FACE THREE
South Fork of Rogue River Provides Fine Fishing and Camping Spots
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST II, 1940
T
TRAIL TO
LAKES IS
SUGGESTED
Road Traverses Vast Forest
Return Trip Via Pros
pect And Trail.
By Karl Janouch.
You are invited to go to the
land of the South Fork of the
Rogue, a land of streams bub
bling from forested mountain:,
of ri-ers flowing within vine
clad banks flanked by age-old
conifers, and of azure blue lakes
nestling under snow capped
peaks, each abounding with wily
eastern brook and cutthroat
trout: a land that is truly a fish
erman's paradise.
Start in the crisp air of early
morning with a long, free day
ahead, and travel east on Main
street to the Crater Lake high
way. Follow the highway across
the valley and at 32.7 miles
you cross the railroad and enter
the town of Butte Falls. Keep
ing on the main street through
town, at 33.3 miles you come
to the Butte Falls Ranger sta
tion of the Rogue River national
forest. Driving into the gate to
your right, go into the office
and ask the ranger for informa
tion about your trip. You note
the prosperous appearance of
the little mountain town and
learn that in 1905 a lumber mili
was constructed near the falls
for which the town is named,
establishing this as the center
of logging industry which it re
mains today.
In 191 1 the railroad to Medford
was constructed, so that logs
could be hauled to the mill at
Medford. The old abandoned
mill still stands near the falls.!
The ranger will point out on
the map the route he advises
you to take to the South Fork
area which is in good condition
with the exception of about five
miles, which are rather narrow
and rough. Leaving Butte
Falls, you come to Butte creek
and to the state and federal fish
hatcheries to your right, which
supply all the fish for re-stocking
of the many mountain
streams and lakes; helping to
make this wonderland of yours
the fisherman's paradise it is.
At 47.1 miles you come onto a
good road and find that you are
at Lodgepole Guard station.
Driving on past the station, you
will notice to the left the trail
leading to the Rustler Peak look
out. Passing through a heavy
stand of sugar pines, an easy
climb takes you to another for
est sentinel on guard against
the ever-present enemy fire.
At 49.3 miles you commence to
see many slender, tall trees with
the distinctive light bark of the
white pine, and reflect that
while this is the most valuable
commercially of any coniferous
tree in the forest, it is also the
most beautiful.
In another half-mile you reach
the Lower South Fork forest
camp, where you may find a
family who say that they have
been camped there for two
weeks and have caught trout
each day. You drop down on
the road to the South Fork of
Rogue river, the first of the
many fishing streams you shall
now find. Here fishermen's
paths lead up and down the
river, providing access to num
erous eddies and riffles. You
cross the bridge, and at 50.1
miles reach a road to the left
which goes to Imnaha and Pros-pect.
Keeping to the right, at 50.2
miles you will observe to your
icit a sign designating the trail
to Seven Lakes. Six miles along
this well-graded trail by foot or
horseback brings you to these
takes, which offer probably the
best trout fishing in southern
Urcgon.
The scenery at these lakes is
as beautiful as any that can be
found in the ever-beautiful Cas
cades. A short distance from
the lakes is the Devil's Peak
lookout, and from there another
trail leads down to the Klamath
Basin. From this forest look
out the lake-dotted terrain nf
the Cascade divide and neigh
boring slopes may be viewed.
but this is a one-day motor
trip and you must forbear start
ing up the trail to the lakes.
A little way farther you cross
Pig Ben creek one of the clear
mountain streams offerine trout
fishing and then you come to
an area of b!owdown where the
timber was uprooted and cast
to the ground by a heavy wind
storm in 1925. You can see
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SOUTH FORK OF ROGUE RIVER All mileages from Med
ford: A Lodgepole Guard Station. 47 miles. B Upper South
Fork Forest Camp. An excellent place to camp while fishing
Ih South Fork and Us tributaries, S4.3 miles. C Imnaha
Guard Station, 63.5 miles.
