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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.
Erin Meikel, Jackson county
public health officer.
Medford reported 2fi cases
of flu.
"Measles ranked second in
the number of cases reported
with 18 Medford reported
six cases. Eagle Point and
Ashland three each. Central
Point four, and Phoenix two.
Ashland reported one case
of flu and one case of pneu
monia. Medford reported one
case of Clemum measles.
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