HI-U-SKOOKUM MEDICINE IN BEAR VALLEY
B y R c rlh ti M. Borden
w ith a m odest h ote l and several ancient Siskiyous.
C h ie f T ypxu T “ eo and his w an
cottages to accom m odate its pa
N o t a v e s tig e o f th e old h ote l
'le rln g Rogue», fru in th e ir home
trons. O n the death o f T o lm a n , i rem ain s; th e "b o ttlin g w o rk s ” are
in the n e a rb y S lslkiyo u a , m ay th e place f e l l ’ in to decay, b u t the
b u t a m e m o ry , b u t th e o ld ru s tic
have so u g h t the “ m e d icin e w a t
re s o rt had a c q u ire d a w id e rep-
era" a lo n g
E m ig ra n t ereek
in o a tio n fo r the b e n e fic ia l q u a li b ridge, q u a in t and r ic k e ty , s till
spans the creek. A hand p rin te d
Bear V a lle y
ties o f its m in e ra l w aters.
sign y a rn s th e v is ito r o f the haz
It Is c e rta in th a t the frie n d ly
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ards
o f a careless step.
K la m a th s and th e ir peace ch ie f,
T H R O U G H the years, the place
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L a -L a c, came fro m th e shores has changed nam e and
hands
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A s h la n d a b o u t fo u r
o f the great K la m a th lakes to
m a n y tim es, b u t s till co n tin u e s m iles, w ith th e b a s a ltic peaks o f
p a rtu k c
o f the “ H i ti-sko o ku m to aerve the people A t present
th e Cascades fo rm in g a p ic tu re s
m e d ic in e '’ o f th e springs.
i t is te rm e d B u c k h o rn S prings. que b a c k d ro p , a n o th e r c lu s te r o f
THE BUGGED,
m o u n ta in o u s , B e fo re the T o lm a n S p rin g re
m in e ra l sp rin g s have come In to
te rra in o f th e ir h ig h c o u n try was s o rt came in to p ro m in en ce, a n
m ore re c e n t focus.
no b a rrie r to th e K la m a th s, w ho o th e r m in e ra l s p rin g on the bank
In these s p rin q s a la rg e r
p a tie n tly tre k e d th e lo n g m iles, o f E m ig ra n t ereek was o ffe rin g
percentage
of
lith iu m has
o ve r dangerous tra ils , to the n u its b e n e fits to th e people w h o
been s h o w n . b y th e analysis,
m erous m in e ra l sp ring s a t the cam e
fro m
near and
d is ta n t
th a n in a lm o st a n y o f the
fo o t o f th e Cascades in the south- places Io e n jo y its e x c e lle n t p ro p
m ost fa m o us s p rin q s in the
enatern c o rn e r o f the Rogue r i v e r tilts.
c o u n try .
e r v a lle y .
In 1885 the fa m o us Soda
Some years ago th e w a te r fro m
H ow th e y lea rn e d o f the
S p rin q s ra n c h and h o te l b e
these s p rin g s was p ip ed to the
m e d ic in a l q u a litie s o f the
cam e th e p ro p e rty o f Jacob
c ity o f A s h la n d , te rm in a tin g In
w a te r la n o t k n o w n .
W ho
W aqner, O reqon state re p re
the I.ith ia fo u n ta in in the Plaza
ta u q h t them th e danqera and
s e n ta tiv e fro m Jackson c o u n
b lo ck a t th e e n tra n c e o f b e a u ti
the uaea
o f the
sedu ctive
fu l I.ith ia P a rk .
ty . and a p io n e e r o f 1852. He
qases e m a n a tin q
fro m
the
was a re s id e n t o f A s h la n d .
A n in te re s tin g d e v e lo p m e n t in
ro c k y fissures a 1 o n q
the
O reqon, end a
progressive,
co n n e c tio n w ith these sp rin g s, is
creek. Is s till a m y s te ry .
p u b lic -s p irite d men.
th e Gas Ice c o rp o ra tio n p la n t,
Perhaps h y tr ia l and e rro r
T h e re
was a p re te n tio u s
24- s itu a te d a t th e ir source.
came th e m ethods th e y e m p lo ye d rnom h o te l located d ir e c tly opp o
to heal th e sick T h e y hull» th e ir site th e Soda S p rin qs. T he e lite
T H E P L A N T was e stablished
flim s y w ic k iu p s o f f i r houghs fro m A s h la n d and v ic in it y m ade tw o years ago. and produces a
o ve r the ro c k y crnn nie s and the place a social c e n te r as w e ll la rg e b lo c k o f d r y ice e v e ry s ix
placed th e p a tie n t In a c o m -fo rt- ns a h e a lth reso rt.
m in u te s , and seven tons o f ice
ahle p o s itio n to in h a le th e gas-
T h e c a rb o n d l-
In a d d itio n , a th r iv in g b o ttlin g e v e ry 24 h ours.
'•'iii vapors.
