Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-26

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th4s prompts the warning that a strip OF
canvas a yard wide and 20 Or - rect
long is a handy thing to have in the
ear when You get stack in a sand hole.
The Seven Devils road between COos
Bay and Bandon, however, deser1 eJ
more than passing mention for there are
reasons why it was so named: seven
good reasons in the shape Of tuns so
sharp that many large cars driven by
Ipeople going over the road the first time
are forced to maneuyer in reverse
ana low to make them. To make them
ore dangerous all Ct these turns ara
on grades and wheie - road is mar
IOw. They all come close togethe :,
however, and the distance between the
FIRST and the last 'devil'' is less rhaA
five miles The rad reaches the Co
guile river at Futdtds where a ferry
is maintained.
1hr fetal disianeu between Coqullle
and Bandtn by way Of Coos Bay 70
about 81 miles,
AT Bandon the motOrist from the in.
Hand gets the first real intimatiOn that
he is in the seaeoast country, exiept
for the few minutes he niN or may nOJ
have taken to make the detour to SUI
set Bay. Technically the city is known
as Bandon-by.thc-Sea and "by the sea -
it surely is. The business section Of the
town is largely built on piling and cx-
tends within quarter of mile Of
the mouth of the Coquille river. All
most any day two or three lumber
schooners are to be seen lying at the
docks and the tang of ocean salt is
strong in the air.
The beach at Bandon is one Of tho
most picturesque to be found along the
Oregon coast. The inshore waters are
abundantly dotted with large ana smah
rocks against which the surf beats con
stantly and from the high bluff behind
the beach an unobstrueted view Of the
ocean for miles is to be had. The light
house and coast guard stations both
hold more than passing interest for the
average tourist.
Sand Is Encountered.
As Bandon is the last point where
good garage and repair facilities are to
be had until California is reached, it is
good policy to 90 over the car well mere.
Gas and oil can be secured at frequent
intervals along the road, but q serious
mishap to the ear may mean several
days delay.
With the exception Of a few short
stretches the road south. of Bandon is
in good condition during the entire
summer. Sand is the chief obstacle to
be contended with, especially along the
first IL miles of the route south Of
Bandon to the Curry county line. Lang
lois, four miles from the line. Is the
first town reached in Curry county
Three miles beyond is beautiful Floras
Creek, which offers good trout fishing
in its upper reaches.
Lakeport Worth Seeing.
An enjoyable side trip can be made
from Denmark, mile and a half be-
low the Floras Creek bridge. to Lake
port, known as the deserted village Of
"a Oregon coast. Lakeport is
boom town" that doomed exceptional.
ly fast during the years between 1908
aud 1911 and fel flat in a few months.
The project which the promoters had
in mind when they first started the
town, first known as Sunset City, Was
to convert the beautiful Floras Lake.
a fresh water body about five miles
long and separated from the ocean at its
northern end by only narrow spit of
sand, into seaport outlet for the vast
timber resources of northern Curry
county by building a canal between the
lake and the ocean. The canal project
was surveyed several times and few
energetic citizens of the town that had
sprung up on the bluff overlooking the
lake even started to excuvate for the
waterway at one time. A three story
hotel, several business houses and
number Of modern bungalows sprang up
along the streets that had been rui ont
Of the forest to a distance of a mile
back from the lake and a mill of good
size was built on one Of the arms Of
the lake.
Three Mile Walk.
AT the height Of its prosperity Lake.
port bOasted Of 400 people. Today
there are only two OF three families in
the neighborhood. The bottom slmplv
dropped out of the faneiful project.
The hotel and stores are fast falling
into ruins and brush and other wild
growth is running rampant where the
streets and yards used to be. But for
all Of its desol0tion, Lakeport is as
pretty a spot as is to be found any.
where and the lake beautiful beyond
description. Trout fishing of the kind
found there is real sport
1t is not always possible TO drive
ear into Lakeport from Denmark, due
to drifting sand, and it is policy TO
make the trip on foot, as it is only
about two aud a half miles.
Another interesting side trip in this
vicinity and one that can be made hr
auto, is that to Cape Blaneo, the most
westerly point on the mainland Of the
United States. The detour is made ov.
or a raah which furng g., sbn ,s.t4 "a