THURSDAY, MAY JO, 1028
PAGE SEVEN
WILD
ABOUNDS IN ELAMA31
THE EVENING HEftAM
a
Crater Lnkp Corner
ViaiCI JUaiVC UUrilCr
Qfrkn rf tf lomafli i
Tourist Attractions
Development of National Park Monument to
V Unselfish anclArduous Labor of William
G. Steele Facets of Marvel Recounted '
By Supt. C. C. Thornton-
Crater Lnko Nutioniil I'uik in onn of tho oldest of the
national parks, huving been set nsldo by president Clevr
land in 1!)02. Tho HitvinK of this inaifiiifirpnt region to
posterity is ii .monument to the zeal of William Gladstone
Steel, -who devoted u di'ciulo of hi life and all of his
resources to its creation. After nearly four decades of
clone association with t ho park Mr.-Steel, at more than
the classical three score years nnd ten, is still active in
tho park as United StiiteH commissioner.
The park at present embraces ' 1
21!) Miu urn miles of Ilin bli:b 'il
ciid.i rcKlmi, with tiio Mkn Itself
cciiirolly liM'aipd In thn wiBiirl
of tho iiHrvailun. Thn park hot
nliii'int ntlrly - within Klamnth
roiiuly with a email urea In UotiK
Iuh t'juuly. Orngnn e-i- t com.
Kit Jurlmli'tlan to h Ketcriil
K(lVrllll'lll. rofrvlu oiil;' III
rikhl lo lax iwmohbI riwrt3f ,
within the purk and lo wrvo iUvII
mill rrlnilnnl 'prorcct hat I up
which rlitlitu urt) I'lerclnrtt by
Klamnth county. The Hlam nnd
Ilin county nm Hum relieved from
nil of I ho McpMiao of I ho upkeep
uf llio ri'Klou, I ho "nllro oonl biv
I iK bornii by llm Fcdornl govern
runt. Helf-SiipM.rliig Two Yrmn,
Contmry to common IikoI Im.
Ilef, thn jmrk hn not btn Kelt
nupportlng i tcopt dtirlnx tha
pdirlod IK!:! to 192S Incliiolvf , nn
uvcriiiiB of lc than $2n.uun lie
lM tnku lu for outouiihlle
IhetiBeii. while yearly Uiirnirla-
r
iionn lor l "ir;'i)iii "iiw aver- i
ouw IU . w ... v.. u
vaniann derived liy Kurronndlni
rommtinltli'ii tr thrnnt nxpcndl
tornii for ntppllei and payroll
In no commont. Tho ndntlnlt
t ration of thn park roam In tho
hand of I lie oei relary of tho In
terior throimh tho utitlmial purk
w-rvlc", aetunl authority on ilfn
4 liround he 1 1 x vented In the mi
pnrlniondcnt and amall ataff of
rmplnyen. All of 4h permanent
omuntfiiilnna, Inoludlnit thn u
pprlnundnpt, nr civil onrvlr nm
llne. tuirlnif thn ncuxon thl
niniill for-o of fivo la ureal ly on
Inried to meet tho dmnnnd of
udinliilitrailoii. countriictinn nnd
nainlrnunin. ml avcrngn of 1 OK
or morn employe! ht'lliK imi'd uur
liiK the, neve ml month.
irrnt rhrnii- Kthlhlt.
Crutor Ink" Iturlf In initially
clacd h one of I'm two mil
mnnilll arniilo nxliihlta of tho
1,'nltcd Htllteil, tho other holnittlin
Orand Canyon. Tho beholder'
flrit ImprcHnlon la onn of aninie
mfot at thn wnlrd beauty of tho
exqulnltely III no Ink roAtlns In
tho howl of thn disunite crater 24
nllr In clrciimfcrnncn. Tho
great circular wall of Ibn crater.
Inilevrltmhly run nod and beititl
fully colored, thn miKnltudo of
tho apcriucln. and tho roiKlc of
Urt nppoal, dnflea all description.
To I ho 'early Indiana it'tawrlo
Hoo; Im formal lonn anomnd no
contrnry to tho nmint law fif b
luro I Jat Ihfy cluoairiOiV It nn thn
ilwolllnic (Placn of goda and hand
nil down moat plctiiroaqiio lcgcml
nonenrnlnit It. r'ollowlnis Itn dl
'oviry by a parly of old proupcc
tor In 1SD.1 and gradual dfvnl
opmeut by whlto men, fir a ImiK
tlmo It won ImpoMlblo to hlro In
diana nvrn to ktildn parties to It
gigantic rim. This BTcralon 5ia
boon cotintoractod oxcopt amoiK
a fow ot tho vary olrtnat Irlhnti
mnn. . i
' , Knotrn Internationally. .
