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Glutton Falls in
Secluded Mountain
Nook Attractive
Sheer Drop Over 100
foot Rock Precipice
Seen on Exploration
"To a waterfall."
To the poet's mind that phrase
conjured pictures to inspire a liter
ate world. It has sent mankind into
the wilds of the Congo and the Ama
zon, caused honeymooners from all
parts of the world to trek to Niagara,
filled libraries with reams of ro
mantic lore.
It even caused your informant to
suffer from skin abrasions on heels
and ankles, as he trod in too loose
boots into a secluded nook of a can
yon emptying into Rock creek, Tues
day afternoon in company with F.
F. Wehmeyer, local forest ranger,
to seek out that which apparently
has been zealously guarded within
the breasts of residents of the section
for years Glutton falls.
In these columns recently Mr.
Wehmeyer mentioned the falls and
told of their nomenclature, presum
ably having derived their name
from an animal, glutton, which may
have inhabited the region at one
time. Another theory of the name
was related by Mr. Wehmeyer in the
course of Tuesday's jaunt. It was
that the late Mr. Farrens, father of
Walter and Glenn, and a party of
men killed a deer at the falls, and
after devouring an exceedingly large
portion to satisfy prolonged appe
tites, they dubbed the falls after the
manner in which they had perform
ed gastronomically.
But however the falls were named,
the nomenclature is hardly indicative
of the mountain gem.
Insufficient heed to directions
caused Tuesday afternoon's explor
ations to be more lengthy than nec
essary. Passing up the proper can
yon at first, the exploration covered
three canyons beyond, before a swing
back around the summit to drop
down almost directly on to the falls.
The enlarged exploration was not
altogether fruitless, however, for
two smaller falls were revealed in
other canyons, which, though they
Drobablv would not justify the long
er hike, nevertheless did give some
compensation
The explorers had been told that
the easiest way to reach the falls
was to leave the car where Rock
creek is first reached on the Hepp-
ner-Sorav road beyond Hardman
and to follow back down the creek
to the proper canyon, then swing
back up it. These directions were
found to be quite good, and the ex
dorers after correcting their mis
takes are able to inform the public
that is the right course, only to add
that the proper canyon is the first
one on the left hand after crossing
a wooden foot bridge the only
bridge encountered about a mile
down the creek. The falls are about
half a mile back up the canyon,
Easier going may be had by climb
ine up around the point of the moun
tain and keeping well up on its side
rather than taking the bottom of the
canvon, however
And now, you may ask, why all the
ado about Glutton falls?
To this it is answered: Glutton
falls is a physical phenomenon ap
parently not Generally known to res
idents of the county. They have been
well known to residents of the Hard
man community, but it seems these
good people have been slow in let
tin? the world in on their secret.
The falls actually do fall over a rock
precipice some hundred feet high.
To be exact they fall over the cen
ter of a horseshoe precipice which
completely blocks the canyon. An
overhanging ledge all around the
precipice apparented has been caused
bv water lashing out the rock be
neath for many centuries. There is
evidence that a very great volume
of water must have dropped over
the precipice in centuries past.
Just now the snow banks are melt
ing in the watershed which feeds
the falls and for the next severa
weeks they probably will carry the
largest volume of water to be seen
this year. The murky run-off was
sending an imposing volume of
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
brownish gray water over the cliffs
brink Tuesday.
A "robber's roost of some 40 or
50 feet extends behind the falls, as
a result of the lashing out of the
rock precipice by the splashing wa
ter. Force of the drop is sufficient to
break the water particles into fine
spray as it hits the pool at the bot
tom. The pool is in a rock basin
scooped out by the water through
the years, the depth of which was
not determined but which conjec
ture would lead one to believe was
"p-l-lenty" deep.
A rock slide has bridged the water
after it leaves the pool and the
stream disappears from sight for
several hundred feet.
The fact is the sight of the falls is
one which would justify anyone's ef
fort in conquering the fairly hard
hike to their location, and they are
a secret which the world truly should
know about.
Such a spot naturally appeals to
the romantic side of one's imagin
ation, and it is not to be wondered
that romantic stories have come to
light concerning it. It may or may
not be ficton of someone's imagina
tion that buried treasure lies near
the spot. Mr. Wehmeyer related the
tale as it had been told to him.
