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.. .THE t OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL . PORTLAND, SUNDAY . MORNING. AUGUST 13; 1911. . ..v.--.pj v ; 11 li',:-. .,. ..rO .: "' tis ;?,r v SEENBYTOURISTS But TVo Things Needful to ! Make Oregon Paradise for . Autoists; Better Roads and Hotel Service. But two thing are needful to make Oregon the ' automobile paradise of the western coast, according to C. 8. Jack" aon, wholias Just returned from a idOO mile tour through the southern and eastern parts of the state, covering a large area of the mountain district cen tering about Crater Lake. These two essentials are good roads and service rendering hotels. All the other essen tials including the most magnificent scenery anywhere In the country, are the privilege of every tourist, perhaps unnoticed by a large majority of the people who feel a surfeit of undeveloped natural resources. Leaving Portland and going south ward, an automobile tour of a thoue anf miles would cover the roadways through the counties of Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill. Benton, Lane, Marian, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Crook and Linn. Along thia Journey is perhaps the greatest Variety of woods and mountains and lakes to be foundMn any similar distance, in any part oT the United Slates. Much of the .way Is through the earlier settled 'sections of Oregon, Where civilisation had its real beginnings and where de velopment in the state Is at the best. The southorn part of the Journey cov ra a large area of southeastern Oregon, rwhich is new and practically unknown. By crossing the Cascade mountains twice the scenic beauties of the trip are greatly increased in both number and interest. ' Bad Boads In Josephine. On the west side road leading to Cor vallis, the automobllist has a Journey through the richest part of the Willam ette valley, over a road that in some re spects is equal to the roads in eastern states three tlrn.es as old as Oregon. From Corvallis to Cbttnge Grove and thence to Roscburg, ttje route is through a most interesting section of Oregon.,. From Roseburg through Douglas and Josephine counties through Grants Pass the roads are rough and crooked and hil Jy. One of the worst pieces of road on the r-ntlre trip Is the Graves Creek hill, not far from Grants Pass, where the average driver of a machine is almost sure to have more or less serious trouble - Realizing the need for better roads, the people of Josephine, Klamath and Jackson counties have been and are spending large sums of money In what appears to be a rathsr expensive effort td construct highways under unusual conditions. To the average man the roadway, appear too wide for econom ical construction and use, adding large ly to the expense with do adequate re turns possible. In tne eastern states. In districts similar to these counties, te roadways are built narrow, with good grades, and are kept in repair at all seasons of the year. Gravel and other material is based on well crowned, drained and leveled earth roads In very narrow strips to stand the heavy traf fic, while frequent turnout places are constructed of earth only. This reduces the exlciis ui cuueiiucuen maienai- NEW SCENIC A-SHIUGTON C0RUT 6KOVI MHINN VILLI tsR S I VtMlelHT j DOjUGLAvS Vn.V"" V ROSE BOH x T ' J f ,--:aTflt IAKS JJ5 pass H" wjwt TttV k ; , - i m" . i t ' ",l ' I.. . ., ' v j Map, showing; route followed (Jjyi tourist on his tour of 1000 miles'. ' SCENIC WONDERS OF OREGON ALONG. NEW A UTOMOBILE ROUTE HI i ii i i i . , f i r i li i I c I 111 i 'ii Iff I I I? -i A ' MUi ' WW ' M iVUr'z, ;Y ly, while it does not affect tha carry ing capacity of the highway In the least. Water Tranohss Flay Ktoc Through Josephine, Jackson and Kla: math counties the water trenches play havoc with nfaklng. time in an auto mobile Along the principal roads, prop er railroad crossings an lacking and at most crossings only gravel Is between the rails. A sheer rlsa of three or four Inches at each rail give a shock to au tomobile tires and to the machine Jt self that Is expensive and more or less dangerous. At the foot of most of the long hills water has been allowed to cut trenches through the roadway, mak ing tt necessary for an automobile to slow up and start the ascent of the op posite hill at very low speed. Thia could be thoroughly remedied