The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-09-17
A Wonderful Lake in oregon.

A wonderful Lake in Oregon.
From the Portland Oregonian.
The Cleetwood was launched on the
18th, and on the 18th nine members
OF our party made the circuit OF the
lake on a tour OF Inspection. The
scenery was grand to q degree far be.
yond our most sanguine expectations.
-Four strong oarsmen soon brought
US to Llao Rock and as We eazed in si-
lent wonder at its rugged sides, reach
ing nearly hall a mile above us, for
the first time did I realize the immensity
OF such q spectacle.
| Beyond Llao Rock We found al beau
tiful little bay, and beyond this a
lsrger one. probably one mile long by
. quarter of a mile deep. Here we
found q narrow beach OF small gravel
running almost the entire length OF the
bay, while further out in the lake the
bottom is composed OF sand. As this
point has not only never been named,
but probably was never before visited
by human beings, we decided to chris.
zen it Cleetwood Bay.
Passing on our journey it was soon
seen that the cliffs on the north side
are not SO high as those on the south.
In severalplaces it appeared that good
trails could easily be made to the wa
ter's edge, over which a person might
ride. and in one place, without any
grading whatever, a good pack train
could descend with comparative ease.
About 2 O'Clock thunder shower
came suddenly upon US, just as two
beautiful grottoes came in view. In
TO one of these the boat was run,
where we were entirely beyond the
reach OF rain. It proved to be about
thirty feet deep and ten feet wide, with
an arched roof probably eight feet
above the water, where the rocky bot
tom could be distinctly seen ten feet
below the surface. So perfect was
it's form that it almost seemed the
hand of man had hewn it from
the solid rock. Beyond it towers an
immense cliff, Very high, with broken
rugged sides, picturesque and sublime,
which insist on naming Dutton Cliff.
in honor OF Capt. Dutton, who has
done and is doing so much to make
Crater Lake Justly famous.
Immediately north of Dutton Cliff
the elements have worn the sides oj
the mountain, leaving harder sub.
stance, alternately colorcd and vel.
low, resembling the Mansard roof Of
cottage, while in one place tall red
chimneys stand aloft, making all in all
such scene that Cottage Rock could
scarcely be improved on for name.
Lying between the points above re.
ferred to n break in the walls was
found that is almost perpendicular,
but certainly does not exceed 400 feet
in height. This is by far the lowest
point in the walls. Just at the
foot OF Dutton Cliff an island
was discovered 200 feet wide by
400 feet long and over 100 to
the top OF the rocks that stand upon
1t like great chimneys or towers, giving
to 1T an appearance like the castles oi
old. We did not land, but an appro.
pirate name would be Castle Island.
Crater Lake has again risen to the
occasion, as accurate tests will prove
beyond all question that but few bod
les Of water in the world equal it in
depth, except the ocean, and none
whatever Of an equal size, while in the
western hemisphere it will stand alb
solutely unrivalled. Heretofore Tahoe
has been considered the deepest
lake in America, being 1,64O feet.
Only preliminary soundings have been
made as yet, and the figures obtained
are subject to slight change. The deep
est water found SO far is /, 1856 feet.
being 315 more than Tahoe.