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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1949)
Crater Lake Is Frozen Solid. Shore to Shore, for First Time Since Discovery Crater Lake, one of the wonder« >f the modern w orld i« but u two hour drive from the com munitiea In the Rogue River val A lth t ugh there are c o n flic tin g theories concerning the form ation ,.f C rater Lake It in generally he licved that excessive volcanic v io lence tore the crow n from the range, Mt. Muzama, and a m ajes tic lake has since form ed in the crater. The lake was discovered by u a ,u te man, John Wesley H illm a n I une 12, 1853. A t the run the elevation is ,li)5 feet. An unm ial w in te r snow fall, average «11 to 80 feet and k„ 1« to 22 feet. D rifts in the w in te r form piles of snow, 50 to 73 feet deep. T ile m e ltin g Knows .aintain an average 1000 foot f a of w uter w h ich had n« v fi-./en until tlw w in ter nt 1048-49 The lake is 6 4 m iles long, 4 lies w ide and is stocked w ith rainbow trout. I ii -re are various tra ils in the 1 i nr.-a The tra il up G a rfie ld p .k i ffers a panorama of the n tlre Southern Oregon area. The Sunset tra il perm its m otorists to rive about the e n tire rim . A n- o tli. i tra il descends to the water'« very edge where tw o passenger launches operate to W izznrd Is land and around the Phantom ship. This year, fo-~ the first tim e in ! ice thick enough to support a -he w in ter. T he above photo w as station. Cut is courtesy of its recorded history. Crater Lake m an. T w o m en. in fact, crossed taken by C hief T. L. B artholo- M edford M ail Tribune, w as frozen, shore to shore, w ith the ice to W izard island during m ew , M edford N aval recruiting SH A STA DOM INATES NOR CAL L A N D SC A PE Tow erinq over the N orthern C alifornia area is m agn ificen t Mt. Shasta w hich since 1840 has been a quidepcat to travelers in this reqion. From Dunam uir north to S isk iyou Sum m it the traveler can revel in vista after vista as he drives alonq the shoulder of the m ountain. Bear, deer, and couqar are found on the slopes of the m ountain, m any fine fishing stream s tum ble dow n its sides. S k iin g in the w inter and m o u n he tain clim b in g in the spring and sum m er are tw o sports w hich m any en gage in w h ile v isitin g this 1 Shooting Pictures? z z See us . . . For Cameras, Films, and Equipment Bell & Howell Movie E quipm ent *> E a stm a n K odaks and P ro je c to rs East Side Pharmacy 42 E a s t M ain, A shland, Ore. Telephone 4811 i Ashland Recreation Center Bowling Pocket Billiards World’s Finest Everytim e, when yon stop to refresh yourself at our Fountain— The coolest place in town. Entertainm ent ALWAYS . . . at the VARSITY the LITHIA TACK A M ) EILEEN EATON I F W O R IT E MOTION PICT» RE THEATRES of Southern Oregon Telephones 3761 and 7561 3D So. First Streets I’hone 22731 Ashland, Oregon
