Early Days On
Railroad Line
By Pioneer Engineer
llv MAI, tll.M KI'I.KY
Tin nuy wliou Kluiimili nuimty
,lhuuillim Hi Id lilnlily in
in iiml lummy f Vlvlilly rwnllril
by II M. Webber, a ronltli'iit (it Lenox
ilillllun, wliu was ciujlneer mi the
KIkimhIIi iMko railroad lli tumuli
Piikriiunia Una ' tlia IM03-I0O'; via.
WriilHT vol Jk Um I'likmiuim
rullrimil In I""', i"""" It lil I"'1'"
oiieiallim Irnliui lor h Irw lnolillin
Ii'iiiii Tlimll, on whnt w IIikii the
mnlii Una of (lid Hoiilhrrn I'lirlllc, to
I'ukruunm, ft loinflnu oainti In Hoiitli
wniitprn Klamath county about M
lulltn from Kluiimili r'nll. Fur aev
in ui year, thin wiu K Uiiiml li n lit it I rt
lino o( Irnnnporlntlon lo Iho "out-
'"(Ml lit rirnl liny of work, there
wa a t ulii win k on Oin Una. Web
Ixr wu a mnnuer n Ilia crow
brUmUm rlr "' lumber clown from
I'uller's mill, which wit on amir
(limit three mile from Poki-Kuiim.
The rnr jumped Ilia track mill
(liinilwU Hi KtmlMT.
Ite-IUilrtl mill l.rfl
'Mm inr wa re-rnllccl, mid It'll
on ilia ninln Una with brnkm tlrtl
tii Hint lha lumber could bo ra-lond-
"rln iH'it lny. lha iiasaeiucer
train -the uaoaeiujrr i'nr waa ton
veiled boxcar came down Ilia
lirailc. 'lha enuliirer fnruot, mid hi
Ilia (mill rounded lha bend It
tninnlird head-on Into lha uaiked
boxi'tr.
I'awrmrri wcra will sprawling,
but " 'orluimtrly lha luunl
ifsi ml lha Pokriiaiiia Una, nobody
arrlmuly hurl III Ilia wrrrk. Ona
null. Hum flail of Hiuu-bum. aim
lalnrd broken thumb, the moat ac
tion casualty.
Webber recalled Hint lha Klnm
tli I-ake railroad liuprovrd lu poa
winner niulpiiienl Inter by actinia- mi
old (Imw ear from lha Southern Pa
clllc railroad
look I'okrtama Nisi
Passeniirra bound for Klmimlh
Palls look elaa from 1'okrnmiM,
mid cmua In behind lha harm.
Many of them rule the staite aa Inr
Kriio, mill came Into Klamath
Kalla by launch on Klmnnth river.
Fremiti aim rmna both waya, mid
thria wera lame wnrehouen at Po
krininn for atoras of freliihl In
Italian.
Webber recall Hint Ilia train
crew were eaierlnlly Iniereated In
Hit liquid freliihl thnl wna bound
fur Klniiuttli PnlU' very acllv sa
loons. Ilia train crews never Ineked
fur liquor. It wn conveniently
drawn from tha whlnkey kea, lim
ply by ramnf on of Ihe linua. bor
Ins small hole, draining olf lha
diuika In ft bl( tin cup. plunging Uia
hole nnd replacing tli hoop.
It wa tlie custom lor tha crew to
make off with the engine on Sun
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YOUR
Pokegama
Recal ed
days, when lha train made no reg
ular runa. They would rlda tha old
collea-iirlnder up tha Una to Kail
creek or noma other stream, mid
vat In tha dny flahlnK.
Ituekplla Incident
On una Oceanian, tli o r w
'wied" lha angina mid went u, ,
dam ui Poller mill. Coming
lioma, tha operator ol tha eiiKlna,
being tumcwhat boluddlrd, fulled lo
see it pile of rock Unit Imd slid
down on lha track, mid the angina
wn wrecked.
Olflclnl of tha Una novor tnld a
word. Hut when pay dny ciima, tha
linug who nxla tha eiiKlna lo the
dunce simply didn't gel nuy pny lor
thai month. That look care of Hit
cool of bringing up n Southern Pa
clfio wrecker mid ra-ralllng the an
gina. 'l ha Pnkegnm line wu ttnndnrd
gaima, but there wn ft switchback
or two thnl made II possible lo get
up mid down the ateep canyon
grade. Webber recnll thnl til py
waa 7 n month.
Tha Klnmntli man followed rail
roading moat of hit life, uaually
contributing hi services to the or
nllon of logging rnllrond. Ill lat
Job wa ftl Cnuby, Cnllf. He I now
retired.
The Klnmnlh I.nke railroad wn
eie:ted lor time to extend It
rnlla to Klnmntli Fall, but It went
out of lh picture of trniuiporUllon
In till area when the California nnd
Northentern wn brought here from
Weed, mid waa then "aold" to the
Houthern Pacific, which preaumahly
wn behind the project from the
tart.
Posse Plans
Medford Trip
The Klamath Bherlffa Poaae will
rlda 30 alrong In the Medlord par
ade mid rodeo on Saturday, June
14.
