The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-15
A Wonderful Lake in Oregon.

Nine members OF our party maze tus
circuit of the lake on a tour of in
spection. The scenery was grand to q
degree far beyond our most sanguine ex-
pectations. -Four strong oarsmcn soon
brought US to Llao Rock and as we gazed
in silent wonder at its rugged sides,
reaching nearly half mile above us, for
the first time did realize the immensely
of such spectacle.
Beyond Llao Rock we found bcauti-
fnl little bay, and beyond this larger
one, probably one mile long by quarter
of mile deep. Here we found a narrow
beach of small gravel running almost the
entire length of the bay, while further
out in the lake the bottom is omro:sed
of sand. As this point has not only
never been named, but probably was
never before visited by human beings,
we decided to christen it Fleetwood
Bay.
Passing on our journey it was soon
seen that the cliffs on the north side are
not 80 high as those to the south. In
several places it appeared that good
trails could easily be made to the water s
edge, over which person might ride,
and in one place without any grading
whatever. a good pack train could des-
cend with comparative ease.
About two o'clock thunder shower
came suddenly upon US, Just as two
beautiful grottoes came in view. Into
one of these the :,oat was run, where VIC
were entirely beyond the reach of rain.
It proved to be about thirty feet deep
and ten feet wide, with an arched roof
problbly eight feet above the water,
while the rocky bottom could be dis
tinctly seen ten feet below the surface.
So perfect was its 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 Captain 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 of the
mountain, leaving hard substance, resem-
bling the Mansard roof of cottage. while
In one place tall red chimneys stand aloft,
making, all in all, such scene that Cot
tage Rock could scarcely be improved on
for name. Lying between the points
above referred to 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 it
like great chimneys or towers, giving to
it an appearance like the castles Of old.
We did not land, but an appropriate
name would be Castle Island.
Crater Lake has again risen to the oc-
casion, as accurate tests will prove be-
yond all question that but few bodies of
water in the world equal it in depth, ex-
cept the ocean, and none whatever of On
equal size, while in the western hemis-
phere it will stand absolutely unrivaled.
Heretofore Tahoe has been considered the
deepest lake in America, being 1,640
feet. oaly preliminary soundings have
been made as yet, and the figures obtained
are subject to slight change. The deep
est water found 80 far is /, 955 feet,
being 315 more than Tahoe. Portland