The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-09-04
Crater Lake.

secret work to some 20 neophites. I
can imagine no finer setting in all the
world for Pthageras to deliver his
famous lecture in.
On first view of Crater Lake you
are overwhelmed by the stupendous
'scene-you stand IN awe ana wonder
ment at the unusual and unnatural
phenomenon Later you see the beauty
and as lo1g as you stay the beauty
grows on ysu-
OI tnls better writer than l has
SAID:
u he first sight of Crater Lake is
weli-nisn Dewnuering. Unless looked
into from the rim it Is invisible Won
oerment at tine height ana steepness
of its encircling cuns succeeds the
nrst astonisnment; admiration OF the
loneliness OF its coioring next enlnrails
the behoider in the sequence OF i'm
pressions. Its unique beauty lies In no
small measure in its coIoring, the
brnnance of which If reproduced in
painting or print would seem exag-
gerated and impossible TO those who
have not seen the reality. Nowhere
else Is there such an azure. One feels
that glass of its water would show
blue as If stained with cobalt. but it is
Gear as crystal and as pure. The
deeper parts are a brilliant ultra
ma 1ne. shading to turquoise in the
sha. lower reaches and to light jade
greeis in the few indented coves around
the shore- A hundred feet down the
glaze OF plate is plainly discernibie.
The surroundings help the briIliance
OF the blue; the rocks are of metallic
hues: the peaks of the rim are often
snow covered; the lava gray of the
steep SCARED walls is notified and
spiotched with bright yellows and reds.
markings left by volcanic action long
ago, and always there is the dark
green OF the pines and frs and shrubs
that grow on these decliities wher-
ever they find root hold. The waters
are usually placid. cleaning as tho
glazed by the sun. and in this mirror
OF Nature the reflections stand out
with astounding distinctness
OF this feature of Crater Lake, Joa-
-quin Miller wrote: Fancy a sea of
sapphire set about by a compact circle
OF the grizzly rock of Yosemite. 1t is
great. great; but 1t takes you days to
see how great 1t lies 1000 feet under
you. and as 1t reflects its walls so per-
fectly that you cannot tell the wall
from the reflection. in the intensely
blue water, you have a continuous IN
broken circular wall of twenty-four
miles TO contemplate at a glance. all of
wsich lies 200 feet. and seems to lie
A,ooe feet, below. Yet SO bright. so
intensely blue is the lake that 1t seems
at times, from some points of view. to
lift right in your face
faW Of ne s.lfrnha1
rocky bank to the waters edge. It
is about as steep as the Royal Gorge.
But trail has been cut and the de-
cent Is made quickly and without much
difncuity. The ascent not so quickly
and with more or less breathless diff
hcuities. Gov. Olcott Of Oregon took
me in little row boat out into the
middle OF the lake. He had explored
the lake as an adventurous boy near
iy thirty years ago.
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK.
The lake is within the Crater Lake
National Park The park contains 24e
square miles of fine scenery and fine
timber. The elevation varies from
5000 to 5000 feet There are many
wonderful attractions besides the
lake-roaring rivers. charming water
falls. beautiful lakes. deep canons.
wonderful forests, great bubbling
springs. etc.
The National Park is being developed
slowly 1t deserves hearty support on
the part of the government II is one
of the newer parks. The lake was dis
covered only in 1858. Little was
known of 1t even 25 or 30 years ago.
With the good road that is being built
thru 1t Crater Lake Park is destined to
draw great crowds of tourists and
pleasure seekers.
Much of the timber we saw outside
of the park is included in a great
forest reserve.
ASHLAND
Returning after nights stay on the
rocky edge over looking the lake. We
came back the long way thru Fort
Klamath. along the edge of Klamath
Lake and land at the pretty little
city of Ashland Here an excellent
dinner was served in the park. Ash
land is In the center of rich fruit
and farming section. i2 miles from
Medford. A notable thing in Ashland
is the Auditorium. Ii Is fine dome
shaped structure without interior
supports. with perfect acoustic pro-
perties. that will seat comfortably
$500 people.
Everywhere I go I see these fine
auditoriums in cities little and big and
| am constantly reminded OF Canon
City's need in that direction.
G. u. II.
Red Deer. Alberta. August %. 1919.