THE NYSSA GATE CITY JO U R N A L. N YSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY I. 1933 Former Chairm an Continues Details «Continued Trim page 1) the «re.- are in Oregon, thirty per cent are in Idaho. There are ten in dividual Irrigation districts sub^cnb- ing for this water If ever a desert wa.- turned into a Garden of Eden, it is this Owyhee transformation. There is not another such prolific producer of the products of the soil to be found in the west. It is a révé lation of the magic oi reclamation The tie of community endeavor, the death of communism. Where waters impounded in the cauldron of the devil are lead to the valley for the beautification of the Garden of Superior Paint & Glass B e n n e tt’s Colorized P ain ts A uto G lass In stalled M irrow s, W indow Glass, S tore F ro n ts and All Types of G lass for F u rn itu re Tops P hone 310 110 Main Eden Truth prevaiieth over evil re ed and back home within the hour. lands brought Into pn ductien gardless of the "i-jn" that confronts Where is the lr aoessible to be fcund through the waters of C wyiiee Lak? it The citadels of An en. a are bul today ' Tlie lake ha- been sucked Quoting fr m the Or.g, , ;.m f warked in the soli of uncountable with a variety cf Izaak Waltons September 35. 1961, "I am very C tvs choicest thrill tuggers and w hen much interested In this a a park Tlie orwin of the n. me ’Owyhee' ever you oast, your efforts are re site The pla .e has won.e.ful . p- will be .merest ;ng u many reader- warded. prrtuttit.es * r recreation and t Tae natural thought would oe of There is one interesting thing would also be good bec.iu-t f the local origin, possibly some Indian noted in the present day attendance i aturai beauty of the Ink Then tribe but we went oversea, to the ar.d that is that it comes from Ida too." he added, “there are n ta'e Hawaiian Islands, for it. Quoting ho’ Mu.-t the «¡ranger have to unfold park in sou‘hea«tern Ore.- n. and from Lewis A McArthur’s book, to our un.-eemr eye- the recreational I feel one is needed " G< vernor ’■Oregon Geographic Names '— "In treasure we possess? McKay's statement sh< w a deep 1826, Peter Skene Ogden's explora interest in the proposed pr ject. and What is the procedure to be taken tory expedition went into the Snake future plans to be worked cut for in the development of this recrea Hiver country, was attacked by ! its development I feel will have the Snake River Indians, and tiwo mem tional area? There are two units of I full support of Governor Douglas bers of the party were killed They the government set up for this pur McKay. happened to be Hawaiians, hence pose. the U S Government through I would like to amplifo m e por- its National Park Service, the State the name Owyhee in their comme of Oregon through its H ighviy ; tion of tihe Governor's statement moration." McArthur makes one in and Park Division All therein he notes that st utheastern teresting notation, that a century Commission land necessary for this development Oregon has not state park : that he ago, the Hawaiian Islands were is now owned by U. S. Govern 1 feels one is reeded. During a 25 known as the Owyhee Islands. ment, hence there the is no need of a year period, 184 recreati. nal areas, What’s in a name still remains re budget for acquisition purposes. It small and large, have bee:; ., quired. mote in the majority of Oregonians' is purely one of development, and Of this total, approximately 75 per minds of the scenic mysteries of this can be carried on in yearly stages. are vest cf the Ca- ide', 25 vatered vulcanized canyon. The There are two precedents in the cent percent east of the Casca.. There waters temporized the savageness of west comparable to the preposed is no park in the state p.»..^ \stem its ruggedness, and the musical lilt development cf the Owyhee recrea that exceed- Owyhee Lake :n recre- cf the islands in my Owyhee softens tional project, wherein the U. S. at.or.al and scenic attributes. As the edges of a once lampant world. Government through its National formerly noted. I firmly believe that On the canyon walls, Indian hier- Park Service is now developing for the recreational development of oglyhics of Aborigines' arts and facts recreational purposes, one being at Owyhee Lake should be a c< -ordi- await deciphering by the wisdom of Coulee Dam in the state of Wash nated project between government present day technology. Maybe the ington, the other. Lake Mead, cre and state. However, if such a com key to the mysteries of the volcanic ated through the construction cf bination cannot be worked then canyon is lost. Boulder Dam located in the state the state should assume the re Half way up the lake is a naturally of Nevada. sponsibility of the development of created landing field Small ships The U. S. Reclamation Bureau is the recreational resources of Owy fly in from Boise and intermediate the administrator of the Owyhee hee Lake. points, from Nyssa and Ontario. A project. In all of the state's investi- With a tourist business third in few moments of passage, a creel fill - 1 nation of the possibility of Its recre income in the state destined to be . — - ~ ,■ I nt, ihe Burt au has come first, a capital outlay for the been interested and helpful in every development of this recreational way. The National Park Service has I asset is good business. Give the made several temporary investiga Parks Division two percen of the tions of the