Cralnr Inko la now known tn
torbntlnnnlly and la onn of tho alx
or koven main mngnota that draw
tremnndoui aummor thronKti to
hd Vot. ht year nioro thnti
' 85,000 pooplo ontcrcd It Riilna.
Kvory atnto In the t'nlon wna mp
rraiintcd and IS foreign countries,
Including mull reiuoO' nrtana aa
Knglnnd, Swltxnriarld,- Krnnco,
South Africa, AlankAtlna and
. that rhillpplnea. Of thla great
f caravan morn Wnn 9 per cent
enma In tholr own anloinohllea
nJ nearly half onlered through
tho Klamath country. Whenever
'Poaalhlo It. la tho policy to id
outgoing to iirlnti hy annllmr ni.na
than that hy which they eim .( I,
not niernly to ohvltiln thn monot
ony of Hennery hut to edtictite ottl
lniilnr In thn mngnliti'ln mu t:n
gfont divnrHlty of wennr in: 1 ''
dourcea of tho two great vulliy'i of
MOUthnrn Oregon. Hall truvel,
wOilch formerly prodomlnateU
t'hrmigh thn Went entrancn. In
now much grealor through the
Kliimiilh region alncn thn Innngti
ration of tho nnw Cattcndo r)titn
of thn Southern Pacific.
Tho Increaao In travel 111 thn
pork (inn hoen extraordinary. So
. (Conlluued on Tngo Eiht)
KI.AMATII Allot MW
4 WITH MI,I (; AMK
- KlitmKh I oil" of III" few
reitlmn mill aboitnllng lu
wild amn. Heldom dnea the
rummer lourim drive Into lt
fiiroai roadH wltlimlt wndug
Iter. The HportNinuu during
ili humliiK miiunn la I'UkiIv
rewarded. An exampln of-a
morning's hunt In pictured
below. The mreaini. and
there are plenty of thiin,
abound III cluxlvo trout. The
"big relloa" urn easily
catiKht by trolling In the
lukea. It s a Jiry t.i Innd a
rainbow lrout Ihree loci long
mil weighing 23 pounds.
Wild fowl Is plentiful and U
tu ken but a short tlmo to
"bring down" thn limit.
jCaves Honeycomb
Modoc Lava Beds
South of Malin
Thn lava beds, an hour and a
half drive unulheaHt of Klnmath
Fulls, are a niecra of Interest to
lovers of the out-of-doors, both
for their geological and histori
cal Interest.
They are, as their name Im
plies, huge deposits of lava, what
Is thought to he thn rerlduo of
tho Inst big volcanic oiitliurnt of
that arm uf thn Sierras which
terminates In Mt. Shustu. And of
further geological intercut Is the
Mammoth cave, said by geolng
litis to have been thn drain of
tho Klnmmh country before tlin
Klnmath river rut Its channel
through to the ocean.
Thn lava beds, for thosq In
terested In history, teem with In
tercut. In them tho last act of
Ibn tragic Modoc war was en
acted: horn Captain Jack, before
making his last stand In bis
stronghqld. murdered tho mem
bers of thn peace commission, aa
narrated elsewhere In this Issuo.
10O Care
There are morn Juan a hun
dred known eaves la the lava
beds, only, a few of which have
been fully explored. Many of
them,, strangely, contain Ico.
THey. offer a splendid opportun
ity for those fond of adventur
ous exploration; and merely ven
turing Into them in sufficient
thrMI tor other to whom suli
terranean exploration to too risky.
Thn Mum moth rave, which Is
thought to havo been an under
ground drain for tho Klamath
basin In earlier nges, has been
explored for more than a thous
and feet from Its Mouth.
Tho roof of tho cavo Is smooth,
na If It had been wrirn by run
ning water. Tho bottom, for thn
entire known length, la Identical
with the bottom of the river.
lien I do these otlractlons. the
lava beds nrn a splendid site for
the anthropologist.' There, aro
Inscriptions carved In tho rocka
which hare never been decipher
ed: the Modoc, nnd Klnmath In
diana can tell nothing of them.
