Construction of Dams Along
k Rogue River Seen Detriment
To Major Recreational Area
Latest statement of the Rogue
River Basin committee of the
Izaak Walton League of America
in the committee's campaign to
prevent further damning of the
Rogue river was issued last week
in the form of booklet given
wide distribution among resi
dents of the area affected. The
league committee believes "that
the present recreational scenic
value of the beautiful Rogue
river is being threatened with
extinction."
Declaring that surveys for
sites for high dams on the Rogue
river are being made by the fed
eral government, the statement
reads: "Because construction of
any more dams in Rogue river
will destroy a scenic and recrea
tional asset that belong to all
people of the state of Oregon
that should be preserved for
posterity, the Izaak Walton Lea
gue is opposed to any and all
such barriers being constructed
and cites herein some of the
many arguments in support of its
confer, tion.
"To prevent such destructive
dam construction the Oregon
State legislature, at its 1929 ses
sion enacted, under section 116-
460 OCLA, a law prohibiting
construction of any dams in
Rogue River that would prevent
the free passage up or down
stream of migratory fish.
"Under section 116-459 OCLA,
a similar bill enacted by the leg
islature prohibits the construc
tion of any power dams what
ever, on Rogue riyer. Further
legislation would have to be en-
s acted before any such dams
could be built. It was to forestall
the possibility of any further en
croachment on the natural ad
vantages of Rogue river that
caused the legislature to endea
vor thus to protect the future of
the stream.
"Any promise of the Bureau
of Reclamation or the United
States engineers that the devas
tating effects on migratory fish
caused by high dams can be
eliminated by fish ladders, ele
vators or transportation of fish
for artificial propagation is per
fectly refuted by the millions of
dollars wasted In unsuccessful
experiments by these agencies
on the Columbia river where the
industry of many millions of dol
lars each year is admittedly
threatened with complete de
struction. The same experience
is being had below Shasta Dam
on the Sacramento river,
"la opposing any further
Rogue river dam construction the
Izaak Walton League, and Ore
gon's other conservation organi
zations, emphasize lh.y are not
opposed to tributary Irrigation
promotion that do.s not interfere
with the main str.am of Rogut
river. They contend that other
sources of water should be used
for irrigation for the benefit of
private Interests as opposed to
the irreparable damage that
would result to the river and to
the entire State of Oregon by
dam construction.
"There are already in exist
ence in the Rogue River Basin
countless private water rights
and divertions, and irrigation
dams at Savage Rapids, Gold
Hill and Emigrant Lake, Fish
Lake and Four-mile Lake. There
are nower dams at the Gold Hill
Portland Cement Company and
Gold Ray sites, and the sites near"
V Prospect. The basin has the fol-
lowing irrigation districts In op
eration: Grants Pass Irrigation
District; Gold Hill Irrigation Dis
trict; Eagle Point Irrigation Dis
trict; Rogue River Valley Irri
gation District: Medford Irriga
tion District and the Talent Irri
gation District.
"While it has been impossible
to secure complete information
or copies of projected plans of
the United States Engineers and
the United States Reclamation
J Service, it Is known that dam
sites in the Trail section and the
Lewis Creek section of Rogue ri
ver have been surveyed. The
first mentioned dam is planned
for approximately 50 feet in
h.ighth and would inundate the
area of present river frontage
approximately a mile below
Trail, and extending up river
above Trail to Lewis Creek, a
distance of approximately two
miles. At Lewis Creek a dam,
approximately 200 feet in
heighth, would floor an area
reaching approximately IS miles
upttr.am.
"These two dams, plus the re
duced flow downstream to the
projected power house at Reese
Creel:, would destroy the pres
ent stretch of river frontage for
a total of approximately 33
miles; and total river frontage,
as it exists in its present scenic
grandeur, for that distance. The
storage and diversion ponds
above and below these dams
would destroy a tremendous area
of the finest migratory fish
spawning grounds in the entire
Rogue River and leave in the
summer recreational season a
mire banked pond behind the
Lewis Creek dam as stored irri
gation water was drained off.
