Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-08
TRIP TO CRATER LAKE
AND KLAMATH FALLS

Miss Myrtle, and VIM. P. Downs and |
wife of Portland, returned this week |
from very interesting trip to
Crater lake and klamath Falls coun-
try. or his trip, Mr.. Sherman said.
I'VE left Grants Pass Wednesday
morning at o'clock, went by the
way of Gold Hill through Sans val
lev and struck the Crater lax, road
at Trail creek.
Before reaching the table land
at the foot of the crater proper,
which is 5000 feet above sea level
and completely surrounding the crat-
er, we had some zig gag work, we'll
worthy of mention. At this point we
had already entered the National
park, which is about 20 miles wide
by 35 miles long, and from the sub
stantial way the road was built would
indicate government work. The
mountain is steep and nearly all SOL
Id rock, out of which the road was
carved. 1t was like stairsteps, ap-
proximately 100 feet, and at each
turn in the road we would have to
back up and go ahead twice with the
Cole 80 In order to make the turn.
However, on account Of the con-
struction Of the road this was prob
ably as safe, or nearly so, as level
ground, as heavy stone wall was
on the lower side of the road, so
high that man could not drive ov-
er the embankment II he should try.
It was quite an engineering feat and
very interesting road to drive.
''On entering the park the guide
board instructed us to go to head
quarters to secure automobile IL
cense; this place we found five miles
from the crater on the table lands.
On obtaining our license, we were
handed a copy Of the government
rules for automobile drivers. One
OF the first things to find was that
we were not allowed to drive any
where in the park, excepting between
the hours Of $50 and 10 in the
morning and 8 and $3.50 in the af-
ternoon. Further, that our automo-
biles had to give the right-of-way for
teams. There was no turn to the
right or turn to the left mentioned,
and furthermore, II there was any
damage done to teams or other vehi-
cles by the presence Of an automo-
bile, the automobile man was sub
ject to penalty. One quite redeem
ing feature of this was the fact that
the automobiles we're in the majority
probably 10 to /, therefore, we suf-
fered very little inconvenience along
this line.
Having lunched at headquarters,
we proceeded on up to the crater,
reaching the crest at about 1880; at
that time the view from the approach
ing side Is the most beautiful and
grandest of any part OF the day;
lights and shadows being perfect.
"The rim of this crater could be
; well likened unto a vase, being near
! " round and 5Ik miles across, and
I towering about 1000 feet above the
i, table lands,-its sides or walls from
I 100 feet on top, tapering down to
= 1000 feet at the bottom, thick.
e From the crest OF this crater II is
, about 1000 feet down to the water,
) which is as blue as indigo. Your
readers imagination will not carry
= them too far In this line. The seen
ic beauty cannot be told. We learn
ed there that the water varied from
a few hundred to 1896 feet In depth
We found frame hotel, sufficient In
size to accommodate about so per
sons, with numerous tents pitched
e over the grounds. We also found that
r the Crater Lake Development com.
: pany was constructing large stone
hotel on the crest, adjoining the old
hotel and facing the lake. The walls
!, OF this structure are we'll under way
for a 200 room building. The man
agement is much elated over the
fact that the United States senate has
passed a bill appropriatlng $780,
. 600 TO build a double track automo'
bile boulevard around the entire rim
OF this vase. which will be nearly &c
miles In length.
!, For the benefit OF those who an
tlclpate this trip, Il might be stated
: that the government regulates ant
!, controls all prices Of everything In
side the park boundary lines--hote
fare being 75c a meal and 81 fol