Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-05-21
Work Begun at
Crater Lake Park

Active work in the Crater Lake ma
tional park is being started this sea-
son the earliest ever known. says the
Mail Tribune. Three large steam
shovels have already been landed on
the Klamath side, two of which will
be used in connecting the Pinnacles
road, built last year, with the old
road, and also in extending the for
mer northerly along the rim of the
lake. One will be used between the
Klamath entrance and headquarters.
as also between the latter point and
the lake and on the road to Medford.
The last grade, leading to the rim
of the lake, with a maximum of 30
per cent, has been entirely eliminat-
ed by the completion of new one
with easy curves and a grade of 10
per cent. From the foot of this
grade to the klamath entrance will
be graded and drained at once, on
the completion of which work will
commence to the west, and if condi-
tions will permit, grading will be
completed to the Medford entrance.
In any avent the switchback, COM
monty known as the corkscrew, will
be eliminated before the season
closes. 1t is expected that the pro-
posed road around the rim will be so
! far advanced this season that next
year it will be possible for automo-
bilists to visit not only the pima
cles, but to extend their tours to the
vicinity OF Mount Scott and the Wine
glass.
! Superintendent Steel and a crew
of men has left FOR the park and will
clear the road as they progress. Mr..
Arthur Tee will accompany the party
in the interest of the Crater Lake
Company and will open the store at
the lower camp, so that visitors may
be Accommodated with supplies. Mr..
Parkhurst will leave Portland on
June Is with full crew of employees
for the hotels, as also two touring
cars and a two-ton truck, with the
latter OF which he expects to solve the
old and embarrassing problem OF
transporting supplies and building
materials.
The amount and character of work
to be accomplished under direction
of the superintendent depends en-
tirely upon the amount of money ap-
propriated by congress, and as the
appropriation bills have not yet been
even considered, no definite plans
can be outlined. Last year the ap'
preparation amounted to $500. In
view of the fact that in 1915 the San
Francisco fair will cause an enor
nous increase in the number of Wis
itors, as also the additional fact thai
this will be the longest season fol
active work in the field, very
greatly increased appropriation coult
be used to advantage. and an extra
effort should be made to get it.
If the appripriation will permit
the trail to the lake will be so i'm
proved as to permit the use of burros
and also trail of that character will
be constructed to the summit OF Gar
field Peak, from which one of the fin
est views in Oregon is obtained, anC
TO which an automobile road will
eventually be constructed.
Since the close of last season sew
eral new orders have been issued b!
the secretary OF the interior, amonI
which may be mentioned one pro
hibiting loose dogs in the park. The!
can be taken there, but must be KEEP
tied If found running at large the!
will be. shot. Another requires
permit from the department for tax
, ing moving pictures. besides whicl
it is necessary to give to the interio
department a positive OF all sucl
films.