The Bend bulletin., July 30, 1913, Section 2, Page PAGE 8, Image 20

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IUJNI) lU'M.KTIX, IIUNI), OIIN., WKDNKHIUV, Jl'liV .10, llllil.
Out-of-Door Attractions
of the Bend Country
Central Oregon la not only n land' pet of needles mul buuehgruss, n nw- Oregon town. Mini thin HcpttMiiliur
of mony acres ond much timber and, turo-made rug of hum and golden
vntorpowor, but also of mnny thlmcn , brown. that always seems Just to have
worth seeing ami places worth visit- boon swept clean, so Immaculate- Is It
Ing.
Tourists, health-seekers, autolats
nml sportsmen arc just beginning to
nml I to this ami take advantage of the
big now playground that tho lutorlor
offers them. Tho impravod roads ami
the bettor rnllrond service uro adding
much to tho possibilities of enjoy
ment In thoso directions. Now, for
lustnnco, fishermen and others may
lonve Portland Friday night, enjov
n full two days of cllmnt'c change and
out-of-doors recreation at Honil, and
bo back In Portland Monday morning
ln time for work.
Itullroail Trip Notable.
In tho first place, the trip Into
llond, Central Oregon's railroad ter
minal and natural key. la an expert
once to In) remembered.
Tho Initial stage of the Journey.
along the banks of me Columbia riv
er, takes the traveler through the
heart of what la considered the flnet
river scenery In America.
Then the Hend train branch off
from the Columbia and proceed al-
iJKtet due aouth up the turbulent Dea
rlver. The first lou miles of this
jflliriiey Is through a remarkable cin
yen, which baa been called the
"(rand Canyon of the Northwest."
The two railroads wind along Its bot
tom, close beside the river, which Is
practically cue continuous bolting
cascade : hills a thousand and two
thousand feet high rise precipitously
on either hand, often weirdly stained
with bright clay colors, nod always
Imposing beyond belief. After the
tracks climb out from the canyon
there follows n stretch of sumo ou
miles of wheat land lains, which lie
on either hand, while the western sky
Hue is broken by the boautlful peaks
of tho Cascades. Then the "dry
farmed" plains give way to Irrigated
lands, and finally, just as the begin
ning of the timber belt is encounter
ed, and the river is again in sight,
Bond Is reaohed.
As Hend is tho usua: Introduction
for strangers to Central Oregon, the
readiest way to describe the interior
is to outline what Hend is like, from
a scenic standiiolnt elsewhere in
this Issue the town's other claims to
attontlon are dwelt upon.
r "Ilcml, the Acaaiifiil."
The trees grow well apart, so that
everywhere It Is possible to drive a
team or auto througn them. The
pines themselves ate ningnlllcont;
their trunks straight, massive and
copper colored, with olive green fol
iage overhead. v
Klsowhere In this paper Mr. Mo
Kay has told somewhat of tho attrac
tions for sportsmen surrounding
Hend, and Dr. Cue has described the
advantages to be found here for the
health-seekers. Sutllco to add, then,
n few words concerning some of tho
places lu Central Oreon that nro
worth a tourist's attention.
Few people realise that In Oregon
exists what la wild by scientists to be
the most recent lava. How In tho
I'nlted States. A miniature volcano,
with perfect era tor and a weird lava
Meld surrounding It. rs one of the tru
ly unique points of interest, some 10
miles from Hend.
Ijiva Hutte la the extinct volcano.
It la a cone of cinder, rralng perhaps
500 feet at an extremely steep angle,
the south side absolutely Iwre and j
the north covered by ptwe trees, I
while In the crater are ether trees
there Is scheduled the first nll-coinurs
tournament, which, It Is expected.
cities, and ihwly by the lust re
maining haven for the annual horda
of Immigrants,
Stop mul tilt tile a muuieut.
Spokane mul Mend.
If Spokane, under Inn- circum
stances, made a given growth In u
given length of time, Is It not con
servative to estimate that llend'M
growth will bo at least onu-thlrd
mine rapid? The uccohirutlon will
certainly be mi less than that: It may
no mote; ami Hand should grow
"THE LIE OF THE LAND"
As Doociltieil by tin
lilt II (I ON A I. .M AN AC.
