Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-08-02
Medford Grizzly
Club Climbs Butte


peared in the Medford Tribune:
To the Editor: The Grizzlies
moved in two sections upon Mount
Ashland from Medford on the oath.
The first section, accompanied by
Victor and Crawford Kaufman OF
Ionia, Mich, and James T. Barker of
Kansas City, Mo-, left Medford on
the 7:15 interurban car for Ashland,
arriving there at p. m. The line
of walk vas started up Ashland can
yon.
The shadows of night soon began
to shut out the details of its beauty
from our vision, but the clear light
of the stars with an occasional flash
from the moon in open spaces re-
vealed its wonders and the grandeur
with which nature has helped about
the Rogue River valley.
On we went with the babbling of
the brook to beat a "A time to our
march. The first halt was made at
Longs cabin, six or seven miles from
Ashland. Here we found DR.. A. w.
Swedenburg in camp as chaperon for
a party of ladies. At this place the
second section of Grizzlies headed by
o. N. Nelson made its appearance at
IL o'clock.
At 1880 a. m. July 25 DR.. Sweden
burg, accompanied by the ladies OF
his party, took up the hike for the
same terminal. The first section
went into camp two miles above
Longs cabin at 1880 a. n. July "a.
Grizzlies Powell and Marcus, ac-
companied by their guests, the Kauf-
man brothers, were chosen to rustic
wood and haul water.
We broke camp at a. m. with a
Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye" ="
Soon our road came to an end and
we found a trail which wound its
devious way along the mountain
side" Up, up we hiked. How for
tunate 1t was the shadows Of night
hid from ou" longing eyes the angle
of As degrees on the ascending scale.
It was only on our return in daylight
that we wondered how we hiked
with such a steady step the night
before.
We reached the summit OF Mount
Ashland at a. m, in time to see
the sun rise over the Cascades just
south OF Mount McLough!in.
There stood old Mount Ashland,
1850 feet high, the silent sentinel of
time and the Siskiyous. The south
ern slopes clothed in verdure, the
northern slopes in snow banks which
are visible the year around from
Medford. The summit crowned with
great boulers of granite, in some
places forming dens for the Goliaths
of the aborigines, on others 1.-The
shadow of a rock in a weary land
for the shepherds of King David's
time. In one place the rounded gran
ite houlders we're so beautifully piled
on top OF each other with steps lead
ing up that the writer would like
to have named the place as the Pull
pit of Pythagorus.
At the highest point, on tor of
the topmost rock, is forest rang
er's box containing a book in which
all visitors are expected to register
their names.
On the northern slope are all the
evidences of an extinct crater; an
immense crater or breakdown in the
rock with a small lake of water fed
by the melted snow at its base. 1t
was the scene which suggested to
the writer the lines of Coleridge;
Through caverns measureless unto
man down to a deathless sea-" At
ter another campfire and a frolic in
the snow the party took up its hike
at s a. m. on the return trip. Reach
ing our old camp of the night before,
A rest was taken. Very soon cou-
pie of cowgirls mounted on COW
ponies were seen coming around the
When they discovered
our party lying around in the road
hey hesitated and turned back, pos
;ibly thinking OF mountain bandits
and many other things. Finally
changing their determination to re-
.reat, they faced about, put the
spurs to their ponies and came with
1 cavalry charge.
The next stop was made at the
Long camp for rest, sleep and
unch at II a. m. Then down the
yulch road, picking wild berries by
he wayside. The nearer we ap-
,roached Ashland all sorts Of picnic
Ind camp parties were passed. 1t is
really wonderful how strangers in
/ tourist land can get so well and
shortly acquainted.
The Grizzlies are doing great
work among themselves and the
strangers within their gates in ac-
,uoiptinu avarvhodv with tha wOn-