The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

- is to be Notwithstanding to all
M indications. The senate passed
the bin (s,279O the other day with
@A out opposition The house is likely
IsISS2ST-T1lf to follow suit; at least no OPPOSE
UNNIlIUl ton to the project has made its
II NNlllN II appearance publicly. The national
III VIZ park service is supporting it. The
- area TO be added is public domain
There Is therefore no expense. The
enlargement is scenically attractive, is naturally
q part of the park and is needed for the COM
prehensive development of the public playground
uf which Crater Lake is the feature.
The small map given herewith has broken
sine around the present park and the heavy contin-
aOus line shows the park as enlarged The pres
emit park is approximately IS miles east and west
by IS miles north and south and contains 249
square miles or 159,360 acres. The enlargement
contains about 145 square miles or 92,SOO 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, SO miles to the
southwest; Klamath Falls, CO miles to the south
on branch line, and Kirk 26 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 one Of its features This lake is
by 2h miles From Crater lake to Diamond lake
by trail Is Is miles. Diamond lake is compare
lively shallow and warns up enough for comfort
abIe bathing. On the east and south the shore
rs grassy, with gradual slope to pebbly beach,
The lake is beautifully situated and altogether
the location makes an ideal camping ground.
In ibis lies much of its desirability. Crater
lake Is a world marvel but 1t is not entirely adj
mIrable as a camping ground. The camping
ground Is of course on the rim, a thousand feet
or so above the water. And as bathing lake it
Is out Of the question the temperature of its
water being about 3S 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 ralnbows 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
walls is often hard work. The best fishing is from
y b0at--ahd to some anglers this is comparatively
no fun They want to steal along a stream and
End a<pOoi and match wits with the big fellow
chat has preempted 1t and holds it against all
scomers.
And that's Just the kind Of fishing there is up
around Diamond lake. Two creeks-Silent and
Short--fiow into Diamond lake at its south end.
Two Bear creek flows into 1t from the north.
Other trout streams are scattered over the adj
dIti0n.
AN the roads into the present park come from
me south The enlargement win give the park
a read from the north and direct connection with
Bend and central Oregon points. In the future
= connecting road to the wonderful Rim road
around Crater lake would be a natural improve
uaent; at present only horse trail crosses the
xnpxe. which thrusts through the enlargement
and into the park like a huge wedge.
Right up In the very northeast corner of the
ecvaruenaent is HOwlock mountain 1881 fee).
no the east OF Diamond lake is Mount Thelsen
ga17s0 and to the west is Mount Bailey (S.S56)
Thev are picturesque peaks and well worth as
.rending- Am through the addition there Is seen
cry worth while.
Crater lake attracted 16.645 visitors last sum
,ner and the attendance Is increasing every year
- 1olS there were 1921. So the enlargement
6 needed--to give more camping room varied
.~rrnerv and different trout fishing, among other
rhtnes The enlargement win offer additional
.,,,v-.rtions and make Crater Lake National PARK
sYu. kind Of place where the visitor viii wan'
- STAY All summer In short, Greater Crater lake
Viii be both show place and playground.
II IS the plan Of the national PARK sers Nc
"a rive this playground aspect so far as possible
- au Of the national parks. Not all OF them
s.a,e nv It naturally, and these are to be helped
along by development