OPENING PLAYS IN
FESTIVAL SERIES
PLEASE AUDIENCE
Births
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Westcott of route 3, Eagle Point,
a girl weighing eight pounds,
eight and a half ounces, Satur
day morning. August 10, at the
Community hospital.
Rustler Peak to your right andj
Luther mountain on the Cascade
divide to your left. You pass
Wickiup forest camp, cross
Wickiup creek and again enter
a virgin evergreen wilderness.
At 54.3 miles you come to the
Upper South Fork forest camp,
again on the banks of the South
Fork of Rogue river, turn harp
)y to your left and enter the
camp. Leave your family to
enjoy the cool shade, and sepa
rate so that each of you may
try his own skill with the trout.
If you fish up-stream, return
to the camp on the Blue Can
yon trail. Then the fish are siz
zling over the rock fireplace
and lunch is spead on the rustic
log tables.
All too soon you realize that
der-high brush. Above the
brush in straight rows the tops
of young ponderosa pine trees
planted in 1925 can be seen, and
reflect that the brush, while
apparently valueless, has in fact
been of great value in protect
ing these seedlings while they
were small, and that as the
young trees grow they will form
a canopy overhead and crowd
out the brush.
You come back to Medford
on the Crater Lake highway,
noting the familiar beautiful
scenes along the Rogue river
and the fishermen casting for
steeihead in the early evening
shadows, remembering that this
too is part of the fishermen's
paradise which you so well en
joyed today. Leaving the river
it is time to return home. You at Shady Cove, you are attract-
have reached the southern limit ed by the rugged pattern of
of fishermen's paradise; youj
could continue straight ahead
past Parker Meadows and Blue
Rock back to Butte Falls, but
you may want to return through
Prospect, so start back the way
you came. j
At 58.5 you have again reach
ed the junction of the Prospect
and Lodgepole roads, and turn
right toward Imnaha and Pros-:
pect. You continue to cross
i trout streams at 58.7 miles
there are Nichols creek and a
forest camp; at 61.4 miles Sump
ter creek and at 62.1 miles
Spring and Whitman creeks, just
a few feet apart. You are now
passing through valuable cattle
range the luscious forage you
see will be welcome to those
white-faced cattle you passed on
the road. At 62.5 miles you
cross Wallowa creek and find
service berry, also called June
berry, chinquapin and hazelnut
bushes in abundance. At 63.5
miles you reach Imnaha guard
station, and you may stop for a
smoke and chat with the guard.
He will point out the trail to
Bessie Rock lookout, and say
that two and one-ha!f miles up
this trail is the Middle Fork of
the Rogue river and excellent
fishing.
Continue on the same road
and at 66 miles you come to the
South Fork dam where the
South Fork of Rogue river and
Imnaha creek converge; the area
is on privately owned land and
the dam is one of the series of
developments of the California
Oregon Power company for the
generating of electricity. Walk
down the trail to the dam and
note the good fishing possibil
ities in the stream. Above the
roar of the water, explain to
your companions that one of
the reasons for protecting the
timbered areas you have seen
today from fire is that they are
indispensable to the power in
dustry, for denuded hilisidts
soon result in dry streams when
there is no forest cover to hold
back the winter moisture. And
so, you carefuly tramp in the
dust the cigarette you have been
smoking as you stand by the
I river, that no spark may acci
dentally be blown to ignite the
dry grass through which you
return to your car.
Next you come to an area
hnrnfrf nvpr hv th fir nf IQlft
now densely covered with ihoul- i
mountains surrounding you, and
then by the mosaic pattern of
orchards, meadows and pastures
blending into the residential dis
trict of your beloved city, bring
ing this Rogue Wonderland to
your very doorsteps.
ROUND UP AIDES
FILL UP ON GRUB
About 85 hungry persons
swarmed into the fairgrounds
ball park Friday evening to
make away with a tremendous
amount of sizzling steaks, beans,
biscuits, coffee and watermelon.
