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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1914)
fAOB SIX Vining and Boys Return from Caves Vining and ttie toys have returned from their two weeks trip to Jose phine Caves and the mountains. All mere a tired but happy crew. Upon leaving Ashland early in the morning on the first day of their trip they proceeded up the Butte trail to Mount Ashland and clear over to Red Mountain the first day. The trail was covered with snowbanks and email glaciers and the trip was ren dered exceptionally hard by this con dition. The second day was one of the hardest of the whole trip, as the trail could not be found and they had to pick their way through the brush as best they could,, and numerous scout ing expeditions had to be made. That day, on account of getting on the wrong trail, they traveled 28 miles instead of 12, as they could have rone. However, the party pushed their tired and weary constitutions ahead and arrived at Squaw LaRe by 8 o'clock In the evening of the sec ond day. Here they rigged up a fine camp and enjoyed themselves to the full. Fine fishiug was had. fly cast ing working fine, and many large trout were pulled out. Only part of the day was spent at Squaw Lake, and from there they proceeded through the mountains, reaching the Big Applegate the next night. Here they found the river a raging torrent on account of the heavy rains. This bad to be forded, and the water was very cold and waist deep. They made camp along theiApplegate that night. The next day they proceeded to ward the caves, arriving at Steam boat about noon. -Steamboat is a big stock ranch in the mountains. From there they proceeded to Stevens, mak ing camp there that night, the fourth night out. Going through the mountains they tried to get milk from the farmers, in fact inquired at three different bouses, but they all said that they used condensed cream. This shows the progressiveness of the farmers in that locality. Upon being asked why they spent so little time with their farms they replied that all spare time was spent in prospecting. Stevens is about nine miles from the caves and is at the end of the county road, and the next morning they took to the trail there, reaching the desired destination about noon of the fifth day, Monday. The trail is one of great beauty, according to Professor Vining, he has ever seen. It goes right through the heart of the hills and has beautiful trees and shrubs along the way, ferns and wild flowers growing in profusion. He ays "The woods alone were worth the trip." As they came in sight of the en trance of the caves, and also the big crowd of Grants Pass . people, they were given a rousing cheer. Ash land was the best represented city present, next to Grants Pass. Vining and the boys were invited to dinner with the Grants Pass continguent. In Tegard to the diuner Vining says: "While the Grants Pass people out run us in numbers, the boys outran them in getting to the serving tables and in the amounts consumed, for their appetites were whetted by the bard climb to the caves. It was cir culated among the big gathering present that there was one boy among the Ashland bunch that drank thirty-five cups of coffee, and the ru port was brotfght to 'me, which I could hardly believe, but upon inves tigation, by tho questioning of the president of the Grants Pass Com mercial Club and other prominent members, the first report was dis credited, but it was found that twenty-three cups had been consumed. But it was the beans, delicious and filling, the boys of our party appre ciated." We quote from Professor Vining for the rest of the trip: "The Ash land boys rested the first afternoon at the caves, and in the evening Joined in the big campfire gathering a feature long to be remembered. Much singing took place around the campfire, the whole company join ing, the ladles of Grants Pass prov ing themselves to be queens of mu sic, for their young voices sounded sweet on the night air." The Ashland contingent, upon be ing called upon, gave numerous high school songs and yells. The meeting then took the form of a booster meet ing, Professor Vining being called upon first to make an address. He talked for a half hour, dwelling prin cipally upon Ashland's awakening In the matter of the springs and the ! votia got the bonds, showing what it meant to southeiri Oregon as a whole, then touching upon the other attrac tions of this part of the state, Includ ing Crater Lake and the. Josephine county caves. His talk was followed by others by prominent men present. The substance of some of their state-, suents were that they hoped la