The banks of these drained off
shore lines would soon become
entirely sterile. For 16 miles
downstream from the lower dam.
if water is diverted at Lewis
Creek for power, the river-flow
will be cut down to about one
half of its normal summer flow
in the dry months.
"Thirty-three miles of one of
the finest river front areas in
America for summer homes,
cameing, resorts and recreational
advantages for generations of
American families would be de
stroyed forever for such use.
These uses can not be replaced
by water frontage on storane re
servoirs that draw off large
quantities of water in the sum
mer time.
"The construction of these
dams would necessitate the re
routing of the Crater Lake High
way, taking the traveler through
a dry unattractive area away
from the river. The new Tiller
Trail highway recently com
pleted would also have to be re
routed, the two road changes
entailing a cost of hundreds of
thousands of dollars of taxpay
ers' money.
"The scenery along Rogue
river on the Crater Lake High
way is the most beautiful on the
entire route to Crater Lake. The
necessary re-routing of the high
way as contemplated would de
prive the traveler to Crater Lake
of ever seeing the river until it
was crossed about 25 miles above
the present point of view, where
only a momentary view would
be afforded. I
"The dam construction would ;
destroy one of the state's most
beautiful public parks just below j
the mouth of Big Butte Creek as ,
well as miles of the indescrib
ably beautiful Big Butte Creek,
noted for unexcelled tisning ana
recreational advantages.
"The Oregon State Game Com
mission's egg taking stations
would be destroyed and the suc
cessful propagation of Rogue
river migratory fish would be an
impossibility in the future.
"Rogue river is one of the
world's most famous streams for
sports fishing for Chinook sal
mon hnd fly fishing for Steel
head trout and other migratory
ocean going fish. For many
years anglers have traveled from
all parts of the world to enjoy
this great sporting attraction.
The destruction of the many
miles of the river s best spawn
ing grounds by these dams would
make the necessary artificial re
production ef these species of
nth entirely impracticable.
"The dam impoundment would
tend to greatly Increase the tem
perature of the water in the sum
mer season, a threat to all sal
monoid fish. Present river diver
sions have accounted for yater
Temperatures in the summer sea
son that are dangerously close to
the maximum under which these
fish can exist. '
'The impounding of water be
hind the dams, plus the diver
sion of waters from the surface
of the irrigation reservoir with
the resulting percolation of wa
ter from irrigated lands back to
the river, coupled with the reduc
tion ot river flow in the hot
weather months below the lower
dam, will cause river tempera
tures lo pass considerably above
this maximum point.
"The storage of winter flood
waters behind the higher dam
would establish an even flow of
water below the dam thus caus
ing the stream to become a slimy,
mossy, algea infested flow for
lack of winter flood waters to
scour out a clean beautiful
stream as it presently exists.
"Government engineers advise
that ihe fall and course of Rogue
river is such that any large ex
penditure for flood control
would be economically unsound.
"No demand or need for addi
tional power developments exists
in the Rogue River Basin.
"The Oregon State Game Com
mission's recent survey of the
commercial advantages of Rogue
river as a recreational stream,
fbased on 1940 figures), declares
the direct income to the Rogue
river basin area to be more than
$1,000,000.00 per year. This
does not include indirect income
to southern Oregon cities in their
various lines of business. The
Game Commission officially op
poses any further dam construc
tion in Rogue river and cites its
many reasons for its opposition
in a report as of April 30. 1945.
"Rogue river furnishes the
major stream recreational ad
vantages for all people in Jack
son. Josephine and Curry coun
ties in southwestern Oregon and
for hundreds of thousands of peo
ple from other parts of the Uni
ted States. Close to the centers
of population of southwestern
Oregon counties, the river af
fords camping, fishing and bath
ing facilities to the majority of
these people who are unable to
afford long and expensive vaca
tions to distant resorts where
similar advantages are available.
To destroy the many miles ot
present river frontage by the
proposed damming of the river
for storage impoundment would
be a loss to the communities in
the Rogue River Basin and to the
entire State of Oregon that never
could be replaced.