at small ex pense to the counties. Perhaps Medford Is the center of one of the most active road movements In the state. An election is to be held September 30, for the purpose of vot ing bonds In the sum of 11,600,000, this money to be spent on road Improvement. Considerable opposition is developing against the bonding proposition In an effort to have the county court build roads with scrip, Issued in denomina tional amounts so that local people and local capital can buy It. Instead of call ing on eastern capital and thus paying more and more interest to people away from home. Beautiful Cataract From Medford up the mountain to Prospect on tha Crater Lake road Is about SO miles, much of the way rough, but with good grades. The upper end of the road has been badly out up with freighting outfits, hauling machinery for tha big power plant on Rogue riv er near Mill Creek falls. This beauti ful cataract haa a fall of 160 feet Into Rogue river and is on of the most in spiring sights of the trip. The gorge of Rogue river la Intensely; interesting in addition ietts acenlc peatirty. It Is deep and narrow with the stream running clear at the bottom. Not far from the road is situated the natural bridge. which Is one of the most Interesting curiosities to be found in all Oregon, From- Prospect to Crater Lake tha roads are better but the grade Is steep In places and the sand IS deep and heavy. AUTO ROAD . . imi-- - j f v; fe 1 : -; v s - - . - t ' &'f &v; tr- 1 Leaving Prospect for the lake the av erage automobllist begins to have troub le on account of the rarity of the at mosphere, which la seldom taken Into account Until the engine begins to "spit." Drivers who are used to this environment begin to understand the necessity of givlng.their motors a better mixture as they climb the Crater Lake grades and hill and are overcoming the trouble which has been experienced ever since machines attempted to reach the rim of the lake. About the lake roads are being surveyed by the government and it will not be long before It will be possible to drive an ordinary car, heav ily loaded, entirely around the rim of Crater Lake. Mystery of Anna Canyon. Dropping over to the east side of the Cascade mountains at Crater Lake one of the most interesting parts of the trip begins. Aside from the mystery of Anna Creek, the canyon Is remark able for Its rugged beauty and grandeur. It is assumed that nature syphons Anna Creek out of Crater Lake, for the source of the creek Is fully 100 feet higher than the surface of the lake. Another peculiarity is found in the water, which Is much colder than the water of the lake, a condition that may be brought about by the water being forced through ice as it passes through the syphon. Descending on the east side of the mountain tha water of all the streams U as clear as crystal and the rocks in the bottoms are clear, white and smooth. The streams are well stocked with fish which can be seen clearly In the water to a depth of 15 or 20 feet. At Rocky Point In the forst reserve a resort con sisting of tents has been established where fishing .offers the most ideal sport and many of the scenic beauties of Oregon can be enjoyed. This place la near Pelican Lodge, the summer home built by E. H. Harrlman a few years be fore bis death. From Rocky Point to Klamath Falls the Journey can be made by boat in two or three hours, giving a delightful change and saving a trip over new roads which are being rapidly Improved by tha county court under the dlrectlob of County Judge Worden. Klamath Falls has sprung from a country town to a model little city In three years, with splendidly paved streets and other evidence of order and progreas. Kla math gives promise of becoming the second city of Oregon within 10 years. A railroad to the coast at Humboldt Bay Is one of the possibilities. Leaving Klamath "the route is up the east side of the lake largely parallel with the Natron cutoff toward Fort Klamath. The distance, 89 miles along a newly built wagon road, can be made In good time. A splendid view of the lake Is available practically all the way. Much of the roadway was built by the railroad company, which took over the wagon road as a right of way and grave the county a wagon' road on a much higher level. Big- "Crop" of Timber. From Fort Klamath to Cresent, on the Oregon Trunk survey. Is 62 miles. Cresent Is 49 miles