The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-28

enlargement Is scencally attractive, is naturally
part of the park and is needed for the COM
prehensve development of the public playground
of which Crater Lake is the feature.
The small map given herewith has broken
line around the present park and the heavy contn
uous line shows the park as enlarged The pres
emf park is approximately Is miles east and west
by IS miles north and south and contains 249
square miles 1890 acres. The enlargement
contains about 145 square miles $780, acres
The park lies in Klamath county, in southwestern
Oregon, about 60 miles from the California line
The nearest railroad points are Medford on the
main line of the Southern Pacific, S3 miles TO the
southwest; Klamath Falls GO miles to the south
a branch line, and Kirk, 20 miles TO the south
east a branch line The park lies on the crest
of the Cascades and varies in elevation from 5000
TO 5000 feet.
The addition is spoken of locally as the .Dia-
mond lake REGION" because of the very attractive
lake which is of its features. This lake is
about 5000 feet above sea level and is about
by 21a miles From Crater lake to Diamond lake
by trail is IS miles. Diamond lake is compare
lively shallow and warns up enough for comfort
able bathing. On the east and south the shore
is grassy, with a gradual slope to pebbly beach.
The lake is beautifully situated and altogether
the location makes an ideal camping ground
In this lies much of its desirability Crater
lake is a world marvel, but it is entirely adj
mirabIe as camping ground The camping
ground is of course the rim, thousand feet
so above the water. And bathing lake it
Is out of the question the temperature of its
water being about SO degrees all And
in addition the lake is more than 1000 feet deep
in places
The Diamond lake region offers fine fishing
also. To be sure nobody could ask for finer trout
than the rainbows in Crater lake. They run big;
some of them scale ten pounds And they are
magnificent fighters; many experts hold that pound
for pound the Crater lake rainbow is the hardest
fighter CT all the western trout. But fishing from
the rocky broken shore at the foot of the lake
walls is often hard work The best fishing is from
boat-and to some anglers this is comparatively
fun. They want to steal along a stream and
find pool and match wits with the big fellow
that has preempted it and holds it against all
Corners.
And that's just the kind of fishing there is up
around Diamond lake Two creeks-Silent and
Short--1ow into Diamond lake at its south end
Two Bear creek flows into 1t from the north.
Other trout streams scattered over the ad-
diton.
All the roads into the present park come from
the south. The enlargement will give the park
a road from the north and direct connection with
Bend and central Oregon points. In the future
a connecting road to the wonderful Rim road
around Crater lake would be a natural improve
ment; at present only horse trail crosses the
range, which TRUSTS through the enlargement
and into the pa. like huge wedge.
Right up in te very northeast corner. of the
enlargement is Howlock mountain 1881 feet).
To the of Diamond lake is Mount Thielsen
OTIS and to the west is Mount Bailey (S.356).
They picturesque peaks and well worth
cending. All through the addition there is seen
cry worth while
Crater lake attracted 16.645 visitors last
ner and the attendance Is increasing every year.
In 1918 there 1921 So the enlargement
is needed-to give more camping room varied
scenery and different trout fishing. among ether
things. The enlargement win offer additional
and make Crater Lake National park
the kind of place where the visitor win want
to stay all In short Greater Crater lake
will be both show place and playground
1t is the plan of the nationaA park service
% give this playground aspect far possible
to all OF the national parks. Not all of them
,ome by 1t naturally and these are to be helped
llong by development