a hort while the cares would be elec-' 1 Copyright, 1914, by Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. COLOSSAL GLASS DOME FOR PALACE OF HORTICUL TURE AT WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSITION. T UE photograph above shows tue Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. The building will be constructed almost entirely of glass. The huge dome will be 186 feet In heieht and 152 f.t In diameter. At night colored searchlights placed within the building will play upon the inside of the dome, giving It the appearance of a magnificent soap bubble, iridescent with all the colors of the rainbow. The building will cover five acres. trically lighted and a roadway be built to them from Grants Pass. The caves are at present set aside as a so-called Oregon monument, and nothing can be done toward Improv ing them. The movement is now on foot to have them placed In the for est reserve so improvements can be made. What improvements have been done have been through the Hearst's Magazine Company, who have done much exploiting of the caves. "Tuesday morning the Ashlanders .went through the caves in a private party, being joined by Miss Van Nice and her. sister from this city. The government guide took the party through every part of the caves, the exploration taking about four hours." Professor Vining stated: "In re gard to the caves, lake and all the great scenic attractions, words are always inadequate, and they must be seen to be appreciated. One feature of the caves, whose beauty will ever remain in the memory of the party. was Paradise Lost, an exquisite domed chamber. The walls and ceil ings of this beautiful chamber were composed of hundreds of tulip-shaped stalactites. The entire caves are a series of grottos and remind one of the home of sea nymphs and fairies Joaquin Miller's Chapel is another little exquisite chamber and beflt- tingly memorallzes the great poet. The trip through the caves is a tiresome one under present condi tions, necessitating climbing innum erable ladders, wriggling through small passages and climbing over rocky ledges, but the view at the end of these pathways is always a suffi cient reward for the effort expended. That further exploration and develop ment will reveal new treasures can not be doubted, and Oregon's Marble Halls will one day be recognized in all their grandeur and beauty." "After two days' rest at the caves the party decided to leave their camp and directed their footsteps toward the summit of old Grayback, one of the towering peaks of this region. After a precipitous climb of six hours the party reached the plateau from which the peak rises, and here, fol lowing the direction obtained from guides at the caves-, we were led astray Into deep canyons and camped that night in Bear Glenn. From every evidence they chased a colony of bears out of this region and usurped their homes for the night. "The next morning after a hazard ous climb fro mthe canyon we reach ed the summit of Grayback, and from there obtained as fine a mountain view as imagination could picture. On all sides of us were mountain peaks, while range after range blend ed in the lazy distance. Fleld-glasRes brought familiar mountains within range of vision, and even smoke from Mount Lassen was thought to have been distinguished. At this point our greatest difficulty presented Itself. Only one trail leads down through the precipitous canyon through O'Brien Gap, and the upper stretches of this trail were covered with snow banks and glaciers from twenty to thirty feet deep. One day of explora tion was spent here. After camping among the snowbanks,. watching the sun set and rise over the mountain peaks, and In the early morning en joying the novel view of the lower levels Immersed In fogbairics, which gave an appearance of a vast ocean with mountain peaks as Islands, rear ing far above the seething cloud sea Even the gnawing boy appetites were forgotten In the grandeur of the view, and all rejoiced that we had ma- i ASHLAND TIDINGS the huge Palace of Horticulture at rooned on the mountain in order to have seen this wonderful vision. "The following day a new trail was cut by the party and they made their way down O'Brien Creek Pass and camped that night on Big Applegate. The following day the party hiked to Squaw Lake, fording Squaw Lake creek thirty-four times in all, until 'splash me' became an old story among boys and burros. Two days were spent at Squaw Lake, enjoying the boating, fishing and swimming, while blisters were given a chance to heal and tired muscles to relax. Lynn Mowat accomplished the feat of swimming Squaw Lake. Swimming