The occasion was the buckaroo
chuck wagon dinner staged by
sponsors of the Medford Round
up Days rodeo slated for Au
gust 17 and IS,
Among the notables attend
ing the feed were Mayor C. C.
Furnas, County Agent Robert
Fowler, Capt. Lee M. Bown of
the state police. City Policemen
Ray Sloneker and Clyde Ficht-
ner, Charley Reed of Reed's
saddlery at Klamath Falls, a
group of men representing Sher
iff Syd I. Browns posse, and
many directors of the Medford
Athletic association.
Eight pretty entrants in the
rodeo queen contest were also
on hand. They were Jeanne
Salade, Vera Hale, Ethel Tullis,
Nancy Day, Betty Lou Baker.
Susan Vilas. Nina Tuttle and
Lucille Young. Also entered in
the contest, but not present at
the dinner, were Babe Harmon,
Harriet Sparrow, Betty Carman,
Ellen Tice, Jerry Bunch and an
entrant sponsored by the Ash
land Trailriders.
The ghost of William Shakes
peare, smiling down from his
literary Valhalla, must have
been highly pleased with the
results of the premiere opening
of the sixth annual Shakes
pearean Festival in Ashland
Friday night, for first-nighters
witnessed a smooth and flaw
less performance. A packed
house greeted the "Merry Wives
of Windsor," first of four plays j
to be given "under the stars in j
the outdoor civic Elizabethan j
theatre" through Saturday. Au- j
gust 17.
Saturday evening's perform- j
ance of "Much Ado About Noth- j
ing" equalled the opening night
in both attendance, style of
presentation and favorable re- j
action. No play has been sched- j
uled for this evening. Next I
production, "The Comedy of:
Errors" will be Monday, start-:
ing at 8:30 p. m.
From the initial reception, the
modernization theme stressed in
this year's repertoire has been
enthusiastically received. Audi
ences delighted in the smooth
progress of the sequences, the
brisk comedy situations and the
dramatic high-lights. Both "The
Merry Wives" and "Much Ado,"
the latter entirely rewritten and
revised this year by Dorothy
Pruitt, brought rounds of ap
plause throughout the showings.
Elaborate costumes by Lois M.
Bowmer brought much favor
able comment from spectators.
Director William David Cot
trell expressed himself as being
! highly pleased with the results
of the first two nights. Not
withstanding the fact that the
two showings were completely
favorable, be has scheduled line
rehearsals for this afternoon and
evening to iron out any "rough
spots" which might cause dif
ficulty. Theatergoers who missed the
first two nights will still have
an opportunity to view all four
plays. Both "The Merry Wives"
ana iuuen ftoo will oe re
peated this week, along with
two showings each of "The
Comedy of Errors" and "As You
Like It."
Characters of the first two
shows were played by Dick
Farmer, Don Hufman, Melba
Winston, La Murie Beck, LeRoy
Lindner, Ethel Mae Robbinette,
Jerry Vawter, Delmar Solem,
Doug Hubbard, Harry Moses,
Don Shanahan, Guy Corliss. Joe
Beach, John Reisacher, Richard
Schuchard, Arden Hall. Eldridge
Cray, Maniey Leggett, Maybelie
Hotell, Katheryn Denzer. Laura
Jones, Ninon King, Burk Yadon.
Jimmie Baughman, Carol Cook,
Harriet Uecker, Doris Danford,
Eugene Bennett, James Glenn
and others.
An official souvenir program
containing names of all the
participants, casts and other
pertinent information is avail
able at the Shakespearean the
atre office. Sponsoring member
ship tickets and also single
reserved admissions are avail
able at both the Shakespearean
office and at Pruitt'a Music
Center in Medford. General
admission tickets are available
only at the box office in Ashland.
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Saturday morning, August 10,
a boy weighing six pounds, one
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