J w o rk s was
developed
b y M r. o x id e gas fro m th e s p rin g is co n
W hen he became unconscious W a g n e r T he e ffervescence o f th e v e rte d in to liq u id in to snow , and
he was rem oved to a safe d is w a te r m ade i t p o p u la r In m ix in g b y the h y d r a u lic pressure o f 1200
tance to re g a in
consciousness. fa n e v beverages b e fo re c a rb o n pounds p e r square in ch , th e sn ow
H is c irc u la tio n was restored b y ated w a i t r w as o b ta in a b le
is pressed In to ice.
ru b b in g .and In a d a y o r tw o th e
T h e ice w i ll keep In its
T H O S E w e re th e days befo re
r ite was repeated and th u s co n th e c o m in g o f th e ra ilro a d to
h ea vy
w ra p p in q s .
fo r
s ix
tin u e d u n til his m a la d y subsided. A s h la n d , and th e b o ttle d w a te r
days. M o st o f i t is s h ip pe d
to O reqon m a rk e ts fo r th e
was <ent o u t, n o rth , so uth and
"P O IS O N W A T E R ." th e fir s t east. In th e p ic tu re s q u e fr e ig h t
p u r p o s e o f re frig e ra tio n ,
w h ite se ttle rs o f th e v n lle v d u b w agons o f th a t p erio d .
m e d ic a l use end " t o p u t th e
bed one o f th e sp rin g s T h e y saw
T he o n ly re m a in d e r o f th a t h ey
s p a rk le in soda p o p ."
dead re p tile s b ird s. Insects and d n v Is a tim e -w o rn w ooden p a
N o t th e le a st o f th e m in e ra l
sm a ll a n im a ls a ro u n d it. L a te r, v ilio n . s u n -s ilv e re d . Its ro o f p a r t s p r i n g s
th e w h i t e s u lp h u r
b y o b se rvin g th e In d ln n s , th e y ly denuded o f shingles, h o v e rin g s p rin g s lo ca te d a lm o s t in
th e
too le a rn e d th e
secret o f th e , o v e r the once fam ous sp rin g .
h e a rt o f th e business se ction o f
sp ring .
T h e s h a k y s tru c tu re give s
A sh la n d .
T h e w a te r was good to d rin k ,
li t t l e h in t o f Ifs p ast g lo ry ,
One e a r ly w r it e r states, “ T h e
h ig h ly p a la ta b le and
h e a lth fu l
b u t th e w a te r c o n tin u e s to
w h ite s u lp h u r sp rin g s flo w w ith in
I t was th e c a rb o n d io x ld e gas th a t
flo w and
b u b b le fro m
Its
th e c o rp o ra te lim its o f A s h la n d .
caused d eath w he n In h a le d too
s u b te rra n e a n
channels.
Its
I t was n oted th a t one o f these
long.
m e d lc la l q u a litie s as p o te n t
s p rin g s increased its flo w p erha ps
Some years la te r. In th e
as In th e days o f yore.
i f if t y f o ld
im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g
e a rly
189O’i
Tames C la rk
A b o v e th e s p rin g , on th e w o rn th e e a rth q u a k e in San F ra n c is c o
T o lm a n , U. S. s u rv e y o r g e n
p la n t p la tfo rm , are w ooden b e n th e A p r il o f 1906. and c o n tin u e d
e ra l o f th e state o f O reqon.
ches s o lid ly c a rve d w ith th e in so a ug m e nted fo r s e v e ra l days,
and a m u ch esteem ed e ltlxe n
itia ls o f th e p atron s o f th e place. b u t f in a lly re tu rn e d to n o rm a l.”
o f A sh la n d , O reqon. p u rc h a s
C oupled In itia ls , w ith th e in e v
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ed the s p rln q and some o f
ita b le h e a rt
o u tlin e
c a rve d a-
T H E N O R M A L flo w Is 61 g a l
the s u rro u n d ln q area.
ro u n d th em , suggests th a t r o lon s p e r m in u te . T he
w a te r is
The Tolman Springs became m ance p la y e d a p a rt th e re in th a t stored in a re s e rv o ir o f 300,000
q u ite fam ous as a h e a lth reso rt lo v e lv spot in th e shadow o f th e g a llo n c a p a c ity : i t su pp lie s n a tu r-
al s p rin g w a te r fo r th e tw o large
s w im m in g pools k n o w n as the
T w in Plunges.
O th e r w h ite s u lp h u r
sp ring s
are s itu a te d on the o u ts k irts o f
th e c ity and are a p a rt o f th e
H e ilm a n d o n a tio n la n d c la im o f
1858. ‘T he H e ilm a n H o t S u lp h u r
B a th s and S w im m in g P o o l” has
been p o p u la r fo r
th e la s t 40
years.
d ire c tio n , th ro u g h a m ere c a n
yo n, to the w id e r stretches o f the
v a lle y flo o r ly in g b etw een the
S is k iy o u s and the Cascades, E m i
g ra n t -re e k flo w s w e s te rly in to
th e v a lle y fro m its sources in the
Cascades, losin g its e lf in B ear
creek n ea r th e L ith ia springs.
T w o m ile s n o rth o f A s h
la n d are the Jackson H o t S u l
p h u r S p rin g s w ilh a v a ry in g
te m p e ra tu re o f fro m 77 to 86
degrees.
T he flo w is 3000
g allon s p e r h o u r. T he w a te r
is tu rn e d in to th e o u td o o r
s w im m in g pool c f the reso rt,
w h ic h has a ca p a c ity o f 170,-
000 g allons.
B e ar v a lle y is the southeastern
a rm o f th e Rogue R iv e r v a lle y .
I t is ric h in b ea uty, its m in e ra l
s p rin g s and
n a tu ra l
resources.
T he v a lle y d e riv e s its nam e fro m
B p a r creek, w h ic h flo w s fro m the
g ra n ite h e ig h ts o f th e S iskiyo u s.
T he cre e k m oves In a n o r th e r ly
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