Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-09
WONDERS OF CRATER LAKE
How q Lofty Mountain Of the Cascade Range
Became Literally Hole in the Ground.

How q Lofty Mountain Of the Cascade Range
Became Literally q Hole in the Ground.
When Congress set aside Crater Lake
and its surrounding natural wonders
of mountain peaks, lofty crags, deep
canons, beds of lava and matchless for
ests OF pine, it created national park
which many think rivals the far-famed
Yellowstone.
Crater Lake Park and its two hum
dred and forty, nine square miles of
area. is located in Klamath county,
Southern Oregon. The lake itself is
the great feature Of the park, though
there are many others. During the
glacial period Crater Lake did not
exist. What is now the majestic
sheet OF water was once filled with
the towering peak of Mount Ma.
zama, the highest mountain of all the
high mountains of the Cascade Range.
Mazsma erupted regularly its fire,
ashes and lava, and like spendthrift
became a hollow, mere shell Of
mountain. The fires of youth died
away, and afterward came the chill of
old age; then on the fatal day, when
the bridge of the Gods" fell in. the
old hollow mountain also fell into it.
self. Nothing remains OF the once
lofty mountain but the base, which
forms the rim OF Crater Lake. How
this became filled with water, and re-
mains SO year after year, is q mystery
that none can solve.
Generally Carter Lake is described
when it is said that it is body of
fresh water six miles long and three
miles wide, with almost sheer preci.
pices for shores, varying from one to
two thousand feet, with seven points
rising eight thousand feet, and with a
cone shaped island in the center that
rises eight hundred and forty-fye feet
above the water.
Tongue cannot describe it; pen or
brush cannot portray it. To apprecia-
ate and understand you must see and
wonder and feast your eyes and ponder
on the matchless beauty OF it all. At
the point where the road brings you
to view Of the lake is . broad plat
eau. This breaks off at the rim, and q
narrow trail leads down the steep in
cline to the water. The water is cold
and pure, and the slight breeze that
fans the lake keeps the little waves
splashing against the rocks. Aside
from this there are no other sounds.
Once in awhile q snow-white pelican
flies slowly along the border OF the
lake, then settles and lights on the
blue surface, a mere speck. An occa-
sional hawk scars past and circles
about in search OF prey. Quietude,
peace, reign supreme. Miles and
miles through the park one may 60
and see no human being.
About a half mile from the western
shore is Wizard Island, circular in
form and cone-shaped. Wizard Island
is covered with struggling pines, and
in its top is depression, or crater,
called the Witches Cauldron. This is
100 feet deep and nearly 500 feet in
diameter. Wizard was undoubtedly
the last smoking chimney of old Ma
zama. The base of the island is Gov.
cred with sharp, and as yet unworn
rocks.
The Government this summer will
make several improvements about the
lake and within the limits of the park
in the way of building better road'
and bridges; also placing . launch or
the lake, and erecting lookouts ct ia
vorable points on the precipices over
looking the water. The new park il
located eighty miles from the railroad
and is reached by wagon road either
from Ashland, past the Lake Of tn.
Woods, under the shadow of Noun
McLaughlin, or from Medford o.
Grants Pass up Rogue River, which
turbulent stream has its source a
Crater Lake. This latter road follow
the Rogue through the Cascades, pas
Mills Falls, and through the grandes
forest of sugar pine in the world-tha
of the Crater Lake Forest Reserve.
For genuine outing, for taste O
the real freedom of the mountaineel
for feast of scenery unexcelled il
the West, there is nothing to compar
with trip to Crater Lake Nations
Park.
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