The great level plains and rolling In abundance nml highly prudui tlvi
attraction; handsome cups, will be
put up for slilgles and doubles, to
become tho property of wIhiuuh for
three consecutive years, as well us
Individual trophies.
Auto Trip- Attract.
Uefore the railroad on me, the au
tomobile was an 'Important comiuar
cll factor. Today, while still Im
portant as a tonnage and puwsouger
carrier. It also figures very heavily
as n pleasure vehicle, and nowhere
Is there a greater Held for It.
During the summer hundreds of
parties make the trip north and south
between the Columbia and California.
The Html are good, the scenery tine
and stopping places adequate. A fa
vorite excursion la planned from The
Dalles to Head lu one day, and the
following day from liete to Crater
lake, or vice vera. White the Itin
erary makes long runs. It has proved
most delightful. Mnny mid make
a state-wide awing n round from Port
land, crowing Into Central Oregon
by way of Orator Ijihe and tlieuce re-
l'",m "' """ '"' iu.l. I.v u.u nt TK. tV.ll... ....I ,V.
hidden utileea the slght-aeekcr climbs i " ?,'," ' ...
uvtii,,im iitri ivMittr.
will develop Into ti permanent nnnuai more evenly than Spokane because of uplands of Central Orogon compilse The uplands iiih of Hie decompose I
the severe nanle of '!K1. TIiIh will about one-half the tuna of IC.istoiii basaltic and luvu t)peif soils III
give llend inoro tlinn (10,000 lu Oregon and contain some wonder- Deschutes Vnllsy Is the pilin-lpul vulf
otuvun years: but we will let tliti , fully productive .valleys (formerly ley In the North of this ickIiii It
figures stand n Spokane made thum, I lake beds) and tableland. Annual oinbriieoH an area of over .OiM
uiiil hero thoy nro: liii'clpltiitlim IhiouatirMt this 'section suuaie miles, Is ttlniigular In lni"
KI'OKANt: IIICNI) Is light and Is not uilhuiit to ma- mid extends from Northern Klamath
1SS0
1SS1
1890
, Population R00 lino turn crops without Irrigation or dry- northward Into t'cnirul Wiim1)
,11111 farming methods, the latter being county. The Deschutes river, wl;,! U,
till" applied very successfully ami oxtmi-i with Its two principal lilhutuilee UP'
study, ('molted and .Metollus rivers, drilling
llisi i lie wins or inn immense , im great vnuey or nnsiii. nn umui
ttllabhi art wi are comtHised of ills-1 Into the Columbia ilwr
llUt luteKtntcit lava, underlaid with por- The legion to the south and s nth
oils lava and basalt and supplement-'oal of the Dimidiules country Is toiii-
TIIAT'.S what Souttlo thinks of ed by sedimentary soils ourrlug alllposed of high ami lulling inblclnndrt
Hend! of the necessary chemical element ami valleys, livers and lakes, and In
known as the (Hem IIhkIii uf Orci'
1900
11)11
First rnllroad
.. .Population lS.oau . .
1 1 years from today.)
. .Population :trt.s s . .
(11 years from today.)
. .Population lOI.HU . .
( IS years from toddv. )
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PLEASURE OF AU)"UNTAINEERS.
" The town has been called "Hend
the Heautlful." and deservedly so.
Hand Hos directly on tho east banks
of the Deschutes, Hanked by n broad
pond that Is backed up by a dam
whoso conserved waterpower supplies
tho aleetrlclty for the town. Helow
the dam, the river rushes away In
n series of cascades, rapids and falls
that continue practically all the way
to the- Columbia, chiefly through
steep walled canyon. A second dam
has been erected about a mile helow
Hend, creating another lake, making
a stretch of still water extending
nearly to tho town.
Across tho Deschutes, and gener
ously scattered through the residen
tial districts, are towering pine trees
whose beauties have made Hend fam
ous, Just as the commercial value of
their hundreds of thousands of broth
ers, all about the town, will add so
much in the making of the city.
From the river a great timbered
area billows westward to the foot
hills of the Cascades, which In turn
rise to the summit of the range,
where a score of always-snowcapped
peaks form a picturesque sky line.
