were on th point of jrlvlng up. when some member of th party, looking down In th depression to th west, exclaimed: "Look, that Isn't amok. Its water hlmmcrtng.' "Sur enough It was, 'We wer right atop of th lake, less than half a mile away. Down w rushed. Soma of us were thirsty. We drank from Ita cool waters, changed from blue to crystal V clearness on closer approach. And there. on our fourth night out we pitched our f nno Rathoa. when he discovered the I 'Pacific, vuwo happier than we." Like all denlxens of such waters, th trout of Lost lake hav their eccen tricities. It takes patience to learn their ways, but .a catch of them is worth the expenditure of much time. -Of course th first thing w did after setting down our packs." contln ues Mr. Smith, -was to begin fishing. But our efforts wer In vain. W came to th conclusion that reports of trout taken from th lak wer erroneous. lurlna the afternoon, however, we cam to th Inlet, wher the water bubbled and rippled the surface. I knew If any fish wer ther w would - get them at sunset. "Professor Henderson and I set about building a raft. When we had finished we pushed off Into th ripples of the Inlet, and never hav I experienced more enjoyable fishing. I believ w wer happier than Balboa. History doesn't record that he had mountain ' lak trout for supper after h had dis- ' covered the racifio" Sine th days of Its discovery com- .paratlvely few persons hav looked across th surface of Lost lak at the gigantic peak of Mount Hood. Th mountain from th northwest shore of th lak on a clear day. wnen in wtna haa died, and th lak makes a huge natural mirror, seems more masstv than from other viewpoints. And every man and woman who has penetrated th 2i)-mll distance from Hood River has returned to tell of its wondrous beauty. For years thes few hav boasted rf the charm of Lot lake. About IS years ago the commercial club her raised a subscription and a rough wagon road was rut through the forest to th shores of th lake. But tn those days automobiles wer an ex ception rather than the rule, and the Journey by wagon and team through th forest area was long and tedious. And trip to Lost lak wer limited to tardy and enthusiastic vacationists. Wind storms felled trees across the old road, never much more than a tralL Winter and spring freshets washed away fills. Bushes overgrew th cuts. For years the original way has been abandoned, and travel to and from the lak haa been by foot or horseback. But In the past decade the ever-Increasing use of the automobile, bring ing a rew era In highway construction, baa had Its effect In crystallising local sentiment for a motor road to Lost Lake. A haunt of fishermen and hunt ers. Lost lake has become best known locally to members of the Hood River county gam protective association, and It was natural that thia organization should promote plans for a motor high way to its shores. For the past four years th game association's members have made tedious annual trips Into the lak on foot. Leading pack horses laden with trout fry. th littl fish were carried as far as Dee on the Mount Hood railway aboard the state fish and game commission distributing car Kainbow. f . . ikt Apranltatlnn beean art tation for a fund for cutting th new , road, and following a memorable ad- , dress by J. H. Fredrick, vlce-preaident. th county court last December appro priated i:T50 for the task. A survey had formerly been mad ( aver a rout that eliminated the former difficult Krxdes sr.. I through a bewll- . dering maze of virgin forests. Th sum (appropriated by th county was far from sufficient to cut a highway th 10-mile distance from th end of ex I lsting county roads penetrating th r- lion of the upper v. est fork, but the game a5sociatiun obtained co-operation of th United tilaica forestry depart ment, whoa craws will build six miles of th way through th national-for-, est. The county fund, too. has been augmented by more than 1600 raised throach private subscriptions fostered by the gajn club. Tha new Lost lak road la now under construction. County Commissioner Hannum. who haa ever, been a consist ent booster for th road, haa personal supervision of the men engaged. He and his crew are steadily working their way through four miles of forest, leav ing behind them a well-graded road If feet wide. w nil th old Lost lak road was step and crooked, the new road will In no plac hav a srrad to exceed 7 per cent, rorestry crews, some of whose construction work. It Is said, will be more difficult than that of th county undertaking, will atart at the edge of th national forest and build this sum mer and fall directly to. tha lake's shore. By next summer Oregon motorists and their visitors may journey to a lake as entrancing aa any loch sef to song by Scottish bsrds, with a view of Blount Hood like the "close-ups" of a movie. Th early completion of th Lost lake road will be a direct result of th open ng of the Columbia fiver highway and proof that construction of trunk-line highways leada inevitably to develop ment of leaser side roads. Lacking the stimulus created by the Influx of scores of motorists dally, many of them seek ing an appealing camping ground, local cltlsens might hav let yeara elapse befor a motor road reached Lost lake. Eventually the Lost lake road will probably be extended through Lolo pass to th hlgnway leading up the Sandy river from Portland to Govern ment camp, and thus a shorter loop than that being projected around the eaat base of Mount Hood will tempt th motorist. Lost lake will become to th Hood River valley what Crater lake Is to the Rogue. It will not only attract the mo torist out for a day, but camping par