They nro said to be 6000 years
old; no one has over been alilo
to tell their meaning. There la
iiImi evidence that for hundreds
nnil IhouKunds of years lh.ese In
Hirlfillnns worn under wntnr.
Ill KIISII IKI) lWItMIVO
I'ltOVKM urCVKHNI'TIi
TM Irrigated section of Klnm
nth county presetll a very nl
tractlvn field for diversified farm
ings Much nf thn Irrlgnled dis
trict, being comparatively nnv
development, thn farms In gen
oral are rnthnr large, and thnro
bus been a tendency to cut these
up Into smaller nnd more ocono
m In null. A 40-acro to 80
aero fnrm, carrying soinn dairy
cnllle, hogs, sheep, nnd poultry
offers tho most prufltublo com hi
nation,
'feest Rainbow
Trout Taken Out
Of. Pelican Hay
Fli.'.crnicli who like to si
where Din l;i mm urn. b'nt-r
to whom I ho hunk of Din t'lniida
Point, :iii mill
norlli uf KluiiulU
KuIIh on tin
went Kldii of t'piier
Kliiinulh In k o
Tie biggest reforde.l ralnbo
trout ever cmukIH III KliiniBlh
llm mallard nr.. lh. H -if 5-'eV 'C'ig, "jFS f J
mtwlr; .ho,,, who fow t., ,lm,j . iA 'P VT'.lc .V I
row. or manipulate motor briiinl-.. ! i V' " V., ,
luround'' 111 onn of mum-', most fj V ''rf&ii J T 1 "v ,. W..;t fiA I .
beautiful spiis. will never it.r;i.t J;TSS!C'-4 ;
cuuniy or uin worm, ho iur uh is:KrP,.!H n,
kuown, was Inker, fr no thn wa- I ' , ,
ters of I'ulleau bay by lr. Hyk
ht
a C'ullforuU unxlr. who fmiK
and cupturod n H pound nil
bow tieauty from the wutitrs of J
thn bay. K 1 Cordon of Portland, ,
Ore., rsnki next lo fir. Kikes wi, '
a record of a 2o' pjiind nun-
bow. I
KluCwl Wnler. j
fold springs furni.sh water fur t
drinking piirpoiex, -nl, to be j
"the fluent In llm world" hy tour- ;
IhIh who have amplo; opportunity :
to cnmiMiro It lo oiherK. j
Thn res'irt has dolly mull crv- I
Ice. culiiim. wlih running water, i
tent imiiu-4, u i g elli-iu dining
room uud li.bliy, a slrire, and !
dully boat service to Kluinath '
Kails which is ogmrutvd on nxu-1
lar achi'dule.. ,
A scenic drive of li miles
ulong thn wont side of the lake
brings one to Kurt Klutntb V.n h
thn beautiful Wo?d Itlvnr v.illiy;
2U miles morn up Anna Creek
canyon lies (.rater lake, inec:a of
nil summer tourlai.
Tho ground:! of thn renort ore
always shady ond cool, and kept
In immaculstn condltolii. ,
.
AniluaiS i OpUiaiC
I Vofpl I 1KP I'ork
VdUlCI JLUnC X am,
Wild nnlm.'ls urn Inking re
fugn In Crater Nutloiial park In
greater nuinln.s, thus adfling
to the atlrarllvi nens of thn place
for nsilon.,1 rurk v.-ltnr. who
genernlly expc.i in ec an mills
and birds flourMHng In all "f
the parka.. . Hi urs urn nll'
very
area
numerous;
they Visit the
at Government
camp nt-
most dully. The park, however
s o small to iM-conje a satis-,
fac ory game refuge and propa-.
gating ground, aim H will be ,
necessary to liavn state game pre- j
serves established around i
or all of the park In order that I
winter ran mi may bo provided
for thn nnlmuls when heavy
nowa drive them down from the
higher altitudes.
Crater Rim Road
,
Lircumvents Lake
Th visitor reaches thn rim
nf Ihn tiilfn nt Crater 1.trA loilcre.
Hero begins tho Klin road which.
encircles thn lake, and from
which any point on tho rim may
be comfortably reached.
The
largo area north of thn
entered from tills road.
