Captain Tacks Last Stand Relive?
In Motorlog to Modoc War Country
Old Fort Klamath,
Land of Lava Flow,
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July 20 luae of the NorthwMt'i
Own HsKzine, Sunday Orexonian.
It I one of a seriea ponsored
jointly by The Orrpian and the
Orejron State Motor association.
(BY GEORGE SPAGNA
Suit Writer. The OnxonUa
THERE ISNT a vestige left
of historic old Fort Klamath,
though the town still honors the
name. One lonely marker notes
that it was abandoned in 1889.
An old-timer we found poking
in a ditch along the road with a
long-handled shovel remembers
what probably was the last of it
He perked up. pattered over to
the car and asked knowingly:
"Lookin' for the old fort, are
you? Well, there's nothing left
of her."
Twice our white Motorlog car
drove conspicuously through the
little town looking for the legen
dary fort. It is 30 miles north
of Klamath Falls on highway
62 leading to Crater lake.
The old-timer, Charles Zun
brun by name, age 66, remarked
he'd watched us go by once
turn around and come back
again, slower the second time.
The fort hospital, the sentinel
box on the old parade grounds,
the remains of the old scaffold
where they hung Captain Jack
were still there when Zunbrun
came. That was in 1906. The
officers' quarters were rotting
away when his brother moved
in and built his ranch house on
the site.
Indians on Reservation
Fort Klamath today is not
much of a place to look at
'just two rows of old frame
buildings, stores and what not,
on each side of the road. It sup-
fiorts a handful of people. The
ndians are all gone, too to the
reservation.
But Fort Klamath was a dif
ferent town in 1863, established
with two companies of soldiers.
It was the beginning and end of
the bloody Modoc Indian war,
called by some historians the
most expensive war the United
States ever engaged in.
They say more than 1200 fed
eral soldiers out at Fort Klam
ath were detailed to put down
50 outlaw Modocs. The Indian
loss was a total of 12 killed
eral soldiers out of Fort Klam
ath eventually, and one suicide.
The troops lost nearly 200.
The war cost about $500,000 or
Dearly $10,000 per Indian.
This is a page out of Oregon's
history available to the motor
traveler for the asking. It covers
the Klamath country, stretches
far south across the California
state line to the almost impene
trable lava beds the actual
battlefield of this fantastic war
of 1872.
e e e
We covered it in our week
long motorlog arranged by the
Oregon State Motor association
and The Oregonian, taking the
Crater and Diamond lakes on
the last leg home.
The lava beds fill the north
eastern corner of California,
46,000 acres of volcanic, archeo-
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FT. KLAMATH one was an important lirtle town, both to
the military and civilians. The whit Oregon State Motor
association ear stops in front of an old livery stable, standing
sine the Urn Ft. Klamath was a bustling trading post.
logical and historical attrac
tions. They are a national monu
ment, great cinder cones and
hundreds of caves, many of
them lined with ice. Hiero
glyphics on the inner walls and
thousands of stone carvings on
the cliffs give ample evidence
of ancient inhabitants.
The monument lies east of
U. S. highway 97, The Dalles
California highway, and just
south of the California-Oregon
border. It is best reached from
Merrill, south of Klamath Falls
on highway 39.
This is a different kind of
attraction. It's history, rather
than grandeur. A sizeable col
lection of relics of that war has
been found in the lava rock for
mationsempty carbine shells,
an occasional rusty bayonet or
fragment of soldier's uniform.
The monument is open all
year around. As many as 6000
visitors meandered over this an
cient battleground last year.
There isn't a hard-surfaced road
leading in to it and most places
are still unmarked. But it's well
worth an afternoon's stop.
Ridges Give Cover
The black, chunklike ridges
seldom rise to a height of ten
feet above the bed and are as a
rule split open at the top, giving
continuous cover among their
crests.
This was the seemingly mighty
stronghold of Captain Jack, in
domitable leader of the Modocs
who held off two U. S. armies
for most of a year.
Any trip through the Klamath
country certainly should include
Oregon's greatest wonder
Crater lake. Its story is that of
a vanished volcano ' which no
man ever saw. It either col
lapsed or exploded, leaving a
vast pit and the bluest lake in
the world.
The lake today, fed only by
rain and snow, is a profoundly
inspiring sight.
Celestial
By J. HUGH PRUETT
Astronomer, Extension Division
Oregon Higher Education Systan
As it has been two years smce
the constellation known as
Scorpius (the scorpion) and its
beautiful star Antares (three
syllables with accent on second)
were discussed in this column,
we shall attempt here to point
it out unmistakably to any who
have sufficient interest to spend
a few minutes under the deep
ening twilight skies.
