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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1940. Dead Indian Soda Springs Is Suggested For Delightful Sunday Drive PICNIC GROUNDS POPULAR; WATERS ARE BENEFICIAL Modem Accommodations For Visitors History of Area is Outlined. Br Karl Janouch Dead Indian Soda Spring! is a recreational area in the Rogue River national forest which com bine many of the attraction! that are fought by the lover of the out-of-door. Visitor marvel t it beauty. Picnicker prefer thi area because of it beauty, facilities for camping, scenic foot and auto trips, good fishing, mineral springs, and the solitude of the great out-of-door. Many health seekers make extended visit to the resort where a store, dining room, sleeping and housekeeping cabins, and an artificial swimming pool are maintained. The Dead Indian Soda Springs recreation area is different from those areas usual ly found in southwestern Oregon and Medford's Rogue Wonderland. Start east from Riverside on Main street and follow the Cra ter Lake highway from Medford to Eagle Point, 10.7 mile. Here a turn to the right onto the Lake Creek highway take you thru the town of Eagle Point. Keep straight ahead on the main road. Beyond Eagle Point the highway parallel Little Butte creek and wind up thi beautiful valley where there 1 an endless chain of farms which contribute to the wealth of the community thru the production of dairy produce and beef cattle. In a short time the Browns boro store and post office are reached but continue straight ahead. Here you are traveling almost directly east toward ma jestic Mt. McLoughlin, which is seen rising high above the hori zon in the distance. Notice the low foothill which are covered with scattered oak trees and which extend to the valley floor. This may appear to be waste land, but actually it is not. It provides spring feed for range cattle from the time they leave winter feed lot until they go onto the national forest sum mer range sometime in June, and is needed to round out the cattleman' operation. Later the Fish Lake road Junction is reached, and here turn right, cross the Little Butte creek bridge and pass through the small town of Lake Creek. Just a short distance above this point. Little Butte creek forks, and from here on follow up the South Fork of this creek, keep ing the main traveled road to Dead Indian Soda Springs. At S3 miles you arrive at the rustic recreational area sign, turn right across the bridge, im mediately across the bridge turn left and you are in the Dead In dian Soda Springs campground. Here there are a number of indi vidual camp spots with stoves, tables, and sanitation facilities which were constructed by the forest service, and which are free to any who may wish to use them. Continuing on through the campground, cross a small bridge over Dead Indian creek and enter the forest service pic nic area. Here there is a commu nity kitchen and numerous rus tic tables, conveniently arrang ed so that ideal accommodations are presented either for individ ual parties or picnic groups. Plenty of parking space is avail able. For those who do not wish to camp out, Just beyond the picnic area is the Dead Indian Soda Springs resort, which features home-cooked meals, cabins, and swimming facilities. The resort owners make this their home all year, and are perfect hosts and a veritable Information bu reau on subjects pertaining to local fishing, hiking, and saddle horse trips, as well as wildlife. The beauty of this entire re creatiunal center, is unique and has an individuality all its own. The timber cover of Douglas fir, incense cedar, broadleaf maple, alder, and hazel, offers an Inter esting mixture of green colors, and provides a shady retreat that is cool even during the hot test summer days. A green blan ket of grass almost completely covers the ground. The two beautiful small streams Dead Indian creek and the South Fork of Little Butte, which flow through the area contribute their charm to make a perfect setting for the camper or vaca tionlst. A good trail leads to the spring which has made this spot famous. From the resort thi I maR0Wl3B0R0 I DEAD INDIAN h MEDFORD Dead Indian Soda Springs. All mileage from Medford. A. Crater Lake post office and juaetien of Fish Lake road, 22.$ miles. path winds up the east bank of Dead Indian creek, 2,400 feet to the mineral spring, which 1 known far and near for the me dicinal properties of its water. The forest service has construct ed a bridge across the creek which makes the spring easily accessible. The mineral water bubbles up through a fissure In a solid rock bed. Many people take container and carry water from the spring back to their homes. It is not known who discov ered the spring, but it was visit ed a long ago a 1871 by J. H. Tyrrell, father of the present owner of the resort. Why was it named Dead Indian? Thi Is an interesting chapter in southern Oregon history and Involves some prominent pioneer families of the Rogue River valley. Here's the story as it is related: In 1854, the first wheat crop of any moment was grown in the valley. As settlers were short of funds necessary for fi nancing the preparation and marketing of the crop this was taken over by Henry Ammer- man, early day financier. The wheat was ground Into flour in Ashland, the mill having been located under a large oak tree near the present entrance to Lithia Park. Three wagons and eighteen oxen were secured to transport the flour to Yreka. the nearest market. Harvey Oat- man (father of the late Elmer Oatman for many years Jack son county fruit Inspector and grandfather of Mrs. R. O. Steph enson, who now lives on the Jacksonville highway) was put in charge of the train and drove the lead wagon. The other two wagons were driven by Daniel P. Brittain who later lived for many years on Wagner creek and a Mr. Livingston. The wagons were heavy and a there were no road through the Siskiyou it was a laborious task even though six heavy oxen were hitched to each load. It is not known exactly the route taken over the Siskiyous, but it Is probable