was the feat every morning before breakfast and after supper. The boys had a great time exploring the old gold diggings in the region of Squaw Lake. At Squaw Lake they made a very comfortable camp, hav ing tents and lots of grass for the horses." "A new route was selected for Squaw Lake to Ashland, the party taking the lower trails, camping the last night out at the Little. Apple- gate, which was greatly swollen by rains, so that It waa waist deep. Every ford had its peculiar difficul ties and funny Instances. The first to be immerBed was Fay Phillips, who suddenly disappeared In a deep hole and was later brought into camp from a point down stream by a na tive. The transportation problem Bhould not be overlooked. It con sisted of two distinct divisions: First was the Inter Burro Special, and so persistent was the urging needed that the boys kept up their pounding tac tics even after they were alseep. The second division consisted of the Ber nlce Special, under the management of Messrs. Shlnn, Mowat and McDan- iels. "The noted things of the meals were such as follows: Do-gods by Ranger Hubbard; Bannocks by Mil ton Blegel; Mulligan, Winters and Gordon; Gravies, Shinn and Mowat; Biscuits, Vining and Phillips." All) THE KIDNEYS. Ashland Sufferers Should Take' No Further Risk. Why will people continue to suf fer the agonies of kidney complaint, backache, urinary disorders, lame ness, headaches, languor why allow themselves to become chronic Inval ids, when a tested remedy is offered them? Doan's Kidney Pills have been used in kidney trouble over 50 years, have been tested in thousands of cases. It you have any, even one, of the symptoms of kidney diseases, act now, for gravel, dropsy or Brlght's disease may set In and make neglect dangerous. Can Ashland residents demand more convincing proof than the following? H. Schurman, carpenter and build er, Phoenix, Ore., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills have been used in my home to good advantage and we have always found them exactly as repre sented. One of my family was In l ad Bhape with kidney trouble , and short use of Doan's Klduey Pills set him right." , Price 60c, at all dealers. , Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Schurman recommends. Foster Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Plant more flowers. Make It "Ash land the City Beautiful." Make It "Ashland the Beautiful." Uie People's Forum Boosts for Normal. Harvard, 111., June 18, 1914. Dear Mr.' Editor: I read with pleasure the last issue (June 11) of your valuable paper, the Ashland Tid inga. The words, "Mineral Springs Bonds Carry," told the story. I had been looking forward to this issue with some anxiety. Having seen a 'num ber of health resorts, I have an op portunity to compare the scenery, the natural resources and climatic condi tions with those of southern Oregon I realize the advantage Ashland has Ashland has done herself proud She has shown the spirit of progress courses through her veins. From a business standpoint no doubt it will be a great success. But Ashland has a greater future than that "where men get rich." She is destined to become known as a place where men and women regain their health. Those who reside in the mild ell matic conditions of southern Oregon cannot realize the benefit invalids will derive by being placed in such conditions. l want to add a few words of thanks for those gentlemen who had the forethought to place those Nor mal school banners on their automo biles when Ashland was celebrating her victory. It should be the shame of every man and woman in southern Oregon that the S. O. S. N. S. should be sus pended from activity. A number of years ago I was a special student in that school. Since then I have at tended a number of academic and technical schools and colleges and I am more than willing to write that In its field the curriculum of the S O. S. N. S. was as broad, as thorough and exhaustive as that of any school or college I have had the pleasure of attending. The faculty of that Insti tution were men and women of marked ability. The students were high in their ideals, pure in thought and progressive in spirit. After the lapse of years I unhesitatingly write that I never met a body of men and women whose moral standards were so lofty. Today some of those men who were my fellow students are scientific farmers, some are attorneys, some are physicians, and some hold posi tions of public trust. Those fellow students are helping form the bul warks of our nation. They are lead ers in their respective communities. Much of their success depends on the thorough training they received