ties will spend weeks In the forest re- realm. Th aurrounding country may best b seen by the camper. Scores f side trips offer tempting day's hikes. Butcher Knife mountain or ridge looms to th east of the lake. It got Its name from the discovery by Jake Lens and Pet Odell several years ago of an old rusted butcher knife on ita summit. The nlfe was probably lost by somo hunter. From th top of this ridge, when the weather is clear, one may see th top of Mount Jefferson looming on th horl son to the south of Hood. Lost lake, or emerald quiet, if a calm prevails, or sparkling like a diamond if th wind ripples its surface, is below you on the west, and acroaa its surface rises Huckleberry mountain, where a zigxag rail forms a letter " on ita precipi tous sides. Huckleberry bushes grow n an area of more than 100 acres here, nd the fruit, ripening tn th autumn unshine, in past years haa drawn hun dreds of Indians from all parte of tr fd-Columbla. Whitea hav broug. hundreds of gallons of the luscious fruit from Huckleberry mountain for can ning. Oft to the far east the Blue mountaina may be seen, and In the ra vine that dips into the forest runs a silvery thread that is the west fork. Lost lake Is no longer lost. By next summer it will be available to every motorist who may wish a day of de lightful outing. The Oregon Cascades will be ready to display another of her scenic Jewels, on of th most beautl ful she possesses. " ' ' " a :vv j I ZBT SC 1 Vr- ' V I U unM. al 1 il i rlllllnw I ' -.T-vr- ,a, Asere Here's i Essex Popularity Grows Note Their Increasing Number on the Streets Hailed as a New Leader - V S I m w of tke atew road to Tost lake belna- built by Hood RlTer eoaaty and forest aerrlee. Below Momt Hood from aLost lake. FOHO CAB EVER PRESENT XEARXT HALF OF ACTOS OPER ATED ARE FLIVVERS. Oat of 6,225,000 Cars on American Roads, Total of fords In Use Is 3,000,000. Tube Valcanlsing. It often happens that In vulcanising a tub, particularly in th open air, th rubber ia burned. This may be ob viated by making a collar about four inchea high to fit around the vulcanixer. using wire gauze or several thicknesses of ordinary wire mosquito netting, fas tened together with a couple of rivets or a wire run through. This should be placed over the vulcanixer just before lighting the gasoline.- Do not rub the mud oft tne bo3y with rag. Wash with a hose without di recting the force of the stream onto the finely polished surface. Out of the 6.2:5,000 motor cars now being operated on American roads, over 1.000,000 are Ford cars, according to the statements of the Ford dealers. The greatest American flour mill turns out less than one-twentieth of the flour used by the American people, and the argest manufacturer of clothing in the United States does not make one-tenth of the clothing required by Americans, but the Ford factory builds virtually one-half of all the motor cars used on this contnent. This Is a business condition abso lutely without precedent or parallel anywhere. It could not be so if the Ford car had not proved its worth by all the tests thatt time and the great est number and variety of uses and abuses can Impose. It has delivered to users what they demanded in a mo tor car. The success of the Ford car has been founded on reliability and economy reliability due to the quality of Ford vanadium steel, and economy attained by quantity production, light weight and low upkeep. In the matter of "service,'" Ford leada also, for Ford repairs are to be had in every town or city in the country. More than 12,000 autthorised Ford dealers are required under their contracts to carry a complete assortment of Ford repair parts, and other garages with out number are prepared to serve the owner with genuine Ford parts. It is Impossible to get very far away from Ford service. spent July 7 and 8 on the new portion of the highway, and reports that there is no cause for tire trouble. There are a few stretches of new work not yet graveled, but by Blowing down a trifle over them no injury to tires will re sult. There has not been a single case of tire trouble reported at either of the White Salmon garages by cars coming off this run. Many cars are making this run daily. AH' who have seen the Essex will under stand how difficult it is to appear tem-" perate in our claims for it. People are saying1 the most enthusiastic things about it. They like its light weight and the way in which it combines the econ omy of the cheap car with the quality, en durance, comfort and performance of the large costly automobile. Motorists in every section are praising the Essex. Tens of thousands have ridden in it. A million have seen the Essex. All hail it a new leader. "It Is THE Light Car" That in a sentence expresses a view of practically everyone. It describes their feelings as to its type, its value and its distinctive performance. Motorists have long talked of the car that would be enduring and comfortable to ride in and of great performance ability and still that would be neither heavy nor costly to buy or operate. They describe the Essex as being car" that fills that field. . 