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Trip to Watchman Lookout Is Added Treat for Crater Lake Visitors
MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 25. 1940.
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OF SCEIBEAUIY
Watchman Named in 1886;
Observation Tower and
Museum Are Provided.
Mention has already been
made of the restful forested,
and lane-like 82-mile drive from
Medford to Crater lake, with
its manv scenic and recreational
attractions along the way. A
highlight of this scenic drive in
Medford's Rogue Wonderland is
the short four-mile trip from the
rim village in Crater Lake na
tional park to the Watchman
lookout. Within this short four
mile trip from the Rim Village
In Crater Lake National Park to
the Watchman Lookout. Within
this short 4-mile drive the visi
tor is privileged to view scenery
that is not to be excelled in any
part of the world, historical
points pertinent to the early ro
mantic history of Oregon, and
geological features that have
been exposed to man's view by
the collapse of a gigantic moun
tain top resulting in a cross sec
tion of mountain building.
The Watchman Lookout is the
first high point four miles from
the Rim Village on the west rim
of the crater wall. It was so
named because it was from this
vantage point that a party of
topographic engineers was
placed to take location readings
during the sounding of the lake
In 1886.
The first scenic viewpoint Is
Indicated by a wide parking
area 1.3 miles enroute irom inc
Rim Village. Points of study
here are the symmetry of the
cinder cone. Wizard Island, and
the bold face of Llao Rock, a
single gigantic lava flow, with
a sheer precipitous face of 1200
feet. One of the many proof of
glaciation and of the existence
of a former mountain known as
Mt. Mazama is to be found at
this point. On the surface of the
lava in the crater wall may be
seen grooves or" glacial scraicnes.
The second stop is at Discov
ery Point, where On June 12,
1853, John Wesley Hillman, a
young prospector from the his
toric gold-mining town of Jack
sonville, first saw Crater Lake.
It is a source of real Interest to
many visitors to travel the short
trek from the rim highway to
the rim where Hillman received
his first view of the lake.
The third scenic viewpoint,
which happens to be a favorite
of many, is 3.2 miles from the
Rim Village. The view is to the
south along the Cascade range.
There are many volcanic cones
to be seen from here but the
three most prominent ones are
Union Peak, which is within the
park boundary, Mt. McLoughlin
which is 40 miles to the south,
and Mt. Shasta which is 110
miles distant as the crow flies.
Just to the left is Upper Klam
ath lake, and immediately below
are innumerable alpine mead
ows and glades where the deer
but not the antelope play.
As we again come into view
of the lake, the car is parked
alongside the parapet wall, as
the next half mile is to be done
on foot. The Watchman parking
area is just four miles from our
starting point. Here we can see
into a portion of the crater of
Wizard Island. The colorful
water below reflects emerald,
blue, and sapphire, with ever
changing hues.
The tra 1 to the summit is
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CALIFORNIA SPA
jment will have to relocate S
miles of main line railroad for
! the Southern Pacific, requiring
eight major bridges and 12 tun
nels. Three of the bridRes and
'four of the tunnels and 30 miles
I of grading are already under
I construction. The bridge over
Pitt river will be 500 feet high.
I The highway commission has
to relocate 35 miles of highway
I at a higher elevation and much
work has already been done on
(By A. T. Stennett.) I the new road. The Pitt river
Th. ,. onH hi. ,ir. w., bridge above mentioned will be
tv at Shl.lvh min.nl nrin nignway travri
double-docked for both railroad
The upper
where they took the baths every
day while there. The springs,
like all mineral springs every-
Tha Watchman (all mileage from Medford): (a) Annie
Spring. 75 milesi (b) Park Headquarters, 79 mllest (c) Rim
Village. 82 miles.
tion is the finest of its kind that
can be found anywhere. Here
at 8,000 feet the Lookout has a
mountain spring in his home,
and cooks with gas. The build
ing is constructed of natural
lava rock with ample space for
museum, water and equipment,
storage, rest rooms, and on the
second floor an observation tow
er completely enclosed by plate
glass.
First visit the museum. The
paintings are scenes of areas
in the park that can be seen
from the lookout. It pictures for
you the appearance of the forest
before and after infestation by
the pine beetle. The log cuts
show the manner in which the
larva of the beetle girdles the
tree in its search for food which
is the cambium layer of the tree.
This display emphasizes the im
portance and necessity of pro
tecting our forested areas from
both the scenic and the economic
standpoint. But this is only one
phase of the protection program.