south of Bend. Sur rounding Crescent is a rich country well stocked with timber, largely yellow and sugar pine, the "crop" being estimated at 0,000,000,000 feet. From Crescent to Crescent Lake, more than three roilea of tne trip cannot d made by machine on account of the narrow trail The lake Is a beautiful body of awter, tha tem perature of which Is low enough for bathing Not far distant Odell Lake has been made into a rather popular resort, while Crescent lake haa been neg lected except for the efforts of Engin eer Hoey. The road from Cresent to Crescent Lake needs to be Improved by the removal of a large number of roots, Which make It uncomfortable for autoa After leaving the settlements about Fort Klamath, the road toCrescent for 45 miles does not lead past a single habitation. Sand Creek Is well named for the' water runs full of particles making a mixture appearing as though large quantities of meal had been cast into the stream. ..From Crescent to Bend the roads 'are very good, except In placea In tha lava section where the sand Is so ffne that a machine can hardly get through It. Were It possible to scatter flnt atraw on these roads they would be greatly Improved. Much of their roughness la caused by overloaded, nar-" row tired wagons, Band. Promising Town. Bend is one of tha new. progressive town a of southeastern Oregon. Lo cated on the upper Deschutes river, tha town lias a magnificent water ".powtr lyUcJal, being developed for tbe 1, 4 f i V jam Top picture, left to right Mysterious Anna creek canyon; lava walls of Crater lake. Middle picture Crater lake, showing the. phantom ship. Lower picture Rogue river falls. eration of electric light and power plants and for the operation of large sawmills. The business men of the town are mostly young, alert and en ergetic and seem determined to devel op the commercial center of that couh try at Bend. Some of the Institutions are already showing character both for enterprise and strength. The First Na tional bank of Bend, is perhaps, the best advertised Institution in central Or egon. Along all the roads. are to be found striking placards calling atten tion to the advantages of banking at Bend. Surrounding Bend is one of the largest belts of yellow and sugar pine timber In Oregon, It being estimated that 40.000,000,000 feet of timber is trib utary to the sawmills located here. The town has very good hotels, and consid ering the distance from transportation the prices are reasonable. From Bend to The Sisters the road is good except in short places where sand appears to an unusual depth. On Band mountain a machine encounters con ditions that are very peculiar. Going down a steep incline sand Is so deep and dry. that a machine has to run In low gear In come places to be able to make its way down the hill. Perhaps this is the only place In Oregon where such a condition exists. Machines should not attempt to cross Santlam Pass unless coming westward, the pull In the oppo site direction being too heavy and dan gerous. From Fish Lake down to the Willamette valley the roads are fair through Santiam Pass and the scenery unusually beautiful. Kay Explore Crater. Black Butte, located at the very crest of Santiam Pass, Is one of the most in teresting objects along the road. Lava, apparently nearly as fresh as the day It was cast up by a volcano, covers a large area and even along the road gives a iresnness ana wnueness that is re markable. Near the road an extinct crater oan be reached with little diffi culty and can be explored with perfect safety. On the opposite side of Black Butte and as if pouring 'from its base Is the beginning of Metollus river which empties Its waters to the eastward in tha Deschutes river, while the head wat ers of tha Santiam river close to the mountain and the stream empties Into the Willamette. At Cascadla George M. Giesendorfer long ago established a resort near Soda and Sulphur Springs which offers as good service as can be found on the en tire trip. Located a long distance from transportation, Cascadla Is a surpriso on account of tha unusual excellence, of tha service at tne price offered the tour ist, for the business of the place Is practically" confined to travelers and summer guests. Along tha Crescent road the sand Is almost a bar to automobile travel.