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DAILY ROQVI RIVER OOVRIRR
RUMMY, MARCH 8A. 1B1T.
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SCENIC BEAUTY
WRITER TKUA OF MARYKIA OF
WAY THAT TRAVKRSKS
SOITTHKRX ORKOON
Has Numerous A I tractions Fur the
Tourist, Every Mile -Having Sne
Thing of leeest Interest
The following story wu written by
M. P. Duryea, formerly secretary of
the Ashland Commercial club, hut
,now executive secretary of the Mo
ll ae, 111., Commercial Club and ap
peared in The Road 'Maker of Moline:
The Pacific highway is a great in
ternational highway from British Co
lumbia to the Mexican border, passing
through the coast states of Washing
ton, Oregon and California. To it
might the well applied the advertising
slogan of the great railroad system
that paralels it for hundreds of miles;
it to indeed a "road of a thousand
wonders! Not only does this high
way traverse a country rich in scenic
beauty, but leading from it are roads
of the most magnificent scenic at
tractions of the United States.
The touring motorist will find much
to interest him as he Journeys over
this main artery of travel up and
down the western part of the United
States, for it will lead him through
fruitful valleys and thriving towns,
along peaceful rivers and mountain
torrents, through shadowy forests
and over mountain tops and close to
snow-clad peaks. Like the kaleido
scope of his 'boyhood days, each turn
will bring before him a new combina
tion in tree, and field and sky that
makes a picture long to be remem
bered. One of the most beautiful and won
derful stretches of the Pacific high
way is that stretch from Medford, In
the lovely Rogue River valley of
southern Oregon, to Hornbrook, Cal
ifornia, crossing the summit of the
Siskiyou mountains. Not only is this
stretch of the highway wonderful
from a scenic standpoint, it Is even
more remarkable as a piece of splen
did engineering In road construction.
The old Journey over the Siskiyous
on what was known as the Dollar-
hide toll road, was one of discom
fort, as well as danger. It was a
"rough and rugged road," with
grades as high as 30 per cent., that
taxed the best machines. Seven grade
crossings over the Southern Pacific
ralway made it dangerous, for at ail
of them the grade on rail and road
was heavy. The new road, laid out
in masterly fashion from the northern
slope of the Siskiyous to the Califor
nia line by Frank A. Klttredge, the
engineer In charge of construction for
the Oregon state highway commission
has no grade crosxing, and its maxi
mum grade is 6 per cent. The South
era Pacific tracks are crossed but
twice on the journey to the summit
from Ashland, and in each instance
the motorist finds a splendid con
crete bridge to carry him over In
safety. A fine piece of engineering
Is the approach to the first of these
'bridges with a great, broad and easy
loop thrown out over the mountain
side around' which the motorist may
drive at full speed.
Automobile drivers will discover
this new highway to be easy work,
for Its broad, sweeping curves and
light grades do not Impose any tax on
tils strength or nerves. All curves,
except the "blind" ones, are built
with a radius of 100 feet; the "blind"
curves are built on a IDO-foot radius.
All the curves are slightly banked to
the Inside for safety and to allow
drivers to take grades on speed. The
roadway on the Oregon side Is twenty-four
feet wide at all places, with
an increase In width on curves where
necessary for safety. On the Califor
nia side the roadway Is somewhat
narrower, but the grading Is similar
to that of the Oregon side.
The progressive people of Jackson
county, Oregon, have bonded them
selves for $500,000 for the purpose
of constructing a paved highway from
the north boundary of the county to
the California line. Part of this work
has been completed, and the tourist
on4.be Pacific highway can now speed
over A sixteen-foot pavement from
Central Point, through Medford, the
gateway to Crater Lake, to the south
ern limits of the city of Ashland,
The state of Oregon is assisting In
the work of paving the highway over
the Siskiyous. This will be what la
known as a "two-course" cement
pavement, six Inches In depth, with a
top dreeing of rich mixture.