An hour after sunset, the
brighter celestial objects should
be distinctly visible. At that
time look fairly low in the sky
almost due south and you will
sight a decidedly reddish star
as it energetically twinkles.
Since it represents the heart of
the Scorpion, we can quite well
say we see the throbbing of this
vital organ.
Mars Moving
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A rim drive of 35 miles en
circles the lake. It is reached
from Medford over highway 62,
or due north of Klamath Falls.
One exit from the rim leads '
straight to another of Oregon's
beautiful lakes Diamond lake.
South-central Oregon and tha
Modoc National forest of north
ern California are covered in
tha accompanying motorlog.
Scorpion
object, the planet Mars, for An
tares. Mars is farther to the
right, brighter and almost in the
southwest. Mars is moving to
ward Antares and will be very
close to it in September. It will
be interesting to watch this
planet's movement along the so-
called "fixed stars."
For those in latitude 45 de
grees north, the entire Scorpion
can be traced if the southern
horizon is level and free of ob
structions. Those farther south
will see the entire figure a little
higher in the sky, while those
very much farther north will
find the bend of the creature's
tail dipping below the southern
horizon. Let us describe it for an
observer at 45 degrees latitude.
This celestial creature actually
resembles in shape its earthly
relative, the crab-like animal
with the sting in the end of its
tail.
Three Stars in LIna
A little below Antares, the
brightest star in the group, and
to the left there is a rather
bright star; another slightly
above and to the right. Still
higher and to the right there ap
pear three distinct stars in a
line. The upper of these is the
Scorpion's head. Directly below
and very, close a small double
star appears.
The remaining two bright
stars in this line form the right
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Camp White is beginning to
shape up as a well coordinated
unit, providing convenient facili
ties for the various activities that
are vital to the welfare of the
home.
The reorganization and re
orientation of special services
constitute the most important
changes that have been made.
Heretofore all VAVS, recreation,
canteen and editorial, as well as
directive, functions were congre
gated around the theare.
Now, the "lobby" adjoining
the hall is being converted into
"offices" for the various volun
teer organizations under Ty Teo
ray's supervision.
The old '"headquarters" will
be taken over by the recreation
department under "Jerry" Gir
ard, with the main office of spec
ial services upstairs in the ad
ministration building, where
Marvin Kahn, chief of the divis
ion, will hold forth.
The coffee shop in the wing
housing the canteen facilities has
been given some attention with
new equipment long tables and
cushioned stools and a long buf
fet table for wheel chair men.
Even new mugs have been pro
cured. Final touches to the broadcast
ing booth at the entrance to the
recreation hall are being given
to make this feature available
when full scale programs are re
sumed in September.
One improvement which has
been in operation about a year
is the establishment of a "pay"
window at the intersection for
issuing and cashing pension
checks.
There is still part of this pro
gram awaiting administrative ap
proval in the grouping of arts
and crafts and hobby shops un
der the physical medicine ar
rangement and the conversion
and equipment of a station laun
dry in one of the unused build
ings. Jim Fuller has finally heeded
the call to go back into the
woods for the summer. He has
picked a spot in Washington
state along the Columbia river
for his exploratory treks, observ
ing and classifying the wild life
and the flora and fauna.
Charley Cantrell, when he is
living at the domiciliary, spends
much of his time at his art work.
His specialty is portraits, repro
ductions mostly in lifelike verisi
militude. Just for "exercise" he
made a most striking job of Gen
eral Eisenhower more than a
year ago. It was purchased for
a nominal sum when he left last
Spring to pursue his cooking art,
which pays him more money.
That was before Ike became
"famous" as a candidate for
president of the United States on
the Republican ticket.'
Now Charley is finishing an
other portrait of Eisenhover
adapted from the recent Life
magazine cover photograph. And
he has transmitted the same
kindly expression and penetrat
ing eyes that he imparted in the
first painting. It may bring him
a better return since it is more
than a mere campaign portrait.
Buses to the baseball games
in Medford will be running three
or four nights a week until well
into August, according to the
present schedule. The men must
sign up in advance for these ex
cursions, and for convenience
Al Burman, of recreation, posts
two lists at a time.
The buses accommodate only
arm. Under this line, dim stars
make the claw. On the left of
the head star a few dim ones
form the left arm and claw.' '
Tail Turns Left
Again start with the star be
low Antares and trace the tail.
