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Ifflodem Vacation Resorts Rising In Pristine McKenzie River Area Forests and Lava Attract Tourists i I BY RAROf J HVOHKS Satf f Wrtur. Tn OrwnM Th foHewint; 1 roadn Ma a nrl( ppr1nr to tH Oregeniaa. It l ne f Mnaml r ponaored joint I y by Th QrconUn and th Ore ta tat Mtr awioctatloB. Exposure to the charms and enchantments of the Three Sis trrt country of the upper Mc Kenzie river is not recom mended to the vacationer who would remain faithful to more prosaic and better advertised summer pleasure spots. Hid pnsune splendor of tnis t -srr- j pnmiuve area some w mues east of Eugene on highway 126 can come dangerously close to malting an addict of you over night. The development of this re gion's tourist accommodations, unlike the fast boating area of the lower McKenzie, is only now getting under way. Lately, en thusiastic Californians, who in stinctively know how to please travelers, are investing in first iass cabins, motels, restau rants, recreation areas and even a beauty parlor, so sold are they on this region. PrteoU Baud Cuss Even the Dominican fathers tf San Rafael, Cal., have suc cumbed to the charms of the J Three Sisters and have invested I more than a quarter of a million I dollars in a summer camp for students studying for the priest (hood. In an Oregon State Motor as i (ociation motor log to the region, the writer and his family visited scores of fine cabins strung along the fast, sparkling Mc Kenzie. We stayed at Laughing Waters m a two-bedroom cabin, done m natural wood and sporting a huge stone fireplace in the living room. A furnished kitchen had dean, ample facilities for meals, which could be topped off with rainbow, cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout, caught easily by n v - 3 Lara flows dammed the I pper MoKmzle creating Clear lake. In its depths, aa ancient, drowned forest on be seen. I I 1 N f I V .a. m i 0 N jf re ( Hlgtnra- 128 follows ttw white water ef the McKenrie and near Bend shirts to Use north of the scenic Three Sisters. standing on the cabin porch and dropping a line directly into the McKenzie. But if the fishing is fabulous, the hiking is nothing less than spectacular. There is the ex citement of discovering Sahalie and Koosah waterfalls, two of the finest in Oregon; the thrill of journeys to the Three Sisters and the lava beds beyond and a trek to cold Clear lake, or to warm, shallow Fish lake nearby. Clear lake was created when volcanic flows dammed the can yon and trapped a forest, more than 1000 years old. The reser- 1 UW',V,V '!. i ' Sit- " 4 .5 whtto sm-HrV-t; ear vstlts Holiday Farm, one of the many accaoimMation la tbe Mcn.enzie area. voir-clear water, at places nearly 200 feet deep, fails to hide the ancient trees, preserved like museum relics in clear plastic At Clear lak, where the fish ing (rainbow and cutthroat) is unpredictable, is Great Spring, principal water supply for the lake whose outlet is the McKen zie river. RowboaU may be rented for 50 cents an hour from the Santiam Fish and Game association, whioh also operates cabins and a restaurant and store. Volcanoes Active Dr. Howell Williams, Univer sity of California geologist who studied the Three Sisters region, believes there was more vol '.anic activity there during the past few thousand years since the time of Christ than in any other part of the high Cascades. Evidences of later gladers that gouged out the old volca noes can be seen along the Mc Kenzie highway. The North Sis ter, largest and oldest of the Three Sisters group, offers good hiking trails at its base and on its slopes gives a moderate test to the skilled mountaineer. Here, then, is a vacation land with an enchanting and seduc tive past, once a cinder box of Hades." now a Thoreau-like land of surprises, like heated swimming pools, an air strip for winged travelers, good roads, covered bridges, restaurants, first-class motels and cabins, beauty parlors and cpclctail lounges. San Diego Turns To Spanish Tempo For Fiesta Days San Diego. Calif. OP This community will return to the day of the Spanish dons this summer when its annual Fiesta del Pacifico will be celebrated with parades, balls, street danc es, sports events and a spectac ular outdoor musical oageant de picting the history of California. The Fiesta, scheduled to open July 24, will be climaxed with Governors' Day of the 11 west ern states, Hawaii and Baja Cali fornia, Mexico, have been invit ed to be special guests at recep tions, bay tours, parties, dinners and a grand Governor's Ball in their honor the night of Aug. 10 Members of the Inter-Ameri-ean Defense Board, representing 20 Latin-American nations and the United States, will arrive in San Diego July 22 and will be guests for the Fiesta's Inter American Days July 25-28. "The California Story," the largest non-movie spectacular in the world will be the central at traction of the Fiesta. Lucille Norman, the mezzo-soprano will star in the outdoor musical pageant which will be present ed in the 22.000 seat Balboa Stadium for 13 performances. Beards To Be Grown The pageant will depict the colorful history of California from its discovery by the explor er Cabrillo through the Mission days and the Gold Rush to the present. More than 1.300 actors, singers and dancers will appear In the production. Scenes from California his tory also will be illustrated in the Historical Pageant Parade which will move through down town San Diego and along the edge of Balboa Park July 27. Other Fiesta events are open house aboard Navy ships in the harbor, a replica of a Spanish marlet place, costume street dances, a choral festival, a chil dren's parade, an avenue of the flags which have flown over California, a Latin-American In dian ballet, appearances of tne Mormon Choir, outdoor light opera, plays symphonies, a world championship RCA ro- THE FUR FLEW Madison, Wis. (IPl A news boy found a Siamese cat answer ing the description of one lost by Mrs. William D. Walker be re she left on a trip to Michi gan. At her direction, he put the cat on a plane for Detroit. Today the cat was back in Madison. It was the wrong one. deo, bullfights in nearby Mexi co, horse racing and aquatic events. Thousands of San Diegant. will grow mustaches and beards and wear colorful Mexican cos tumes during the Fiesta. Paroled Killer Murders Family Santiago. Chile IP Police said today a paroled killer has ad.nitted hacking to death a woman and her five children. The confessed mass murderer was identified as Jose Roldan Concha, 27, an iron miner. His victims were the wife and chil dren of another miner, Custodio Gomez Chaco, at Los Coiphues iron mine camp at Pupunahue in Valdivia Province. Roldan Concha was released on parole for goo'd behavior aft er serving one year of a five year prison sentence for killing a man in self defense. Monday night, according to police, he went to the home of Gomez Chaco while the miner was workuig on the night shift. Wielding a huge woodsman's ax, Roldan Concha killed Mrs. Gomez Chaco and the children, who ranged in age from one to 14 years. Then, while neighbors spurred by the terrified screams of the woman and children rushed to summon Gomez Chaco, Roldan Concha fled into the woods. Police captured him after an all-night hunt. They said he sur rendered without a fight and freely admitted the killings but would give no reason. Thursday, July II. 19S7 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NOTE Recital Scheduled At Medford High A stringed instrument recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Medford High school cafe teria. The recital marks the end of five weeks instruction as part of Medford public school sum mer program. Classes included beginner, intermediate and ad vanced. All parents and other interest ed persons have been invited. In structor is Elmer Ayres. 4 V siairiaRMBBai Westerners are sweet on Spreckels Granulated Sugar... ( V f ' hui) 1 1 I. ii J 9 . I i ft ...'cause if looks so pretty In the brand-new, bright new Spreckels Sugar bag! 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