THURSDAY. AUGUST 16. 1982
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBL
MEDFORD, OREGON
Winnemucca Route Traverses Old West
Variety of Activities for Travelers
By GENEVIEVE BR1GGS
Mail Tribune Correspondent
There is fun to be had on
the new Winnemueca-to-the
Sea highway, scheduled to
open this September. There is
something for everyone.
For the archaelogist there is
much to be seen and studied.
In the chalk rock of eastern
Oregon can be found remnants
of fish that lived ages ago
when this part of the earth
apparently was under water.
Lake Abert, 18 miles from
Lakeview, is rich in relics of
ancient times. Remnants of
the ice age can be found close
beside more recent lava
flows. An outstanding feature
of the area is Abcrt's Rim
along the cast side of Lake
Abert. This contains the lar
gest exposed geological fault
in North America. The rim
rises 2.500 feet above the lake
shore with a vertical clifi 640
feet high composed of layer
upon layer of lava.
Unknown People
There is evidence that this
area was inhabited ages ago
by an unknown people. While
Indian arrow heads, knives,
bows and tools are discovered
more readily along the an
cient lake shore, relics of an
earlier age arc also found.
It is believed by some arche
ologists that these unknown
people were among the earl
iest on the American contin
ent. It gives one a weird feeling
to be looking at objects 0.000
years old and then see a mod
ern jet fly over head, a re
minder that time and space
are very close.
For the fisherman the Lake
view area is a dream of a spot
where lakes exist by the hun
dreds. Water skiing and riding
over the many trails are
among the area's other at
tractions. Within the city
limits and two blocks off
Highway 395 is a geyser shoot
ing water 60 feet into the air
every 20 seconds.
Along the new highway the
Old West remains the same.
Branding Viewed
Some people , say the Old
West is gone. Well it isn't so,
at least not entirely. In south
eastern Oregon one can come
around a bend in the road
and see a corral full of cattle
during branding time with
riders busily roping calves
and bringing them over to the
branding fire.
The roping is done by two
riders. One throws a lasso
around the calf's hind legs
and at the same time the other
rider lassoes the calf by the
neck. The calf Is then dragged
near the branding area by his
hind legs with the other end
of the rope attached to the
saddle horn of the first rider.
Here is where split second
team work between horse and
rider counts. Once a horse is
shown the calf to be branded,
it is his Job to cut the calf far
enough from the rest of the
herd so it can be lassoed. With
a wild calf a horse must know
his Job and be quick on his
feet. Then when the calf is
in branding position both
horses used must know how
much tension to put on the
ropes to hold the calf down
and slill not hurt him.
A good cutting and roping
horse is a cow hand's most
prized possession.
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mucca-to-the-Sea, one may see branding scenes such as the
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Central Point
LINING Tho Randolph Collier tunnel, which goes through
Oregon mountain on Highway 1()J, is now being lined
with concrete. The tunnel will eliminate a major bottle
neck in the route to the coast. With the completion of the
tunnel, the route to Crescen. City, Calif., will provide the
shortest and most direct route to the coast from Win
nemucca, Nov. (Knackstedt photo)
About -30 miles east of Lake- valley are found only in two
other areas of the world, Aus-j
tralia and South America.
Opal Mine
When going to the mines, j
it should be remembered that
j unc in fiuci iiin ly wuu
country. There are no service
.stations along the road after j
one leaves Adel, 53 miles to j
! the west. To the east the near !
view lies Adel, Ore. The only
excuse for the name is one
lone building which houses
a general store, with a gas
pump out front instead of a
hitching rack. But this is
"town" to ranchers and cow
hands for miles around, the
next Imvn to the east Is Denio,
more than 80 miles away.
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cold soil drink and probably
a loaf of bread or a pack of
cigarettes, but behind thej
counter next to the canned I
goods are piled leather gloves.
nio, HO miles away. There are
no motels in the area cither.
The opal mines are seven
miles off the highway on a i
blue levis and straw and Slet-! fairly good road. Signs direct
son hats. Out in the store on i ,e way to the mines. G. Keth
racks are saddles, bridles
boots and spurs.
Slacked In the corner are
pitchforks, shovels, crowbars
and picks. There is an aroma
of vinegar and pickles, candy
and raisins in t lie air.
Between Adel and Denio, a
trip to the Virgin Valley Opal
mines is a must for rock
hounds. Ktre opals comparable
! to those found in the Virgin
Hodson is host. The mines are!
open from May through j
September.
There are two places in the
mines where the public may
dig for opals. A charge is
made for the privilege. Per
sons interested in rocks ap
pear to come to the mines
year after year, sonic of them
from great distances.
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End of Highway
Raises Question
Along New Route
Where is the "Sea" end of
the "Winnemucca-to-the-Sea"
highway?
Well - that depends. It de
pends on whether you live in
Crescent City, or in the Coos
Bay-Coquille area, or even in
land north of Grants Pass.
People in Douglas county,
anxious for increased com
merce and the improvement of
Highway 42 between Rose
burg and the coast, have tried
to "steal" the Winnemucca
project.
