Home of Oregon's Ancient Residents
Visited on Motorlog to Fort Rock
High Desert Country,
Horse King's Home,
Included in Stops
The followlof U a condensation
of motorlof Ripearlng In the
June t Itlua of the Northweit'l
Own Matailne, Sunday Oregonlan.
It li one of evrlei ipontorrd
Jointly by The Orrgonlan and the
Oregon State Motor association.
BY PAUL HAUSER
Still Writer. 'Xht Ortioniu
"Why when I came here,"
said Rube Long of Fort Rock,
"the sun was Just a little thing
and there weren't no moon at
all."
Rube Long, who enjoys pre
tending he is just about as an
cient as the people who left
their grass sandals in a cave
near Fort Rock some 10,000
years back, sat in the parlor of
his weathered ranch house and
told about the country.
He grew up in it and, like
most residents of the high des
ert country, is convinced there
is no better place in the world,
though to the outlander it may
appear mostly sagebrush and
eand.
We were out on an Orego-nian-Oregon
Stage Motor asso
ciation motorlog and a couple
of people, including Phil Bro
gan of the Bend Bulletin, had
told us to look up Rube Long.
We were glad we had. For one
thing, he used to work for Bill
Brown, who became known as
the "Horse King" and is now
part of the lore and legend of
central Oregon.
"Bill never swore," said
Rube, "but he had a few catch
words that he always used. He
was always 'morally certain'
about everything and he used
that phrase in about every
other sentence.
"When they first started the
forest service, a fellow intro-
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ancient upheaval of the earth. Awe-inspiring in its rugged
grandeur it is scenic treat in motorlog to high desert country.
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Ft. Rock Is reached via U. S.
97 from Bend to Lapina and
thence southeast on Oregon
highway No. 31. as map shows.
duced the new ranger to Bill.
He didn't approve of the idea
of the forest service and he
didn't acknowledge the intro
duction. "He turned to the other man,
sucked in a corner of his lips,
a habit he had, and said, "Well,
sir, if the government's got a
class of people they've got to
take care of, I'm morally cer
tain they ought to round 'em up
and put 'em on a reservation
like the Indians."
Bill Brown was one of the
fabulous characters whose life
stories are part of the history
of south central Oregon. He
rode in his stocking feet, wrote
checks on chips of wood and
once owned a million dollars
worth of horses.
Sheep Mad Money
He made his money in sheep
and in big gulps and, according
to Long, lost it in dribbles and
because he didn't know one
horse from another.
He signed away his vast hold
ings in 1935, when he was 80,
and died in Salem' in 1941 at
the Methodist Old People's
home, which he had helped
finance in his heyday.
The great circle of rock that
has been named Fort Rock, be
cause it has the appearance of
a fort, lies just a little east of
Long's home ranch. In these
precincts were found the caves
from which woven sandals of
an early people were taken.
Recently the age-old sandals
were determined ty an atomic
counting process to be at least
10,000 years old. Dr. L. S.
Gressman, University of Ore
gon anthropologist who con
ducts the scientific excavations,
maintains they are the oldest
evidence of human inhabitation
of North America.
Like most of the other per
manent residents of the Fort
Rock country, Rube Long has a
collection of arrowheads and
other Indian artifacts he has
been gathering since boyhood.
You come to Fort Rock on
highway 31, down through the
Fremont national forest. This is
the state highway which take
off from U. S. 97 at Lapine,
and connects with U. S. 395,
the Three Flags highway, at
Valley Falls. The rock and the
village, which is the store and
the school and a few houses,
are about seven miles off the
highway.
Not far away from Fort Rock
is Hole in the Ground, an inter-
esting crater which some think
may have resulted from the
fall of r. meteor. Rube Long
wanted us to see it, but unfor
tunately a tree down across the
rosd prevented us.
After a ranch lunch with
Rube Long, his top hand, Whitey
Monett, Mrs. Monett and Bernie
Suit, the cowgirl, we started the
white AAA car on its way
again.
Soon we began to drop down,
and below us was the expanse
of Summer lake, its margins
white bordered with alkali and
then the green of the cattle-dotted
meadows that fringe it.
Fremont Named It
This was where the second
Fremont expedition, stumbling
through the snows of the high
ridge they later named Winter,
ridge, came down to the milder,
lower climate of the lake and
called it Summer lake.
