Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 13, 1937, Page 7, Image 7

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    TirEDFCVRD VATL TRTBTJXE. MTEDFORD. (VREfiON", SUNDAY. .TTND 13. 1937.
PAGE SEVEN
Motoi Cruising for Fun
Hitting All the Best Fishing Lakes Bordering the Pacific, From Ten-Mile to Devils Lake
T
. This uwiptpir ! OHjpcrsttne with tat!
Orconlm in preaentlas a aeriea of motor
erulMi under the title. "Motor Crutaing for
Fun." It U hoped tbtrebjr to atiraulttt
trtwl In thft Paeltlf! northwMt. Tht fol
lowing axttclc baa been eondanaed from a
full-pas irtKla appaii-log in Toa OragonUn
on Juna -
BY HERMAN F. EDWARDS
biaic wnur. Ttja oretoman
ftfVT'S yur turn to catch the
next one, Mr. cmene. '
The words were addresfted.
above the rhythmic chattering of
the fishing boat's inboard motor, to
Walter S. Chiene, district manager
of the Peoples Water & Gas com
pany of Marshfleld. i
It was Mr. Chlene's turn to
catch the next fish, because Shel
don Sackett, publisher of the Coos
Bay Times, had just brought to
net a fair-sized cutthroat trout.
The speaker was Fred Lewis, vet
eran guide at Currier's villasre on
Ten-Mile lake. Sackett, Chiene and
the writer were busily engaged in
towing big, fat night crawlers
through the slightly clouded waters
of Ten-Mile, under the experienced
supervision of Mr. Lewis. i
Chiene said something about his
willingness to catch a fish "any
time now," ana sackett mentioned
that he was going after a big one,!
now that he had tasted first blood
To this conversation I contrib
uted nothing, it being my purpose
to learn all I could about the fish-!
Ing in Ten-Mile and in the dozen or
more neighboring lakes fringing
the Oregon Coast highway in Coos,
Douglas and Lane counties.
"Strike!" Chiene signaled to us
as he "set" his hook and a fight
ing cutthroat broke water far
t. ..astern of the boat.
""X. Chiene Gets Trout
A brlefsfurlous splashing of
white water as the trout came to
the surface a half dozen feet astern f
and saw the forbidding boat,
Chlene's determined and successful
effort to bring him alongside and a
casual but efficient sliding of the
net under the fighting fish by
Lewis, marked the end of the gal
lant cutthroat. Lewis tapped the
fish gently on the head and his
glistening, silvery body lay quietly
alongside those of his mates which
had preceded him in their migra
tion from lake to frying pan.
The sun was dropping toward the
green-crested ridges of the hills
that fringe the lake and we decided
to put away the trolling rods and
try the fly rods for a time.
Lewis drove the boat into a shel
tered cove and cut off the motor as
we strung up the fly rods, affixing
leaders and wet flies. The season
was a bit too early for dry flies,
the guide said. Then, with no motor
to disturb conversation, I began to
ask questions about Ten-Mile.
Two lakes make up Ten-Mile,
the north lake and south lake, con
nected by a canal. To traverse their
shore lines would require a Journey
of 170 miles. Currier's village, at
the pos toff ice of Lakeside, is on
the south lake, less than a mile east
of the Oregon Coast highway.
! Has Ocean Connection .
! From the village Ten-Mile creek
winds through the forests and sand
dunes three miles to the Pacific
ocean, making an outlet for the
lakes and an inlet for sea-run fish.
Many of these Oregon coast lakes
have such outlets assuring them of
a steady supply of fish from the
Pacific '
From the Pacific into Ten-Mile
come cutthroat trout, steelhead
trout and silvers! de salmon in
proper season. Native to the lake
are its catfisn, Its eastern DrooK,
blueback and native lake trout
Also come, at odd times, huge stur
geon, nosing their way up Ten
Mile creek and into the lake from
salt water.
Ten-Mile and laws are similar
for other coast lakes is open to
fishing for trout over ten Inches in
length all year round. There is no
closed season on its camsn.
