The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, February 16, 1925, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Textjlonday , Evening, February 16, 1925 THE EUGENE GUARD Tage Five I jfcKenzie Highway to be paradise mr Roaming Motorists This Season . who loTes scenery, fof ' . in treat mountain!, who 'w 'f. the siKbt of dashing rooun . . ... C 1TJIU 1 . . tIt- . (K. .roat OUt- lt" j.. irten 01 iu - trio could prove so attrac "u tbtt up the McKemie high- ' k..utles ' th" MoKeniie tare been exploited many " nd ill who have traveled on tin"1. . the summit, to the lava . that the drive ia uu W' ? finest in all Orcgoa. 'J i..t few milea wind through a 1' ' .... hmuv farming country, utif""v ". . t.Krme river la ia j'ra.st Belknap, and from there Si goea through great aland. , ,ea oicturesque brooks, i .jtber side are acen green mZ: many topped by queer rock "" Tas-and 1 tha dlBtance 019 I"""1.0.' ..J hld-cawed Three Sis- ,! covere i form background for natures .' nicturea, l'"""'.:... r.n miles out from Eu- JJ, county toad, but it need cau.e "" - rnmetcr reading of 50, At i,,t. ,..j- nf the Cas io""'.''"; nr,t ia nassed. From ad u" ikn0p, corners which ?1 miles farmer, the road is perfect. 7 nade that looks like it ia reaav Ar ivl and straight, '"."S '. aVay up into the hills at a "'"' hSt can be made on high. Th ' . ii., hnlit up in me cvuici, Sk"? w'do drainage ditch on (llh,r sice. , mad follows the path Z old only Part of the way, for entirely new rvcy was mads !". , route. The best grades UBUyu" - - are wiue cuwu6.. .i. tn mm re. 'Yb?Mcl"enzie highway ff,lead. Willamette va .ty ".- mit onai now y - .... av ill carves , .wad, which ia about a m.ie iar 1 T. ihe l'acific highway to "fi-iH Tho Main anect ot !,nJ u u Allowed east, and the S Might ahead for aeverai m It is good macadam, but it linn ns to be somewhat rough. Split by Lightning Seen i 119 a curious pheuomona foi 41 . ii.r. u sriant oils fto .Pt Vh. center by Jn 8. ' This happened during the II',, .term a few years a o A ..- Thurston is lenciuu, Waltervillo. which is said to have the It PP .aucclhut it did 30 T Uaburg lies at -25.X, and V.da 32.0. A rock crusher, which sup- UL VllK oil"i"-'"0 nud at ai.'.l tnc PASSES OVER CASCADES OF INTEREST TO LANE Regions to be Opened up by the New McKenzie Highway Which will be Available Year Round if Snow Re moval Plans are Perfected by Residents of East Side of Mountains. nii,l niiite -a hit ,hi. -nni). is at 34.1 aii to Thompsou'a resort turns to tta rillt . . I .... Hw. The ferry ooar. ia i.-u - dnhiug McKensio at -ll.o at uie tight ot the main road to reach Nim- ..j rnmniiK nuime ri;sii. ,D Hong here that the motorisis iu Wins to aiimecintc ine uric o..u ..... junt to Nnurod is quite funious lt ,d( The rood now follows tihe river it winds in and out o the timber .ml hrilllh. At 44.11 the road, as it winus aio.ig a steep hillside, passes what is Known n Fiun Hock. A quaini iiiie ntfn around this nillar, which lome 30 feet high, nd ubout 10 in Ampler It is said that an old fel low who claimed to bo the character "Huck Finn" around which aiata Twain built many a charming taie, lited in this neighborhood, and owned i ipan ot mules. He used to tell tlu't it bad hooked on to this giant boul in, which was obstructing the road, mil that w ih a inlchtv lunge, me moln pulled it up on end. Then (taring it would dam the river, il ai left that way. The rock, rugged and weather beaten, makes a fitting monument to perpetuate the name of tt old fellow whom everyone in that country knew. Spark's Ranch Reached Spark's ranch, famed for a quar ter of a century for its luscious, old inhumed chicken dinners, is on tho Mia highway at 47. Blue river is croncd a quarter of a mile farther, nd at 49.7 lies a little camp known "Rcdsidc." Tho old Dearborn bomeatead ia at C3, and 53.5 is Itainbow camp, where a good garage i available for motor wants. The road for a few milea before Ike forent boundary is. encountered is food, aud in the reserve Itself, it is Mcelleot, and once a driver strikes . he will not hlame the writer for Wng enthusiastic over it. It is per Itctlr graded, and perfectly surfaced, "i ride like pavement. At oo.tf the eovernment has nro- uded a public campground, where tter anil wood may be obtained, and jkc camper may pitch bis tent in a ""tiful, picturesque corner in the lortat. MeKonzie Bridge is crossed at )l-, nd the road to Foley Spring? '""is ott to the right. The apring. " water bubbles hot out of the found, arc five miles from the main "toway. ihe fnmous old log cabin is also but a short distance nom tii.r(. on . hibwnv Belknap Springs Interesting "nknap corners, where the road to Belknap Springs turns off to ihe left, ia reached at .i. A visit to the epringa, which are but a mile or so away, ia worth while and interest ing. Here the water flows out .if the ground at a temperature of 18$ degrees, and it is piped to a bath house aud ewimming pool. A well kept auramer resort is maintained here, and many people frequent the place, both to escape the heat of sum mer and to enjoy the medicinal bene fits of the waters. Heturning from Belknap, the new road ia reached at