-, Balsm Zs Za spiring. Art interesting placs along the road to Lebanon Is Peddler's Spring, so named from an incident that happened near it a great many years ago. A,peddler was murdered while spending a night at this spring and tha murderer left absolutely no clue to his Identity, and no trace of hint was ever found. From Lebanon to Jefferson the road it ordinarily good, with soma bad places. From Jefferson to Salem the routa over the Ankeny hill road 10 to is miles is delightful WThrough th ."Hed Hills country? tho op-lgcanery la peautUCul and iu roadway. i. TO . . - - if mi, i- ,- level and smooth. Leaving the Ankeny road the traveler drops into Salem on a well paved street, inspired with pride in his state and its capital city. From Salem over the roads to Port land a variety, of country and highway Is met. Through some of the most highly developed country in the state the roads are sadly neglected and In other places the Improvements have been made inadvisedly and the results sought have not been attained. In Washington coun ty the roads are the worst of any. and not much effort Is being made, appar ently, to Improve them. Great Possibilities. "Our Journey through southern and eastern Oregon, covering about 1000 miles, convinces me that Oregon has possibilities for the automobllist that none of us appreciate," said Mr. Jack son, "and I am surprised that we have so long overlooked auch a valuable re source. To make the trip pleasant and profitable would require good roads and Improved hotel service at fair prices. At an expense of say $25 a day for a party of six, this trip can be made In 10 to 15 days In a more or lesA satis factory manner. In New England a like Journey of 1000 miles from New Ro chelle, New York, through Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island, the "ideal tour" can be made at an expense of less than f30 a day with the best of hotel, service and over the delightful roads, and most of them dirt roads kept in good repair, practically all the way. Over this eastern tour 2000 to 3000 au tomobiles travel each month. "In Oregon I have a doubt if a single machine has followed the same route I followed In picking out an Ideal tour. Whera this route developed by the im provement of the roads and the estab lishment of excellent hotel service at prices that the average auto enthusiast can pay, there seems to be no good reason why the tourist business should not pay $500,000 yearly to tho people of these counties. The hotel service at present Is jjf course not what It should be, while tho prices of rooms at Med ford, Klamath Falls and Salem are more than should be charged. At Grants Pass Phil Metschan of Portland will soon take charge of the new hotel which promises to meet the immediate needs. London Pleased With Oregon. "The counties through which a road of the sort indicated runs, should be willing to spend a reasonable sum of money for the construction of permanent highways. If each of the 12 counties would appropriate an average of $20,000 for tho construction of a "loop road," IU would ba the beat investment for them, that could be made of public funds at this time. In addition to the tourist feature which locally, means a great deal, the state would get an im mense amount of valuable advertising through the eastern people who would drive automobiles over the most pict uresque Journey In the land. - "At this time Jack London and his wlf are In southern Oregon, where Lon don is gathering material for-his work, and ha has been carried away with the beauties of Oregon and the possibilities of auto and carriage touring as he has never been, ; even with California. If the time lsn'tt right now for a mova along these llajf e, I am mistaken. Just how to organya tha counties affected and Just how to make tat people of the state realise tha Importance of tha tour ist bufciness is a problem that I haven't attempted to solve." Mr. Jackson's party; which mad the tour of 15 days, consisted, of Mrs. Jack son, P.'L. and F. C. Jackson, Miss Helen Wbltney, Myrtle Lamar and Charles Hoyt. OFFICERS AND SEAMEN' HAVE NARROW ESCAPE tUolted Ptr Lets Wlnt.t Provlncetown, Mass., Aug. 12. Eigh teen officers and seamen from the battleships Delaware and Nebraska of the north Atlantic squadron, narrowly escaped death today when two launches from the vessels collided head on In tha fog. Tha launch of the Nebraska sank Instantly In ten fathoms of water. All the men were rescued. 