The town Itself Is notable for Its
attractive homes, with greon lawns
and gardens. Indeed, It Is fair to
say that no town of triple the popula
tion has so many really beautiful
houses and bungalows as has Hend.
and throughout thero is an air of
prosperity about the homos the
houses are well painted, the Grounds
well kept, the fences and walls and
sidewalks neat.
Oraml View From Pilot Hutte.
Just eaat of Hend rises Pilot Hutte,
the eccentric landmarK which guided
the early Immigrants to tho river
fording place at "The Hend," as they
trailed across the -rraterlosa reaches
of the eastern sagebrush country. The
hutte Is a conelike hill that stands In
the middle of the pl.dn, let. s
two inllos from the river. Its alti
tude above tho lauds from which It
rises Is 520 feet, giving it an eleva
tion above eea level of i 120 feet. The
altitude nt Hend 1b 3G00 feet. i
As an observation :.oint there Is
to Its lofty rim and looks down upon
them.
The lava fields cover an area an
proximately three by five miles In
extent. The Deechutes rirer flows
along the western edge o. the Melds,
and In more than one place great
streams of water vanish Into subter
ranean passages below the curiously
towsled rocks Kxtenslve caves are
also found In tho adjacent district.
The Mountain.
Few countries have the good for
tune to combine mountain scenery,
and mountaineering irtim, with the
other outdoor assets that the Des
chutes region offers. Yet from Hend
In comparatively easy reach those
who like to spend summer holidays
with n pack horso browsing alout
the llttle-vlslted places of tho high
lands and following the trails that
wind In and out about the poaks and
takes and upland meadows of the
Cascades, can reach a territory that
Is a veritable paradise.
Some 20 miles west of Hend the
There are several routes across
the Cascades. Including the Sn nils in
and MeKenile via Sisters. The east
ward trip may be extended to In
clude Hums, 110 inll.t from Hend
HOW BEND LOOK'S TO
SEATTLE INVESTORS
(Continued from Page Two)
JgjUJ? y fcw g y fc t J pjsWfyjJg j Jfc. -Mifr"sTjy WOfcj JkJ
has net the strategic position that
compels the entire commerce of Cen
tral and (astern Oregon to pass
through llond for all time, Just as
certainly as water poured Into a
funnel must pass out through Its
neck. Neither did Soknne ever
have tho assistance that the railroads
and othurs, even at this early stage.
In her growth, are unreservedly giv
ing to Hend.
j When Soknno was four years old.
1 Custer was killed In battle with
GOOD FISHINQ ABOUNDS.
ways be had. The expense of this
kind of a holiday Is extremely light, i
as co in pn rod with similar excursions
la districts where money-spending'
tourists have "civilized" things. '
The upper stretches of the Des
chutes Is a land for vacationists.
From Hend to Crane Prairie the river
covers iierhapa 120 miles; all that
distance, excepting some miles occu
pied bv ranchers, is Ideal for camp
ers. Crane Prairie :;solf Is one of
the most noted camping places In
the state. It Is readied by excellent,
roads, some SO miles from Hend.
The mountaineer has many peaks
to climb, all of them snowcappcJ,
In 1911 the famous Mazuni'a Muun-j
talneering Club of Portland made'
the ascent of "Tho bisters," alout'
30 miles from Hend. "ano Pntte,"
"Squaw Mountain" and Mi. Jeffer-"
son are Bplendld peaks. Mt. Hood
although more than ITS miles dis
tant Is often visible from Hend, and .
Mt. Adams, far away In Washington,
can be occasionally seen.
Crater Lake Js renowned through
out the country for Its leautlcs. It
can be reached by auto, or by follow
ing the mountain traits, or taking
the more rapid method of transporta
tion than one's feet provide, mid
less rapid than autoa for few trips
are liner than to loaf along the
mountain roads with a plain ''hoss
an' wagon." At Crater Lake, as at
other southern Oregon lakes, there i
M excelUnt accommodation. ,Odell
and Crescent lakes are likewise cen
ters for campers. I
Another natural phenomenon, but'
no better place to get 'an idea of the a doien ",'les, from ,,em5' '" tno ,co'
countrv. F!nsunr,l rnli H, lr-1. " r uie lew uuvu, .ur inure uru
jrated lands, a irr,,f .,ii fnr,n..riv veral where, In unexpected)
ihmtv rrAv..i.mu,n .ir.,,...! i i.i chasms In the lava rock ono
Eairebrnnh. (nninr fr, n.i ,', KTt t nature-made Ice
ional cattle, but nov a checkerboard ,year r0l'nd
forest reserve Logins. A few miles 0;""u "" ' "men ensi
farther, and the actual mountains ' "f Sl?k"",'1 Stmkane was not on the
! frnnf (ura!ia U'hi Iiaviiii.i flit, frrm
are encountered. Tlie range tnatr, "" . "" "" .-.... - -..