U5.3. The road runs parallel with a little milk-white atreaut, which spriuga out from the anow from the Three Sisters. It keeps thie milky color all summer, aome Bay becauso it is snow water, while others say it is rock finely pul verized by the weight of the anow aud ice. It is cool, and good to drink, however, and one color doea not tic- tract from the taste. Grade Is Deceptive The road from hero on winds Bteadily up the side of the mountain. and in grade is quite deceptive. Look ing ahead, it looks to be nearly level. and the driver is apt to wonder why tho engine pulls tu nard. A glance back will show, however, that the car ia going up at quite an angle, in fact the averogc grade iB six ner cent, .and in many placeg it ia greater. Jine country nerenhouls is scenic ally unsurpassed. From the road may be seen the Three Sisters, with their rivers of snow, and tho high way itself winds along almost under a rock tipped peak, that towers abruptly into the sky. It is possible to look out acrosa valleys, over tho tops of the great firs, and in some plnces, should the car get off the load, it would go down and down for thousands of feet. I'hreo miles further, on the new road, the Bide mill is terraced, and the driver can look flown and 8eo his trail below us it winds up around a "V" curve. Frog Camp Popular Place Frog Camp, the stopping place for hardy hikers who go every year to (.rale the Three Sitters, is reached at 70.3. This is a lnrgo sandy flat, quite grassy in places. Hero trails may be taken to the Obsidian cliffs, three miles away, Indian Holes, 31 miles, and Horse I,ake 5 miles. The road is not overly rough, and causes no discomfort. Leaving Frog Camp, in a short time the grade steepens, for the sum mit is but a few miles away. Four milea from here, in a cool grnssy spot near hho road, is found a crystal, cool springs. The water, icy cold, ia dt-licious and the thirsty motorist will welcome the chance to Btretch his legs. At 83.7 a little body of water about the sine of a city park nestles at the side of the Toad. It is bordered by amooth sandy slopes, and a green growth of juckpine and other trees. Tho little lake in its picturesque Bet ting makes one of the most enjoy able scones on the trip. - The famous lava beds are first, encountered at 84.4 atid the road skirls them for quite a distance, as it hesitant of venturing on. This lava formation is one of Oregon's won ders. To gain an idea of what it is it would he well to view a billion com mon cinders through a powerful mag nifying glass. The rocks, or "chink- W. v. v v),ie,&4W.Uh A-r. J- 1 awailj.' - ... ! 1 t IitiiMing of tires through every ttago (rum tin uniTatiug of the raw rubber to the wrapping of the finished tirei. 'Wehim( hamiled CTC tires fur ome time with exceptional luecess," mid Mr. l-avin, "aud after a visit to the factory Mich a I had, I run appreciate why theie tires are mak iiiic good. We have always known that Ihe material, from the long combed Egypt. nu Cotton nnd first gruile rubber to the various com pounding cbemieuU, Ur0 tlie best ob tainable, hut the care with which these are built into the finished ar ticle in tut be seeu to be appreciated. Process Is Described "From the compounding room whevo the raw rubber and toughen ing chemicals are mixed together in a 45 degree angle just the width ueeded for the various auea of limn ut the late of 55 per minute and laid out into the various leugtbs aud pie ces needed for a tire ami rolled onto spools iii just the order the tire builder will take them off when be builds a casing iu the next depart ment. Material Built Up "In the building room this mater ial is built up by hand on revolving cores and each ply laid into place, stitched dowu ami trimmed to an ex act liue before the next is put into place. Here one appreciates the ex actness of the earlier operations ut eiicii piece of material fits the place for which it was designed, Kven the sidewall and tread stock which U tub- great steam beated rolls the material I r ,,r ealeudered to exact aire and t ""jjj '''l' tmsses to the Calendar room. Here the rubber ia frictioued into the cord nd fabric stock that makes m the carcass of the tire, in a aet of rolln that weighs H3.000 uouuds. To run a roll of cotton cord six feet wide and three huudred aud fitly feet lung through the calender nud have it como out with each cord perfectly imbedded in rubber Beema like a sim ple process. So it is. lint to see it come out with a uniform thickness of 4S-1.0U0 of an inch in every square yard makes one appreciate the care exercised by the operator and the ex actness of tho machinery. "The next step is tho bias cutting room where these great rolls of rub berised cotton aro cut into strips on .shape in checked by weight befort it ia built ontu tile casing. "The uet step ia the cooking room where the tires are cooked tu air bags in great iron molds under ttcmcmUuiH pressure aud steam heat. Kven here the same exactness ia car ried out. liach vulcanizing kettle is equipped with a clock chart which registers in ink the exact tempera ture and pressure each minute the heat is on. Tire Building Is Science "One leaves the factory