Many years ago a band of train
robbers all of whom but one were
killed by a posse somewhere on the
lower reaches of Eight Mile, were
reported by the remaining member
as having buried their loot near a
falls on Rock creek. The loot was es
timated at some $20,000. Remains of
what was believed to have been the
robberes' camp were found at Glut
ton falls, and this find led to many
explorations by local residents in la
ter years, but to date no report has
been made of the loot being uncovered.
The section has other worthwhile
attractions, also. Indian writings
or pictographs which may have an
tedated any known Indian tribes
are to be found on rock bluffs along
the creek. Ice caves are known which
need exploring. Plant life as varied
as any to be found anywhere will
interest the botanically minded vis
itor, and mineralogy and geology
will entice lovers of these subjects,
what with the famed opal mines
near at hand. I Buttercups are now
blooming in the region and visitors
within the next few weeks will be
greeted by a profusion of spring
flowers.
A Matter of Viewpoint
By F. F. Wehmeyer
About once a year Jap Crawford
and I get together and explore some
nook of our mountain country. We
turn over a few rocks to see what's
on the bottom, discuss life generally,
and have a fascinating time. Recent
ly we looked over a section of Rock
creek. A few hardy buttercups were
out in bloom, thumbing their noses
at Jack Frost. We walked miles and
miles, Jap developing a blister on his
heels for each mile, but kept grinning
in rare good humor despite trying
to limp or favor both feet at the
same time.
We examined some ancient hiero
glyphics attributed to poor Lo. Made
little sense of what we could see. Jap
got onto the trail of some ancient
bones and dug down until only his
pants and shoes showed above
ground, and I got alarmed for the
possibility he might disappear like
a gopher or badger. We saw several
small waterfalls arid found out why
the Lord put so many rocks on the
high ridges. They kept us from sink
ing in the clay any deeper than our
shoe tops, and had they not been
there we would'have disappeared in
the mud with the second step. Final
ly we came to Glutton falls. They
were very beautiful and the canyon
walls were painted in many subtle
Marvin Dixon was confined at
home last week end with an attack
of flu. Mrs. Dixon arrived home
Saturday from Molalla where she
was called last week by illness in
her family.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morris
at the home of Mrs. Pat Mollahan,
Feb. 27, an 8-pound daughter, Edith
Mae.
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On the way home we decided the
Lord must have been in Morrow
county during the spring of the year
when he decided on making heaven
and got his inspiration for the beau
ties they tell us are there.
Of course, it's all a matter of view
point. Like two Americans in Lon
don when Trinity Chimes started.
One said, "Isn't that beautiful!" and
the other said, "I can't hear you,
those confounded bells are making
too much noise."
Gill Pleads for Farm Unity
Oregon State College A plea for
farm solidarity and a return to
Christian idealism was made by Ray
Gill, master of the Oregon State
grange, in an address at the ninth
annual agricultural club banquet
here. Gill said violence will never
succeed, whether practiced by labor,
industry or the farmer. Urging a
broad view of agricultural welfare,
Gill said national farm organizations
are sometimes embarrassed by far
mers in one section of the country
or one enterprise seeking selfish ad
vantage over another region or
branch of agriculture. More than 400
attended the banquet.
3000 acres of early grass for rent.
Ralph Reade, Spray, Ore. 50-6
Thursday, March 3, 1938
OSC Band Arranges 10
Stops on Concert Tour
Oregon State College A spring
concert tour by the OSC Cadet band,
calling for 10 appearances from Ore
gon City tb Ontario, has been sched
uled. It will be the thirty-third trip
in the history of this famous organ
ization, but the first one since the
depression years.
First appearance of the band will
be at a noon concert March 18 in
Oregon City followed by an after
noon program scheduled for Hood
River the same lay. The remaining
schedule, all evening dates except
for a Sunday afternoon concert at
Milton-Freewater, follows: Arling
ton, March 19; Milton-Freewater,
March 20; Pendleton, March 21; En
terprise, March 22; Baker, March 23;
Ontario, March 24; La Grande, March
25, and The Dalles, March 26.
IONE ENDS SEASON
lone defeated Hermiston 32-28 on
Wednesday night last week, and won
from Vaught's Grocery of Pendle
ton Saturday night, 35-17, to wind
up a busy season for Fred Hoskins'
townies in which 19 games were won
and 5 lost. Ransier again led his
teammates against Hermiston with
17 points, while Van Marter took
scoring honors against Vaught's with
13 markers.
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