Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-12-11
Crater Lake National Park.

-" ANNNN says Al MS dAuudl it-
port to congress regarding the Oregon
wonderland:
BY act of congress, approved May
%, 1902, the tract of land bounded
north by sthe parallel ,4s degrees, 4
minutes north latitude, south by 4s
degrees, As minutes, north latitude,
east by the meridian 122 degrees west
longitude, and west by the meridian
l22 degrees, l6 minutes west longi-
tude, having an area of 30 square
miles in the state of Oregon and in
cluding Crater Lake has been reserved
and withdrawn from settlement, oc-
cupancy, or sale under the laws of the
United States, and dedicated, and set
apart forever as public park or
pleasure ground fol-. the benefit of the
people of the United States, to be
known as Crater Lake National Park.
The park by said act is placed under
the exclusive control of the Secretary
of the Interior, who among other
things, is authorized to establish rules
and regulations and cause adequate
measures to be taken for the preserya
tion of the natural objects within said
park, and also for the protection of
the timber from wanton depreciation.
the preservation of all kinds of game
and fish, the punishment of trespass-
ers, the removal Of unlawful occupants
and intruders, and the prevention and
extinguishment Of forest fires.
In the deficiency appropriation act
of July l, 1902, an appropriation of
Ss, 600 for the protection and improve
ment of the park and the repair and
extension of roads therein was made.
Thereafter, W. +. Arant of klamath
Falls, Oregon, was appointed super
intendent of the reservation, at
compensation of 5000 per annum, and
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the park were promulgated,
and a suitable number of copies there.
of were forwarded to the superintend.
ent for his guidance and distribution
among tourists in the reservation.
The act setting aside these lands for
park purposes differed from the acts
of congress creating other national |
parks, in that it provided, among other
things, that the reservation should be
open to the location of mining claims
and the working of the same.p 1t
was not believed, however, to be the
purpose of this provision to extend the
mining laws to the reservation with
out limitation, but only to authorize
the location and working of mining
claims thereon in such manner as not
to interfere with, or preiudicially
affect, the general purpose for which
the reservation was established. Tie
regulations for the government of the
park clearly define the conditions
under which the privilege is to be
exercised
The superintendent reports that he
has established headquarters in the
park at place known as Bridge Creek
Springs, about six miles from the
Crater; that he visited the lake aud
the principal camping places in the re-
servation, and found large number
of campers. No forest fires were
found burning in the reservation, no
timber is being cut or other property
in the park destroyed. He states that
in conversation with those camping
and travelling through the park he
finds that there is strong sentiment
among them in favor of preserving
the natural picturesquencss of the
reservation and that all are generally
to protect rather tEan TO de-
stroy.
y plan has been approved for the
of new road along the
base Of the Crater Lake Mountain to
the rim Of the crater, distance Of APP
five miles, and work
thereon will BE- commenced as soon az
weather conditions will permit.
Steps have also been taken looking
to the survey and the marking Of the
boundaries of the park Work thereon
will be commenced under the super.
vision of an examiner of surveys of
the General Land Office as soon rs
the surveying season opens next
spring, and be vigorously prosecuted
thereafter to completion.
An estimate of 5000 has been sub
mitted to congress for the projection
and improvement Of this reservation
during the next wear.