ML ,
It q,.
eludes beautiful Diamond
lake
Mount Tlilelsen, and other scenic
f.mltirn mntlrtn.il ImnnM onen
Klamnth was pronounced one
of tho finest potato regions of the lth river, Klnmath lake, Woid
northwest by Eugene Grubli, the'rlvtr. Williamson anil Sprague
eminent potato spoclnlist. A ! rivers. Ijner in t'.ie reason you
yield of morn than 200 sacks per
nern has been oblnlncd.
Tourist Mecca of South Central Oregon
lV-
Hern In nn airplane vlew
15 wnu tin is In the foreground, ti
bills to tho Uft of KluruutU lu
PELICAN FLEDGELINGS
I , .
v., - ' . i
ti .i
quite in hidh ron-. awkward mm
hiiV ) a fux over tin Ir IhkIIi-h wlien
liKtit f iluy be i us
iHail to the Stately White Pelican!
FORESTS, LAKES AND
STREAMS OF KLAMATH
GAME, FISH PARADISE
7f veil ara IVtof irnclAtv rf
' J " . v. ...... . i 1 J v
jail is vanity save fly fishing
mountain torrent, then. Klamath has 29 icy trout stream:;
lor y 1 1 P' acuce your an
)r T0U ,)ke ,roinnK, fishing
through the Ice, any variety of creeks nor Yamsay. Lenz. Crane
lake fishing cJere are 17. lakes nor Seven-Mile creeks. Why men--fnr
yon to choose from; and in ! tbn more, or attempt to des;rlbe
thla count of 17. nniler tie title either the natural beauty of the
Obcv Liked thern are r.2 hlitn rcno
of , Co.cioi. ndled away
Jllk, ,nnll) Qf Mt)unl pl(t Kfw
,,1,. huvn seen tlire lakes. But
manv of thorn, with the other Is
,. 1V ,l ihn !1 nrlntn.l
Greeks and rivers, are well sloke'd
Ith ,rout.
inR UuJ fe h( r (n
rn an i southern portlnns
f nt . ,hr)1IKollt thc
; blnck-tull
, , . ,
lliiine ins muni-. ei ii .",. 1 aiiier
than stalk the shy mule deer over
his native rim rocks or the blark-
tail through tho forest shadows,
you would rather lie In wait In a
duck blind on Tula lake, wailing
for tho first red ilow of Iho sun
.1 .'.
HUT !!U I ..Ulinuil an 111 Ulir.l Ul
f, rti" in u,,,i . signal m
'start tiring upon tho feutheml
1 ,inr,'p' , " ar0 "W
nril.1l. Kllll llietl IIIUL Uli iv l?(
',"' " -"-
1 """. ' " ' """" "L""-"
nnd t annua in Kinmain couniy,
saved the po.-alled "black duck"
toi me oasi and milium wesi
The
, hluf k duck Is very similar to our
mallard.
.M-.iroiinii spoils.
I frerh.intt VOll UTO all n Il-flmil n '.1
Isportsman. ' Then you would start
out the season b,- Ils-Jlng In Klam-
I would not want to overlook Cres-
cent -rok. the c;ist fork of the
V' v.eti' V K 'Vv . J
of Klnmath Falls, tourist center of south central Oregon. Lake
;trt of tho city and resldvullul district la ttia middlcground, and
tuo background,
9
...... -.li.. u .u i.
ungainly. Although moat birds '
first born, when the pelican first
bald us a billiard ball.
n o w down i
lean, the nym-
bird. Thn pel-
ban hunts not
only in Klam
ath lake, but
also frequenta
the Sprague
and William-
son rivers.
r-1 rm rr.il ti-kn pAneiflaM I li o f !
....... u u . . i j kunoiubia iiuai.
in some riotous, brawling
upon.
Uewhutra. 'Ann
ma, Sand or Sun
Ittreamn nrl hkkev. or thn ilcMrhtu
of pulling game rainbows, say.
from ,ho indigo depths of Crater
Make?
1 n..-. r.7 .,ii.. ,
m 1..1I .1.-
ianvin mnA c.-i.. Mnnh.
T (,omps timeIhc
dwr pa,on ,
yoa may v.g
are best down alon x the Klamath
river. You ma- go easl. across
sage brush flats. o Gearneart
.,i.. k,...-.i .. f..n m,.
ii,...t..,u. vul"i n.. c. t j
section. Or up the Sycan. Fish
Hole. Strawberry. Barnes valley,
all of tho sections mentioned be-
fore are tho haunts of the mule
dec-r. Mule deer well, mule deer
Rtorles nearly match fl.i Rtories.
till. .In...!.. OT...
niai. nut nn t,uv ivuuub
are not at all unusual.
