East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
SEE OREGON FIRST"
SHOULD BE SLOGAN
Portland Is Buried Under
An Avalanche OF
Prosperity.

The East Oregonian has requested
me 10 briefly sketch the tour from
which inyself M X. Long. and Mrs.
II. A. Thompson and daughter have
Just returned. Responding, VIII
say that our outgoing itinerary in-
cluded the towns OF Pilot Rock.
Heppner. Condor. Fossil. Madras and
Bend, terminating at Crater Lake.
near the summit of the southern Ore
gon Cascade range of mountains.
From Crater Lake the return routm
was through Medford. Rasoourg TIu-
gene, Salem, oregon City. Portland,
the Columbia Highway, The Dalies,!
olex. Heppner etc.
/ have travelled much In previous
years and believe that have seen
most OF the beauty spots of the United.
States but must confess that nowher.
have | beheld anything to surpass the
grandeur and variety of the naturnfl
handiwork OF the Creator I'm our own
fair state OF oregon.
No pen, painting or camera can do
Justice to the the majestic and awe
inspiring panorama OF Crater Lake.
The pictures, photographs and Illus
tratlons or this famous spot convey
the impression or beautiful mirror
ed pond Of some acres in. extent
trimmed by hills OF some few hum
dred feet altitude. In fact. the lake
surface must include four or five
square miles and the sheer rim OF the
crater stands 1900 feet above the wa
ter where slight giddiness or one
false step might precipltaSe the trav-
eier headlong down this rrecipice |
Tn1 . a
in the lake and it's exclusive environ.
ment. A beautiful driveway Is IN
process Of construction around the |
rim of the crater.
The inn nj the lake Is an imposing
structure. It Is clean, well ventilated !
artlsticaily PINNED; rhe menu is va
ried. the service good. the prices not (
eXorbitant.
As you pass from the lake. going |
west. the road leads by Anna. spring /
a gushing torrent of Ice cold water
which bursts from tho side of the
mountain. flowing more than 1000 1
gallons per minute alta constant tenn
perature bf SS degrees f.
There are three rouds leading into
and from the park. All are maintain.
ed within the park 10y the L. S. gov
ernment and are In excellent condi-
ton The registration fee for large
autos Is S2.50, which. in our case
vas collected at Anna Spring.
The Columbia Highway viii be
known as one OF the greatest beauty
drives IN the world There is no use
to describe It. IT cannot be ade-
quately done. II must he seen to he
apr reciated. It's grand views of the
Columbia gorge many hundreds OF
feet below: It's lofty points. winding
spirals through shady nooks: its9
beautiful oataracts. countless springs
dropping. ferns and rich vegetation
excite ceaseless comment along the
way. Hazel nuts ripen overhead and
a glistening profusion of delicious
wild blackberries and raspberries fes-
.oon the hillsides and creep along
the margins OF the road.
"see Oregon First" is a slogan
which Is not assessed at anything
near its real merit. We found the
roads good; the fishing superb an1
much evidence of our Increasing sap
ply Of wild game everywhere. I,
Portland is buried in an avalanche
lf prosperity. The public spirit of
Portland and Mutnomah county as
;hown In the magnificent section OF
broad. paved highway up the Colum-
lia river to the county line. without
asking aid from any other source. /
cbe too highly commended
The crops Inspected along the way {
we're good 10 excellent. The only ex- I
seption being about Medford where :
he dry season has damaged most H. 9
Nasco. Sherman and Morrow coun- (
les crops OF grain are excellent 4
wherever th,s Turning has been I
borough. An Interesting Incident of a
he trip was the narrow escape from a
osing our auto on n sinking scow
With about twenty othera. as we were
,eine towed from Cascade locks To
The DalIas The steamer was al b
eady loaded and could not take the a
lutos on board. A flat boat was 1
ound and twenty cars loaded there q
n. The seow leaked like sieve and d