The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-30
TO VISIT
CRATER
LAKE
Excursion Party to Explore
the Historic Basin
Salem Will Be Represented
Among ExcurSiOniStS

w. c. Steel of Portland, was In the
city Tuesday afternoon for the pur-
pose of interesting some Of the people
of the Capital City in an excursion to
Crater Lake that he will personally
conduct next month. The party leaves
Portland on August 9Th, and will
reach the metropolis on the return on
August 21st The itinerary that has
been arranged will be as follows:
Wednesday, August 9Th, leave Port
land at $3.50 p. m. Thursday August
7th, breakfast at Roseburg, at $3.50 a.
m, dinner at Ashland. 1886 p. M;
leave Ashland at 1880 p. m; camp 10
miles from Ashland. Friday August
Sth, camp at Pelican Bay, Saturday
August 9th, camp at Pelican Bay. Sun
day. August 10th, camp at Pelican
Bay. Monday, August 1ith, camp at
Fort Klamath. Tuesday August 18th,
camp at Crater Lake. Wednesday.
August 18th, side trip to the lake and
Wizard island. Thursday, August l4th.
side trip to Annie Creek and White
Horse Canyons. Friday August 18th,
side trip TO Llao Rock. Saturday, Au.
gust 10th. side trip TO the summit OF
Vidae Peak. Sunday, August nth
Monday, August 18th, camp at and H.
Illuminate Rogue River Falls. Tuesday
August 18th. camp at Jackson's water
melon patch. Wednesday August goth.
leave Mcdford at o'clock p. m. Thurs
day, August 2lst, arrive at Portland
at 7:45 p. m.
Concerning the history of Crater
Lake the following is given:
Once upon a time, so the scientist
tell us, the Cascade range of noun
tains was series of bubbllng VENT
of boiling lava. which piled up, sprea'
out and cooled, In the course of time
forming a great range of mountain
hundreds Of miles In extent. In tn
north was Mt, Rainier, in the soutl
Mt Shasta, aud between the two, thei
peer. was Mt Mazama. Great eXplc
slons took place followed by the dis
appearance of seventeen cubic mile
Of lava. leaving but the shell of
once mighty mountain, a smoking
dingy cauldron, nearly six miles In d
ameter. and 1000 feet deep. Gradual
this filed with water to depth OF 200
feet. and this formed what is no'
known as Crater Lake, on the SUNNI
2 Of the Cascade range Of mountains /
Southern Oregon.
Crater Lake was first discovered o
June 70. 1853, by party of twely
j prospectors, II was afterwards foun
j. from time to time, years apart and Il
dependently. by parties whose name
arc on record, but need not be recallt
here. In July. 1863. the frame OF
" wooden boat was carried To the ril
Of the lake, put together, and lower'
, TO the water by this means, Wizal
q Island was visited. and sounding
made and photographs taken. I'm lS'
Capt. c. E Dutton. of the u. $. geolo
ical survey; Prof. Joseph lie Conte.
the University OF California. VIII
" Steel. OF Portland, and others campo
" by the lake Wizard Island and 9TH
points were named at this time Car
DuttOn suggested that the land su
T. rounding the lake be Withdrawn fro
j the market and Mr.. Steel followed Il
- suggestion TO a successful issue. Tn
e resulted In an extensive party fro
a the q. s. geological survey being q
s dered 20 the lake In the season Of 1888
Boats were built In Portland an
transported 10 the lake and success
s fully launched. and sOundings take
d Two years later C. ID. Stewart and w
% c. steel. Of Portland, and s. S. Mic
Z" nni. Of Ragusa. Austria, stocked q
j lake with trout
y Governor and Mrs. Geer may 10
s. the party. which will include MI
10 Margaret Cosper and Miss Churc
both of this city
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