The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1920-06-03

There is therefore no expense lie
enlargement is scenicnly attractive, is nalurally
= mart of the bark and Is needed for the com
prehcnsive 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 cohtlh-
uous line shows the park as enlarged. The pres
ent park is Approximately Is miles east and west
byi IS miles north and south and contains 249
square miles or 1853, $50 acres The enlargement
contains about 145 square miles or 92SOO acres.
The park lies in klamath county, In southwestern
Oregon, about GO miles from the California line.
Ihe nearest railroad points are Medford on the
main line of the Southern Pacific. 93 miles to the
southwest; klamath Falls, G. miles to the south
on a branch line, and Kirk &c miles to the south
east 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 one of its features. This lake IS
about 5000 feet above sea level and is about 8
by 2H miles. From Crater lake to Diamond lake
by trail is 10 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 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 world marvel but 1t is not entirely adj
mirable camping ground The camping
ground is Of course the RIM thousand feet
or so above the water And bathing lake it
Is out of the question, the temperature of its
water being about 80 degrees all summer. 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 ranbows 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 Of all the western trout But fishing from
the rocky, broken shore at the foot of the lake
wallis is often hard work. The best fishing is from
a boat--and to some anglers this is comparatively
no fun They want to steal along stream and
find q 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-fow into Diamond lake at its south end.
Two Bear creek flows into it from the north.
Other trout streams are scattered over the adj
dtion.
All the roads into the present park 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 natural improve
ment; at present only horse trail crosses the
range, which thrusts through the enlargement
and into the park like huge wedge.
Right up In the very northeast corner vi Tue
enlargement is. HOwlock mountain (S,35l feet).
70 the east of Diamond lake is Mount Thielsen
f9,17s) and to the west is Mount Bailey (s356).
They are picturesque peaks and well worth as
cending All through the addition there is seen
cry worth while.
Crater lake attracted 1C,645 visitors last sum-
mer and the attendance is increasing every year;
n 1918 there were 1921. So the enlargement
IS needed-to give more camping room Varleo
3 scenery and different trout fishing, among cther
) things. The enlargement will offer additional
attractions and make Crater Lake National PARK
the Kind of place where the visitor Will want
to stay all summer. In short. Greater crater lake
will De both show place and playground.
1t is the plan Of the natonal parh sersso
e. rive this playground aspect far as possible
"a ali Of the national parks Not all OF them
come by it naturally, and these are to be he'peo
alons by development. .-..~