Protection is the principal junc
tion of the ranger force, which
has as its chief J. Carlisle
Crouch. From the museum we
go up a flight of stairs to the ob
servation room of the lookout.
The lookout is the first link
in the program of detection, lo
cation, and suppression of forest
fires. He must always be alert
for the immediate discovery of
forest fires from natural or man
made causes. The instrument in
the center of the room is known
as the Osbourne fire finder. It
is the lookout's chief means of
locating a fire. By a highly effi
.i.nt mMm nf nripntation the
lookout is able to take readings known
on a fire that can be transmitted
by telephone to the chief dis
patcher at park headquarters
where it is plotted on a map.
It is very difficult to give a
word picture of the lookout's
part in detecting and locating
forest fires, but if you will avail
yourself of this 'Trip to the
Watchman" during the summer
season, the lookout will be glad
to demonstrate and explain to
your complete satisfaction the
operation of the fire-finding ap
paratus. It would be well to fol
low through the entire program
of forest fire protection.
After visiting the lookout, go
to the dispatcher's office at
park headquarters and have ex-
is less reliable during electric
storms.
When a ranger and his crew
leave for a fire, he takes a small
portable radio with him. Upon
reaching the fire, and at stated
time intervals, he calls back to
the lookout and headquarters.
He reports the condition of the
fire, such as its extent, serious
ness, number of men" needed, the
type of equipment needed, etc.
This dos away with the useless
carrying of equipment and un
necessary numbers of men dur
ing the period of locating the
fire in the forest. The radio has
made possible greater efficiency
and economy in forest fire sup
pression than any other one
piece of equipment.
Because of hazardous fire con
ditions it is sometimes necessary
to forbid campers in certain
areas and to require campfire
permits and to postpone hunting
seasons and the like. As the fire
hazard rises or increases the
lookout must be more alert, and
the vigilance of the entire fire
fighting force is increased. Our
utmost support should be given
to the forest protection program
in order that Medford's Rogue
Wonderland may be preserved
indefinitely for generations yet
to come, that they also may have
the pleasurable recreation and
happiness that Is ours today.
stretch of country, and at ev
ery turn of the road where there
are spots level enough to build,
new villages and auto camps
have sprung up. From Summit
City back to the Pacific high
way its a continual stringtown
of cabins and little stores the
entire distance.
MINIATURE DOLLS
Garber Orchestra
Plays in Medford
Tomorrow Night
tuesaue vistas, flowers, ana
birds along the way. In fifteen
to twenty minutes the average
walker can reach the summit.
Here you have the feeling of be
ing on top of the world, and in
reality you are on top of the
Cascade divide.
To the east you can look into
eastern Oregon, to the west you
can see the Coast range, to the
south the Cascades and the Sis
kiyous. and to the north Diam
ond peak, Mt. Bailey, and Mt.
Thielsen, with Diamond lake
nestled in between. The bench
mark at the summit shows that
we are at an elevation of 8.025
feet, which is nearly 2.000 feet
above the level of the lake. The
beauty of the lake from this van
tage point is superb. Word de
scription fails to do it Justice.
The Watchman Lookout Sta-
Jan Garber,
tra conductor.
dance
popular orches
and his well
orchestra will
play at the Oriental Gardens will
tomorrow night, according to
Leo Walker, who has made the
special arrangements.
Garber's band Is one of Amer
ica's oldest and best known
musical organizations, recently
celebrating their 20th anniver
sary. Walker said. Garber's re
cordings have been popular for
years and he comes to Medford
deck for highway travel will be
! 500 fret above water level,
'making it the world's highest
where, have claims of curative 'T " ' i k-
qualities for many diseases, es- L bridge wrtl b. I,
pecially disorders of the kid- 7 j . " 11
K .. ' nrnafh nt 910 fiW MIn ft north
neys, rheumatism and sinus an- '
ments. The analysis of the w.t- W0?.. if ll. .
er made by Laird J. Stabler, "
professor of chemistry at the i wofk 'onowmg o ,c.
University of Southern Califor- of hav ng to relocate h.gh
nia. show that the mineral eon-j way an J railroad track, has
tent is beneficial for the above-1 ed a vast amount of new
t; i !,. .j . , . employment over a 35-mlie
others thrown in. Tne springs
are located on the Pacific high
way 15 miles south of Duns
muir and the principal draw
back to their popularity is the
primitive condition of accom
modations. The cabins are few
and are not modern in any par
ticular. The bath house and
grounds lie between the Pacific
highway and the Sacramento
river and could be made into a
popular and ideal resort with
the investment of a few thous
and dollars capital.
