Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-07-26
PORTLAND MAN SAYS KDDTEs
GET GHOST STORIES TO LAST =
THEM FOR YEARS
PLEASED WITH GUIDE ROWlEY
Roads to Caves Not Dangerous,
Plans Another Trip to Glisten-
ing Fairyland

| Fl. ID. Carter, of the Standifer
Shipbuilding company at Portland.
recently made trip to the Oregon
Caves near Grants Pass. and in his
article prepared for the Portland
Telegram. he gives a glowing account
OF his trip ais follows:
Come ye boulevard tourists, glrt
up your spring clips and follow US
down through the valleys Of plenty,
climbing the roaring gorges of ave-
some grandeur OF the rim of the Cas-
cades. to the crowning glory OF Ore
gon's scenic wonders, the ever
changing beauties of Crater Lake. II
there be Oregonians who have jour
neyed outside the confines OF their
native state before seeing the won
ders awaiting them at home. take
heed and correct your delinquency,
to your benefit, instruction, AMI Joy,
and do it now.
Passing Californians. northward
bound by the hundreds, whose des-
cription of Oregon roads never bet
ter thar "rctten. rotten all the way
from Grants Pass Ifsrtlr p sgavs es
some uneasiness. Their statement IL
I Illustrates the possibilities of view
points. To the Californian, accustom-
ed to the almost. universal pavement
of the southern state. our good hard
lsurfaced reads presented chuck hole
hazards. which to the pavement driv-
ers, seemed to spell the worst in
spine jolting discomfort But to the
Oregonian the roads with few ex-
ceptions. where construction is in
progress are good, comfortable, mile
age highways. In our 1000 miles
and over in the round trip. we found
no worse roads than can be found
within 20 miles of Portland. The
dread Cow Greek canyon resolves
itself into a simple problem of care
full driving for certain stretches of
the 10 miles. which 1t threads
through the mountains, and is not
dangerous at any point If driven over
in the daylight
From Grants Pass we journeyed
to the Oregon Caves, hidden away in
the Siskiyou national forest, under
care and protection of the govern
ment, and which have been stated
by competent authority to be equal
of the Mammoth caves of Kentucky.
These are 81 miles from Grants
Pass. and can be approached within
nine miles by machine. where ar
rangements can be made for pack
animals or a fine hike enjoyed into
the caves over the government trail.
The trip through the underground
wonders of this white, glistening
fairyland is worth the time and work
spent in reaching the spot. Chamber
after chamber of cleaning frescoe-
ing OF stalactites, forming grotesque
monsters, dainty palaces, kingly fig
ures in temples festooned with jew
eled draperies.
Refiecting the candle light and
the miners light, which is the only
lighting provided. the ghostly tale
OF the very competent guide. who is
stationed at the caves by the govern
ment. of the discovery and explora-
tion of these depths. loses nothing
, by these surroundings. The bottom
less pit, the Lions jaw. Niagara
falls. all formed by the process OF
nature through endless years, are
perfect in sculpture. so that 1t is
= sometimes hard to realize that It Is
d natures wonderful handiwork which
n one is viewing and not the work OF
Q man.
/ The music room, chamber of odd
= shaped sta1actites, each of which has
t a distinct musical tone and each be
) ing of different tone, when struck
n with metal striker, is one OF thu
(COntinued m ma Ca ~ $1,000