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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1961)
sh-l. n. r I rwr it 4 O 1-? . r -.m; - - -r-r ! -ksn sew-fT- a a a.- v t . v-. "., A ROCK SHOP full of rocks is a joy forever to Mrs. Harry Wood, who appears their collections slightly outstrip their jewelry production, but shows some polished stones to Bob McClure, secretary of the Klamath j finding choice rocks is most of the fun. Mineral Club. Mrs. Wood and her husband are avid rock collectors. It t . Stones Become Jeivelry In Skilled Hands Of Klamath Mineral Clubs Sock Mounds By DEAN A. KREXZ "All of our camping trips are I "We're keeping H a hobby now. ,headstart on next Christmas anO There may not be diamonds "mrot bunting expeditions.' Mrs. but we may sell our jewelry ben any other gift-giving occasions "them thar hills." but they're full Woods said. "We always have a we retire." she said. ."Here in I intervening, of raw materials' for jewelrv, nev- wonderful time." Klamath Falls we've had many The Woods' rock shop is in ertheless. "' COMPANIONSHIP. TOO 'offers to buy our jewelry, but what Mrs. Wood calls a "combin- The hills are riant here in the Roc hounds make their expe- e have always turned them' at ion dog and chicken house" in Klamath Basin and the people ditions both family and duVdown." ' .back of their home. A small stove who turn the stones to jewelry events- ta add'1""1 to finding good! There is an almost unlimited makes the little shed a year are members of the Klamath"" specimens and finishing number of willing recipients for around working place. Most of the Mineral Club. The 2I-vear-oldth?m members find companion- the Woods' jewelry, and even af-:space is tiken up by rock speei dub was originally dedicated to 'P an good times that are al-jter the Christmas depletion pro- mens; equipment needed to finish lht mm wen-ifo examination,3? P3 " camMng uip. ur.c ii "lifio-,." " suuinc aim miiuii. and classification of local min erals, but membership the past few years has blossomed with ic We don't have time to gossip sive display of stones, mounted at our meetings." Mrs. Wood said, and unmounted in their home. because we're too busy talking It s oovkkis they nave a good There's a diamond impregnated saw for cutting rocks into slabs. and tumblers and grinders for . . : .... .'about our bobbv and that special; from the rocks they find. rock w just found. PolllltlOII Will Get OSC Sttldv Among the dub s most enthus-l " bounds are ' , , 7 aVwi m . - V Jastic bookers are Mr. and Mrs I" ho developed an interest in Under $29,000 InSTITUte Grailt Harry Wood of 1718 Wiard. The!' IVunl'nS ihng. j Woods have been 'rock hounds"i,she s31 'B ,ht'-v n like OREGON STATE COLLEGE and Martin E. Northern"! of the for a good many years, but morcilh,?'' 5000 UP e"e7lhing bctpiore efficient methods for treat-jengineering staff and J. K. Cars recently they began cutting and, hunting." ing sewage and industrial wastes, well, graduate research assistant polishing the objects of their dig- salaris lor "x1 can D as' a growing problem with grow- in sanitary engineering, ging and searching. long or ,-hort desired. The com- ing u.s. populations-will be stud- Cooperating in the studies are The jewelry the Woods and'"?" Pal found n,l1 Jf ? State College dur- Oregon State Simitary Au- other members of the maierJ;"-"" Ddnlc mg the coming two years with a ci(y 0, Corvallis. and dub make is semi-precious Wff""' .aSf' Jnd grant from the Na- the n;w osc Water Resources In set on ready -n. ode mounting. - tionai insuiutes ot Heaiin. stitute. The stone includes such beautiful,1" r"Jl !Vi Improved arte treatment meth varieties as agate, opal, jasper, "- ' r2" ods are a must" i water re ar evo beacn rocks. . q"-y Petrified Mr. and Mrs. "nood are tvl r- - -J-Lr pollution in vears to come. H wasd,. usk1 in Hkn! 'nrtintM flirt CflmnlT iwv lvnVi.Lv .i , . . The $29,000 grant is a continua tion and expansion of research started in March 1959 on trickling wastes are posingi 0her vaMnfi ovcr whk.h ,c ON THE COVER Mn Horry Wood ff 1711 Wiord shews seme of rtw jewelry and $cttit9i she end her hub and have finished ! their bockyard reck shop. The Weeds ere umbers of the K tamer Mineral Cine, qrewint organization rkot finds beewty in recks that leek like ordinary srones ro rite Munifioted. Photo by Den Kettle L. L J.- "T". .... J t IK IUUM iU UnT 4ll-aT LMI XIVBl . , Z.rZ;"7 7 '1." area. A trip to the Madras aren'P?mte? -PX neW '.Trickling fillers ore beds of stones locks than dinine at the RiU. im, Pduce a prned thunder Mm egg. a round stone, with an agate. i r quartz or opal center. I The OSC research will provide And vou needn't look down on fundamental understanding of the the child who picks up a bcachjbaskr physica! and biochemical pebble and says, 'Here's a pretty factors that influence efficient stone." Mrs. Wood has many jars treatment of various wastes. De full of such st roes that make.velopment of new tests for mens- beautiful settings when properly urement of pollution -atld treat- potisneo Onhr a IhUt lUKiH oisu iu uc till scwage "trickles" during the fi nal disposal process. Microbial ac tion helps oxidize the sewage to make it less innocuous. That work is designed to deter mine merits of the filters for sec ondary or final oxidation of the liquid portion of the sewage be fore it is tcidy lo be emptied into streams and carried nwny. shaping and polishing stones. Tle Woods said an interested neigh bor with mechanical ability built the necessary equipment for less than $200. It takes about a" day to turn out a shaped, polislied stone rea dy for setting. Judging from their collection, the Woods spend a lot of time in their rock shop. There's nothing complicated or difficult about finishing the stones, or cabochons as they are tech nically known. The rough-shaped stone is mounted with wax on a dop stick which is used as a han dle in shaping and polishing the face of the stone. Stones for baroque jewelry are polished in the tumbling machine that gets its action from an abrasive and water. Wood, a civilian engineer for the 13th Naval District, is sched uled for a move lo Whidbey Is land in Washington soon. Are they worried about moving their furni ture? No. it's the rocks that aie getting first priority. Persons interested in the min eral club are invited to attend meetings held the last Thursday of each month at 7 30 p.m. at the Armory on Shasta way. Member ship is not required to go on field trips with the organization. "You never get the fun out of j The research is a joint project U is believed the trickling til wot king "rokj ysu buy that you of the school of engineering ami do ith those you find" yoursetf.";the department of bacteriology. Mrs. Wood said. The Woods, feci- Project leaders arc Fred J, Bur- dentallv, give away to friends, leess, civil engineering, and CM relatives and calkrs their firushedjGilrnour, b.K-leriology. Working! men! systems, but basic work on wort wiui teem are rrcd Merryficliloailmi; rates needs lo bo dono, ters may have special value for use in areas where cannery and other food plant wastes upset Hie normal operations of sewage treat- POET'S CORNER CHRISTMAS AFTERMATH Yes, I have pajamas today. I vc pajamas to give away. Y Of course I will keep the best. Some needy one may have, the rest. The folks all aim to see That 1 have pajamas, "ncath the Christinas Tree. Oscar W. Haynes Sunuuors Lane -