On Thursday we drove to
Redding, 45 miles south of the
springs, and had a short and
pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Pennington, former
Medford residents, who now
operate a de lux auto court in
that city, and appear to be en
Joying a thriving business.
From there we drove to Sum
mit City. 12 north of Redding,
where the great Central Valley
dam project has been under con
struction the past two years
and will require four more
years to complete. The project
impounds the waters of the up
per Sacrameto river and locally
is known as the "Shasta Dam."
No one can realize the Im
mensity of this, the world's sec
ond largest concrete dam pro
ject, until they go to the reclam
ation headquarters and secure
data and other Information.
This dam. when completed,
will be 560 feet high from the
lowest foundation to the top,
about 3,500 feet long on the
crest, and 580 feet thick at the
base. It is to be built on a
slightly curved axis. The over-flow
spiljway in the center
will be the world's highest man
made waterfall, having a crest
length of 375 feet and a drop
of 480 feet, which is almost
three times the height of Niagara
Falls. A 375.000-kilowatt pow
er plant will be located below
the dam on the western bank
of the river. A public highway
will cross the dam with park
ing areas at either end, afford
ing a view of the reservoir which
extend 35 miles up ine
canyons of the Sacramento,
Pitt and McCloud rivers. The
dam will conserve water, reg
ulate river flow for the purposes
of navigation, flood control, ir
rigation and electric power gen
eration.
Up to June 30. 1940. $73,200,
000 had been appropriated by
congress toward the construe'
tion of this dam. It is estimat-
Fashion Colors Chosen
So You Can Match Them
By Amy Porter . shade of green. Try it on. It may
AP Fashion Writer I have just enough yellow in it
Every year about this time, to do something for your hair
tha fashion industry goes into " '.
a huddle to decide what colors Experiment With Papar
-1 11 L. J 1 .II I . . .
3i.au rvxju n,r lau. uon t be hampered in your
High-powered executives meet, ! choice of color because you con
look at swatches, argue, make I sider yourself a blonde, a bru
speeches, call in artists and dye
experts.
Finally, they make a solemn
nette. or a brownette. The color
of your hair does not mean near
ly so much as the color of your
announcement. Black and brown skin- Many brunettes look well
direct from one of Los Angeles'
popular night riot, it was ed that the final cost ot tne pro-
plained the plotting and map
ping of forest fires by trianguia-
w.de1 and well graded, with pic- ".efr? naU
and its equipment, and finally
have explained some of the vari
ous methods used in suppressing
the different kinds of fires. Any
interest you may show in the
stupendous task of protecting
not only this particular part of company
Medford's Rogue Wonderland today
but all of its forested areas will
be Jointly appreciated by the
forest service and the national
park service.
Next to the fire finder we
have two very important pieces
of equipment, the telephone and
the radio. The telephone is used
to transmit fire reports to the
chief dispatcher at park head
quarters. The instruments are
constantly checked for effici
ency of operation. The short
wave radio is fast replacing the
telephone for many services, but
learned.
The orchestra includes Lee
Bennett, featured vocalist, who
Is well known in Medford. Ben
nett has been with the Garber
organization since 1931. Fritz
Heilbron and Dorothy Cordray
will also be featured with Ben
nett, Walker continued.
Schwab's Kin Wads.
Elmford, N. Y., Aug. 24. P)
Mary Janes Schwab, niece of
the late Charles M. Schwab,
multimillionaire steel magnate.
and John Wassung,
by friends as an
tect will be S228,000,000 in
round figures.
Employment on the project
has reached 5.100 men; 700 are
reclamation employes, 400 CCC
workers and 4.000 contractor
employes who work three shifts
in each 24 hours.
The power house at Shasta
Dam will be a reinforced con
crete structure 78x446 feet and
seven stories high. There will
be four generators, requiring
35 railroad cars to haul each
generator from the factory at
identified 1 Schnectady, N. V.
insurance On account of the waters that
Waving aside all political af
filiations, but definitely in favor
of numerous policies regarding
fashion, eighty Nelly Don dolls
have left Kansas City head
quarters to pursue their fall
stvle campaign en tour.
Dolled up in the smartest of
autumn attire, these Lilliputian
ladies are scheduled to arrive
soon in Mediora. inese out
standing midget candidates for
first ladies of the fashion world
have chosen Adrienne's display
window as their rostrum
where they intend to let their
dresses speak for themselves, it
was learned from Adrienne
Steward, owner.