wilh the impression that building a (,'TC tire is an exact science aud to learn that . the factory ia operating with the aame (Continued on page six) The northern Oregon passes over the Cascade range promise I be among major oonsideratlom at far as road building matters are concerned In tho near future. The coming summer will see the final completion of the MoKenzl pass as an Improved highway. Not content with the use of this artery merely as a summer, road, an attempt was started at Bend recently to clear the road through the use of snow plows. There Is from 10 to 18 feet of anow upon the road, It Is reported, but In the event that It can be cleared with practicability, this east and west road will be offered to the motorist for year-round servloe except In the event of unusally unfavorable weather. Improvement to the Santlam pass la also being urged and It la declared probable that survey work will be started during the coming year. An attempt to secure federal aid and forest funds for the furthering of the projoot Is under way. ers" are just like' huge cinders, and are pierced through and through wilh holes. They are lying around loose in great heaps, and vary in sir.e from little pebbles to boulders weighing several hundred pounds. I Lava Road Rough The roud over the lava is rough, anil dips down and up every few yards. This atretch will bo the hard est for the government to mako de cently passable. On the other aide of the bed, n road crew is working at it, using powder and a huge scoop shovel. This method is not very suc- cVssful, according to reports, and the construction of n highway is a prob lem that may take a year or two yet to solve. The very summit of the pass is reached in a aandy apot at a reading of 86, and after going a short distance trip over the lava, the car on this w8b headed for home. Coming dowu, as evening ap proaches, old timera become remin iscent, aud rclato many tales, ofiwild rides over the onco narrow; loads, when storms buffeted tho Btage coach, from Eugene to Belknap Springs, the terminus. They tell of tho Blue, river mining boom, when ho would bring up a dor.cn men a day to toil in Tmcky Boy mines. Until the mines ran out of free milling ore, some 18 or 20 years ago, (he promoters bad great dreams for thut section of tho coun try. So high was their confidence thnt they erected at a great cost a power plant, with an eiglitfoof fhrmf. moro Minn mile in length, to furu teh electricity for the mirjes and the neighborhood. ,j But though the mining bubble has burst, the Me.Kenzie country is rich, and ita riches aro as yet untouched. Its grand scenery will Borne day come to be recognised and known through out tho country, and great hordes of tourists will be enraptured, aa was this parly, wirti tho drive down tin beautiful, dashing McKcnxie, and those who aro fortunstc to come down when the moon is shining into the rippling waters as it docs on summer, will ever live and never for get this greatest of scenic routes. Tire Build'ng in C. T. C. Plant Real Art, Says Dealer W. r. Davis, of tho B. & M. Tire company, has just returned from a business trip to Portland, whero ho visited tho CTG tiro fnctory. llore he met tho cutire organization of technical men, tho president of the company nnd the foremen of tho var ious departments. Ho wntched the TIRES and TUBES We Are Dealers for the Well and Favorably Known CTC Tires Free Free Freo tiro cover given n-wny -with each tire and tubo sold during Uio auto show get yours, j We Want Your Tire Troubles ' Vulcanizing I?orniring TIRES TUBES--ACCESSORIES TIRE SERVICE The B & M Tire Co. 845 Olivo W. F. DAVIS J. A. CLEAVES GARDNER The Radiator Man Rfr?'" unto radintors, C"rru' cores, tanks nnd e"Ps in stock. Low j.ric cs on For(. an(1 chev. Uudintors. Dod be Brothers Dodge Brothers Coach measures up in every detail to the high standards of its builders. Low, graceful and sturdy, it looks and per forms the part of a true aristocrat. The interior is roomy, comfortable and inviting. The lacquer finish is exceedingly attractive in Dodge Brothers blue with body stripe of cartouche yellow. The chassis is the same on which Dodge Brothers have concentrated all their experi ences and resources for a decade. Comfortable riding qualities and dependable performance are therefore obvious attributes. $1095 f. o. b. Detroit HATHAWAY MOTOR CO. 174 8lh Ave. East THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME AT THE CERTIFIED PDBLIC MOTOR CAR MARKET OF EUGENE Whether you want to buy a car, sell a car or merely need information We Have An Auto Show Every Day We are in a position to furnish rebuilt Fords with all of the 1925 refinements at prices below their real value. We can't write a description that will do them justice so come in and see. Get Our Prices on Fords Equipped . . With FULL BALLOONS, 5 tires, 4 wheels and 5 rims. or RUXTELL AXLES or DISC WHEELS or SPEEDOMETERS or SPOT LIGHTS or ALL OF THESE EXTRAS ! "We will doll tliem up or not ju.sl as you like. We'll Furnish You a Ford as You Want It and Our Prices . Will Surprise You. CERTIFIED PUBLIC MOTOR CAR MARKET OF EUGENE 519 Willamette Street Howard Ackerman, Mgr.