800 Acres Being Subdivided. Elgin, Or., Aug. 12. Eight hundred and sixty acres of Elgin stump land ia at present being surveyed into 10 acre tracts, which" are to be sold for fruit land. This land was recently purchased by J. T. Conway of Portland, who Is having tt subdivided and will then put it on tne market to be sold for apple tracts. Effulgent Al - ve - Does Away Entirely With Ecce SIgnum (Behold the Sign! Here Is the Proofs) TSSTZMOVZAXb Publishing letters Is not our long suit, and we nuver publish the name of the author tnor do we ever ask for a letter, they are all voluntary and unso licited hy us). We are prepared to show the genuine, original letters to those who call and are Interested in dental work. The 1$ letters published last week brought so irmny inquiries that we feel constrained to try It again. We have a great many such letters on file. V. S. Customs House. Oct. 12, 1910. Gentlemen: The complete upper set of Alveolar put In for my wife fs delight fully satisfactory. The lower bridge will have to come out. Just as Dr. R. said it would. Tear loose the teeth to which It is anchored, same as upper bridge did. She will come in Tuesday or Wednesday If you can give her an appointment then. State of Washington. Department of State, Olympla, Nov. 10. 1910. Gentle men,: It has been one year today since you finished my upper Alveolar work and discharged mo as cured of Pyor rhea. I will be there December 20 to have my lower left five teeth replaced. If you can wait on me then. My upper Is superba. Des Moines, Iowa,. Dec. 3, 1910. Gentlemen: I went to Algana. Iowa, to see the party yon referred to. The work is certainly worth going after. I do not mind the expense. My Pyorrhea Is about as bad as this lady thinks-, hers was. She says she Is entirely cured and It looks that way. I will require a complete upper Alveolar set of .teeth, as I have only five teeth left, and have lost four lower back and three on one side, one on the rther. I will be there on December 15, and stay as long as is necessary. Alveolar vs. False Teeth When you Invest in ALVEOLAR teeth you assure yourself an annual dividend No One Need Remain Fat Now Physician Banishes Fat by New, Marvelous, Simple Method After Drugs, Medicines, Advertised Remedies and Starvation Diets Had All Failed. " REDUCED MY WEIGHT 100 LBS." f K' if-' v in i i . TniB piCIUro letm planner nmu bf) made in a woman's appearance USE THE FREE on wovemper i, ui. r. known Philadelphia physician, was one or tne isimi men v;. i He weighed 254 pounds. His waist miiiira 48 inches and be wore a 17V inch collar. His health was miserable. he was wean ana urea an iw '""71 . 1, 1 jt i,.ni. in mlnil' autl 't aun, nov y uiu - , . able to work to sleep nights, or to al- fast his rooa. n nu J"" " used life Insurance because of his ex 1 u. m a t.ilrl tnnt nil cessive wijni. " t very life was in grave danger, and that unless na couia aei nu ui might drop dead st any moment. He had previously tried all the meth ods of flesh reduction known to medi cal science, starvation diets, purging, .rMA etc. but they had done more harm than good. With practically a acatn semerace . 1 U I . in V. a fan. mnA a wifA Ann family to support, Dr. Turner thought tiara, tie woi kcu, wjjei uuriHcu, ra ..... on a plan entirely original and differ ent from anv he had used, and finally made a most wonderful scientific dis covery by means of which he haa actu ally reduced his weight 100 pounds, gaining in strength and general health With every pound lost On January 1 of this year Dr. Turner weighed 1(0 pounds; his waist measured 87 H inches and he wore a 16H Inch collar, wis neann is pwitvv.ra of are. and his mind is clear and buoy ant. .' rr. Turner's wonderful success has . ... ia..rf. ..J IaIIab, , nhwl. amaZSU nil iricuui wiiu t-iiv.tt clans. His method s simpler yet thor oughly scientific. , There are no medl- J A lalrkn Hrtlhllo I Cine ur umb vv w mwhvmt. ivMiui wear nov physical culture or violent " . T. K hatha awMtlnv purging, starvation diets or weakening the system which any person can read- , I In .li.l AHin hAiWAiwItkntil medical assistance of any kind, .is de signed not only to remove superfluous flesh at the average rate of about on found a day. but to strengthen the m ire body, and benefit the general health right from tha start. TWOIOSEPHINE MINES WILL INSTALL PLANTS , (Special t Tae JourMlV. ? Grants Pass, Or., Aug. ' 11.