But increasingly it is be
coming apparent that Crescent
City will become the natural
sea-outlet for the highway
from the interior, no matter
what it may be called. For
Highway 199 from Grants
Pass to Crescent City is rapid
ly being improved, and it pro
vides the shortest and most
direct route.
Unofficial Title
The title, "Winnemucca-to-the-Sea,"
is entirely unofficial.
It appears on no established
maps, nor in the records of
any highway department. But,
once coined, it stuck, and
eventually may become an of
ficial designation for the
route.
One major gap in the route
will remain after its dedica
tion next month - the new
Lake of the Woods highway
between Medford and Klam
ath Falls, which should be
finished within another two
years. Meanwhile, cross-Cascade
traffic can take either
the Green Springs highway,
route 66, or the recently
paved Dead Indian road from
Ashland to Lake of the Woods.
When the new Randolph
Collier tunnel under Oregon
mountain on Highway 199
just south of the Oregon-California
border is completed
next year, the last major bot
tleneck in the route will be
gone.
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THE ROUTE This map, compiled by the San Francisco
Chronicle, outlines the Winnemucca-to-the-Sea route. From
Winnemucca, the route goes northwest to Denio, Nev., thence
westerly to Adel, Ore. and Lakeview, and on to Klamath
Falls. From Klamath Falls westward one of the routes is High
way 66 to Ashland. A new road is being constructed (dot
ted line) via Lake-of-the-Woods and Eagle Point to Medford
but it will not be completed for a while. From Medford, the
route follows Interstate 5 to Grants Pass and Highway 199
to Crescent City.
Chapfer Schedules
First Aid Classes
The Jackson county chap
ter of the American Red Cross
will launch the first stand
ard First Aid class of the
fall, beginning Tuesday, Aug.
21. at 7:30 p.m. at the Red
Cross building, 60 Hawthorne
ave.
Volunteer Instructor-Trainer
LeRoy Williams, advises
that the purpose of Red Cross
First Aid training is three
fold: prevention of accidents,
minimizing of injuries and al
leviation of suffering of ac
cident victims by prompt and
skilled first aid care, and pro
tection of the sufferer until
medical care can be given.
"At least one member of
every family should take this
valuable training." he said.
Classes will be held for six
consecutive Tuesday nights
from 7:30 to 9:30 o.m. There
is no charge for the course.
Persons may call the Red
Cross office for further in
formation and to register for
the course. 772-4405.
AMONG SIGHTS - This geyser, located one mile north of
Lakeview, is one of many sights to see along the Winnemucca-to-the-Sea
route.
Domiciliary Men Finish Training
White City Domiciliary
officials and personnel are
completing their 1962 tour of
military duty this month in
various branches of the Army,
Navy. Air Force and National
Guard reserve.
Dr. E. G. Everett, chief me
dical officer, returns this
week from Camp Rilea. where
he served as Major in the
249th artillery battalion, Orc-
Mss Slessler To Be
Washington Student
Miss Linda Slessler, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Sless
ler. 846 West Thirteenth St.,
will enroll as a student at
Washinjton State university
in Pullman fall term.
Miss Slessler was a student
at the University of Oregon,
and will be a junior.
. gon National Guard.
R. C. Tugman, assistant to
the domiciliary officer, has
just returned from Camp Ro
berts. Calif., where he was in
the 101th infantry division,
as sergeant major.
Others who have completed
their training for this year
are R. E. Kelley, chief, social
work service, at Ft. Lewis in
June as captain in the 382nd
QM unit and L. L. Dover, as
sistant domicilairy officer,
with the Air Force Reserve in
March. Another Air Force
trainee was Michael Clark,
dietetics, who went to Port
land in April to report for
squadron duty.
Wallace Bowen, a fire
guard in engineering, was at
Long Beach with the Navy
Reserve in April.
Those subject to call for re
serve duty are J. G. Sedlak,
riomiliciary officer, and A. F.
Rossknecht, domiciliary as-tistant.
For TALL Oregon thirsts
Village Variety & Garden Shop
Hunting & Fishing Licenses Issued
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"Medford". Only Independent Variety Store"
Next to "Piggly Wiggly"
2 Day Photo Finishing Service
POST OFFICE ALWAYS OPEN
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Weekdays - 10 to 6 Sunday 773-7002
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Industrial Group
Hears Governor
Portlund - H'Pl - Gov. Mark
tiatfuMd said odnesrtay "i
wo Hrc Ruins to havo a grow
ins roonomy, wo imisi nave
tho confidoTHT of the business
eomnumitv."
Hatfield said "you don't
have that when you hold out
our hand to business and clob
ber it with tho other hand."
Ho spoke at a meeting of
tho National Industrial Coun
cil's State Associations uroup.
Ho said that too many pub
lic officials "have tried to
hobble industry in needless
ways or used it as a political
football to achieve their own
selfish ends."
Secretary of State Howell
Appling Jr. also spoke at tho
meeting. The group meets
through Friday.
LUCKY
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Portlander Drowns
During Fishing Trip ,
Sisters - '1'PP - Daniel Bjorn-
evik. 74. Portland, drowned ,
in Suttle lake 1 miles west
of here late Tuesday.
He was fishing from a small
boat Mis body was recovered
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