The Bonneville Dam chronicle., May 21, 1937, Page THIRTEEN, Image 13

THE
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1937.
Legion Climb
Setting Noted
For Beauty
The setting for the annual "climb”
up the north face of Mount Hood,
sponsored by the Hood River Ameri­
can Legion post, is one of continu­
ing beauty and grandeur from the
time the motorist leaves the city of
Hood River until he arrives, as one
of the climbing party, at the summit
of the mountain.
Highly-productive orchards sprink­
le the floor of Hood River valley to
within a few miles of Legion camp,
just below timberline on Tilly Jane
creek, which serves as a base for the
climb.
When the climb was first organ­
ized 17 years ago, a small party was
taken by cars over dirt roads to the
end of the valley, then on foot
through deep volcanic ash and over
loose glacial morain, following a
pack train to the camp. The next day
the stronger and more enterprising
members of the party made the as­
cent up Cooper Spur, over the snow
field and through the chimney to be
rewarded by the sublime summit
scenery.
In spite of the long trip, the crude
accommodations and the tedious
journey on tired legs back to the
cars, the venture was such a suc­
cess that it was repeated the follow­
ing year and each year thereafter
until the present.
Many changes have taken place in
the 17 ensuing years. Now people
from far and near drive over the
paved Mount Hood loop highway to
the spot where the pack train and
hiking used to start. From there a
graveled road, constructed by the
forest service, winds up to the camp
on Tilly Jane creek. At the camp
a forest ranger, assisted by several
men, supervises the parking of hun­
dreds of cars where the mule pack
train used to be corralled.
Stoves, wood, running water and
many other conveniences are sup­
plied to people who wish to establish
their own camps. A foot bridge and
■well constructed trail leads across a
tumbling mountain stream of clear,
icy water to a site set aside by the
forest service for use by the Legion
post. Here the Legionnaires have
established a camp unique in that it
supplies an unbelievable number of
comforts without destroying nature’s
setting.
Tables under the alpine
trees seat hundreds of our visitors.
The walls of a natural amphithe
ater are lined with tiers of log seats
overlooking the bonfire program
which has become an ever more at­
tractive feature of the camp.
A huge stove constructed of rocks,
concrete, railroad irons and slabs of
boiler plate enables the kitchen crew
to work in comfort while they supply
food for as many as 1000 people at
a meal. An abundance of hot and
cold water, showers and a well-
stocked commissary are also fitted
between the rocks and under the
trees. Bed rooms are as God made
them and extend from the camp as
far as anyone wishes to go.
That’s the setting for the climb,
which begins at 3 A. M. Sunday
morning and ends approximately 12
hours later, when the speediest of
the "descenders” begin coming into
camp. The mountain itself furnishes
the grandest part of the background,
with other snow peaks, including
Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount
St. Helens, Mount Jefferson, the
Sisters and occasionally a few others
visible on clear days.
The climb is open to everyone old
enough to make the trip, and in good
health. The Legion has always wel­
comed climbers from outside the
county, and every effort is expended
to make the trip a memorable one
for the visitors.
Judge H ill Talks
On Christian Science
Judge Frederick C. Hill, C. S., of
Los Angeles, Calif., member of the
board of lectureship of the Mother
Church, the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, gave a lecture
here last Tuesday entitled "Chris­
tian Science: The Law of Life Abun­
dant.*’
Judy? Hill declared, “ Jesus said,
‘l a
' \ <ay, the truth, and the
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B O N N E V I L L E
life: no man cometh unto the Father,
but by Me.’ It should be the en­
deavor of every individual to pro­
mote and to preserve his highest un­
derstanding of life. To this end man­
kind has established various codes
of human laws and has declared
that every individual shall be secure
in his person and in the preservation
of his property. It will be admitted
that individuals may possess much
earthly goods and may be quite se­
cure under the terms of the human
sense of the law and not be demon­
strating 'the way, the truth and the
life,” referred to by Christ Jesus.
The question for us to consider is,
Does Christian Science show us the
way to a higher sense of the life
abundant?”
. Bonnevilleites
in The Dalles
By Hazel McShatko
The Dalles chamber of commerce
played host to the government crews
last Thursday night with an enjoy­
able dinner at Mac’s cafe. Those
present were: H. Ping, H. Nelson,
N. Hyde, C. Rheinhardt, F. Marks,
T. Jones, G. McMullen, D. Burlback,
and H. McShatko from the survey
crew; Nate Davis and Bob Wood­
ward from the drillers. Mr. Nelson
of the chamber of commerce acted
at toastmaster assisted by Mr. Baker
of the port commission, and Mr. Pen­
ny of the city.
We are sorry to see Mr. and Mrs.
Nate Davis and Mr. Woodward leave
our group. Their drill holes are com­
pleted and they returned to Bonne­
ville.
Bob White inspected the job on
Tuesday and Friday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. McShatko were
fishing and picnicking on Badger
creek Sunday and returned with a
few fish. They report a goodly sup­
ply of "ticks” however.
Norm Mann drove to Bonneville
Thursday night in celebration of his
wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson at­
tended the dance at The Dalles aud­
itorium Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hickok spent the
week-end at their home in Hoed R iv­
er.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schwerdfager
spent the week-end in Portland vis­
iting Mrs. Schwerdfager’s sister, Mrs.
Alice Fields. They also attended a
dance at the Alderwood country club.
PEDIGREED TREE STOCK
STUDIED BY FORESTERS
Effect of heredity on tree growth
in Douglas fir forests of the North­
west has been partially determined
through a twenty year study by the
Pacific Northwest forest experiment
station according to announcement
this week by Thornton T. Munger,
director. Results of the study are
contained in a bulletin by Munger
and William G. Morris, assistant sil­
viculturist of the station. Discover­
ies will be important in determining
character of seed trees necessary to
be left by loggers for propagating fu­
ture forests, and to govern selection
of trees from which to collect seed
for planting.
Seed for these heredity tests was
collected in 1912 from 13 scattered lo­
calities representing various differ­
ences of topography and climate, as
well as age and defect of the par­
ent stock. More than 11,000 trees
from this seed were planted under
widely varying conditions of soil and
altitude, and careful check made of
results.
Of primary importance is the dis­
covery that age and vigor of the
tree or disease and decay resulting
from age show no effect in the sur­
vival or vigor of the tree progeny.
This means that unmerchantable
trees not as desirable as their neigh­
Marchbank’s
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bors for lumber are entirely suitable
for use as seed trees, the report
states.
Attempt to grow trees in a climate
different from that to which they
were adaptd by heredity, however,
is "another matter” . In general, trees
from low altitudes an warm locations
do not thrive in higher altitudes and
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colder climate, and the reverse to
gome extent is true. However, it is
found that sum strains of Douglas
fir are better than others, making
better height growth than average in
every locality where plantations were
made.
Experiment showed that trees plan­
ted on favorable sites will grow as
much as three times as fast as those
on poorer sites. (Douglas fir land
being divided by foresters into site
classifications based on soil, topogra­
phy, and other factors ( On the best
sites, Christmas tree crops can be
expected in ten years, and posts ano
mine props in twenty years, the re­
port points out.
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