Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-08-06
THE BOY SCOUTS TRIP. -
TO WHALE COVE

eigt teen boys and girls and
Scoutmaster J. G. Plank:
June 7th-Scouts left Toledo
at $50 a. m, eighteen in num-
ber; arrived at Newport 1890,
got to the beach at 11:30; got
lunch at Monterey; left at 1:30
for Otter Rock; had a fine time
landing at Otter Rock at A p. M;
ate supper at 5, then went to the
Punch Bowl: went to the bot
tom, going around a big cliff, got
down in fine shape. Punch
Bowl is 80 feet from side to side;
tide came in, we got out. Had
cur pictures taken at the Punch
Bowl. Got some fine agates;
seen some seals come ashore;
high wind, first camp at Otter
Rock; the hike was 1S miles.
ZIP at 12; had a good fire; every
body O. X. What clear and
starlit night; wind blowing thru
the spruce trees, a beautiful
sight it is; four girls up in the
wagon having dreams of the
wild5, the sealions, etc. Edna
got a good ducking going out in
the cGnoe; Jimmie found'a pearl;
got some mussels. Bert Geer
arrived at 6 p. M; gave two shots
on his arrival; got coffee and
scrambled eggs and had Dutch
oven full of mussels. All he
saiu was, mo, thank you"
Woalln't that jar you. Went to
see the surf roll over the big
roch.
Tuesday, Sth-Boys are
dr. ling of the sealion they
saw in the surf. Got breakfast
at i a. m. Low tide, clear and
VAIN, everybody o. X. Jimmie
was up, thought bear was af-
tel him; Jack saw cougar and
RI, lnond saw the wildcat Al
viz saw a whale; nearly sunset;
sp-2y 20 foot high over rock,
nee: saw anything to beat it.
- M; all o. X; starlight;
everyone sleeping well; surf is
hcwling loud, roaring like a can
non; commenced to rain at a.
M; got up and made a fire.
4 re 9th-Boat going by; had
braa Il Fast at 6 o'clock; three YES
sels in sight of Depot Bay; on
be,I;; at Whale Cove now; got a
good ducking getting mussels,
20, a half sack full Of fine ones;
commenced to rain; going back
to camp / p. m. Message from
.Eee Wade at Toledo to his son,
Jack, 1t camp. Fishing is good
at Depot Bay at about 8 a. m.
and 4.30 p. m, lots of kelp fish,
go on north side of bay and fish
of rock. Back to camp at, a p.
NJ. two scouts went to Rock
creea to fish at s a. m. Got TWO
So - of musselc. Some rain
today, warm. Fine surf on the
rocks; boys and girls are on the
big rock, spray goes over rock.
Clear sunset tonight, most beau
tfui sight in the world. Just
got done playing games. Break
crL sle Is feet high, spray goes
so feet high. There is a spruce
anu hemlock forest back of here,
IL niles wide; some spruce trees
Sc feet in circumference, run
100 leet to first limb. Saw big
sea- today.
-Le first thing we did on ar
riviag at Depot Bay was to build
a fire then go in surf bathing
SoIae of the boys are good
S. uers and tried to teach
thl .maller ones to swim. The
wstC" was most awfully cold un'
Il! ' became accustomed to 1t
W Kept our bathing suits OF
al . four hours, but were no
In the water all the time. In tn,
afternoon we followed the bluf
fcr rbout a mile trying to find
caIl place to fish, but could no
as TIE ocean was too rough, bu
on coming back to the swim
mig hole we found some mic
upe strawberries which, mad
or "trip, worth while. althoug
several of the boys were bare
footed and complained Of tn
thistles,and stones. .4, b
Thursday, the 10th-Con
menced raining at 1880 a. n
Heard the surf pound, SOUND
IKE the cannon's roar. Cam
all o. X. Left camp at Wha
Cove 8 a. M, got to Otter Roc
u:SO; stopped at Butterfeld
ranch; drank 11a gallons
milk; 1t was fine; raining wht
we left. Whale Cove road WI
knee deep. Some Of the scou
out fishing. Nice and warm.
June 11th-Going home; raj
Left otter Rock S:20 a. m. G
f-- 20 the lighthouse; just pass
simpson creek; pretty rocke