Roy G. Currier, owner of the re
sort offered to show me the en
tire lake and his $100,000 home oc
cupying a scenic, terraced promon
tory four miles above the village
We made the run to the "ranch," as
he calls the beautiful estate, in ap
proximately five minutes in a pow
erful roeedboat. Mr. Currier told
me hundreds of lake visitors make
this trip In the summer months to
view the estate and Inspect his ex-
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Ten-Mile Lake in Background With Sheldon Sachetts, Walter 5, Chiene and
Fred Lewis, from Left to Right, in Foreground
tensive aviaries of rare birds and
the colorful flower gardens.
In another year vacationists may
come to Ten-Mile by air, alighting
on a new aviation field being con
structed between the lake and the
coast highway.
Reporter Leaves Ten-Mile
Back at the village again, I
loaded fishing tackle into the mo
torlog car, bade my friends good
bye, with promises to come back
and do some bigger and better fish
in sr later an. nnd started on a. tour
of the remaining coast lakes.
A short distance north of Ten-'
Mile a sparkling, deep-blue lake
greets the traveler, but this lake
is not for the fisherman. It is,
Clear lake, source of the water j
supply for Reedsport, and not to
be defiled by the casual angler
or picnicker.
A few miles north again is the
village of Winchester Bay. pictur-j
esque headquarters for the com-,
merclal .salmon and crab ; fisher
men, who cross the bar of the '
Umpqua river to ply their trade!
( jjfc'Kf"-" T
jJRte LNI 1 I
7M0OTM BINO S
'never closed on bass and trout of
more than ten inches.
I A mile north and the highway
skirts Woahlnk lake, named for the -!
Indian expression meaning clear
water. The lake is deep and crystal
clear and Is famed for its trout
fishing, especially with flies.
Another Clear Lake
1 North of Woahlnk Is CI en wok
jlake, another sparkling body pf
water lying west of the highway
nd fringed by the gleaming sand
dunes. -
Here at Woahlnk and several
other lakes and beauty spots the
CCC troopers have made roads,
bridges and picnic grounds to
make these areas evn more In
citing to the ever-grjwing number
lof visitors.
At both Florence hd Reedsport
Igood highways connect the coast
I with the ip'.erio;-, Florence being
but 68 m'.es from Junction City,
I Reedsport CJ miles from Drain.
Florence, i?;o, is the center of a re
jgion of ip'dny lakes.
r.est ..'known of these lakes are
in the open Pacific. i JtrM .t,; u L.JMerrn and Sutton, the latter touch-
Then comes Reedsport, 13 miles.""' 'WMW in? jie highway and having Its out-
norin OI jKefliao. i nis nusy nt-1 iwg
tie town, on Winchester bay, Is I
the gateway to the Umpqua and ! and perch get their share of Uter.
Smith rivers, famous for their
salmon, steelhead and trout fish
ing. Then across the big concrete
bridge that spans the Umpqua
and, two miles north of Reeds
port, into Gardiner.
Six and a half mites north of
Gardiner I rolled the motorlog car
Into Dean brothers' (Ross and
tion, too.
The lake Is fringed fc thickly
timbered mountains, ni'-iosf'' sharp
slopes, forming der Mvys and
coves, make a jig-s ,v pt item of its
shoreline. This .nor-, line is 113
miles in length, she. ;id you follow
the indentation..
Two mile-; north of Tahkenitch
is Perkins lake and three miles
Mike) camp on Tahkenitch lakenorth is i-rtwt lake- ma11 in com'
and asked for a little information i'ari60r lanncnitcn.
about fishing. The Deans knew all A K.g sign boasted that Siltcoos
the answers. lake Is the largest on the Oregon
Tahkenitch, like Ten-Mile, has an!CORst- with a shoreline of 126 miles,
outlet to the sea and from the Siltcoos also has an outlet to the
sea come the salmon, salmon trout .facinc, irom wnicn cornea its sup
and cutthroat In great numbers.
Lake trout are numerous.
Famous for Black Bass
Tahkenitch is equally famous for
Its black bass, which grow to large
ply of salmon and trout. Here again
the angler has a wide variety from
which to choose among the trout
and bass families.