'the And they have long wanted a light car that they would not have to apologize for because of its appearance. So their ex pression, "That is THE Light Car," de scribes their feelings concerning the Essex. When Can I Get an Essex? That is the question all are asking. . Thousands of course have already been shipped.1 They are going out from the factory in increasing numbers every day. . But others are also piling up and from the first we have had waiting lists. It is not a question of selling the Essex ' during the next several months. The ques . tion will be "Who will get them ?" If you are to be an Essex owner you must not ', delay ordering. . Everyone who knows the Essex is en- thusiastic for it. All are talking about it. You- can understand something of Essex popularity if you will listen to what motor ists are saying. Ask any owner. If you haven't ridden ,in an Essex there is a pleasant experience in store for you. Road Information. XORTII BAXK GOOD,- HE SAYS Only Few Rough Spots, and JVo Cause for Tire Trouble, WHITE SALMOX. Wash.. July 11. (Special.) During construction work on the Columbia river highway between Cascade Locks and Hood River there 111 be more or less closing; of the route, making it necessary to ferry across from the locks to Stevenson, on the Washington side, with referryage to Hood River at White Salmon for those desiring- to reach that point or over the Kortn Bank nignway iron Vancouver to White Salmon. It has been reported that traveling over the North uanic is exceeaingiy rough. This is erroneous. The Orego- nian correspondent for this section THIS road Information for motorists, campers and sportsmen is compiled from data furnished by the field men of the forest service. Western Oregon. Willamette The road Is open between Eugene and Rigdon for cars and across a.ummlt for wagons; In fair condition. McKenxie Highway Open between Eugene and summit: in good condition to Blue river and fair from Blue river to summit. Cars can now get over the pass, but road is not in the bent of condition. Afedford-Klamath Fall This road Is open entire length and in fair condition. Cars can now get to Crater lake. Crescent City-Gold Beach Open and In good condition, Creacent City to Brookings; still a little rough between Brookings and (old Beach. Grants Pass-Crescent City Oien entire length and in good condition. Santiam wagon road Open between Fos ter and the summit of the Cascades and In fair condition. Several wagons have made passage over thia route; no automobiles are reported, aa crossing the summit. Waldport-Alsea Open entire route and In passable condition for summer' travel. The road south from Waldport via Yahats and Camp Perpetua to Ten-Mile creek is open ana in permanent summer condition. Anna Creek Open and in fair condition. Eugene-Florence Open entire route for summer travel, but In poor condition. In many places the roadbed ia rough and nar row, with many sharp turna, and ia only for experienced drivers. Riddle-Tiller Open and in good condition ror entire lengtn. A Louglas county crew is cutting down some of the worst grades oetween uanyonvius and Tiller. Cottage Grove-Disaton Open and In good condition between Cottage Grove and the Fusston ranch; closed to autos between this point and Bohemia, no detours possible; wagons can get over this road. Pacific Highway Open and In excellent condition except where construction Is In progress between Medford and Riddle. Pav ing Is going on between Grants Pass and Rogue river, making a detour over a rough road on the north side of the river. Three Rlvers-Tillamook Open between Wlllamlna and Tillamook. Very rough for six miles through the Grand Ronde Indian reservation, where it Is practically lmpass- ble for several days after heavy rains. Construction work In progress through Grand Ronde and between Dolph and Hobo. Detour down Little Nestucca. Bandon-Gold Beach Open and passable for light cars entire length. Eastern Oregon. Sparta-East Eagle Open and In perma nent summer condition for entire route. Mltchell-Xayville Open and in good con dition for auto travel entire length; should remain so until heavy fall rains set in. C. L. Boss Automobile Co. 615-617 Washington St. ' Paulina-Burns, via Bear Valley Open and In fair condition for entire length. Paulina-Burns, via Fife Open entire length with the exception of a rough sec lion between Grindstone creek and Buck mountain; is in fair condition. Flora-Enterprise Open and in good con dition for entire length. Construction work is going on, but traffic is not delayed. Other eastern Oregon roads which are open and In permanent summer condition are: Enterprise-Chlco, Enterprlse-Imnaha, Wei Iowa-Promise. Wallowa-Powwatka, Baker-Cornucopia, Baker-Prairie City, Prine-vllle-Paulina, Pendieton-La Grande and all roads In the vicinity of Fremont national forest. ' A. C. SPARK PLUGS FOB BUKAXT California!! to Use Them at Indian apolis Speedway Races. when the 500-mile race is revived May 31 at the Indianapolis Speedway, AC spark plugs probably will be used on many of the cars In the 50.uuu Dat tle for international speed supremacy, due largely to the success that Cliff n.irar.1 had with this equipment at Santa Monica. AC spark plugs made a splendid showiner in the California road race. Durant's Chevrolet Special, the winning car, covering the 250 miles at an aver age speed of SI.ZS miles per nour wim- ri.r lnlna in iirnltlon. uurant, in law suffered no mechanical trouble in his triumphant drive, the two stops that he made at the pits being for tire Havinsr nut AC epark plugs to the most arduous test of a 250-mile road rrnrant will use the same make of plugs at Indianapolis, where he hopes to annex the international speedway championship before retiring from the game in deference to the wishes of hts father, W. C. JJurani, presiaeni gen eral Motors. Going Around Corners. Cultivate the habit of coasting around corners or going into eetonu owes Turning the corners at speed imposes Intense strains on all parts of the mechanism and should be avoided for that reason, in addition to wuicn il makes for skids. Further, turning at peed is exceedingly Pad ror ine urea. 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