- H. M. 'VtaUliams has purchased In Portland one . of the lateat steam plants for summer power for the . new CfilU nulf on his Alts mine, f iva miles west of Kir by, They are working a large body of low grade ore by the quarry method ef mining, and milling costs him only 7$ cents per ton total, a remarkable show ing. . ' vv--- t' ' -J.'i The Oriole mine in the Galice district, haa been making a series of tests with its ore, and has decided to put up a modern treatment plant. ' The owners are already 400 feet under ground, with several thousand feet of workings. Man ager Corey Mattlson is pushing the work as hard as possible and is pleased with the outlook. The mine, is about 25 miles from Grants Pass. New Quarters fop Hospital. 'Special to The Journal.) Hood-River. Or., Aug. 12. The Cot tagj hospital has outgrown Its present quarters and arrangements are under consideration whereby the hospital as sociation will acquire an additional building to be used as a maternity hos pital. ss , , i iii ii n o - lar Dentistry Plates and Bridgework of comfort for all the years to come, and we will guarantee to you a set of icetn mat wtu surpass in beauty, com fort and service the most beautiful set of natural teeih ever grdwn in any human being's mouth. No one will pretend to say that teeth fastened to a partial plate or bridge are any more than a makeshift. They aim ply fill up the sap In the mouth where the teeth have been lost. The Alveolar Teeth fill up the gap, and'thev also al low one to chew with them with entire satisfaction. Alveolar Teeth, where Bridgework Zs impossiDie. If only your front teeth are left, say 3 or 4 or more, we can replace all those that have been l.n-t on both sides clear bark with perfect Alveolar teeth, whilst bridgework would be Impossible even If you had 8 or 10 front teeth to tie to. If you have only two back teeth on each side, say, molars, we can sup ply all the front teeth that are missing with beautiful, serviceable, lifelike Al veolar teeth. Tlile could not possibly be done by tha bridge route. And where bridgework Is possible there is no comparison between the two. A very large percentage of our work Is taking out bridgework put In by supposedly high class dentists, and replacing It with the beautiful and artistic Alveolar Teeth. And, unlike bridgework in an other respect. It Is practically painless. No boring or cutting into the gums, nothing to be dreaded. . Now, then, prices' being equal, which would you choose? Curing Pyorrhea (loose teeth), a dis ease given up by other dentists as in curable. Is another of our specialties. We cure It absolutel. . It's a boastful statement to make but we can, do any thing that Is possible in dentistry, and what we do i always of the very high est class. Our eooklets. Alveolar Den tistry, are free. Write for one if you cannot call. We have samples of our work to show at all times. AXYBOLAA DBKTAI. CO.. DSMT 1BT8, Portland, Ablngton Bldg., 10S Third St, Seattle, Height Ride. 2d and Pine. Terms to Reliable Peopje. 1 t 'A ttviuo uio iiismoiuun v v when superfluous flefth 1 removed. COUPON TODAY , Dr. Turner's remarkable discovery and . experience created widespread attention both from physicans and the general public, and he has been fairly deluged with requests for personal treatment. Close friends have urred him to spe cialize in this particular branch of work where he could command large fees, but other business Interests which oc cupy much of his time, have decided him against itw In anawer. however, to' the multi tude of requests for Information and in order that all may have the benefit of . the system It was his good fortune to discover, he has prepared a small book let treating on his method and telling every fleshy man and woman how they may accomplish the same happy 1 re sult, without the least danger or incon- , venlence. He has mailed these books without charge to those who have writ ten him. but has a few hundred copies left. Arrangements have been made ' whereby these will be distributed with out charge, among Interested readers of this paper, who will use the coupon f Tinted" below.' Send no money. Merely nclose a. 2-cent stamp to cover postage and the booklet will go forward to you by return mail. Address your letter to Vr. F. 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