that the train fol lowed approximately the route afterward known as the Dollar- hide Toll road. Somewhere near the summit of the mountains they were attacked by a party of renegade Indians from the Klamath country. Oatman escao- ed and went on to Yreka where he sold his load of flour. Brittain escaped with his life, but his wagon and that of Livingston were burned after the Indians had emptied the flour from the sacks the latter being apparently the only article of value to the tribesmen. Upon the return of Oatman and Brittain to the valley the at tack was reported and a force immediately recruited by Wm. Rockefeller, one of the leading men of the Wagner Creek com munity, to track down the marauders. Not only after they had picked up the trail they found three of the renegades dead apparently victims of an other Indian band. The spot where these Indians were found was known thereafter as Dead Indian. Later the name "Dead Indian" was applied to the creek on the headwaters of which, the Indians were found and still later to the soda spring which is located on the creek. An interesting side trip may be taken by car from this recrea tion area to the forest service fire lookout station on Poole Hill, three miles distant by fol lowing the road which goes di rectly through the resort area Here on Poole Hill all through the fire season you will find a lookout man on duty who wel come visitors and who will gladly acquaint you with the features of the surrounding country, explain how a fire look out actually functions, and tell you of the Importance of pro tecting these timbered slopes from fire. Because of the exceedinly dry summer weather, a very danger ous fire season usually exists. In this area there are some glaring examples of the damage that fire can do to timber, recreation al and other resources. It is an established fact that many tour ists do not come to Oregon dur ing forest fires because they were afraid of these fires while burning. Most of these disast rous fires have been man caused and could have been prevented. Whenever a fire rages through the forest it represents a loss of dollars to the community either directly or Indirectly. Everyone should help prevent fires by be lnj careful and cautioning oth ers of the danger. Mention must also be made of the wildlife which is plentiful in mi area, usually one mav see blacktail deer feeding? un- afraid on the hillsides near the resort. The gracefulness of these creatures is always inspiring and goes far toward completing' the forest picture. This locality noiea as a lavorite winter feeding ground for deer, and it i not at all uncommon to see 15 or 20 even more in a band dur ing the late fall and winter months. OF Marie Ernestine Beal, SI, passed away early Saturday morning at her home on Mor row Road at the Copco sub station following an illness of eight months. The deceased was born at Sterling, Oregon on March 11, 1889, being the only daughter of Wiliam and Sarah Maultby, well known Medford residents. She was united in marriage to Mr. Harry E. Beal on Aug. 11, 1928. Beside her husband she 1 survived by one son Richard Al len Beal and a daughter Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Beal, her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mault by, all residing in this city. Mr. Beal had been an em ployee of the California-Oregon Power Co., for a period of 12 years. She leaves a host of friends - who will be saddened at her passing. Funeral services will take place from the chapel of the Perl Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Pro fessor A. J. Hanby officiating. Interment will take place in the Siskiyou Memorial Park. Friends are respectfully invited to attend. Closing time for Too Late to Claa ify Ads is 1:80 p. m. BARN FIRE EYED State forest patrol crew stood by last night at the Leonard Freeman farm near Central Point to keep a smoldering 30-ton quantity of stored hay from bursting Into destructive flame. Smoke started pouring from the hay, stored in a barn, at 3:30 p. m. yesterday. The hay caught fire by spontaneous igni tion. X State forest headquarters dis patched a crew and a pumper. A line of hose 1,000 feet long was laid to Bear creek and a steady stream of water was being kept on the hay to keep it from bursting into a fire that would destroy the barn and other contents. COOKER BLOWS UP, Thursday, blowing a hole through the roof and causing considerable damage to the store in connection with the Perry residence. Mrs. Perry was uninjured, It was stated, having Just left the room before the cooker blew up. It was believed that the safety valve on the cooker stuck, caus ing it to explode. A PROUD FATHER Rlney Cook. Medford Junior high school athletic coach, is passing out the cigars. The occasion was the birth to Riney and Mrs. Cook at 4 a.m., August 1 of a bouncing baby boy, in Community hospi tal. The boy ha been named Ste phen Robert. Obituary Ashland, Aug. 3. WP) Twin sons were born today to Mr. and Mrs. Al Simpson of Ash land. Simpson is coach of the local Junior high school. A five-room home on the west side of Crater Lake high way a mile and a half this side of Shady Cove was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. It was owned and occupied by Mr. and Mr. Sidney Barker. The blaze wa attributed to an overheated stove. Only contents saved from the flaming house were a piano and a bedstead. It could not be ascertained immediately wheth er insurance was carried. State forest patrol headquar ters dispatched a crew and pumper but the house wa burned to the ground when the firemen arrived. Mrs. Daisy Parker Mrs. Daisy Parker, resident of Medford for a number of years, died late yesterday after noon In a local convalescent home after a long illness. Mrs. Parker was born on July 25, 1873, in Woodland, Cal. She is survived by three sons, Lloyd, of Lake of the Woods, Frank, of Gold Hill, and James, of Milwaukie, and two brothers, Lewis and Albert Asher of Central Point. Funeral arrangements were to be made by Perl's. Um Mall .Tribune want ads. 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