At a considerable distance down
and. to the left we find an up
right row of three more stars.
Then the the tail turns left with
two stars placed horizontally;
then up with two more, and ends
with, two conspicuous stars
placed side by side, the sting in
the tail.
In mythology the Scorpion
was. the creature which sprang
out of the ground and stung
Orion, causing his death. Both
were later given places among
the stars, but Diana, the moon
goddess and lover of Orion, ar
ranged that the two should be:
placed on opposite sides of the
sky. -
News, Gossip, Comment
From Camp White
37 men and the fact that they are
always filled attests to the popu
larity of the trips.
Reluctance of teams to play
on the field at the domiciliary
occasioned the extra attention to
Medford games, both those of
the Softball association and the
league games at the Fairgrounds.
Considerable interest is being
shown now in the softball games
with the Camp White team bat
tling for first place against the
stiff competition of teams like
Mobilgas and the YMCA.
Atomic Treatment
Procedure Adopted
New York U.R) Civil De
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have adopted Dr. Martin J.
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Atomic Bomb Injuries," as offi
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first aid corps in the event of
an atomic attack.
The pocket-size leaflet was de
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as a ready-reference for medical
personnel in standardizing and
simplifying treatment for antici
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have been distributed.
They have been approved by
the medical boards and health
departments of Civil Defense in
Washington, New York, Alaska
and such states as Virginia, Ala
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Missouri, Wyoming, Louisiana,
Nebraska, and Mississippi.
Burns, according to both mili
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ity of all casualties. The pam
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centers, including: evaluation of
the extent of the burn, giving
the patient blood, plasma, or
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Unburned Alcohol
Makes Drinker Tipsy
Chicago (U.R) It's the un
burned alcohol ' in a drinker's
system that makes him tipsy,
not the amount he consumes.
By spacing drinks properly, a
medical consultant claims, a 150
pound man can down a pint of
100-proof liquor in 24 hours
without showing any signs of
intoxication.
Writing in the Journal of the
American Medical Association,
the consultant said the only re
liable way to determine a per
son s state of intoxication is to
test the per cent of alcohol in
his blood or breath.
This is because the body con
tinually oxidizes alcohol.
Five shots of whiskey, each
containing a half-ounce of pure
alcohol bring two and one-half
ounces of alcohol into a drink
er's system.
In three hours, a normal
man's body oxidizes one ounce,
leaving only one and one-half
ounces.
"The average 150-pound man
oxidizes and eliminates about
seven to 10 cubic centimeters of
absolute alcohol per hour," the
consultant said.
Factors in the rate of oxidiza
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the stomach, stomach dilution of
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More Than 100,000 Persons
Guided Through Ike Home
Abilene, Kan. (U.R) In the
past five years more than 100,
000 persons have taken guided
tours through an unpretentious
two-story house in the old south
side section of Abilene.
They came from all of the 48
states and from 76 foreign coun
tries to see the modest home in
which Dwight D. Eisenhower,
his parents and his brothers
once lived.
Newly-erected markers along
the streets of this town of 7,000
guide visitors to the Eisenhower
home and to the site of the
Eisenhower memorial, being
erected adjacent to the home.
The Eisenhower Foundation,
a non-political group organized
seven years ago to honor Abil
ene's most famous son, has spon
sored the building of the memor
ial and the preservation of the
home as a shrine.
Deeded To Foundation
The home was deeded to the
foundation after the death of
Eisenhower's mother in 1946. It
was opened to the public the fol
lowing year. Theater railings
and carpets have been installed
to protect the furnishings but
otherwise the residence is the
same today as it was when the
Eisenhowers lived there.
The visitor can see the potted
plants for which Mrs. Eisenhow
er was caring at the time of her
death, the piano she bought with
her dowry money and the hook
ed rugs her husband made as a
hobby.
In the living room is the fam
ily Bible, open to the "birth"
page. There, under the date of
1890, is recorded the birth of
Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was
born in Denison, Tex.
To House Decorations
The Eisenhower memorial
will house the decorations, tro
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collected by Eisenhower during
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career. The immense collection
has been valued at $1,000,000.
and many eastern museums
have sought to display it. Eisen
hower preferred, however, that
it be exhibited in his home
town.
The museum will consist of a
central lobby and flanking
wings. The main portion is ex
pected to be open to the public
this fall. The entire structure is
expected to be completed by
next spring.
At Eisenhower's request, the
memorial will be dedicated not
only to his role as a military
leader, but also to all of the
men and women "who made
victory possible" by serving the
cause of freedom and liberty in
World War II.
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