in the S. O. S. N. S. This generation will die and take its place among the dead. Future generations will take our places. They will be what we make them. The S. O. S. N. S. was a mighty factor In shaping the destinies of many men and women who attended its excellent classes. A rising gener ation needs the same help. Will the honored citizen of Oregon do his duty and help rear the future man and woman, or will he spend his time counting his money, raising fruit, cattle or hogs? A box of fruit is worth, $2, a fat steer is worth $75, a fat hog is worth $50. An ignorant man Is a blight in the community, but a progressive cit izen has an immortal worth. I hope the citizens will show the same enthusiasm and energy in this campaign for the S. O. S. N. S. they have shown in the mineral springs project. When Ashland becomes a city of thirty-five thousand souls would not each one be proud to take his friends from New York, Maine, Ohio or Illi nois out on the beautiful Boulevard or the Pacific Highway and say, "Fif teen years ago we had a state normal school In those unkept Buildings you see out there. Several hundred stu dents were enrolled, but political crooks held up our appropriations so one of the best educational institu tions of the west died for want of Bupport." Our eastern friend asks: "But, Mr. Citizen, you have the initiative and referendum here, have not you?" "O, ye-ye-yes," answers Mr. Citi zen. "But then you see the people of our country care more about rais ing peaches and thoroughbred bull dogs than they do about developing the intellects of their children. Chil dren do not make money. They are only a blessing from Heaven, so don't amount to much. If they become criminals, outlaws or convicts we will make them build roads for us, or else we will hang them." I know whereof I speak, and I want every citizen to know that men ' and women pt ability and means will j judge the community in which they sojourn by the educational Institu tions the citizens of that common-' wealth maintain. The picture below shows exact con tents of Sur prise Box just as it will reach you post paid free. Ashland has taken a great step for ward, but she must take another. Hundreds of men and women will visit your city. They will look for every flaw. They will write their Impressions to their eastern friends. For example: "Spent three weeks In Ashland Have regained my health. The springs are excellent. But the PEO PLE! the PEOPLE! All they want is your money. They do nothing to Induce one to live among them. They have splendid buildings for a state normal school, but let political crooks steal their appropriations and had not the energy to fight for it, so the buildings are going to ruin. Think Ashland would be the best place for our daughter to regain her health, but there is no place for her to brush up her normal work, so would advise you to meet me in Los Angeles. "FATHER. r. a. in an nours walk I saw some fine hogs some fine peaches, three bulldogs and five game cocks.' Ashland and southern Oregon must have a state normal school, and must have it this fall. Sincerely, DR. F. R GODDARD. FLOUNCE ROCK ITEMS. Miss Hazel Toney is staying at the Mansfield ranch this summer. Lee Sutton has sold his interest in the Gray ranch and also his interest in the stock to his partner, Earl Ul- rlch. Mr. Sutton left for Medford Wednesday. We are sorry to see him leave. Edmond Richardson has returned to his home in Medford. Mr. Mooney of Red Blanket ranch went to Derby Monday for supplies. Mr. Collins, the insurance man, was in this vicinity last week and did quite a lot of business. Mrs. Dittsworth and Mrs. Peelor have been doing some painting at their respective homes. Rev. Lindblad preached Tuesday night at the school house and left Wednesday on the stage to preach at Derby and Butte Falls. Uriah and Robert Gordon spent several days last week visiting their sister, Mrs. R. B. Vintent. Mrs. Phlpps and son spent Sunday visiting Vaughns. Paul and Pearl Peyton spent Sun day visiting Mr. Toney's. Mr. Lewis passed Saturday with a bunch of 1,900 sheep. That 1b three bands that have gone up to the re- serve. The W. C. T. U. met Saturday at the home of Mrs. Ersklne. The mem bers went early and enjoyed a good luncheon. Mrs. Adams conducted the devotional exercises. Those present were: Mrs. Adames, Mr. and Mrs. Ersklne, Mrs. Kincald, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Peyton, Misses Hope and Lillian Nye, Margery Ersklne and Hazel Dits worth. Newport, ffi.Vt W3 IT 1 supreme soaas C7Jrih I I 10c at your dealers ,!5y3Z if I I FREE Treat!! 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