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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1961)
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1961 n O fl TP A7IL 1? fUl- n ff n nn7o rn utoim to on W J fiiai mAs SCENIC SPLENDOR Thii fallen log created a pictur esque scene where the inspection party stopped, for lunch at Deep Creek opening day. Under the log can be seen the barest trickle of a water fall; the stream is not over 1 0 inches deep at this point. TALKING WITH CAMPERS The Yates family of Agen cy Lake provided Smith with some information about how the hunters were treating the newly opened camp grounds at Lamms Camp at the head of Williamson River. fpticqata """ST' fetfSkrl- 1. a J CHECK STATION A voluntary Oregon State Game Commission check station for hunters drew Winema Na tional Forest Supervisor Alex Smith's attention. As soon as the Department of Agriculture car stopped, hunter traffic began to pile up and Smith patiently answered their questions. They were not hunting, however, just camping alongside the springs where the Williamson begins. Darrel Smith is at right. f T 71 TALKING WITH GUARDS Part of Smith's tour includ ed U.S. Forest Service guard stations. Here he chats with an employe about how the hunters seemed to be conducting themselves. The trailer house in rear was add ed to existing facilities at the stations which were op erated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Klamath Tribe while the reservation was still intact. By ANDY MERSHON DEEP IN THE WINEMA - Keeping up with a long-legged forester when he decides to cover over 80 miles of timbered land and talk to a hundred or more people is no mean assignment. Supervisor Alex Smith of the in fant Winema National Forest was! curious as to how 5.000 to 10,000 hunters were treating his young forest, so he invited this writer and his own young son. Darrel, to join him in an im promptu tour of the area. Because of its unique arrange ment on a map it looks like a disjointed patchwork quilt the Winema could have been in for trouble opening day, Sept. 30. In addition to national forest lands in the area, several hun dred thousand acres of land be longing to remaining members of the Klamath Tribe are scat tered through its outside boun daries -and several hundred thou sand belonging to timber concerns and individual owners. The remaining Klamalhs, on one hand, had resolved to keep outside hunters off their land; thel withdrawing members, or so the1 rumor had it, did not intend to buy hunting licenses to shoot on what used to be their reserva tion. The Indians maintained that when they sold the reservation. they still held their hunting and fishing rights. It could have been an action- packed opening weekend. So Smith decided to tour the forest, cross- sampling all three areas: Those held by remaining members, those held by outsiders and timber con cerns and those in the national forest system. The Winema set up hunter in formation centers on both ends of' the forest. One was located at Barclay Springs on the south, the second at Diamond Lake Junction! on the north At these two centers, hunters could get maps, information about campsites and available water Most of all, they were able to find out where they could hunt The first point Smith checked was the Information center. He found out what hunters had been asking. He also made suggestions! as to how his men could better utilize their areas. Pleased with what he found in the Barclay, Springs roadside center, he pro ceeded on up the road. Turning into the back country behind Chiloquin, the green U.S. Department of Agriculture car which carried tile inspection lour on its way, passed through the Klamath Indian Forest lands still held in trust by the U.S. National Bank for the remaining members. At a corner where just a tip of Winema National Forest came down to join Indian land, a hunt er's car was pulled off to the side of the road. Hastily, Smith consulted a map and satisfied him self the buck seeking hunter was in an allowed area. Within 300 yards the party was Education Pays Off For Adults WASHINGTON (API - Back in 1945 a printer working for the! government enrolled in one of the adult night schools that thrive in Washington. When he started he had no col lege credit. This year he won his Ph. D. degree. In the meantime his salary climbed to $18,500. Such rewards help explain why an estimated 9.000 federal em ployes in the metropolitan Wash ington area are enrolled in col lege courses. The Civil Service Commission! said today these civil servants comprise about half of all the adult night students signed up for the area's accredited colleges this academic year. In the opinion of commission officials, in few places will you find the response of working adults to the educational call bet ter than among the public serv ants of the federal government. Most say they seek self im