Hfty-two Ijikcs.
Perhaps you would rather, go
back In the Sky lake counter and
hunt around those 52 natural
gems; or around Diamond lake,
the head waters of the I'mpqua
river. Or up on the Dig Klnmai'.i
marsh, anJ. as you pass the marsh
cast a reflective eye over the
uuc aim giti.su wiuoung wui'.u
win aumi cuute.
1 "-' L'"u t I U(-Lr
wi,l " accompanying delights of
grouse, quail nnd pheasant s.ioot
ing, runs well into the open sea
son of migratory water fowl. P:. -haps
Klamath . county Is , even
morn famous for Its duck und
(Continued on Vuito Eight) -
fit Mr
tin
Harriman Lodge
Beauty Spot of
t? Klamath County
On of Ilin fstvntltK pastimes
of desk-chained city, folk ,ta wan
dering in ranry over tnn worm
and picking thn tnont beautiful
woodland resort in creation In
which to spend their vacation, or
tbo- remainder of their days. If
tho rush and roar of city life
happens to be unduly heavy
when thla fanciful mood strikes
them. . ,
Few oro ever able to gratify
this whim, and for a second
rl0"0 wnii.n mignt. It ttin
whims
ot thousands were gratified, be
ibn first In many eases. Klamath
county boil' ibe. choice of the
late K. II
Harriman to offer. ,
Kyeryonn knows of Harriman.
A man of Ilmitlea means, know-
Ina- itin lanatth bimI ki-Aak Ait nf I
lug' oe lengtn and bread tn ot
and worahlpithe I'nlted States as few others
the whlto pel- have been privileged to know It,
he chose tor bia summer botnt
Done iigure or. jjat beantr anot on Upper Klam-1 . . - . .
thn Kiamaih!alh ,nke kno, , thia day i;8wari as wel1 as various species of wading and shore
ineinemaiiy"'ni ,,nrrlm"n'8 lod"!- j birds, to say nothing of the great number of beantiful
very wis el Harriman lodge flea on Pell-. songsters.
can bay, on the west aide of
Vpper Klamath lake, .10 miles
from Klamath Falls. Pelican
hay la the home of giant rain
bow trout: and in spring and
'early summer the nesting water
fowl make a sight never to be
forgotten. Thero are unexcelled
opportunities for boating . end
swimming. Excellent cabins are
for rent, and a comfortable lobby
and excellent dining room make
the lodge a haven for many who
prefer to take their outing In a
more de lnxe fashion.
In the fall there is excellent
hunting, both for water fowl
and deer. Three-quarters of an
hour's drive around the beautl-
, , , - iriBn,tu l
the tourist either to Fort Kiam-
lath or Klamath Falls, as he may
choose. Motor and - row boats
may be rented by those who
wish to fb,h or explore the na-
til ml Iku II I Ibu nf Ihn If. tr a hf
boat rather than ear.
Eagle Ridge Is
Delightful Spot
For Rest, Sport
F.isle Ridge, -located on.a high
ridge running along. and jutting
out Into Upper Klamath Lake,
20 miles northwest of the city.
Is the mecca of Klamath's wild
bird lite. A woman,, an ama
teur zoologist, at one time count
ed 70 species of wild fowl in a
walk of less than an hour from 1
the ridge, and it is estimated
thm at times there are 200 ape-
ries of 'wild fowl In. the vicinity
of the. lodge. In the spring t lie
fringes ot the lake are alive with
nesting btrds. whose . combined
nuacklnr.
Mri, .,i .vii,
(make it sound as if it' were tho
j olie anil ony hatchery for wild
fowi ,ne whole world.
tt the base of the ridge lies
tho main channel ot Upper Klam
ath lake. .80 feet of coot lake
water, in which . husky, game,
delicious rainbow trout lurk,
awaiting the lure of the fisher
man. ...