In order not to interfere with the
heavy tourist travel over this road In
the summer season, the state Is laying
an eight-foot strip of the pavement
first. Later on another similar strip
will be laid, making altogether a sixteen-foot
pavement across the moun
tains. The distance from Ashland to
the summit of the Siskiyous over the
Pat-Mo highway Is sixteen miles, and
to the California line tt Is twenty-
two miles.
Every foot of the Journey from
Medford to the California .line will
prove' of Interest to the tourist, for
each turn of the road bring before
him a scene of rare charm and loveli
ness. It passes through all of the
famous orchard and farming districts
of the Rogue River valley. The view
from the summit, facing southward,
is almost beyond description. Ahead
and Just to the left, one sees the
snow-capped top of stately Mt. Shasta,
one of the mighty peaks of the great
Cascade Range, glistening against
the exquisite blue of the California
sky. Overhead, to the east, towers
great Pilot Rock, guardian sentinel
of the pass over the Siskiyous. To
the right, down hundreds of feet,
there are the tracks of the Southern
Pacific, winding their tortuous way
through the Shasta valley, and the
little town of Hilt, that looks like a
collection of toy houses. On and on
to the south and west, tieyond the val
ley, roll the hills and peak's of the
Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada,
covered with snow or "with verdure
clad." No man within whose breast
there la a spark of love for things
that are beautiful or a reverence for
the thtngs that God has made to de
light the children of men, can gaxe
upon this view from the Pacific high
way on the summit of the Siskiyou
mountains without receiving an Im
pression and an inspiration that will
last as long as life itself. It Is truly
the "road of a thousand wonders."
The people of Oregon and Califor
nia may well be proud of this high
way over the Siskiyous proud of the
change from the old conditions that
made the journey so irksome. It Is
a fine Investment, one that is bring
ing ret times in increased tourist trav
el that Swill be worth millions of dol-
lors In the years to come. It is a
fine investment as well from the
standpoint of the pleasure and com
fort It will bring to the citizens of
Oregon and California, and to the
thousands of motorists who visit the
Pacific coast each year in search of
health and recreation.
The tourist who neglects to take
this trli who falls to experience the
beauty and grandeur of it will leave
unwritten one of the bet pages of
the story of his sojourn on the Pacific
coast.
SHIPBUILDERS ARE
BY
Washington, Mar. 24. Two regi
ments of Massachusetts mllltla will
be called out at once to guard the
Fore River Shipbuilding works at
Qulncy and other plants In the Day
Slate, under arrangements made to
day between Secretary of War Baker
and Governor McCall.
While the two men were confer
ring, reiorts came from General
Leonard Wood, commanding the
eastern department, covering the
Massachusetts and approving the
Idea.
On the strength of this. Baker
agreed upon the call.
The mllltlumen will guard arsenals,
munitions plants and especially the
shipyards, where much government
construction Is under way.
In addition to the mllltla protec
tive step, McCall Informed Baker that
he will present for passage the so
called home guard bill In the Massa
chusetts legislature. This provides
for a force of 5.000 men for state
protection work.
While the department refused to
say what. If any, plans It has made
of a slmllur nature affecting the mlll
tla of other states, there was plain
Indication that the national guard
of other commonwealths will be used
when necessary to best advantage In
land defense plans.
8 LOGGERS KILLED
BY FALLING IE
Astoria, Mar. 24. The bodies of
eight loggers, killed yesterday by a
falling fir tree, were brought to As
toria today. Klgtit other men, ser
iously Injured, are In the hospital
here, and It In feared some of them
may die.
Eighty workmen, sitting on two
flat cars, were riding back to camp
for dinner. A heavy gale was blow
ing. The wind uprooted a second
growin nr tree, which fell across
one of the cars, pinning many of
the men beneath It. The work train
was still moving, and the men were
swept off the cars like files. Several
were pinned under the tree until
Jacks were used to lift It up.
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