We pass through Paisley,
sleepy in the sun, and by the
headquarters station ot the Fre
mont national forest.
Before long ahead of us was
the great escarpment of Abert
Rim, the bared edge ot a mas
sive miles-long hunk of basalt
tilted up in some great upheav
al of the earth eons past.
It is the greatest such rim in
North America and a sight to
see. its green-fringed height
towering over Lake Abert.
Then on to Lakeview, from
where you may take off west
to Klamath Falls, or east into
the antelope range and Hart
mountain where the antelope
roam all the time and the Order
of the Antelope, Lake county's
highly select society of lovers
of wine and song without worn
en, meet once a year.
Local and Personal
Hat Surgery Mrs. John Ste-j
vens, 412 Western avenue, un-i
derwent major surgery yester
day at Osteopathic hospital, at
tendants said.
Surgery Patient .. Wilma
Simmons, daughter of Mrs. El
sie Simmons, Fruitdale drive,
Grants Pass, had major surgery
today at Osteopathic hospital,
according to a hospital report.
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Visiting Mother Cpl. Wil
liam P. Orlow, honor guard
from Brooklyn Army base, is
spending 10 days visiting with
his mother, Mrs. Wilda Kruggel,
826 West Jackson street.
Captain Graduates Capt. Jo
seph A. Peacock, whose wife,
Mae, lives at 1604 Crown ave
nue, Medford, graduated June
14 from a two-week course for
logistical command staff officers
at Ft. Leavenworth. A unit in
structor with the. 304th Logisti
cal Command, Medford, Captain
Peacock entered the Army in
1941 and served in World War
II and in Korea.
Treated for Burnt Mrs
Myrtle Triggs, 526 North Front
street, was treated at Osteopath
ic hospital for burns suffered
while trying to light a stove with
the use of gasoline, according
to attendants. They said Mrs,
Triggs received second degree
burns on her right arm and
hand.
VFW Program The Central
Point VFW post will hold a com
munity service program on
Thursday at 8 p.m., in the Vet
erans Memorial hall in Central
Point. Joe William, state cham
pion field archer, will present an
archery exhibition. Colcen Hope
will have part of her class
tertainment. The program is op
en to the public.
Tonsils Removed Guy Fitz
gerald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Fitigerald, route 2, box
186, Central Point, underwent a
tonsilectomy today at Commu
nity hospital.
Arm Fractured James Con
ger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Conger, Central Point, was treat
ed at Community hospital today
for a fractured arm, reportedly
suffered in a fall.
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Fir Put Out A small fire in
the smoke house at the Farmers'
Packing company, on Biddle
road, was extinguished by a
pumper truck and crew from the
state forest patrol this morning,
patrolmen reported.
To Build Rogue Valley
Construction company has
ceived a $7,000 building permit
for construction of a residence
at 872 Stewart avenue, accord
ing to records on file in the city
building department.
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Grass Burnt Firemen ex
tinguished a grass fire at a va
cant lot at 52B Hamilton street
yesterday. They said a discard
ed match or cigarette was believ
ed to be the cause of the tire,
Owner of the property was list
ed as Claude Cooper.
Promoted Recently promoted
to sergeant while serving with
the 40th Infantry division in
Korea was George S. Green Jr,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George S.
Green, 1410 Euclid avenue
Green went to Korea last Janu
ary after 18 months of training
in the U. S. and Japan, and is
now a member of Company M of
the 160th Infantry regiment. He
attended Medford high school
Southern Oregon college, and
Colorado State college. He ex
pects to return to Medford in
Wednesday. June II. 1SI
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SEEKS NOMINATION - Mutual
Security Director Averell Harri
roan leave -the White House after
reporting to President Truman
on his quest for the Democratic
presidential- nomination. H a r r i
man told newsmen that the Presi
dent praised hit campaign as
"tops."
Trip Ends Mr. and Mrs. H,
E. Renfrow, Camp White, have
returned from a trip to Texas
and Oklahoma. They visited
Grand Canyon and other scenic
points along the way.
To Attend Funeral Members
of Valley veterans' organiza
tions today were reminded of
the funeral for Walter Baker, a
Camp White member, which will
be held in the Camp White chap
el Thursday at 1 p.m. Organiza
tional representatives are urged
July or August, his family said.to attend the ceremony.