Tho tavern is withiu easy
walking distance ot excellent
deer and bear hunting for the
sportsman early in the fall; and
later it Is excellent for hunting
ducks and geesej
The tavern, the last word in
comfort. Is situated on tho brow
of tho ridge, and the panaroma
of Upper Klamath lake stretch
ing away toward the sunrise and
to the right and left for 20 miles
in each direction, and tho moun
tains surrounding Crater lake- to
tho north, la a sight easily equal
If not superior to any In Klam
ath county,
JCagle Ridge Is at present clos
ed to tourists, but it Is thought
the tavern will bo opened to
tourists as soon of the roads to
the resort can ho put ln con
dition. Angling Good In
' Waters of Crater
Originally, thero were no fish
ot any kind In Crater lake, but
rainbow aud black spotted trout
have been
Piunieu ai vaiious
times, so that now fish are
anunoant and tne itsning is ex
cellent. .Some fish may be taken from '
the shore, hut the best fishing is
from boats. Experienced ang
lers have good success with a
fly, but those Inexperienced In
tiy casting should use a common
spoon or spinner. Proper tackle
for' either method la kept In
stock at CrateV Lake lodge.
Tho fishing season is from
.July 1 to September 30, unless
otnerwiso ordered by the super
intendent, and a day's catch Is
limited to five fish per person.
Stream flr-liing Is not so good.
The limit In streams Is 20 tish
per Uaj- )ir perjon,
t: '.MLr J
UilMll 1UUI
Lakes Habitat for
Many Species Birds
Over Two Hundred Different Kinds Pound
Mere at One Time or Other During Yearj
Noted Ornithologist Tells of Wild Life
By STANLEY C JEWETT
Ilcnil of Pretliuory Animal Control In Oregon for thn
I'nltexl Htatea Illoluglcal Hurvey. '
Should one attempt to write a complete bibliojrraphy
or life history of the multitude of species of birds InTiah-
king the Klamath country, it
jnstead of a brief newspaper
Since the early explorers
been well known to ornithologists and hunters as a Iver-
iiihln nmdlM rn lmii.ii
I
KLAMATH OXE OF
FEW TERRITOnrF.9
OPEN TO PIONEERS
." .
The Klamatl conntry Is
one of the few remaining
great, open, virgin terrltnr-
lea of the fast developing
West. It represents today
one of the tew remaining
largely undeveloped and nn-
populated sections of Amer-
I lea. It la still apioneer
country insofar as opportun-
Ity Is concerned. The ambl-
Uous aettler Wao i expert-
enced along the lines of
asrieultnre. dairying r
stock raising finds today in-
the Klamath country an al-!"
most unlimited opportunity.
The fact that this areat fer-
, t nn(IeTel:
'
oped makes It possible for
the enterprising individual
! to take advantage of- the
! natural opportunities of a
new territory with a limited
amount of capital.
! Protect Animals :
Within Big Park
Crater- Lake park Is a 'sanctu
ary far wild life el every - sort,
and hunting., killing.-.wounding,
rapturing, or frightening any
bird or wild animal In the park,
except daugerous animals, when
it is necessary to prevent them
from destroying life or inflicting
injury. Is prohibited.-
. The outfits. Inclnding gntts,
traps, teams, horses, or means of
transportation use by persons
engaged In banting. Killing, trap
ping, ensnaring, or capturing
birds or wild animals or in pos
session ot game killed on the
park . lands under circumstance
other than prescribed above, shall
be taken up hy the superintendent
and held subject to tbe orders ot
the Director of the National Park
Service, except In cases where It
Is shown by i satisfactory evi
dence that tho outfit is not the
property of the person or per
sons violating this regulation,
and the actual owner was not a
party to such violation. Firearms
are prohibited in the park except
on written permission ot tho supt
erintendent.
Railroads Aid To
fwrti rf TVkiltMcfe
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Crater Lake National rrt Is
reached via the lines of; the
somnern i acme iiauroon,
con
nection being made with auto
mobile stages operated on reg
ular schedules. These automo
bile stages are seven-passenger
Sedans designed tor comfort and
power. - , .-
Tho railroad officials, have
carefully studied the transporta
tion problem, and have made
.STlur'S
favor of
the visitor's convenience and
purse. During the park season
round trip excursion tickets
are sold at reduced rates, aud
P(l8gcU8ers holding rotiud-trip or
one-wav tickets lo other do nts
Dave
optional routings through
the park via either Klamath Falls
or Sledford.
For example: Tlck-il n wnne giuneer pmvers uunr
,Snn Francisco to, ed their plaintive cries In tit
nts reading
Portland will
hn honored tdi
Klnmath Falls, then from Mod"
ford lo Portland. Stop-over priv
ileges are freely extended, and
bnggagc storage Is waived for tho
j pcrlqil passengers consume In vls-
It lug the park,
MANY KEHORT.4 .