Several resorts are available at
which fishing parties may obtain
size in waters plentifully supplied": boats and motors, tackle and pro
wlth native food. Catfish, sunfish I visions. The fishing season is
j? t to the sea, and both providing
gona iisninK ana accommodation n.
i naa one more lane to visit,
Devils lake, which enjoys the dis
tinction of being the only lake on
the Oregon coast where one may
fish at night.
Night fishing Is permitted only
for catfish, and one must not
tempt the big bass that Inhabit
Devils lake. These strike readily
enough during daylight hours, J
wns informed.
White catfish may be caught
occasionally in daytime, night fish
ing is most successful, and Devils
lake lures many devotees of this
kind of angling.
One Item from my new fund of
Information about fishing along the
Oregon Coast highway I pass on
for what ft may bo worth. Don't
make the trip planning to fish for
one certain kind of fifth, with one
certain kind of tackle. Take along
all the tackle you have, and try as
many kinds of fishing as you have
time and desire for.
Smart New Styling, More Power and Comfort
Feature Four Lines of Buick Cars for 1937
AS GRANGE ENDS
THE DALLES, June 12. (A)
Orangers 3,000 strong turned home
ward today from one of the largest
conventions ever held by the Ore
gon Orange,
The 64th session ended lata Fri
day after deleastex had listened to
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OREGON 10 DATE
OVER 21 1 MILLION
WASHINGTON. Jun U (API
Agricultural incom. In the it.tes
of Ittho. Uth. Washington ana
Oregon dfflnltfly la on the up
grade. Rport of the bureau of asrleul
tural economic for the flrat four
montm of 1937 dllo ahirp ad
rancea all along the line oer farm
Income for the aame period a year
ago.
Bough estimates on Income from
the aale of principal farm producta
Including Hwtorte In the four
tatea for the months of January.
February. March and April.
1ST? 95 5M.0O0.
1PSB ,72.39.M00.
1P35 78.!B3.0no,
1P34 0,77 0IV.
The bureau dlrided the 1M7 In
come aa followa:
Washington. 157 M 000: Oregon
ail 091.000; Idaho. 27.075.000; t'tan
19.873,000.
In 1P18 the dlTllon a:
Wahir.g'on. 79.147.000: Oregon.
He. 999,000; Idaho. 117.949.000; Utan.
H 300.000.
Tile income for the atatei In 1935
wm:
Wash.lr.iion, 136.433,000; Oregon,
lia.525.OO0: Idaho, II5.685.OO0; Utah.
S9.550.000.
Por 1934 It was: Waahlngton. 28.
087.000: Oregon, 113.136.000; Idaho.
114,501,000; Utah 88.002.000.
The Grange
DAUGHTER, EUGENE
FOUNDER, PASSES
PORTUND, June 12. ,T) Death
has thinned another pioneer from
the ranks of Oregon's early settlers.
Mrs. Phoebe Skinner Klnsey. 87,
daughter of Eucene Skinnpr, wlio
founded the city of Eugene, died last
week at her home here. She was born
on the Skinner claim at the foot of
Skinner butt at Eugene In 1850, four
years after her father set led there.
Mrs. Klnsey's mother was the first
white woman to lire In Lane county
and Mrs. Klnsey and a sister, who
died In 1863. were the flrt white
children. Por many years she was a
member of the Episcopal church and
a charter member of the evancellstlr
chapter of the Eastern Star at Eu
gene.
Griffin Creek Grange
Orlflin Creek H. E, C. will meet
Tue:ay and Wednesday for all-day
wfwlons at the home of Mrs. Louis
Lof land. Members are to bring
ntdls nnd thlmbl nnd a Mrk lunrh
and are requested to arrive early.
Next meeting of the Orange, June
15, will be the quarterly birthday
party. Members who do not hive
birthdays in April. May or June ire
to bring cake or cindwiches.
Phone 642 Well nam away row
refuse City Sanitary Service
Talisman Lodg No. 3 1
Knlghta of Pythias ini
tiation Monday. June
14. All members are
requetl to be pr
ent. VtMttng member
welcome. Refreshments will be rtnrd
C. FICHTNER. C. C
Closing time for Too Late to C.
fy Ads La 1:30 p. m.
