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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1920)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND. JULY 18. 1920 TILLER GUT-OFF ' IS OPENING RiGli LAND ALONG THE' TILLER CUT-OFF ROAD TO CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. Prime Hunting Territory Cani Now Be Reached. 4- PROJECT IS APPROVED I s K v" Jflam-alh-Crater Distance I Short ened and Time Reduced One Day. 1.7 V f 6 L'- Aj . - z'ffli V: - ;;- Je jJtlA BT CHARLES V. STANTON. ROSEBURG. July 3. (Special.) the opening of one of the richest agricultural sections in southern Ore gon, shortening the distance from northern Oregon to Klamath Falls and Crater Lake, providing a detoar around Stage Coach pass on the Pa cific highway, and making accessible one of the best hunting grounds in the state, is the purpose of the Tiller cut-off road, on -which construction work will probably be resumed this summer. This road, just approved by the state highway commission, is one of the most important yet least known of anv now under consideration in Oregon. By the construction of a few miles of highway, the distance from tne "Willamette valley to Klamath Falls and to Crater Lake can be shortened ; by approximately 65 miles and the time required for travel reduced by almost one day. Not only this, but a large territory, including some of the richest and best agricultural lana m Oregon; will be opened, and a coun- I try which beyond question is tne, Desi in the state for hunting purposes will be made easily accessible. The ordinary map gives a clear pic ture of the situation. Crater Lake lies almost directly east of Rose- burar. This natural wonder, which more tourists are visiting each year. Is situated In the heart of the Cas cade mountains and can be reached at oresent only by traversing the road through the national forest. The main road to the lake goes in from Medford and the autoist from the north is forced to go many miles out of his way to take the road leading to the lake and the many beauty spots In its vicinity. Cut-off Saves 65 Miles. The Tiller cut-off road leads almost rtti-octlv east from a point about 20 miles south of Roseburg. With a se ries of easy grades it connects with the Medford-Crater Lake road at Trail. Joining at that point, also, the road to Klamath Falls. By this cut off the long loop from Roseburg to Medford and back to Trail is elim inated, cutting off 65 miles from the nresent route and enabling the tour ist to reach the lake from Roseburg in one day instead of two as ror merlv. There Is also another, feature of this cut-off road. At present there Is nnlv one route for the Pacific high way south of Canyonville. Or. That is through Stage Coach pass, long : notorious for its bad roads. "While that pass Is being paved in the near future travel over the tactile mgn- way must be held up unless a detour I is Drovided. There is no room for detour through the pass and an en tirelv new route must be found. with the exDenditure of a few thousand dollars the Tiller cut-off road can be put in condition for travel and a detour provided from Medford to Trail and from Trail, through Tiller to Roseburg, keep- ine: the highway open at all times This is one vital argument in favor of early resumption of work on the cut-off road, for with the numerous contracts which have been let for uavinic on the roads of southern Ore gon, especially between Roseburg and Medford. tourists this summer will find passage somewhat difficult. The Tiller road, however, would com nletely -eliminate this difficulty and that at a saving of many thousands of dollars. Only Moderate Sum Required. It would require hut a moderate eum to open up this road . suffi ciently to permit passage as a detour. The route is already established and is passable for a team and wagon In fact, a few light cars have traveled over it, so it may be seen that the expense of putting it in fair condi tion will be small. From Riddle to Tiller the road is good, having been used for travel during the entire winter, the auto stage making regular daily trips, From Tiller to I'rew five miles, the road is not so good, but is passable, and with moderate expenditure could be put in shape to permit auto travel. From Drew to Trail the road leads through open level country, where with a tractor. plow, scraper and drag, a good sum mer road on an easy grade could be established In a short time. The hardest part of the construc tion is "between-Tiller and Drew,-Here the road follows Elk creek and must be built along the face of the rock border of a deep canyon. Two miles of this road bed has already been blasted from the rocky cliff and there yet remains three miles of the same heavy - type of construction. The route, however, is established and the work is entirely that of construe tion. This five miles of the road is, indeeit, picturesque. The touriet traveling along the protected preci pice road may look down hundreds of feet to where the frothy creek dashes along its rocky bed. The roar of the stream echoes loudly through the canyon, which rises high above the level of the highway. Then sud denly leaving this scene one enters a country like a promised land. Level slightly timbered, rich in soil, well watered, it Is, indeed, an undeveloped Canaan. Great Hunting Ground. Few settlers have yet made it their home'for its inaccessibility has pre vented. Hence it has been given 6ver chiefly to grazing and each year pro duces' grasses which result in sleek fat cattle that bring the top market prices. Here too, unmolested, range the deer for which that section Ls famous! A few miles either way from the road the limit can be killed in a single hour. Only in late years have -these hunting grounds been made - use of. In the past few years hunters from all parts of the coast and even from the Atlantic seaboard have spent their vacations in that section of southern Oregon and all with good results.' A drop 1 over the divide, only a few miles; purs one on the headwaters of the Rogue river, while to the north lies the well-known North Umpqua country. Caps Illahee. the famous Indian rendevouz and Diamond lake. All this lies within the national forest and plans are already on foot to make it one of the largest na tional parks in the United States. Although the fame of Crater lake has spread to all parts of the country the name of Diamond lake is not so well -known. Yet for sheer beauty it excels even the grandeur of its more famous sifter. Bounded by snow-capped mountains it nestles deep U'.X$!rt 3$h . This road, a United State Forest service help, will cat off 65 miles of tbV distance from Portland to Crater Lake national park, beaidea making accessible one of the finesct big-game sections In the United States. The pictures show views along the grade and a forest service crew at work on it. ln the heart 0f the range, its shape being as much responsible for its name as its peculiar sparkle and color. Strangely at one end of the lake the water is icy cold where the melt ing snows feed it perpetually, while at the other end it le warm, being fed by springs evidently of volcanic origin. Last winter an eruption from these warm springs killed thousands of late trout. This country, which is destined to become the Mecca of thousands of tourists each year, will be made nearer by many miles when the road now, under way is completed. Forest Service Started It. The money has already been ap propriated and considerable work has been done. The construction is being cared for by the forest service. county and state co-operating equally with the government. The total esti mated -cost, as announced by federal engineers in $63,000. The sum of t21,000 was appropriated by county, state and government and the forest service engineers started work three years ago. Between Tiller and Drew road bed was cut along the cuff for a distance of two miles at cost of $11,000. The war brought proceed ings to a halt and since then nothing has been done. Increasing cost of labor and ma terials caused a shortage in the ap propriation of the forest service for its many improvements and to carry on work in other places the appro priation for the Tiller Cut-Off was borrowed. ' For thi reason nothing was done last year. It is now urged that work be resumed and W. F. Ramsdell, supervisor of the Umpqua national forest has reported to the department that the project should be taken up again at once. The state highway commission has just ap proved the project and may complete it at once. When the road is complete through out its entire length there will be no grade over 2 per Cent, and the entire road will be of standard con struction. It is a project that looms big in Douglas county and one that will work to the bene-Cat of the entire state. Unique Tire Filler. A tire filler built on a novel prin ciple is announced by the Eastern Manufacturers company, factory agents of San Francisco. This is the Parco . inner tire. It is a one-piece inflated tire of grain rubber, filled with tiny air-filled grain rubber cells. These give resiliency of air with the strength .necessary to take its place under compression. The appearance of an oil deterio rated tire tread is spongy and soft, as when the rubber has not been properly cured. 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