The Klamath district is wnllj'nelr tour buf fy, - hlnok-spottsdj
supplied with summer resort and' located In nent aeats on tfi
hotel aecommodatlons as tho vis-! saitgrass flats. Passlhg oa dowsj '
llor will find at Kocky Point on),lle rlver- " nol!nst of gani
upper Klamath Lake: on Spring
Creek
at Fort Klamath; and at
Crater
Lake.
MICS U11U
would take a large volume
account. . . v. f
visited this region, it haW
minlun i J...I..
When Fort Klamath was occu
pied by UieV. S. military forte.
number of Its officers. Including
Major Chbrlea E. BeuJIrj, Cjp(.
J. C. Merrill, Li'uunant Wlttieh
and others sattioned at tie old
fort, not only took a great Inter
est In the wild fowl nnd loatboired
lotijsters ef the region, but pifh
lUhei article In various ornitho
logical Journals, listing and Re
cording a- multitude of Mvde
toon at that tlmo. Id 1878, Ma
jor Edgar A. Mearns, woo rater
accompanied Tboodoro Roosevelt
lo pnniianea an artieie
, "sting one hundred and eleven
'spedea of birds found- In the im-
mediate vicinity of the fort. About
j'ne "me t8. Mrs. WIttlch. wife
' ihe lieutenant, .wrote to friends
or lsianoa in ttpper
Boston of islands In
Klamath lake which at a distance
looked aa though they were cov
ered with snow but on approach
ing found them to be bordee) ot
waterfowl which bad nests- and
eggs so abundantly scattered over
me island mat it was difficult to
walk without stepping on eggs or
young birds. " Although the spe
cies was not mentioned, the lady
apparently saw some of the vast
hordes of pelican, and ignlta "thai
are now known to have nested in
such numbers ufi the Islands of
both Upper and Lower Klamath
lakes. Various accounts at the
army post show, that, with the
approach of fall, migrant -water-fowl
were one of the staples at
the mess tables of - the- soldier
who later subdued- the now no
torious .Captain Jack 'of the- Mo
does. ; .- v "-.; ' -
. 120 Tons Birds Shipped.- -
With the settlement of thn
Klamath valley.- the now defunc
market -hunter pursued bis calling
about the Klamath basin marshes
and- during the early ,-ji0s, during
one year alone,, one hundred and
twenty tons ot ducks and geems
were shipped from the Klamath
basin to the San Francisco mar'
kots alone. About that time, SDej.
nefarious plume hunter, who
killed grebes, terns and other-bcautlfuily-plumaged
birds- dur
during the nesting season--only,
shipped the plumage ot thousand
of birds to the millinery markets'
ot New York and Paris. -yi'
Tt so happens that some of us
of the present generation had the)
privilege of cruising about- Lower
Klamath lake before ' It wag
drained. Wo can well recall withe
what great pleasure we boarded)
the launch near tho Link riven'
bridge and cruised down the river1
nast Miller Island, through tha-
! straits to Ada and out- Into the
broad expanse of the tule Island
I dotted surface of Lower Klamath
lake Eten i the ' river nw
,he brid. the gdlls and' tern
circled and wheeled about ow
boots. While passing over' Lake1
Ewaiina, the maJestlT pelicans
either floated about like snoW
white soap bubbles' or perched,
solemnly on floating "inge. Pa
lng down tha river- toward tlow
straits, vast numbers if marMr
birds, such as . black-crowm
night herons, hltterng, red-wlngf
and .yellow-headed Maekblhlav
! nnd tbe every bus ' Utile 'iriltt
I when were encountered In great'
numbers. .. , . ' " jf
A vocals Hot l'p Cry Mjf
'. Landing on Miller's tslaitd
the vociferous srvocets get' fipr
great cry and awroped aboiiti
directions., a. nuie tanner rm.
the. bleck-nmked stilt, so W41I!
named because it looks as though
it had long extensions on Its leg'
and Is so tall and slender, lsf
gan calling' In groat d 1st reus. ;A7
short- walk soon revealed tll
cause of all this commit Ion t'
each of thean various waders Ht!
i ". " sry noosnr or i-onnuj.
a0088- "tner wnn ncr riotg (t
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