projeot and are fully yearly highway income that Owyhee, aware of its recreational possibili its counterparts, its overnight camp ties. Both departments are under ing, it' iwayside luncheon ps may O ptom etrist Mie Department of the Interior be hastened in their devi l, pment. ihich is significant of full co-opera It sh. uld be remembered that the Eyes E x a m in e d tion. In 1949, Congres, passed H R. tourist trade is one of the keenest 4403 which reads as follows: “To, competitive businesses in the world, Phone 9-2312 facilitate the administration by the for you are competing with the Secretary cf the Interior, in co world. Oregon has been bt decked 7 18 A rthur St. operation with other Federal. State with a varied beauty second to none. I and local agencies, of the recrea-1 Showcase It, for if left in the dark, Caldw ell, Idaho ; ticnal uses of lands and ..vater it returns r.o lustre. California's I within reclamation, flood-conuvl, yearly tourist income is around 500 I po wer, and other Federal reservoir million dollars. Our Touri-; Bureau projects." The law reads that funds' shows cne-million foreign licensed 1 will be budgeted by c, ngress for de-! car' visiting Oregon in 1952 It fur I veiepment purposes. (It should be! ther : hows *hat 50 percent of that r.cted at this point that no expendi- ' fetal carried California licenses. | tures for development purposes will Why? Because we have superior be added to the water rights of the scenery, air conditioned air, a side project settlers.) The law authorizes road to hear a sermon preached on the Secretary of the Interior to \ Creation away from the clank and I transfer the recreational develop smog of the outside world. We have ment to the state for administration ' j pui poses. With the Coulee Dam and ! Lake Mead projects as criterions of procedure, it teems a known direc- j tive for the state. | However, the intent and concern of the state in the development of the Owyhee recreational project should be noted. Upon the invitation of in- ! terested citizens of Nyssa in the de- i velopment of the recreational re- | sources of the lake, members of the : T. H. Barafield Commission visited the lake on May 12, 1948. They were ! very much impressed with the scenic features of the area, but were hesi ■ tant in adding it to the park system due to the cost cf development. The main contributing factor being the I revamping of the road to the lake j which is some thirty miles in length. ! Their actions in such matters are I controlled by the park law passed j by the Legislature and signed by the j Governor on February 25, 1925. The j law empowers the Commission to j secure recreational areas adjacent to, along or In close proximity to Thank you for ! state highways. In a case cf this type, meaning so much in general year-round I recreational development of the state, what latitude should be taken 1 good will j in the interpretation of "proximity? , Until this clause is amended, a 1 state wide park system is unobtain able. An odd condition confronts us; Phone 17 for the want of a wheel the Uni verse stood still for centuries. There was no rut to follow to the next parish. Now we have the wheels, but no surface to roll them on. Could it be we who are In the rut of Isola tion? An Invitation was sent to Gover nor Douglas McKay by organiza tions of Ontario and Nyssa to be their guest in a preview of Owyhee Lake and its many scenic attrac tions. The Governor responded to N yssa, O regon the invitation and spent two days in September 1951, in looking over the lake and the developed irrigated OR. C.W. CRAVES Alt d rmart stasi, urkn. wn I* further he v that Calif, rnian- are dlscern- k ( where •<> kx k for the ac tual beauty along the wayside un- tarr.t hed K c mpari'on may be made in the tourist draw..,« power of a develop ed re red t: nal Owyhee project, by .Ting the attendance at Lake Mead ar.d Coulee Dim In 1951, Lake Mead drew slightly over two million peo ple. Coulee Dam slightly over three hundred thousand people. If Oregon would build unto Its unchallenged God-given scenic beauty for a world to see. It would bring C wyhee to the doorstep of the passing public. Treat the soul to ft music from a terrestrial world with an offertory on behalf of the state. T v th e G ate C ity J o u rn a l C lassified colum ns for results. UTOCO PRODUCTS Tires Batteries Parts Accessories Repairs BLUNCK UTOCO SERVICE 128 MAIN PH O N E 25 The White House In Washington H is visited by 1,000.000 people annual- ■ tor. Patrick Henry was the only man to decline appointment as Secretary of State. . ♦ •• V I Vow uou T h e a n s w e r to e v e ry d a y i n s u r a n c e problem s* and a new wish for veut happiness i By R A LP H LAWRENCE Here's wishing you all the answers to all your questions and a very, very HAPPY NEW YEAR! •If you’ll address your own in surance questions ta this office, we ll try to give you the correct answers and there will be no charge or obligation of any kind. N yssa BRYAN VINSONHÀLER BLACKSMITH Insurance Aqency 105 Main St. Phone 53 ew GEM PRODUCE CO. Corner 6th & Good Owyhee Drug Company And a new era of p u c i ...t f w on e We are thankful to be starting another year in our community, and prosperity for our among our good friends. . friends everywhere. % Success to every one of you. We’re wishing you a bigger .better, and happier New INTERMOUNT& Year for 1953. 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