may be traveled from herj extends i ,lor- . ,' oth8r "r"' INImiw ac
practlcally from the Columbia river , "! !" nmeh of her growth sur
,,. -. n .,! rounded by a wilderness. When
There are splendid trails, used by """o " in iwrm m hit
tlta trM r....artf- -. -. whoKa tlius. fr1""1" " nilltll
fcil7 9t CO V HH,VI i T-iJ MTIl IttTJi 17
i., ..,..! u.u. t... t,..i iA a.. inert twift n
procure, and inilnts ai which to r!W''rah. Indians, and an or, is.,,,, ,,
..l.lU .ha .11 l.,U..l..l .....,.l... XT'., in, n W"U r.ni,
iv,(,n,l iiiv ltt,-,ti,nit it fc .f ,,,,f,,i.OT, j . m . . .
end of the outfit are many and con-i
venlont to reach. From Hend, Im
Pine, Slstors, Ialdlaw and other
ulanna l( l txmav In m.ffflt U'lth linmiMi
and provisions, while guides ean al- concentration of resources of am In-
Hend stands tndas
taere vi, nothing around her Mit
a few struk-:,! g
'villages hundreds of miles .ipart
Kven Seattle and Portland ucro
villages.
Ileud, herself the mst rcmurk.V le
land town In the Went Is surruund"d
widely by thriving towns and great
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At Odell like, One if the Mnny Iiilly Item lied ( iini Ink PIiii e.
IN THE NATURAL TIMBER PARK OF CENTRAL OREGON.
finds I
tho
of green Melds, outlined with rouds
and broken up by the homes of farm
ers. Northward, tco, extends the Ir
rigated land. To the west Is the tim
ber and the mountains, and south, os
far as the eye can reach, Is timber
miles and miles of pine trees, beauti
ful to look upon, and Immeasurably
vnluable. That timber belt the fin
est body of yellow plno In America
goes southward all the way to Cali
fornia. "Why, It's Just like a park," Is
the surprised exolamatlon of every
newcomer and especially thoso who
are accustomed to the tangled
undergrowth of the wotorn Oregon
timber lands.
Athletic PiihtlmcK, Too.
In addition to fishing, hunting and
camping those so inclined can find
athletic recreation at Hend.
Of course, there Is horseback rid
ing. Canoeing Is delightful on tho
Deschutes, both In tho big ponds im
mediately adjacent to town and in
the upper reaches of the river; from
Crane Pralrlo down to Hcnham Fulls,
fcr Instance, there Is about 100 miles
of magnificent canoeing, with every
kind of "going." lto, In the lakes'
readily reached by wagon and auto,
thero Is boating and canoeing.
Tennis Is ono of the most popular
pastimes in Hend. There are two
clay courts, and as membership In
Thero is no undergrowth at all in the local tennis club Increases, an
tjio Central Oregon ylne nothing other will be constructed. Tournn
but an -esjraordlaarlly oeautlful car- menu are played with other Central
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innnr .iue. iiihiij m
by the Miillieiir and I H
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Ml. .Icffcr-oii, One of (lie Many Ncluliborln Sumi Mniiiiliilui nf the (a.
cideo.
II eiiibiaces an us.gies.nie illln'ile un i
of about Itl.OIMI slinte llilli-il In
eluding the Malheur V.ilh-v ir.mm
ed slid di allied by
Owyhee livers
ill slued by the Mill
Dolilier-and-ltlllteii llvem hi , lb
numerous small Itllnitiii b-i, !!
empty Into Malheur iud 1 1 1 i n
tHki-H. Warner Wild Unix" l..itn il
en, in Lake county. bb-h i'nir,
Winner, Hummer, Hllier. limn
I'brlnitiiiis and AIIhM liiae. ,ll
nilt.illiie lii character, except Mt I v . i
tuhf, but valuable for Irrla.illon nn i'
;... r puri'imes, and the Klamu'i
II mill, which covers H men uf t .. it;
I. no square miles ami Is dial !
i id siiiiplli'il with water b ii!,.
