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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1949)
The Geology of Southern Oregon Welcome Tu The liiitfiii' Hirer Valley Dr. Evart P. Borden [forming the eastern. Ashland is situated on w hat was The volcanics of the Cascades Lake 'O Woods, Em igrant reser once the beach of an ancient sea turn to the west in the southern and several other sm aller on the eastern slopes of the Sis part of this area, forming the up- voir. lakes and reservoirs. kiyou mountains. list over which highway 99 reach These m ountains were at one es the Siskiyou summit. time an island in this sea. They Pilot rock, seen in this vicinity, ‘are m ade up of some of the oldest is 6,000 feet high and is an a n rocks In Oregon. cient volcanic core in the C as Geologists state that the ser cades. pentine. granites, limestones, mica The Southern Pacific tracks at shists and other complex m eta the little station of Siskiyou a l Southern Oregon*® m orphic rocks date as far back most coincides w ith the line as one hundred fifty millions of w here the young volcanics touch years. Gold is found in the quartz the ancient Siskiyous. 3 Went Sixth veins of these rocks. The sharp pointed hills, some Bear valley in which Ashland having beacons on top. together is located is the southern arm of w ith the two Table Rocks north the Rogue River valley. of Medford, are later volcanic in They are composed The northern slope of the Siski- trusions. yous was drained in ancient times chiefly of basalt rock. I as it is today, by the Rogue river, Source of above m aterial, O re m aking it the oldest river in O re gon Geology, Thomas Condon, The Ore Bln, published by the gon. Bear creek, the stream draining State D epartm ent of Geology and Industries, Geological Bear valley, flows through sedi M ineral m entary m aterial known as the Map of the Medford Q uadrangle Umpqua form ation. This form a and The M arble Halls of Oregon, tion extends from the flag stop C. B. W atson (a form er resident of Stinem an on the Southern P a of Ashland.) cific railroad to beyond the Rogue River w here it disappears under the volcanics of the Cascades. It forms the floor of Bear valley. From the valley and bounding it on the east, rise the Cascades, which are m ountains of volcani Fisherm en from out of state and m aterial. They are one hundred million years younger than the in state who plan to spend their Siskiyous. They w ere form ed in vacation fishing will find the a n Motel the epoch known in geology as sw er to the angler’s dream in the the Miocene. At this tim e the fish filled lakes and stream s of Housekeeping Cottages Cascades, Sierras and m odern Southern Oregon. Rockies were being formde. ....... Rates by day or week The Rogue River is known the Grizzly peak, the high uplift directly opposite Ashland to the world over as one of the finest Natural Warm Water east, is ju st a few feet short of salm on and steelhead stream s in Swimming Pool 8,000 feet in altitude. It is a vol existence. O ther stream s, where canic cone. From the floor of Bear fishing is equally good include Sulphur Baths valley to the top of Grizzley is the big and L ittle Applegate, Em igrant creek. Bear Creek, and eight miles to climb. Large Shady Picnic Grounds So we have the oldest m oun tributaries of the Rogue. Free of charge Lakes w here fish grow big and tains in Oregon form ing the w est ern barrier of this valley and fat and sassy include Diamond Bar-B-Cue Pits some of the youngest m ountains Lake, Fish Lake, Four Mile Lake, Acme Hardware Soul hern Oregon Fishing Is Good Finest Medford, Oregon THE YEAR AROUND AT JACKSON HOT SPRINGS Everything for a Happy Strange As It Seems by Ernest Hix Says Day, Week or Month The SUPREME COURT Is an Auto Court in ASHLAND, OREGON And you’ll enjoy your stay here J. Q. and Betty Adams, Props. 775 N. Main St. For a Clean Well Regulated Tavern Jackson llol Springs North of Ashland on 99 Hans Lassen, Mgr. Desir Dining-Inn LEOPARD LOUNGE For Ladies and Gentlemen and 7 Course European Dinner for Your Favorite Beverage, it’s Greyhound Tavern Center of Town Ashland, Oregon The Finest Food.,. BETWEEN PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO Open Every Day Except Tuesday FOR RESERVATIONS, PHONE 122 CENTRAL POINT, OREGON 4 miles north of Medford