Theft Reported Jesse W.I
McCormick, 222 South Central
avenue, Apartment 3, has re
ported the theft of S8 in cash
from his apartment yesterday.
according to city police. They
said entry to the apartment was
gained by forcing a door.
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Asiumo Name William G.
and Dorothy Mae Dickson, 2005
Sunset avenue, Medford, have
applied in the county clerk's of
fice for the assumed business
name of Woodland Heights mar
ket, a grocery story. Oral E. and
Dottie E. Freemyer have retired
from the same business name.
Advanced in Hating Charles
E. Chaisson, son of Mrs. Frank
F. Ewald, 375 South Central
avenue, wa9 advanced in rate to
machinist mate third class re
cently, according to a navy re
lease. A graduate of Central
Point high school, Chaisson is
serving aboard the minesweeper
USS Pochard in the Atlantic
fleet.
New Secretary Miss Char
lotte Grigsby 1s the new office
secretary at the Goldy building
office of the Southern Oregon
Conservation and Tree Farm as
sociation. She succeeds Miss
Joan Bruce, who has been with
SOCTFA since September and
who is now employed by Elk
Lumber company.
Plan Dinner Royal Neighbor
lodge will hold a covered dish
dinner Thursday, June 19, at
6:30 p.m. in the Pythian building
tor members and their families.
Mrs. Carl Pearson is planning en
tertainment. Members of the
lodge are asked to take a hot
dish or salad for the dinner.
Rummage Sale The auxil
iary of Crater Lake Post 1888,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold a rummage sale on Friday
and Saturday, June 20 and 21,
at the VFW hall, 42 North Front
street. Members said good clean
clothing, dishes and miscel
laneous items will be on sale.
Merchant Takes It Easy
Proctor, Ark. -i- (U.R) Cus
tomers -have to know their way
around to buy anything from
merchant A 1 v a h Phillebaur.i.
There are no signs ot any kind
over Phlllebaum's store, which
looks like a house. The front
door remains locked at all times
but occasionally you may find
the back door unlatched. Phllle
baum hates to be annoyed while
reading or dozing.
Good Bear Creek
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which forma weather
tight solid log wall.
No inside finishing neces
sary, actual log finish on
both inside and outside.
Build it yourself, you don't need to be a carpenter
to build with these logs.
Investigate now as our supply of logs will be limited
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When writing for more information, if possible,
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Completes Training Army
Pvt. Earl K. Henagin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Henagin, 815
West 13th street, recently com
pleted basic training at the medi
cal replacement training center
at Camp Pickett, Va., according
to an army release. While at the
center, he received eight weeks
of basic infantry training and
eight weeks of medical training,
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Church Incorporates Articles
of incorporation for the Medford
Church of the Brethren were
signed and tiled in the county
clerk's office by Trustees Emer
son G. Wolfe, 214 Stark street;
Floyd C. Evcrdon, P. O. Box 887,
Central Point; and Ray Pence,
1839 Myers lane, Medford. The
church is incorporated for $20,-
000 and is located at Mary and
Sailing streets.
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Vacationers Return Gordon
C. Hays, funeral director and
cmbalmer for Conger-Morris
funeral home, Medford, has re
turned from a two week vaca
tion with his wife and two sons.
They visited relatives in Cathla-
met and Longview, Wash., and
spent two days in Portland,
where Hays, attended an eight
hour professional course.
POOR PLACE FOR BRAKES
Port Credit, Ont. (U.R Wil
liam E. Bradbury was fined $25
for careless driving when police
discovered the brakes for his car
were tucked away in the automo
bile's trunk.
Notice te Septic
Tank Owners
There's nothing more simple
than a septic tank when it
works! And there's nothing mors
embarrassing than a septic tank
that doeen't workl Usually there
are two reasons why they stop-irp
and overflow first, because the
tanks are not cleaned at proper
intervals; secondly, toilet Heme
that does not readily disintegrate
may clog the drains and force
them to back upl
Few toilet tisanes are made
with the septic tank problem m
mind. The one that is MD
Toilet Tissue is ecientiflcally
proceeded so that it abeorbe water
completely and quickly. Try it
in a glan of water and see for
yourself.
Best advice! Consult your
County Health Department, your
plumber, or s septic tank service
company, for advice on cleaning
your tank. Use MO Toilet Tissue!
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