Each doll has her own In
dividual platform, with Nelly
Don engraved upon it. Sincere
ly convinced that appearances
are vastly essential to any suc
cessful campaign, each - tiny
model has been perfectly groom
ed. beautifully made up and
carefully dressed in the love
liest of fashions creations,
Diminutive accessories hand
bags, hats, shoes and Jewelry
have been added to harmonize
or contrast with each costume.
Exact replicas of eight life-size
Nelly Don fashions will be
worn, two prints, two travel
sheers, two casual classics and
two afternoon dresses.
Their local campaign man
ager, Adrienne Steward, quotes
them as follows:
"We emphasize the fall trend
toward the simple, casual and
classic. We uphold the flatter
ing qualities of the narrower,
straighter silhouette, the grace
fulness of side drapery and front
fullness, the new smartness of
five-eighth sleeves, the versatil
ity of the Jewelry 'neckline, the
unlimited possibilities of color."
During the campaign tour.
the four blondes, two titians
and two brunettse (valued at
more than $450) plan to stop In
every major city In the United
States. They will try not to in
terfere with the presidential
campaign, says Mrs. Steward.
w'U be good for fall. Wine and
green and blue and beige will
be good, too.
The National Retail Dry
Goods Association has Just made
such an announcement, endors
ing these very colors for next
fall. It took a committee of 16
to select them.
To a woman who has nothing
to do with fashions except as
a shopper, it all looks pretty
silly. Black, of course. Brown,
of course. What else would they
pick for fall?
It's Precision Work
The reason for the fuss is that
there are so many shades of
each color even of black
From many browns, the com
mittee this year has selected two
of the best a nutria shade and
a mink shade. So with other
colors. Precise shades are se
lected, then the committee Is
sues color cards to retailers,
manufacturers and designers,
for their guidance In assembling
your fall clothes.
To you as a shopper, this
careful attention to color means
that if you buy a teal blue coat,
you'll be able to find teal
blue hat to match It exactly. It
means that if you want bright
brown accessories to go with
your green wool frock, you'll
be able to find gloves, shoes
hat and bag, in the same shade
of brown.
With the Industry Uklng all
this trouble to bring you good
colors, you might well give a
little more attention to color
yourself.
Do you have prejudices about
colors? Perhaps you "can't
wear" black, or green, or wine
and perhaps you're mistaken.
This season, try out the new
colors you'll find in the shops.
try combinations of coppery
brown with black, try gray and
brown together. Don't Just shake
your head when the sales girl
brings out a dress in an odd
in the traditional blonde color,
chartreuse. Many blondes, and
red-heads, too, look best In red.
If you can't trust your Judg
ment in a shop, experiment at
home. Buy big sheets of crepe
paper in different shades and
drape them around your shoul
ders. Sit in a good light in front
of mirror and see what each
color does or doesn't do for
you.
You may decide to break
away from the drab colors
you've been wearing. And you
may emerge as a more colorful
personality than you've ever
been before.
NEED DISCUSSED
Portland, Ore., Aug. 24. W)
A confidential discussion of
the military functions of road
ran the state highway commis
sion into an overtime session
today.
The closed meeting to con
sider military matters brought
Dr. L. I. Hughes of San Fran
cisco, chief of the public roads
administration, here on a sur
prise mission. The commission
announced no formal conclusions.
DIAL 3075
For Auto
SAFETY CLASS
and Door Lock Rapairlstf
Hohlweg'sTop
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HOME LOANS
W offai LOWER COST
Greater Convenience
1. Principal and Interest reduced
Monthly.
S. Monthly payment Include M
rwelfth of annual tax.
I. Ha Commission Low Cost.
JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
Savings & Loan Association
126 East Main
clerk, were married will be backed up Into the upper
I Sacramento valley the govern-
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Two Complete Shows . .
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FREE PARKING
Bring lha Family!
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EXHIBITS . . . From apples
to antelope. A e r a a of
great dliplsys.
EDUCATION . . . Machinery
and Industrial Shows . . .
Wild Life . . . Bute and
Federal Kihlhlti ... la
struetl Morlee.
KtTHriTAINMKNT . . . R.g.
Int meet . . . Horse 8how
. . . Qrrat Nlfbt Raeue
. . . Dance . . . Special
Events.
AM) Flint . . . Two B1f
Carnival Chows ... A
Larrer Carway . . . Bands
. . . Moilo.
(Children It k andwr. Free)
AT PRICES ALL CAN
AFFORD
TUESDAY
AUGUST 27tth
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Medford Faircroundc
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Wild Beuts Trained Wild Animal. Liberty Hones Clown Alloy
A HEAD-ON CRASH OF TWO CARS
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