A drill waa held Tuetdny night
t the fairground mid miolher will
be held Thurxtay night, the troop
j being drilled by LI. Mel Henry of
I Ihe poaae. Cnpt, E. P. Ivory and
Hherlll Lloyd Low will rlda the
point In the parade mid exhibition
drill at lha Medford rodeo, Saturday
evening.
Hnrae will leave the fairground
by truck al t a. m. Saturday, and a
final drill will be held In Medford
l b p. m. Jiut before the parade
which will atari al II p. m. Follow
ing tha evening rrxleo performance
the horaea will be trucked home, and
the majority of the poaae will be In
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On The Old Poktgoma Lint
' j ," uy.
Her la picture of tha coffee
grinder locomotive and the con
verted boxcar that made up paen
ger equipment on the Klamath
Lake railroad, Klamath county'
flrit rail connection with Ihe "out
ride world." The Pokegama line
operated In the flret decade of
thla century. II. M. Webber, below,
rraidrnt of Lennox addition, wa
n engineer on the pioneer line.
Klamath Falls for the queen's try
out for the Klamath rodeo, on Sun
day, June 16.
- Don't let the opportunity pas.
There are vacancies lo be filled in
the U. 8. navy today. So don't de-
lay. See your local recruiter today. '
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M.
DICK B. MILLER
, .... , t.
Queen For A Day
Visits Shasta
Wonderland '
RED BLUFF, June 11 An at
tractive, 28-year-old houaewlfe of
Fraano, Calif., who gained national
publicity loal week because ahe'
never had a honeymoon, 1 vbilllng
In the Bhaata-Cnacade Wonderland
at the prenent time, enjoying that
long-awaited adventure.
She I Maxln Campo. ft mother
of two daughter, who wa named
Queen for Day on Jack Bailey'
popular radio ahow after ahe related
that her hwband Income wo 110
week at the time they were mar
ried. Originally acheduled to have
reliined over the Mid-Summer Ski
tournament In Laen Volcanic Na
tional park, the petite "Queen" wa
offered full week' honeymoon by
the Red Bluff chamber of commerce
mid the Merchant' Booster here,
after the akl tourney wa cancelled
became of adverae weather. She wo
presented to the community early
thli week In a "command perform
ance" at the State theatre.
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733 Pine St.
Enroll now for Special Summer Study or
for a Complete Business Course. ,
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Three Girls
Register In
Queen Race
The algn-up for candidate for
quern of the July 4th rodeo ha
tarted, with three girl already
registered with Huth Nelaon, rodeo
ecretary.
Number 1 on the aign-ap I Jeaile
Totten, lo-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mr. H. V. Totten, lull Dayton,
Jessie la Junior at KUIIH, he ha
been riding for four year and own
her own bone. She wa born In
Boise, Ida,
Number 2 I Delorea Hunt, 305
Hillside, daughter of Mr. Ylaiia O.
Hunt, 1 16 and ha been riding for
year. She wa born In Klamath
Fall and own her horse.
Number 3 I Nancy Bnlentlne, She
1 17 and a native of thl city. Her
Earent are Mr. and Mr. U. S.
ulentlne. 1004 Huron. Nancy wa
graduated from KUHfl last year, ha
a horse and like to dance, kate nd
ride,
8 till Open
All girls Interested In becoming
queen of the 1947 rodeo may sign up
with Mr. Nelson at rodeo head
quarter, Balslger Motor company,
Main and Esplanade. Headquarter
phone I 9800.
Outlying communities, especially
Dorr!, Tulelake. Port Klamath,
Bonanza, Bly, Merrill and Malln,
should register their candidate with
the secretary Immediately. The try
out Is Sunday, June 16, and the
queen's ball Is Saturday, June 21.
All candidates will be photo
graphed by Kennell-Elli and their
pictures will appear In The Herald
and News.
Kereral valuable gift are being
offered by Klamath Fall merchant
PARK VIEW
Convalescent Horn
(Formerly of Ashland)
M irat aula ttrtt
Metier. Or.. rkea MIS
tl-Ur larrler
RKlaler Nana Is Ctar.
Phone 4760
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GOING-
DEALER
for the ojueen, her court and various
rodeo event. Charlie Head' saddlery
is offering a tooled leather belt with
sliver buckls for brone riding.
The Oun Store 1 offering belt
nd buckle for calf roping and
Drew' Manatore Is putting up belt
nd buckle for bull riding. Jim
Stevenson of Macdoel, In charge of
all the roping event for the rodeo. I
giving away ft thoroughbred yearling
filly for an event to be announced by
the rodeo committee later.
The Klamath Rodeo association 1
giving riding hats and shlrU to the
queen and princesses. The queen will
also receive silver-mounted saddle
from Sear Roebuck and company,
and a Morgan chestnut sorrel filly
from J. W. Whltellne, box 445, Kla
math Fall.
Danforth Named
League Adjutant
F. J. Danforth has been elected
to the post of adjutant and pay
master of the Marine Corp league,
replacing Ed Newell who ha moved
to Lo Angeles,
The next meeting of the league Is
scheduled for Friday, June 20, at 8
p. m. In the KO hall. Members and
the auxiliary were present for the
last meeting on Friday.
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