provemcnt. Some say "to learn to do my job better now." Others want to finish work on degrees which they began before entering government service. Some, most ly newcomers, use night school as a way to meet new people or to master an art they have longed to pursue. out of the forest again, and back surrounded by .Indian country. A car ahead stopped in the center of the graveled road; its driver left the vehicle, took a lunchbox from the trunk and resumed driving Half a mile more, and still in Indian territory, he pulled onto a fire road and parked. Smith stopped his car and went to advise the man he was not on national forest land. Disbelieving, the hunter yanked one of the for est service's maps to prove his point. Alex showed him he was tres passing. I m sure sorry," he1 said, "I'll move right on . . . thanks a lot." We just don't wanl to abuse! these people's rights," Smith an swered. "No, nobody does," the1 hunter replied. "Thanks again." Traveling on. Smith came upon an Oregon Slate Game Commis sion checkpoint for hunters in the Silver Lake Unit. The stop was scheduled to be a short one, "just want to check how business is," he said. Immediately, from three direc tions, hunter-bearing vehicles be gan to pile up at the intersec tion. One caravan of three cars was headed for the Bly area, some 20 miles distant. When Smith had put them back on the right track he commented to his party wryly, "I'm constantly amazed how a guy will plunge off into the woods with little or no conception! of where he is or how to get where he s going. Some had questions which the supervisor answered with great pa tience. He explained maps, point ed out roads, and advised hunt ers where to get information on game laws. At the headwaters of the snake like Williamson River, Lamms! Camp, Smith paused to talk withl hunters and campers In the area Here the party viewed their first hanging deer and Smith ques tioned the hunters. He talked with all kinds of peo ple, about all kinds of things He found out what they liked about the forest and its camping grounds, and what they didn'tl iixe. He watcned as some teen agers splashed each other with spring water and conducted a, strength test on a rocky log. Kids can enjoy the forest in many ways, Smith laughed. The party left the Lamms Camp; area and took to the dusty back roads of the Winema again. Smith explained thai roadsigns, which are constantly being erected in the Winema, all bear a U.S. Forest Service number. "The first two numerals," he said, "tell what township the road begins in; the next two or three give the road's numerical sequence within the for est. Wherever the green car went the party paused to inspect hunt ers' camps and look over the deer that had been taken. "This one's sure fat, Dad," Darrel mar vcled. He spent most of the day inspecting hanging and gutted animals and piercing the forest with his eyes looking for animals on the hoof. "Darrel's a little miffed at mo," Alex said, "he wanted to go hunt ing today." From his station in the back seal Darrel said dryly, "that sure was a lat deer. After lunch at Deep Creek, where Weyerhaeuser land joins national forest, the party began to wind back out of the woods again. Where two dusty dirt roads and one graveled and graded road come together. Smith spotted some Oregon State Police vehicles, pulled off the side of the shoul der. Oregon Stale Police Is charged with enforcing the game laws on the new Winema. Smith stopped and chatted with the officers for about 20 minutes. During that time they covered ev-l crylhing from comparing their public-owned cars and trucks to problems common to both agen cies. "You've sure got a beautiful lorcst here." one policeman said. Alex replied, "it's beautiful, but full of headaches." Swinging back out to the high way again, the group passed the Diamond Lake Junction informa tion station, then stopped for a coffee break before returning to Klamath rails. In summing up his tour, Alex! reflected. Well, I d say, general ly, we've got a pretty well-be haved bunch of hunters this year They seem to be respecting the Indians' rights, and seem to be enjoying the former reservation! lands. Let's hope they stay that way. THAT'S SURE A GOOD SET OF HORNS" Smith's son Darrel, who accompanied him on the opening day of deer season, admired a forest service guard's deer. Darrel" is center, back to camera, Supervisor Smith is on ladder. n : i it I. i r 'WWW 1 Jimmn? V w- - mm i j -a 4 ' III -4 LUNCH BREAK WITH POLICE Smith, eenter, stopped to talk with two O r a g e it State Policemen who were patrolling the forest opening day. OSP is charged with an-' forcement of game laws. I v If ; mii mmu amm in 4 ANSWERS QUERY Smith points out to a hunter that ha ti about 20 miles off Ml mark. Ha had stopped, only briefly, to inspect a checking station, but wound up an swerlng questions from five vehicles that halted at tha unmanned station. ; t