"Admitting the right of any
commercially activated group to
extend its operations for its own
profit or even for fantastic
schemes for real estate promo
tion, the Izaak Walton League
takes the stand that the invasion
of the general public's rivers and
outdoor recreational benefits for
such purposes Is selfish in prin
ciple and confiscatory in its very
nature.
"These are some of the reasons
why the Izaak Walton League
throu?hout the United States, in
cooperation with the Oregon
State Chapter of the league and
the other wild life conservation
organizations throughout the
state of Oregon are supporting
the Oregon State Game commis
sion in opposition to any further
dam construction on Rogue
river."
Valley Sailors Are
Pals Aboard Noted
Warship Missouri
James Doe, FIVc, and Robert
Dale Kenney, F2 c, were serving
on the USS Missouri at the time
official news of the Japanese
surrender was received. Doe,
whose mother, Mrs. Z. M. Doe,
resides at 146 South Holly street,
and Kenney, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Kenney, Jacksonville, have
been on the Missouri for some
time and are pals aboard ship.
Both have been on the famous
battlewagon for about nine
months.
The boys' parents recently re
ceived a printed form letter is
sued by the crew of the Missouri
in which they told some of their
experiences aboard ship and of
their celebration when peace
was declared.
Mrs. Kenney said she heard
her son speak on a radio broad
cast from the Missouri at the
time of the signing of peace documents.
OF
A group of Medford youths
have taken advantage of the
navy's new enlistment plan and
joined the regular navy in Port
land Sept. 8 according to Chief
Stewart, recruiter in charge of
the Medford recruiting station.
Enlisting were Robert Lee
Wobbe, son or Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry C. Wobbe, 906 West Eleventh
street; Byron Richard Ellis, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Byron N. Ellis.
Route 4, Box 7, Medford; Rich
ard Dean Kennedy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James C. Kennedy, 503
Haven street, and Louis E.
Greenwell, Jr., son of Mrs.
Adrienne E. Haymon, Cargill
Court, Medford.
Navy recruiting stations
throughout the nation are initi
ating an all-out drive for volun
tary enlistments, particularly In
the regular navy, among men in
the age group of 17 to 30 inclu
sive since President Truman's
order lifting the ban against vol
untary enlistments indraft ages,
a navy release states. The drive
is designed to speed demobiliza
tion of men with long war ser
vice, to reduce the navy's calls
through selective service and at
the same time to enable the navy
to fulfill its extensive responsi
bilities through the transition
period and beyond. The term of
enlistment in the regular navy
has been reduced from six year
to four and physical standards
have been lowered. In addition,
men between the ages of 17 and
SO1 may now enlist in the naval
reserve without further refer
ence to selective service or other
wartime controls.
THE GRANGE
Eagle Point Grange
Master G. E. Ousterhout pre
sided at regular meeting of Eagle
Point Grange Sept. 4. Mrs. Hum
phreys read an article on Noah's
Ark.
Lecture hour was taken over
by H.E.C. Mrs. Mathews, the
president, announced the follow
ing numbers:
Songs with accordion accomp
animent, by Bill Holmen; read
ings, Mrs. Clave, Mrs. Wertz,
Mrs. Davies; old time tunes on
the violin, by Ed Cowden; play,
"Ladies Choice," by the Mrs.
Chamberlain, H u b b e 1 and
Beebe; saxophone solo, by Rich
ard McCorkle.
Mr. and Mrs. John Clarke and
son William took 1st and 2nd de
grees. H.E-C. will meet at Mr. and
Mrs. Wertz' home Sept. 19 all
day. The men are invited. The
hostess will furnish meat and
dessert. Please bring what you
Piano Studio
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Wednesday. Sept. 1J. 1945 MEDFORD MATL-THIBUNE FIVE
wish and be at the Grange Hall
at 10 a. m.
Serving committee for next
Grange will be Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Beebe.
TIMOR JAPS SIGN
Sydney, Sept. 12 (U.R)
The Japanese surrender of
Dutch Timor was signed at noon
today on the quarterdeck of the
Australian Warship Moresby
in Koepang Harbor. Timor, in
the Malay Archipelago, la the
largest and most important of the
lesser Sunda islands.
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