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More poller, greater rnmfnrt and niart new styling feature the Bulik series 60 rriitnrjr -paener sedan
pictured here. This model, with hu'll-ln trunk, hns a wheelhase or l ie Inches and Is powered by a 180 horse-liow-er.
ralTe-ln-hend straight eight engine, according to R. A. Skinner, dealer here.
F
an addreas by Albert S. Ooaa. former
stat master of the Washington
Orange and now an executive of tho
Federal Land bank.
Although representing tho largest
lending agency of It kind. Qost
warned farmers against borrowing.
"Never borrow a nickel unless you
actually need it." he said. "DurlnR
my four yeara with the Federal Laud
bank system. I have seen some heart
breaking things. Yet conditions, as a
result of a policy based on sound
business principles and rendering the
greatest possible aid to distressed
farmers, have vastly Improved.
"Where several years ago we were
receiving appeals against foreclosure
by several hundred a day. they hnve
now dropped to an average of eight a
day."
Ooas took cognizance of severe crlt
Iclsm of the Land bank by Grangers
for its announcement that the sys
tem would discontinue loans In the
htnte If the Oregon legislature passed
n bill prohibiting deficiency Judg
ments. He asserted that def icier cy
judgment, were abused to a lament
able extent and urged the Orange to
seek remedial legislation..
HERE JUNE 18-20
The complete Packard Una of Ilaa
motor cars will be on display at tb
local Packard ahow at the Aah
craft ihowroms, Juna II, la, 30.
according to Perry U Aahcraft, lo
cal Packard dealer,
Twenty-tive different modela and
colore will be In Medford for th
show. Special factory represent
tlvea will be In town during en
three, daya.
The greatly Increased life that haa
been built Into the new Packard la
graphically shown by teeta madtt
recently by drlvera of on of tha
large tire companies, according to
Aahcraft, In eight months a Pack'
ard lao was driven 107,000 mllea.
travelling 34 hours a day tor from
5 to a daya a week. A Packard 8
was driven 97,000 mllea.
With 10,000 mllea aa the dlatanoa
the average driver covera tn a year,
the Packard 130 went through mora
than 10 yeara of driving In eight
months. The Packard 8 was driven
the equivalent of nine averaga
yeara In six month. All three cars
are now reported to ba tn good con
dition and are asserted to ba cap
able of giving yeara of aervtce at
averaga normal driving.
Fly rtequest Granted
OTTAWA. Ont.. June 13. (Cana
dian Press) Tiie Canadian govern
ment hns granted a Russlnn request
for permission for a Soviet filer to
cross over Cnnadlan territory on a
projected non-stop Moscow - San
Francisco flight, It was said today. ,
Oloslng time for Too Lata to Clas
sify Ads la 1:30 p. m.
400 Jobless, Result
Of Seattle Strike
SEATTLE, June 12 William J.
Smith, Western Union superintend
ent, announced discontinuance of
commercial business In Seattle today
because of the meeeenger boy strike
and picketing.
He said the company had decided to
refuse any more Incoming or outgoing
business and that suspension would
mean 400 persons would become job
less. Messenger boys struck this week de
manding wage Increases.
Summer Storage
Expert care and adequate Insurance.
ARTIST A FUR SHOP
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There's a lot more in this picture than meets the
eye, though the eye has plenty to sparkle about
in the stunning style ol this spirited Buick car.
What you don't see here is the lift that's yours when
you touch off the flashing power of Buick's valve-in-head
straight-eight engine and go streaming off
across the map.
What you don't see is the solid, steady feel of
Buick the firm stability that holds you on the
line without weave or sway or wander on straight
aways or on the curves.
What you don't see is th assurance you'll know
once you step on Buick's tiptoe brakes and sec how
aurely and safely they make you master of its power.
We can't picture here the security that's yours in
a body of stccl-fuscd-to-stecl with floor, roof, sido
panels, cowl all welded into one stout unit of pro
tective metal,
And only time can tell you how big is your money'
worth in Buick all steel and two yards wide, a
big package that's your one best bet of the field when
you add the superb action that gives its metals life.
All we can do is show you how a Buick looks-
and handsome as this gallant traveler is, remind
you that its good looks are literally the least of
what it has to offer.
There's still fime to make this a summer long to be
happily remembered - if you'll go try a Buick now.
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