KlirMKIie. WllllaniMm. I -! . I.lnk.t
l.'di irdo and Klamath them, it ml
the 1'pper. Uiwer and I .It He Klamath
hikes
Irrlgatlnn Is lu a high stnie
of development In this region t
many large projects are lu operation1
and, lu ciur of miislriirllnii. In
niiined lava, granite and Imnuli,
form the basic elements of the sill.
streliglheued by rich sandy, volrnulr
ash ami silt loams whlrh sre iry
fertile. Annual lalnfall In the Cen
tral Oregon region varies from nim-,
to 1.1 Inches, with an average of i
Inches. In the northern and easti tn
parts, to 17 ami 22 lurhes In Hu
lilgher allltudHM of the wiulheru i
(lull HmiHrall averaaea about it
Illi-beS over the district lth llle le'.'
l'.l I uelie. In the t'pr llearhuli
Vatic) ami the greateei. lo Inches r
iiiure. In the high southern altitude
The average maximum temitem
lure fur the merit h of July Is m; d--Kre,
the svorage utlttliuuiii fur I !-.
sim month Is II degrea. ihe nr
.me maximum fur Jcituari u 10 J
krrrs Mild th Sleiaae inltiliiiiii,, t
1? degree. Number of ralni iIim I
ilutlliK the year I fewer th'li I"'
Ihroughout the region, whlrh pti..' t
nf an abundant of aunshlne for !!
rndd maturity of rmin The small
mountain rangrs In this region. nir
of the ieaks of whlrh rl lo eleva
tions of ."i.enO feet or more alaiie thir
level of Ihe valleys, and the east sbipn
of Ihe CsacailPM are covered lth it
heavy growth of merrhaiitabl
timber.
S0A1E CONTRASTS HE-'
TWEEN BEND AND
SEATTLE.
(Conilntied from Page Twoi
I
1,000,000 for tho purchase nod de
velopment of power sites Ho in I lee
distant, cnmblo of producing till, 000
horsepower. How far dues Hend
have lo go for Ita water (tower?.
Cuough for today and for many years
Is and can be developed practically
within tho city limits. Within t
miles of llond there can be developed
economically several times as much
water power as Ihe entire amount'
now (iinplo)ed lu suppl)lug Keatllo
with nlHctrlolty. Worth thinking;,
about Isn't It?
Tflltuv guutllll Mll'MISl UlltinivllllMlHll
(18 square miles of territory. wthliif '
the city limits. This Is all prartlcal
ly covered by real "oily"- Is about
nil very thickly populated. ow
many square inllos does Ileud actu
ally cover today? Not more than
ono squuro mils. Forty-two yeurs
ago KoattlH about equalled Ileud Jf
this respect. T
In Seattle today there are about
210,000 platted lots. About ti0,00)
or thum are built on. This averago
-one lot built on out of every four
holds good III most Western cltlosv
Hind now has about 4000 plattud
lots, about half ur which nro lu the
city limits. i,
Prices At late.
Hero aro some little examples or
what has happened to prices lu Se
attle during u comparatively row
years. To bo sure, they urn notablq,
examples; but thousands or othurs,
as Impressive, could bo uiicountorod:
lu 1883 Dexter llorton bought,
two lots, each 120 by 120 feet, at
Second itvoituo ami Cherry street, ror
-iiu, hi luos thoy were sold for
$700,000,
In 1901 F. J. Kite! ncqulrod two. .
"tldo lots." Thoy were under water I
20 rent ut high tide, and were ono
mllo from tho center or town. Int '
1000 ho filled tho lots, nut un a ware
house al a cost or $12,000 and rented
It for $200 a month. In 1007 htr"
sold for fSO.000 cash.
In 1003 tho IiiihIdohh section.
stopped at Second ami Madison. Thou
mm near tl.c Ilotol Washington sold
ror rrom 3000 to $1000, In 1008,
wio same mts wore bringing from
$1000 to $2000 a (rout foot.
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