Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-30
One of the Seven
Wonders Of the World


in a Ford left Ashland for Crate
Lake The way was by MedforG
Eagle Point and the Rogue rive
ford. By o'clock at an elevation
of 1900 feet we were gazing dow
one side of the crater, filled with
cloud which at dark lifted, revealing
the rim of the crater Around II
snow lay on the ground. The hem
locks growing in groups were al
decked out in their Christmas gar
ments of snow and frost. Inside the
lodge a big log fire blazed forth its
welcome.
Into this lodge the Crater Lake
Company is putting about 100000.
The first story wall is of field stone.
This is topped by frame building.
Above the roof of a tar and paper
or rubber preparation little dormers
rise. The entrance, not very preten-
tious now, is from the lake side.
Later the company is planning to
build a porch the full length of this
side. In the lobby the stones show
through the two outer walls and are
to be finished by pointing. The two
inside partitions are of bark, as are
also the door and window castings or
trim. Across the ceiling the great
beams are to be boxed in, forming a
panelled ceiling. But the center of
attraction in the lobby is the big. fire
place. 1t is the biggest in Oregon.
The opening is eight feet wide at its
base and about six feet three from the
floor to the middle of the arch Huge
logs rolled in we're blazing, crack
ling and sending forth warmth and
spirit of thoughtfulness to the guests.
This fireplace with its chimney af-
forded little excitement before the
evening was over. In building one
of these big fireplaces and its chin
ney 1t is necessary first to construct
wooden chimney around which the
stone one is laid. Up to this evening
the wooden chimney had not been
burned out. When it was noticed by
the manager, Mr.. Tuller, that burn
ing charcoal was falling down from
above, two great boxes filled with
straw were brought and placed one
at time on the fire. Flames were
soon shooting up six feet above the
top of the chimney and lighting up
the hemlocks and snow-covered
ground all about the lodge. The fire
roared so and the chimney got so hot
that some of the employees thought
the hose ought to be turned into the
chimney at the second story. But
the canvas hose apparently had never
been tried out. And the lodge might
have burned to the ground before the
water got through the hose as far as
the nozzle. But after all there was
no danger and no harm came from
the burning chimney. And soon all
the new guests were fast asleep but |
little dreaming of the glories of the |
coming morning.
Some good angel awakened the
writer just as day was breaking. The
clouds still hung low, but the lake
with its rim was plainly seen. In the
east long salmon pink streak lay
above the mountain line Above 1t
the clouds were dense and black. But
every now and then a golden spot
was seen where the sun was breaking
through, reminding the watcher that
above the clouds, black on earth's
side because of the shadow formed by
'hSh uVhSChSooi Tue sun Ill ITO uld-
1esty, heat, power and glory ever
shines. Turning from the east to-
ward the west end of the crater, a
glorious sight met the eyes. Through
some unseen rift the sun was shining,
and the top of Wizard Island and
the cliffs of Llao Rock were all aglow
with the early morning sunshine.
Later the sun stood above Eagle
Cliffs, which are like great steps up
to the top of Garfield Peak, flooding
the whole crater with heat and light
and driving away the lingering
clouds.
The clouds at sunrise, here tinted
crimson, there beautiful in their ma
tive whiteness, yonder a delicate old
gold yellow, and where dense shaded
like the darkness of light, and the
peaks and crags all brilliant with
morning light, we're beautiful; but
the beauty and wonder of the lake
were unsurpassed. At first view the
surface of the water, covered with
inch-high ripples, was like a lake Of
molten silver. But as the morning
dawned every color of the clouds was
in the water. The silver
turned to gold, to crimson, to blush
gray. But near the shores, under the
shadows of the great peaks, the water
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