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8 li Huckleberry Crop In National Forest Reported As Good Huckleberries In the Butte Falls district of Rogue River National forest at lower eleva tion should be ripe in two to three weeks, according to the weekly recreation report of Rogue River National forest. Forest rangers reported a "very good crop over most of the district this year." The recreation report by district: Ashland District: Fishing at Fish lake is fair; stream fish ing also is fair. Maintenance and improvement work is con tinuing in the Fish lake camp ground A water system for the Bull Gap picnic ground is being constructed, a point of interest on the way to Mt. Ashland Bull Gap picnic ground should be completed next summer. The Wagner Butte trail and the Dunlop trail have been opened. The Pacific Crest trail system has been signed from the Dead Indian high way to Old Baldy mountain. Detailed information on campgrounds, trails, road con ditions, may be obtained from the Ashland district ranger station, the information booth, or the chamber of commerce in the Plaza in Ashland. Applegate District: All roads, except Glade Creek, are open. Heavy logging traffic will be encountered during weekdays on the Beaver creek, Thom son creek, Slurgls fork. Sieve fork, and Whiskey creek rds. The Beaver Creek rd., which is a part of the Ashland Loop rd., is in fine shape with more than 40 loads a day coming down the road. The loop drive is recommended for week ends. All campgrounds are receiv ing heavy use. Several chil dren have cut their feet rec ently on broken glass. People using the campgrounds, espec ially the swimming holes, are asked to put all bottles in re ceptables provided for this purpose. There is a growing Travel Editors to Visit Rogue Valley Early in August The Medford Chamber of Commerce, through its mem bership in the Pacific North west Travel association, will be host to four travel editors when they visit here Aug. 2 and 3 during an 11-day tour nf the state's scenic and recrea tional attractions. The visitors are Mrs. Wil liam (Betty) Hughes of the Cleveland (Ohio) Press, Karen Klinefelter of the Dallas (Tex as) Times Herald, Arnold Ro senfeld of the Houston (Texas) Post and Barry Anderson, Se attle, northwest editor of Sun set Magazine. While In this area, they will ride the Jacksonville stage coach, see historic sights and the Jacksonville Museum. One evening they will dine at the Mark Antony hotel and see "Comedy of Errors" at the Shakespearean Festival in Ashland. Travelling Host "The Travel Information di vision of the state highway de partment will be travelling host to (he editors while they are in Oregon. Local chambers of commerce and resorts will be hosts at the local stops, ac cording to Don McNeil, man ager of the Medford chamber. "The Medford chamber has hosted, annually, (ravel editor tours for the past 14 years." McNeil said. They have re sulted in hundreds of column inches written about southern Olegon. "Those lours are strenunus and we have learn ed to give our visiting editors the break they need. Weary "One must reign supreme . . . ROD DA PAINT Oregon'! Fineil Ptint MedforoVt Fined Paint Store 1211 Court Street bUllUAlf. JULY 2d. 1962 collection of lost articles at Star Ranger station. Fishing is reported as poor to fair depending on whom one talks to and where they have been fishing. Butle Falls District: The huckleberry crop is very good over most of the district this year. The berries should ripen in two or three weeks at the lower elevations. Fishing was reported good in the Blue Canyon limited area with several limits taken. Streams on the district have been producing fairly well, while Willow lake has been only fair the past week. Road work is continuing on the Fish Lake rd. between Butte Falls and the Willow Lake junction. Oiling should be completed in a week or two. All district roads are in good condition. Proipect District: All trails and roads on the district are open with heavy traffic on Woodruff and Jim Creek rds. The weather has been good with daily temperatures from 85 to 95 degrees and cool in the evenings. All of the upper branches of the Rogue are producing good catches of 9 to 12-inch rainbows as the streams are warming up. Grasshoppers are getting the best results. Personnel will be at the station from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m; throughout the week. Union Creek District: All campgrounds and roads are now open on the Union Creek district. Clear skies and w i r m weather make camping and fishing conditions ideal. Re ported catches are good and many. Minnehaha-Hurryon trail has been reconstructed and is now in good shape for riding. The Logpile trail is badly plug ged by blowdown at the head of Buck Canyon, and is not recommended for anyone hut experienced riders. editors learn little and write less." For that reason, McNeil said, free time is always made available to the editors during their stay in Medford. "We have found this formula works and editors, like most people, appreciate good food, good accomodations, a simple schedule and free time In rest, write or shop," he added. Among attractions the vis itors will see on the tour are Multnomah falls, the Colum bia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, Metolius Meadows, McKcnzic river, Rogue river, Crater lake, the Oregon Caves, the Oregon Shakespearean Festi val, the State Capitol, the Ore gon coast, and Portland. Influenza Heads List of Diseases Influenza topped the num ber of communicable diseases reported to the Jackson coun ty health department last week, according to Dr. A. 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