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Fifty miles southwest of Grants
Pass are the Oregon Caves, the most
spectacular In America, composed of
halls, chambers and grotesque and
wonderful formut'ons. These caves,
better knows as the "Marble Halls of
Oregon," are a series of galleries and
beautiful rooms. There are thou
sands of passageways leading In all
directions; party closed by stalac
tites. One small stream, possibly
others unknown, runs through this
labyrinth of varied geological forma
tions. The Oregon Caves wero discovered
by Elijah Davidson when hunting
bear in 1874. There is an overhang
ing cliff about one-quarter of a mile
.'rom the ontrance of the caves which
was a favorite resort for bears.
While hunting in this spot, Davidson
woundp a bear which he trailed to
the pro3ent entrance of the caves. It
was a similar accident which lead to
the discovery ot the Mammoth
Caves in Kentucky.
Section after section of the caves
were then discovered and explored.
Frank M. Nickerson, of Kerby, found
four different floors or levels in 1S77
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Grotesque formations at Oregon Caves.
and opened a number of galleries
which were blocked liy stalactites.
In the winter of 1921-1922, Dick
Rowley and J. H. Campbell, working
tor the forest service, opened up two
passages. It is difficult to estimate
tho real extent of the network of
passages and caverns.
: One of these paeages is the one that
the water follows from the largest
room known, the Ghost Room, In the
upper caves to the stream which
comes out of the "lower entrance.
The other extends from the Ghost
Room in the general direction of the
main galleries. President Taft pro
claimed the caves a national monu
ment on July 10, 1909, setting aside
480 acres of land. . .
Since the discovery of the 'caves,
much work has been done In the
opening up of the mauy chambers
and pasasges. During the past year
the trail through the caves has been
widened and heightened so that it is
no longer necessary to crawl through
oponings known as "wiggle holes."
Steel ladders have replaced the wood-
The teeth of the big circular saw at
the Brownlee mill bit into the first fir
log Tuesday morning and the mill will
now continue operation steadily in
creasing its output and crew daily for
some time to come.
The management expects to saw be
tween 60,000 and 70,000 feet of lumber
a day, working one shift, within tire
next month and between 125,000 and
150 feet within another two or three
months when the band mill ,will be
started.
Only one side of the mill is now in
operation, the big band mill resting
until the P. & E. railroad, which brings
the logs from Uutto Falls, gets its full
View of the new Brownlee Mill and Mill Pond.
equipment and is operating to capac-. It has been more than two years
ity. ' " since the beginning or the construction
The railroad has ordered 15 new log- of tho ItrownIee mm wIlil.u has been
glng cars from the Paeific Car com- ,, , . ,
pany in Portland, four of which have practically complete far some tunc. A
already arrived, and is having a mini- planing mill which is capable of hand
ber of flat-cars rebuilt for logging pur- ling and surfacing all of the lumber
poses. . .which the big saw can cut has also
Tho five-acre mill pond, with a ea- been constructed and both have been
paclty of 3,000,000 feet of lumber in waiting for tho operation of tho rail
logs, Is about one-fifth full and the road for several months,
management counts on these logs toj All day Monday was spent making
keep one side, of the mill busy until final adjustments on the mill lnachin
the railroad Is operating steadily. Hhe ery which was finally put in satist'ac
rallroad also furnishes logs for the ' tory operating order yesterday. Med
sawinill of the Tomlln box factory ford citizens are glad to see tho mill in
which is cutting a large quantity of operation at last and merchants and
lumber and turning out hundreds of business men' welcome tho addition
thousands of boxes per annum. ! which it will make to the local payroll.
en ones which were first put up and
which were more or less dangerous.
Electric lights are being planned and
power will be generated from the
waters of Cave creek which comes
from tho entrance. Future years
may see the opening of more cham
bers for it is possible that the entire
mountain is honeycombed with cav
erns, i "
The Oregon Caves have become a
popular vacation , spot for,, people
from every section of the country, as
well as Southern Oregon residents.
A new highway of exceptional excel
lence enables tourists to drive to the
very entrance of the great wonder
where hitherto they had to hike 10
j miles over difficult mountain trail.
The attendance to the caves this year
I is exceeding that ot any other year
! by many times. The United States
government has provided a guide at
ttm envctn onFrflnno ivfinca aafvrtaa ai-a
free, that visitors -may -exnlore the-1
caverns within the mountain.
NEED OF FOOD AS
THEATRES CLOSE
TRV BAlvIXG SODA FOR
A im.ACKR NEXT TIME
A famous London physician in a
recent paper said that when a porson
became worked out, run down or de
pressed the reaction was due to acid
In the system. An antidote to acid
was an alkaline such as bicarbonate
of soda. The amount to he given
depended on the patient and should
be gauged by the reaction under
treatment.
By THOMAS C. WATSON,
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 8. There are thou
sands of actresses and chorus girls in
London who a few months ago, In gay
raiment, glittering jewels, danced In
the bright glare of the stage, receiving
the rapturous approbation of delighted
audiences, and who now are face to
Tiled with starvation and dishonor all
due to the theatrical slump. Some al
ready have starved to death, others
have chosen the "easy way," and in
stead of the bright lights of the theatre
illumining their beauty it Is the sordid
glare of the night club or the faint
flicker of the street lamp. '
ihe pavements of the West End of
London are now trudged by the same
pretty feet that a few months ago
tripped along the joy planks of the
revue theatres. Others, perhaps more
courageous, are fighting the battle in
dingy lodging houses, trying to eke out
an honest living doing cheap noedle-
work. The sweat shops of tho East
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Lnd have claimed a few, but shops
with a more ignominious prefix have
claimed the majority.,
Many are the heartbreaking cases.
In the ordinary way they would never
have come to light, for the sufferers
are too proud to reveal their desperate
plight. Many of them have stnrred in
shows on "the road," but now they
starve in the metropolis;
They hope against hope for engage
ments. "Shows do come their way,
generally in the provincial towns. Hut
the -urge provincial towns are no hot
ter than London, andmany a hope-
breeding tour has nzzien out. inu
treasury goes "bust," and the end Is
the dreary journey back to London and
desolation.
Relates Experiences -Here
Is the experience ot one charm
ing and talented young actress. Miss
Ethel Ramsden, who was a topliner in
most of the first-class touring thea
tres: ' "
"I have had fifteen weeks' work In
two years,' she said, "and most of that
was for pay too small to permit any
savings. I have played In the theatre
In all its branches. Now I am starv
ing, desperate. I have tried every way
to earn a living except the 'easiest
way.' I am now earning a pound
(?4.50) a week doing plain needlework.
"I still am trying to find theatrical
work. But all the impressarios now
ask three questions, which generally
settles it for me. They are:
" 'Have you private means?
" 'Have you any titled relatives?
" 'Are you backed by anyone with
money ?'
"My answer to all Is In tho negative,
and their reply to my request for work
is also in tho negative. Actresses who
have spent their lives perfecting
themselves In their profeslson never
have such qualifications. In fact, wo
dldn"t need them until now."
There are thousands of such ex
amples. Every day it Is getting worso.
There is no new musical show being
put on in London. The beauty chorus
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